During the early ’70s, Hip-Hop started to incorporate breaks in to their music. A break is a part of a track in which the beats stop allowing you to hear only the rhythmic patterns.
'Kool DJ Herc', the originator of breakbeat DJing, adapted this style and took it to another level by playing the same record on two record decks. The break would constantly be playing on one deck, with the beat on the other. He’d then interchange the break from deck to the other. Other Hip-Hop DJs quickly began to copy and build-upon this technique.
The most popular break of all-time must be the ‘Amen Break’ taken from the song ‘Amen, Brother’ by the Winston’s. It has been incorporated in hundreds, if not thousands, of tracks.
During the start of ‘90s, techno producers began to play with breakbeat samples resulting in the creation of a new music sub-genre called Breakbeat Hardcore, more commonly referred to as 'Rave Music’.
The term breakbeat has become synonymous with all sub-genres of contemporary breaks music. These subgenres include Progressive, Modern, Nu-Skool, Electro and Funky Breaks. Many DJs, from many different musical styles, make common use of Breaks in their sets. DJs like Breakbeat tracks as they are more easily incorporated into sets compared to faster other genres of dance music due to their slow BPM.
Groups such as the The Prodigy, Orbital, Leftfield, and the Chemical Brothers are the groups responsible for taking Breakbeat music mainstream and to ear’s of the masses.
'Kool DJ Herc', the originator of breakbeat DJing, adapted this style and took it to another level by playing the same record on two record decks. The break would constantly be playing on one deck, with the beat on the other. He’d then interchange the break from deck to the other. Other Hip-Hop DJs quickly began to copy and build-upon this technique.
The most popular break of all-time must be the ‘Amen Break’ taken from the song ‘Amen, Brother’ by the Winston’s. It has been incorporated in hundreds, if not thousands, of tracks.
During the start of ‘90s, techno producers began to play with breakbeat samples resulting in the creation of a new music sub-genre called Breakbeat Hardcore, more commonly referred to as 'Rave Music’.
The term breakbeat has become synonymous with all sub-genres of contemporary breaks music. These subgenres include Progressive, Modern, Nu-Skool, Electro and Funky Breaks. Many DJs, from many different musical styles, make common use of Breaks in their sets. DJs like Breakbeat tracks as they are more easily incorporated into sets compared to faster other genres of dance music due to their slow BPM.
Groups such as the The Prodigy, Orbital, Leftfield, and the Chemical Brothers are the groups responsible for taking Breakbeat music mainstream and to ear’s of the masses.