Cathedral of Junk

Cathedral of Junk by Soundiron turns an extraordinary backyard sculpture in Austin, Texas, into a playable collection of found-object percussion. Recorded at Vince Hannemann’s towering assemblage of discarded materials, this Kontakt instrument library captures unusual surfaces and objects struck with drumsticks, including old cymbals, refrigerators, saw blades and artificial legs. The result is a scrap-metal orchestra with an offbeat character, ready for unconventional rhythms, experimental arrangements and distinctive percussive accents. Rather than simply presenting raw recordings, the library organizes these discoveries into carefully edited and programmed multisample instruments. Its Kontakt interface offers automation-ready shaping controls, including swell, attack, release, sample offset and vibrato. It suits producers, composers and sound designers who want to move beyond familiar drum kits and bring the musical potential of everyday junk into their tracks.