[Cover photo of Frollen Music Library’s 3-piece house band, credit to Carl Os]
001-015 is a “best of” compilation celebrating the first 15 sample packs made by Naarm/Melbourne (AUS) based Frollen Music Library. Launching in late 2021, the sample house has since been featured in productions by ScHoolboy Q, Leon Thomas, Devin Malik and more. Frollen Music Library’s new album of samples, 001-015, will be available March 28th, 2025.
This retrospective “best of” traverses a wide range of styles and moods to appeal to music enthusiasts as well as Producers and songwriters. FML’s 3-piece house band, comprising Henry Jenkins, Darvid Thor and Hudson Whitlock work in many musical styles.
FML’s diverse catalogue takes cues from the ‘Third Stream’ composer David Axelrod on their Sharpen Your Axe (FML009) pack, as well as drawing upon cinematic themes from ’60s and ’70s Italian film score composers a la Ennio Morricone and Riz Ortolani, as heard on The Fretted Neck (FML006). There are ’90s New York boom-bap beats found in Golden (FML013), as well as synthesiser music inspired by Tonto, which is showcased in the Nina’s Exploding Brain (FML014) pack, utilizing a locally made synthesizer from Melbourne Instruments.
Jenkins, Thor and Whitlock have been playing in bands and producing music for their local music scene for the last 15 years. Recording and performing with The Cactus Channel, Karate Boogaloo, Mo’Ju, Surprise Chef and many many more. You can find 001-015 in record stores.
More about Frollen Music Library:
Favoring live, ensemble recording and analogue production techniques, Frollen Music Library is a sample library and production house that creates high-quality sample packs ready for the modern producer to easily employ.
With a creative process that is organic and grounded in an immense appreciation for the music of the ’60s and ’70s – the bedrock of Hip Hop sampling.
Created by close friends and long-time collaborators as a way to make more of the music that they love, FML is a one-stop shop for sample-based productions and compositions for film and television.
Frollen Music Library is Darvid Thor, Henry Jenkins and Hudson Whitlock, members of Melbourne’s thriving soul music community that makes up Karate Boogaloo, Surprise Chef and The Pro-Teens.
