| Breakestra
"Hit The Floor"
(URCD178/URLP178) CD/DLP
“Timeless funk for now people… a keeper”
SPIN
“Badass covers are one thing, but with its latest album,
Hit the Floor, the group shows off some scorching original material,
all of which holds its own next to the greats it emulates so well.”
LA WEEKLY
Named
by the Los Angeles Times as one of the top Los Angeles bands to
watch in 2005
LOS ANGELES TIMES, CALENDAR WEEKEND (9/29)
"This funk's so deep you'll be wading in it"
TIME OUT
“Essential, as usual.”
I-DJ
“I sampled that shit myself! The first time I heard
their cuts, I didn’t know it wasn’t recorded in 1972!”
?UESTLOVE (THE ROOTS)
"One of the heaviest outfits amidst the current crop
of contemporary funk bands"
DJ MAGAZINE
"Hit the Floor marks the group's debut of original material,
14 studio slices of what's made it a stellar live outfit."
PHOENIX NEW TIMES
“Their songs are solid enough to stand alongside the
Roy Ayers and Blackbyrds tunes they cover”
NOW
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All new, almost entirely exclusive, all winners from LA’s
funkiest, Breakestra.
Released on Stones Throw in 2001 The Live Mix part 2 put the Los
Angeles-based live funk band Breakestra on the map. In 2005, their
new album Hit the Floor (Ubiquity Records), a new single featuring
members of Jurassic 5 and People Under The Stairs, and recent performances
with GZA, Guru, Raekwon, Digable Planets and De La Soul (at New
York’s Summer Stage) will launch the band further into the
public eye. While their debut album and legendary live shows predominantly
paid homage to old school breaks n’ beats gone by, Hit the
Floor goes a step further as Breakestra create an album featuring
all-original compositions and songs. The funk flavor is as strong
as ever and Breakestra’s main man Miles Tackett explains the
transformation from a cover band into one flaunting their own material
as the obvious next step, “While hip hop dj/medley inspired
covers are the foundation of Breakestra, it is only natural we’d
want to express our own soulful proclamations,” he says. “I've
been releasing original funk cuts before putting out The Live Mix
Part 2. The first Breakestra single was an original song called
"Getcho Soul Togetha", so this album is really just a
part of the natural flow,” he adds.
To help kick-start recording Tackett opened a heavily soundproofed
Funky Tilt recording studio last year. Setting it up from scratch
with Tackett paying as close attention to musical detail as he does
any of his recordings meant the public would have to wait a little
longer to hear Hit the Floor, but eventually this space allowed
for late night writing and recording sessions. During this time
Tackett and co perfected a blend of rough n’ready sounds that
is matched by great songwriting. From the call-out party vibe of
the break driven intro’ track “Stand Up” to the
catchy blues-tinged “Hiding” and “Recognize”,
to the ‘60’s vibe of the title track Hit the Floor is
a more varied and accomplished outing than the debut. In addition
to a new album and studio Tackett and co. host the weekly 8 yr old
Rootdown party in LA. They perform regularly to capacity crowds
along side hip hop luminaries such as Jurassic 5, Dilated Peoples,
Black Eyed Peas, Freestyle Fellowship, Company Flow, Cut Chemist,
Nu-Mark and DJ Shadow.
To read more about Breakestra, click
here
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