BREAKESTRA

Friends of the Funk! Breakestra has finally gotten it's soul back togetha to drop Hit Tha Floor! on Ubiquity records. The new cd & vinyl of 14 original tracks for your bumpin',groovin' & samplin' pleasure drops today October 25th instores around the world and online.Check hiphopsite.com for an exclusive free promo bonus cd featuring an alternate mix of "Faily Rap" and a couple other jammies for the first 500 customers buying the album. thanks for supporting independent musicians folks.The new record produced by Music Man Miles includes the single "Family Rap" featuring Chali2na & Soup from J5,Double K(people under the stairs),Mix Master Wolf(rappin' on wax debut) & Wolf's father,renowned musician munyungo Jackson on percussion. Family rap is special dedication to the foundation of our los angles musical family going back to the 90's when parties like Peace Pipe and the Breaks were keepin the funk alive and direct.Also there's a new more bangin' drum re-cut mix of "you don't need a dance" on the album that miles did last minute at 7 a.m. before the cds mastering session. Look for a wide variety of new soul sounds to hit ya hard but never hurt.Look for the Breakestra "hit the floor" record release party on wednesday Nov 16th at the el rey theatre with special guests: Cut chemist,People under the stairs,Host chali2na and dj Dusk. check out ticketmaster.com for advance tickets.This thursday at the rootdown there will be a breakestra listening party in the lounge room from 10 till 11:30 with some free giveaways as well.also look out in the next couple days for the resurrection of breakestra.com Go online to ubiquityrecords.com for infoReleased 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.Four years is a long time to wait for a second album, but judging by the size and enthusiasm of crowds at Breakestra shows or at their weekly hosted Rootdown party in LA their fan base continues to grow. And the global funk scene, which Breakestra are thoroughly entrenched in, now includes a distinguished list of bands like The Bamboos in Australia, The Dapkings in NYC, the New Master Sounds, Speedometer and Quantic Soul Orchestra in England and seems to be growing stronger by the day. “I don't think this music is going to be here today but gone tomorrow,” Tackett enthuses, “it's the best it’s been in years.”Explaining the time lag between debut and sophomore albums Tackett says, “I have a slight tendency to be a perfectionist, so creating all original material was a little more difficult than I thought.” He adds “It’s an intimidating thought for me that the music that inspired Breakestra had set such a high musical bar.”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.
Management:
STRONG FIRE ENTERTAINMENT
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Phone: 310.867.0672
Fax: 310.855.3647
US Booking:
THE PROGRESSIVE GLOBAL AGENCY
Dan Titcomb
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P.O. Box 50294
Nashville, TN 37205
Phone: 615-354-9100
Fax: 615-354-9101
UK/European Booking:
THE AGENCY GROUP UK
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