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The Breaks is a mammoth 31 track two disc compilation that encompasses some of the basic building blocks of Hip Hop. In the South Bronx during the 1970s, break boys & girls (dancers) and DJs would, from an idea conceived and first used by DJ Kool Herc, manipulate the break (an instrumental or percussion section) from a record using two copies of the record and two turntables. Switching between the two decks allowed them to extend and develop the breaks. This in turn lead to early Hip Hop pioneers such as Grandmaster Flash and Afrika Bambaataa taking the concept further and a whole new genre was born.
The music here consists of the full length versions of early (and sometimes obscure) funk and soul recordings from the late 60s and early 70s that were used by DJs & break boys and later tracks, from the early 80s, that were utilised by Hip Hop artists and producers. The Mohawks legendary 'The Champ' from 1968 kicks-off proceedings in fine style. Itself a reworking of Lowell Fulsom's 'Tramp' (which also features), this funky gem, with Alan Mohawk's addictive organ riff, is one of Hip Hop's most sampled records. The bass line from Liquid Liquid's 'Cavern' will be familiar to almost everyone - it's the source of the sample behind Melle Mel's 'White Lines (Don't Do It)'. Other stand outs include the seriously funky 'Jammin' Big Guitar' by Vaughan Mason and the Jackson 5 inspired sweet soul of Honey Cone's 'Stick Up'. The Stylistics' silky 'Hurry Up This Way Again' (sampled by Jay-Z) slows things right down and Funk Incorporated's epic 'Kool Is Back' is overloaded with some amazing breaks. The laid-back groove of Aaron Neville's 'Hercules' is sublime. Unfortunately James Brown doesn't get a look in, probably due to licensing issues but, nonetheless, this is deliriously good music.
Clocking in just short of 2½ hours and featuring fairly comprehensive liner notes, this is a near immaculate release by Harmless Records. If you have an interest in 1970s funk and soul and / or Hip Hop, then this excellent album deserves a place in your collection.
Disc 1:
1. The Champ - The Mohawks
2. It's A New Day - Skull Snaps
3. Don't Change Your Love - Five Stairsteps
4. I'm Gonna Get You - Joe Quarterman
5. Same Old Thing - The Meters
6. Space Funk - Manzel
7. Cavern - Liquid Liquid
8. Heartbeat (Party Version) - Taana Gardner
9. Jammin Big Guitar - Vaughan Mason
10. I Got My Mind Made Up - Instant Funk
11. Dazz - Brick
12. Sing Sing - Gaz
13. Get Down With The Philly Sound - MFSB
14. Bra - Cymande
15. Love And Happiness - Al Green
Disc 2:
1. I'm So Glad You're Mine - Al Green
2. Here I Go Again - Jean Plum
3. You Know How To Make Me Feel So Good - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
4. Hercules - Aaron Neville
5. Person To Person - Average White Band
6. Cry Together - The O'Jays
7. Hurry Up This Way Again - The Stylistics
8. I Hate I Walked Away - Syl Johnson
9. Tramp - Lowell Fulsom
10. Stick Up - Honey Cone
11. Soulful Football - Willie Henderson & The Soul Explosions
12. The Message - Cymande
13. Good Ole Music - Funkadelic
14. Run, Nigger - The Last Poets
15. Kool Is Back - Funk Incorporated
16. Groovin' - Willie Mitchell
The music here consists of the full length versions of early (and sometimes obscure) funk and soul recordings from the late 60s and early 70s that were used by DJs & break boys and later tracks, from the early 80s, that were utilised by Hip Hop artists and producers. The Mohawks legendary 'The Champ' from 1968 kicks-off proceedings in fine style. Itself a reworking of Lowell Fulsom's 'Tramp' (which also features), this funky gem, with Alan Mohawk's addictive organ riff, is one of Hip Hop's most sampled records. The bass line from Liquid Liquid's 'Cavern' will be familiar to almost everyone - it's the source of the sample behind Melle Mel's 'White Lines (Don't Do It)'. Other stand outs include the seriously funky 'Jammin' Big Guitar' by Vaughan Mason and the Jackson 5 inspired sweet soul of Honey Cone's 'Stick Up'. The Stylistics' silky 'Hurry Up This Way Again' (sampled by Jay-Z) slows things right down and Funk Incorporated's epic 'Kool Is Back' is overloaded with some amazing breaks. The laid-back groove of Aaron Neville's 'Hercules' is sublime. Unfortunately James Brown doesn't get a look in, probably due to licensing issues but, nonetheless, this is deliriously good music.
Clocking in just short of 2½ hours and featuring fairly comprehensive liner notes, this is a near immaculate release by Harmless Records. If you have an interest in 1970s funk and soul and / or Hip Hop, then this excellent album deserves a place in your collection.
Disc 1:
1. The Champ - The Mohawks
2. It's A New Day - Skull Snaps
3. Don't Change Your Love - Five Stairsteps
4. I'm Gonna Get You - Joe Quarterman
5. Same Old Thing - The Meters
6. Space Funk - Manzel
7. Cavern - Liquid Liquid
8. Heartbeat (Party Version) - Taana Gardner
9. Jammin Big Guitar - Vaughan Mason
10. I Got My Mind Made Up - Instant Funk
11. Dazz - Brick
12. Sing Sing - Gaz
13. Get Down With The Philly Sound - MFSB
14. Bra - Cymande
15. Love And Happiness - Al Green
Disc 2:
1. I'm So Glad You're Mine - Al Green
2. Here I Go Again - Jean Plum
3. You Know How To Make Me Feel So Good - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
4. Hercules - Aaron Neville
5. Person To Person - Average White Band
6. Cry Together - The O'Jays
7. Hurry Up This Way Again - The Stylistics
8. I Hate I Walked Away - Syl Johnson
9. Tramp - Lowell Fulsom
10. Stick Up - Honey Cone
11. Soulful Football - Willie Henderson & The Soul Explosions
12. The Message - Cymande
13. Good Ole Music - Funkadelic
14. Run, Nigger - The Last Poets
15. Kool Is Back - Funk Incorporated
16. Groovin' - Willie Mitchell
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yeah yeah. i was expecting something a little more punchy but this didnt quite hit it hard enough. good tracks though and i'm sure people will love this. just lacks something
I've been a keen music collector for over 20 years. Always on the lookout for songs I've missed and breaks from familiar tunes which haven't been picked up yet. As such, I always check and sometime buy the breaks/samples/rare groove CDs which come out from time to time. Most have the same old tunes. This, however has a few ones I've not picked up on yet! Rare these days! CD1 is by far the best, higher tempo and more funky in my opinion. CD2 is more soulful and slower. The tunes on the 1st CD, remind me of a lot of the mix tapes/sets doing the rounds in the mid to late 80s. Back when KISS FM was underground radical radio and the likes of DJ Tee dropping these type of tracks night in night out!
All in all, for an old hand like me and more than worthwhile purchase at a good price!
All in all, for an old hand like me and more than worthwhile purchase at a good price!
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