/r/breakbeat
Breakbeat is a genre of electronic music that utilizes breaks, often sampled from earlier recordings in funk, jazz and R&B, for the main rhythm. Breakbeats have been used in styles such as hip hop, jungle, drum and bass, big beat, hardcore, and UK garage styles (including 2-step, breakstep and dubstep).
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Rennie Pilgrem & B.L.I.M. - Eskimo (yellow snow mix)
- Classic track!
Label: Thursday Club Recordings (TCR) – RENN3052 Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM Country: UK Released: 2001 Genre: Electronic Style: Breakbeat, Breaks
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Whats Down Low (Aquasky vs. Masterblaster Breaks Mix)
Whats Down Low (Aquasky vs. Masterblaster Breaks Mix) · Baitercell · Schumacher
Whats Down Low
℗ Passenger
Released on: 2005-09-20
Composer: Baitercell Composer: Schumacher
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Backdraft - Nicotine [2007]
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Aquasky VS. Master Blaster - Perception (Autobotz Remix) [2002]
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hxly xo - Do You See Me? feat. Aukina
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Backdraft - Headcharge (Ribs & IG88 Remix)
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Initial Research Killa Instinct
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Destroyers - Pump It Up
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Pavane - Turn On The Bass (2025)
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Nostalgic VGM / Retro Consoles 𝙢𝙞𝙭
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Question about fidget house
Hey gang. I was a vinyl breaks DJ for many years and "retired" when things started to go digital in the early 00s. I've since returned to performance and over the last couple years I've been going back and enjoying types of music I missed while I was away.
Fidget house, (or blog house as we knew it at the time) was just starting to emerge when I left and I played a bit of it with my breaks records in my last few gigs. At the time I felt it was very UKG adjacent and it worked great with some of the more wobbly breaks I had.
So my question... I know fidget was short lived, but it seemed more to evolve than outright die. There are UKG/breaks tracks being produced now (esp in the UK) that are very inspired it seems... But the classic fidget tunes... Do you think of them as breaks or house? Some are obviously breakbeat, but a lot are 4/4. As in... would it be appropriate to mix in a few of these tracks at a breaks/UKG/ DNB event or would it piss off the promoters?
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Rui Da Silva Ft Cassandra - Touch Me (Framewerk Rewerk)
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Melodic Breaks Mix
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Making a Break Beat in Ableton Live
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do you recognize this track? It's dnb@33 bpms but it is sick!
Hey there!
As you know, dnb played at 33 rpms are used a lot in breakbeat sessions because it matches perfectly.
I'm looking for this particular track of DJ Man from 2003 played at a very famous break festival in my hometown:
https://youtu.be/X_wvbpZkAOc?feature=shared&t=552
I know it is dnb at 33 rpms because that's something DJ Man liked a lot in his sessions.
Shazam, obviously, does not recognize the track :(
Please let me find out the track
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Plump DJs - Primordial [2022]
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Evil Nine - We Have The Energy (2004)
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Aquasky Feat Ragga Twins - Living Legends (Original Mix) 2008
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Very well done early 90s Orlando /Florida club scene documentary! (May be a repost)
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Tipper - Get Up on Your Feet [1998}
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The Get Down At SSOB
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Dirty Beats from Australia
Hey, this is my debut album inspired by 90s industrial breakbeat like The Prodigy. I spent around 2 years making this album and had to learn to mix in the process, so it's leagues above any of my earlier releases. Take a listen if you enjoy having your head rocked with dirty breakbeats.
https://open.spotify.com/album/3mxPd5rlAOLZy9JjRmJfPM?si=QWi1foVISrCeOPRGRumICg
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Riddim Select Vol 1 - Breakbeat/Dub Mix
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Kind of a left turn… too weird?
Gordon Lightfoot too folky for breakbeat?
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My last session on YT so far
Before summer, I got a couple of turntables and a mixer and have been DJing since September or so.
Hope you like my last session.
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Progressive breaks is my thing
Hey everyone, if progressive breaks is your thing too, I have a debut album is out on your favorite record stores today. 60 minutes of progressive breaks with a little bit of ambient and downtempo thrown in. I've been releasing singles for years, but this is the first "proper" album. Thanks for listening!
https://www.beatport.com/release/beyond-the-infinite/4840458
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