DOPE MIX FROM THE LONDON SOUL FUNK AND HIP COLLECTIVE
A mix CD of Breakin Bread releases from 1998 - 2010 cut and blended by titans of the mix CD game Para and Baila. Their selection of the best Breakin Bread tunes. From the early releases by Rob Life, Quantic and Color Climax to UK hip hop classics from Ghost and Tom Caruana to new school soul, funk and beat hybrids from Para, Natural Self and others...
Artists in order of appearance: Keno 1, Para, Ghost, Rob Life, Natural Self, Color Climax, Ill Boogs, Tom Caruana, Prince Fatty, The Abdominal Showmen, Kidkanevil, Cappo, Zero Theory, Nostalgia 77, Quantic, Boogaloo & Lotari, The Killer Meters, Kazahaya
Tracklisting:
Para - It's The Hornet
Quantic - Fresh Ryhthm
Keno 1 - Heavy Heavy
Ghost - It's All Love
Rob Life - Swings and Roundabouts
Natural Self - I Don't Need This Trouble
Color Climax - Plug It In
Rob Life - Here's One I Made Earlier
Natural Self - Song Bird
Color Climax - Pa Coco Solo
Rob Life - OK We're Rolling
Para - Rescue Me
Ghost - Learn Respect
Color Climax - Disque O Heights
Color Climax - She Took My Love
Natural Self - The Lament
Para - High Speed Dubbin'
Ill Boogs - King Conga
Ghost - Ying Yang
Ill Boogs - Funky Ghost Town
Tom Caruana - Choosing The Right Bird
Ill Boogs - Gypsy Rock Go Off Edit
Para - For Dance
Para - The Hideway
Color Climax - Jigsaw
Ghost - Basic Instinct
Ghost - Basic Instinct Natural Self Remix
Color Climax - Crab Walk
Color Climax - Batidas Latinas
Rob LIfe - Great Rhythm Caper
Beats In Progress - Crumpet Chase
Color Climax - Jellyfish
Ghost - Music For The People
Para - You Never Change
Natural Self - To The Sun Remix
Tom Caruana - The Kraken
Natural Self - Black Orchid Original
The Abdominal Showmen - Organic
Natural Self - Black Orchid Prince Fatty Dub
Natural Self - Black Orchid Kidkanevil Remix
Beats In Progreszs - Death Of 1000 Cuts
Ghost - Part Of My Life
Natural Self - Raising The Power To The Top
Ghost - Roundtrip
Natural Self - Foundation
Cappo/Zero Theory - From Acorns
Ghost - Vices Versa
Tom Caruana - Straight Up
Natural Self - Fires Were Started
Natural Self - Soloman
Natural Self - Foundation Part 2
Cappo/Zero Theory - All This And More
Cappo/Zero Theory - Capps Theme
Natural Self - Back To The City
Color Climax - Power Pac
Ghost - Seldom Seen
Ghost - Make A Difference
Ghost - Talk To Me
Tom Caruana - It's Arch
Natural Self - Love Theme
Beats In Progress - Trouble
Ghost - The Plan
Color Climax - You Got What You Wanted
Ghost - Better Tomorrow
Ghost - Through The Hills
Ghost - Valley Of The Legends
Ghost - Alien Invasion
Cappo/Zero Theory - Wise Before My Time
Natural Self - The Love Theme Nostalgia Remix
Tom Caruana - I Created This
Quantic - We Got Soul
Rob Life - Style Applications
Ghost - Flip It
Ghost - Exactly Remix
Ghost - Invisible Inc
Cappo/Zero Theory - Last Remaining
Ghost - The Payoff
Boogaloo and Lotari - Sweat Side
Ghost - On The Right Track
Tom Caruana - Magnus Intro
Color Climax - Crossfire
Natural Self - The Sound
Breakin Bread has been going for over 18 years. They started off promoting nights in a dodgy pub in Brixton, South London and The Breakin Bread crew went on to become a major part of hip hop and funk clubland.
They started putting out records from the resident DJ's Rob Life, Tufkut (Beats in Progress) and Paul T (Color Climax) and when these quickly sold out they realised there was a massive demand for music rooted in hip hop but imbued in the soul/funk revival of the late 90's. A common misconception is that Breakin Bread only releases music for breakdancers. The club nights always have b-boy battles going off but the label has never been restricted to b-boy beats, The Crew simply wanted to release top notch soul, funk, beats and hip hop.
Para and Baila are renowned as the kings of the modern underground mix CD scene. Mix CD's with tasty artwork are always going to beat MP3's or burnt CDs. You won't rich from them anymore but you might gain more than a smidgeon of street and club cred. Para and Baila certainly did that with their first mix "The Saxton Collection" from 2006 which received great reviews in this country and across the pond and even earned the tag of "mix of the year" in some media. This was followed by "Feats per Minute" feat DJ Yoda, another cut and paste style mix that fuses snippets of records from many musical genres in an innovative and original style.Para then released "Smack My Pitch Up" in 2009. Each of these releases were limited to 1000 copies and quickly sold out.
The Breakin Bread Vol. 1 Mix takes in Para and Baila's selection from the full back catalogue. The first half of the mix focuses on Breakin Bread's uptempo tracks aimed straight at the dancefloor. The second half of the mix slows it right down taking in more hip hop and more of the B-sides and introspective pieces from the label's roster.