bugger me no one plays breaks anymore

nic · Post by **nic** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:39 am

do they?
wot happened?

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:58 am

Got to serious. Breaks crowds loved the party, serious music is for crowds full of blokes in hoodies, sausage fests.

Breaks got to serious for it's Melbourne crowds.

That said I have not bought a new breaks album or mix in some time so I don't know what is getting put out there.

same o · Post by **same o** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:59 am

:breaksbecametechfunk:

see my new website

http://www.myspace.com/sameotechfunkbre ... inthisbear

spin · Post by **spin** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:07 am

thayer owns breakbeat.

nic · Post by **nic** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:11 am

gone are days of gimme a break with roxiller smashing out monthlly, cant remember who used to play roxiller-fear, all the time. stylus bunker was mad raves as well.

cereal business now indeed. will visit late show one night late soon imo.

not dead, resting.

(waits for YI to appear

)

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:13 am

Breaks crossed too many boundaries in the end IMO.

It used to be a niche.

Then it just sounded like generic "dance music".

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:15 am

spin wrote:thayer owns breakbeat.

but there was a time when he was only one of many drawcards on the Melbourne breaks scene.

nic · Post by **nic** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:16 am

Then it just sounded like generic "dance music".

woah big boy

it has snares, lots of them.

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:18 am

Rob Reng - He makes good beats

http://www.breakspoll.com/profile_detai ... ype=Artist

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu ... D=41993294

Check out Solarize

Thayer also owns.

Gone are the days......

bring back Fractured

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:20 am

nic wrote:
Then it just sounded like generic "dance music".
woah big boy

it has snares, lots of them.

It used to. Some of it still does, I guess.

TBH - fuck it, it lost most of its appeal on me. The older stuff still sounds good though.

I just remember a transitional period where it started to sound more and more housey.

At least DNB remained pure.

nic · Post by **nic** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:21 am

off to the cellar for you direkt
fractured imo

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:23 am

The fact that so many of the big names started producing "breaks" that were actually 4/4...

ahhhhhh, thats not breaks.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:25 am

DBoy wrote:The fact that so many of the big names started producing "breaks" that were actually 4/4...

ahhhhhh, thats not breaks.

Spot on.

@ nic

Fractured rocked.

obliveus · Post by **obliveus** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:35 am

I still play breaks.

The real ones.

same o · Post by **same o** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:41 am

(.)(.)

nic · Post by **nic** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:42 am

dubstep thread is winning

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:46 am

obliveus wrote:I still play breaks.

The real ones.

Yeah, but how many new releases do you play?

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:48 am

DBoy wrote:
obliveus wrote:I still play breaks.

The real ones.

Yeah, but how many new releases do you play?

OB doesn't own anything that was produced post 1989

Smile on Impact · Post by **Smile on Impact** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:55 am

http://melbournebeats.com/forum/viewtop ... =6&t=15110

ftw

nic · Post by **nic** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:57 am

THATS GABBA! - NOT BREAKS and definately not dubstep

J0rdz · Post by **J0rdz** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:57 am

Fractured brings back sooo many memories

Any of you guys think Breaks will make it big again? Or is it destined to be dead in the melb scene?

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:01 am

If it does re-emerge it will come again from where it did the first time. Closer to the hip hop side of things, sped up actual break beats with plenty of sub bass and hip hop style MC's with plenty of historical reference, electro bounces and hands in the air summer vibes, see FSUK2.
(tell him he's dreaming)

Not going to come back to life out of the nu-breaks scene.

IMO.

same o · Post by **same o** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:07 am

breaks lives imo.

just in another galaxy

and it isnt called breaks its called broken.

broken donk?

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:09 am

You got a broken donk Bear? Mate, that's gotta hurt.
:shockingjoke:

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:22 am

DBoy wrote:If it does re-emerge it will come again from where it did the first time. Closer to the hip hop side of things, sped up actual break beats with plenty of sub bass and hip hop style MC's with plenty of historical reference, electro bounces and hands in the air summer vibes, see FSUK2.
(tell him he's dreaming)

Not going to come back to life out of the nu-breaks scene.

IMO.

anyone checked out www.beatsource.com

check the club hip hop section

i likey

same o · Post by **same o** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:24 am

DBoy wrote:You got a broken donk Bear? Mate, that's gotta hurt.
:shockingjoke:

more a shattered donk

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:25 am

Cheers Feigs, will do.

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:30 am

tis the hip hop arm of beatport.com

you'll like I reckon D

I don't think they have any donkstep though - sorry Pete

same o · Post by **same o** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:37 am

broken donk man.

broken donk

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:42 am

donk and screw?

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:43 am

I wish Beatsource would get a better/bigger hip-hop range.

same o · Post by **same o** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:49 am

DBoy wrote:donk and screw?

donk screw is like the 21st centuray version of the twist.

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:57 am

thread no longer about breaks imo

Bear, next mornind we spend together we will clear the lounge room and put our socks on and make some donk screw films for youtube.

same o · Post by **same o** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:59 am

rofl...

btw, this thread is still breaks.

donk = new breaks

breaks - nu skool breaks - tech funk - donk - broken donk - donk screw.

that is pretty much the time line righ there.

huuhuhuhu

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:00 am

does that make the Melbourne Shuffle a revised version of the Charleston?

sorry

Donkston

Shifty-Sly · Post by **Shifty-Sly** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:01 am

I still love it!!!

Filthy Nasty Dark Tech Villan Tearout Breakbeat

I like and play other other types of breaks and other genre's but the above is my personal fav

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:03 am

nic wrote:dubstep thread is winning

same o · Post by **same o** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:07 am

Feigan wrote:does that make the Melbourne Shuffle a revised version of the Charleston?

sorry

Donkston

quite similar actually, however Melbourne Shuffle is more closely related to the cha cha cha

quiet roar · Post by **quiet roar** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:08 am

obliveus wrote:I still play breaks.

The real ones.

You mean the ones they don't make anymore?

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:15 am

sAme'0 wrote:
Feigan wrote:does that make the Melbourne Shuffle a revised version of the Charleston?

sorry

Donkston
quite similar actually, however Melbourne Shuffle is more closely related to the cha cha cha

DUDE!

It's the Donk Donk Donk

enigneyratorelknaw · Post by **enigneyratorelknaw** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:16 am

Here is some breakbeats

http://melbournebeats.com/forum/viewtop ... =6&t=15124

Post by **system** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:18 am

breakbeat comes and goes in popularity (most breaks still sounds like hardcore (pre jungle) to me tbh).

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:24 am

BREAKS IS NOT DEAD IN MELBOURNE!!!

SHEESH

same o · Post by **same o** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:31 am

Feigan wrote:
sAme'0 wrote:
Feigan wrote:does that make the Melbourne Shuffle a revised version of the Charleston?

sorry

Donkston
quite similar actually, however Melbourne Shuffle is more closely related to the cha cha cha

DUDE!

It's the Donk Donk Donk

rofl

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:32 am

it's like the hoola hoop.

kidding

it's not dead - never will be, maybe hibernating slightly.

It's almost a shame that we had such a good scene for a while to compare now against and stroke our chins

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:46 am

Feigan wrote:It's almost a shame that we had such a good scene for a while to compare now against and stroke our chins

Nah mate, imagine if it didn't happen when it did.

I'm sure glad I was out and about to enjoy it at its peak.

Privileged even.

obliveus · Post by **obliveus** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:47 am

quiet roar wrote:
obliveus wrote:I still play breaks.

The real ones.

You mean the ones they don't make anymore?

Yeah, but to me "breaks" are still the original breaks from the funk/soul tracks they were originally sampled from. Big Beat, at least, stayed closer to this vibe.

Yeah, I dont play any new "breaks" (haven't purchased a "breaks" record since booking Fractured), unless you count AGFA, FK5, Rephrase, Fdel, Qdup, Hai Karate All Stars, Featurecast, Wicked Lester, Aldo Vanucci; the list goes on. These cats do make beats that are closer to what I got into DJ'ing for in the first place, i.e. BPMs, samples, party emphasis, hiphop cred, non-electronic sounding (more than not), etc. You could say they are breakbeat, but so much of their stuff crosses other genres, it'd be pointless. But that's actually what drew me to "breaks" in the first place...the cross-genre aspects. I got bored beyond belief with what breaks, i.e. nu skool, tech funk, progressive, jump-up, epic, whatever had become 3 years ago and, subsequently, went back to what got me into the music in the first place, i.e. funk, soul, disco, ol skool hiphop.

So why try to pigeonhole "breaks". I know when Herc, Bam and Flash first began they didn't have some name for what they did. They just rocked a party.

Be a club DJ, rock the party, whatever. Let the punters sort out the style.

I know I'm stuck in the past and I wear that badge with pride. But I do play new stuff that can be coined "breakbeat" for lack of a better tag...and it is out there in the clubs.

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:51 am

You still play out, man I thought you retired to your lounge room, or class room, or whereever it is you do long long ago.

Breakbeat BBQ soon OB.

Shifty-Sly · Post by **Shifty-Sly** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:52 am

deviant wrote:BREAKS IS NOT DEAD IN MELBOURNE!!!

SHEESH

X 2

obliveus · Post by **obliveus** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:55 am

DBoy wrote:You still play out, man I thought you retired to your lounge room, or class room, or whereever it is you do long long ago.

Breakbeat BBQ soon OB.

That's what I'm saying. Ringwood North has a huge breaks scene...it's just at people's houses.

The dubstep scene is infringing though...in the comission units. They all be hard down there. Writing beats with Nintendos...playin out at the local scout halls. Petey runs with one of the crews, I hear. Carries a pistol for whippin. He b one hard bearfo.