Hey. I've recently been getting more and more into electronic music (electronica?) and I want to take a shot and blending it together with the traditional style of music I usually do (rock/alternative/acoustic). To be honest I'm really not sure what I'm looking for exactly, but if anyone can sort of point me in the right direction I would appreciate it greatly.

I'm going for a certain kind of sound and I'm not sure what kind of drum samples I should use or if I should try to use electronic drums. I want the drums to sound like their obviously sampled, looped, or electronic but not so much so that they completely sound like crap. I don't want extreme clarity, just acceptable clarity. They could even sound a little "scratchy." I've looked all over the internet in search of the right samples, but I haven't been able to find exactly what I want. It would be nice if I could find free ones, but I would probably be willing to spend a little bit if I could find the perfect ones.

Here is are links to different songs that I've made myself in the past. I want to more or less blend them together (not these songs specifically, but blend their style). Sorry, I'm not trying to shamelessly promote myself here.

[="http://orlnoise.bandcamp.com/track/no-need-for-a-song"]No Need For a Song | ORL[/]="http://orlnoise.ban…"]No Need For a Song | ORL[/] This song was recorded with actual instruments and my voice.

[[url=http://="http://orlnoise.ban…"]Blood | ORL[/]="http://orlnoise.ban…"]Blood | ORL[/] This one was completely done in Reason 5, all electronically.

http://josiahmCDani…"]Anyhow | Josiah McDaniel[/]="http://josiahmCDani…"]Anyhow | Josiah McDaniel[/] Finally, this one is just acoustic guitar and voice.

I used Reason's Kong drum designer to get the drum sound in "Blood", but it wasn't exactly what I wanted so I had to settle with the best thing I could find. That sound, however, is sort of what I'm looking for. I'm not sure is samples or loops would be better so any insight would be very helpful to me.

Thanks in advance