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Originally posted by chico if the uk can't support regular breaks nights then toronto hasn't got a hope.

Although there are plenty of breaks producers and DJs from there, the genre is really more readily associated with the USA and cities like Miami or DC. If house and progressive were dwindling in the UK then maybe I'd be worried for Toronto.

We just happened to have a lot of breaks events in '07. It was an anomaly. A nice one for a lot of us, but still a blip on the radar.

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Originally posted by DigiNut Toronto's always been lukewarm on breaks. I think the promoters figured they'd give it a shot in '07, didn't make as much money as they'd hoped, and gave up in 2008. Shame.

I've been doing breaks since the begining. my first event was june 2000. it's just started to fizzle and so I'm moving on.

breaks = goodness

spread the word lol

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Adam Freeland hasn't played/ produced good breaks in YEARS! Ever since that terrible nirvana remix he did, he's been complete garbage. Even his label Marine Parade didnt put out anything for a few years, and the current releases are more indie-electro (like Alex Metric -- which actually isnt bad stuff - but i wouldnt call it breaks)
And the Stanton Warriors last big mix -- the Fabric cd, was mostly just tech house and electro house tunes slightly changed with a breaky kick put in...

Problem is breaks just keep on recycling the same samples, or just take from other styles and put a break beat in... They used to be innovative and creative - especially in the electro.breaks days (before the big commercial electro house movement -- stuff like Tipper, Si Begg, and the trigger label) - glitchy and BASS heavy...
I LOVED that stuff, and used to spin it primarily back in 2002-2003.

If you want good breaks these days, look at dubstep and glitch-hop -- there's much more refreshing music happening in these scenes.

i like breaks







alot

Like pretty much everything in Toronto, the Breaks got consumed by House.

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Originally posted by knacker Adam Freeland hasn't played/ produced good breaks in YEARS! Ever since that terrible nirvana remix he did, he's been complete garbage. Even his label Marine Parade didnt put out anything for a few years, and the current releases are more indie-electro (like Alex Metric -- which actually isnt bad stuff - but i wouldnt call it breaks) And the Stanton Warriors last big mix -- the Fabric cd, was mostly just tech house and electro house tunes slightly changed with a breaky kick put in...

Dylan Rhymes, Meat Katie and Elite Force have all jumped ship to 4/4

This is what I've learned about Breakz.

It was a phase when it was around 2 yrs ago, that realllllllllly annoyed me, b/c 90% of the ppl were bandwagon jumpers. Now the phase is house was we can see.

Now, the Breakz scene is diff ... it's mostly retired junglist or house/trance/techno kids from the Rave days, who has been in the scene for more then 7+ yrs. Jungle and Breakz are the only two genre that has not "sold out" and still kept to it's roots. All the breakz kids just want to have fun, they don't care about headliners at all and most of them rather not pay the big price tag ... they rather hear a local spin for $5.00

I don't like breakz at all, but i respect the genre a lot and all the old skool ravers I use party with that are into it.

Everything in our scene moves in cycles and phases ... soon house will be the past.

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Originally posted by E2EK1EL All the breakz kids just want to have fun, they don't care about headliners at all and most of them rather not pay the big price tag ... they rather hear a local spin for $5.00

i agree with you but fuck, i wanna see bigass headliner from time to time. while toronto have probably the best breaks locals on the face of the planet we need to see and hear somebody big from time to time.

i love getting down to some house dont get me wrong but its not the same. bitches be screaming like an ambulance, going "oooooh you're fucking good" and all i cant think is "shit, play me some breaks and i'll show you whats really fucking good". its just not the same.

come november i'll start going out a bit again, challenging random people to battle. if people like what they see maybe some of them will get into breaks. and if lots of people get into breaks maybe something will change, thats how i figure it and thats pretty much the only thing that i can do.

play me this and ill set your brain on fire

Do you go to Mixed Bag often? Katie and I used to go religiously almost every Friday for a few months (can't beat the cover ), but eventually got bored of it cause it was too much funk and not enough of the Breaks I really like.

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Originally posted by Xavier Moriarty play me this and ill set your brain on fire

that's that house-breaks BS i'm talking about

here's a back-in-the-day classic for you

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Originally posted by chico that's that house-breaks BS i'm talking about

How is that even remotely house?

it's not, but i was referring back to my comment earlier in the thread where i was talking about "house-breaks" sound for lack of better description in my head at the time. maybe i should say electro-breaks but it has the fundamental composition of electro house, shuffles a bit but doesn't really break properly (e.g. a track that keeps saying electro). personally i need some full hard ass syncopating bass drum kicks in my breaks rolling through at 135bpm minimum pls.



closer to this than that

Ah, alright, I understand what you're saying.

They're both breaks though. The typical classic break (Amen break) has the 3rd kick in the middle of bar 3 and the one you're calling an electro/house/something break has it at the beginning of bar 3. Snares/claps and hats are generally in the same place and the kick never intersects with the snare/clap. The difference is of course noticeable, but minor, and both are quite different from the standard house or trance rhythm.

True that the classic break comes off as having a bit more energy, especially with a little swing, and if I had to pick, I'd probably pick the classic break too, but they're both fine choices and both more danceable than house.

(Nothin' against house here folks, just sayin')

I haven't really given breaks a chance.. actually I know nothing about them so Im checking out the boat cruise June 13th . something new is always fun.. and even if I don't like the music I figured I can still hang out with everyone and drink

ps anyone else going?

can anyone recommend a few artists to this n00b so I know what to expect?

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Originally posted by Xavier Moriarty gimme a fucking break ! like that

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Originally posted by Xavier Moriarty RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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Originally posted by Xavier Moriarty play me this and ill set your brain on fire

Those are fucking dope. But I like this one more:

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Originally posted by barbina I haven't really given breaks a chance.. actually I know nothing about them so Im checking out the boat cruise June 13th . something new is always fun.. and even if I don't like the music I figured I can still hang out with everyone and drink ps anyone else going? can anyone recommend a few artists to this n00b so I know what to expect?

DJ Icey - Essential Mix

It's old, but find it. I know lopi will agree with me.

not really so much *breaks* anymore, but just got Adam Freeland. Details soon.

Robb G is playing the south stage (Church/Carlton) on the Sunday of Pride weekend, beofre Deko-ze (6pm, I think...will double check).

EVENTS WITH BREAKS

JUNE 13 Breakin the boat

JUNE 21 MAT THE ALIEN VS FORT KNOX FIVE @REVIVAL

JULY 11 Z-TRIP w/ King Sunshine

August 16- A-SKillz!

with a possible appearance in toronto by Dj Czech July 26

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Originally posted by MarkT Robb G is playing the south stage (Church/Carlton) on the Sunday of Pride weekend, beofre Deko-ze (6pm, I think...will double check).

he is. I think he'll be playing house though

ok TA I hear what you're sayin...

This shit right HERE is the new revival!

ghetto/breaks/electro <---not electro/prog/house

I wish the breaks scene would die here, its all i hear in charlotte. never ending breaks argggggggg

all the names Xavier Moriarty listed have pretty much fallen off.

there is good breaks these days though, but its not really classified as breaks as someone already wrote.

dj love is coming back !!

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