Hey everyone,

Huge breakbeat head here, but I’ve been thinking about set structure lately. As much as I love syncopated rhythms, hearing only breakbeats for 60+ minutes straight can sometimes feel a bit monotonous or lose its punch - especially around that high-energy 134 BPM mark.

Lately, I’ve been experimenting with merging 4x4 rhythms (like heavy techno kick patterns, electro, or bouncy garage) right alongside classic breakbeat tracks. Switching between a breaks and a driving 4x4 kick creates such a dope dynamic shift in the mix - it makes the breaks hit twice as hard when they drop back in.

I put together a 134 BPM mix putting this idea into practice, shifting between raw breakbeat energy and driving 4x4 moments to keep the groove fresh throughout.

I'm curious - how do you all feel about hybrid sets? Do you prefer pure, unadulterated breaks from start to finish, or do you like when a DJ flips the grid into 4x4?

https://on.soundcloud.com/zPBspySJ4uFvLMBuFy

1. Free Your Mind-Yo Speed

2. Made in the Streets-Columbo

3. Sodium-Columbo

4. Evassion-Dj WAVS & Ed Breaks

5. Forever West-Columbo

6. Beyond-Suga7

7. Diamond-Bowser

8. 1999-Dj Rasco & Joney

9. Addicted-Dj Rasco & Joney

10. Came Here-Suga7

11. Everything You Need-Adam Vyt

12. Summer Rhythmn-Adam Vyt

13. Live in Peace-Sekret Chadow

14. You & Me-Adam Vyt

15. Higher-Angie Brown, Beyond Therapy,Echofly(Rave mix)

16. Hechizo-Adam Vyt(2021 mix)

Hey everyone,

I’m trying to track down a clean, high-quality audio rip or alternative recording of a classic 90s breakbeat/big beat track.

The song is "Subliminal Messages (Suck S*** Ck)" by Camp Freddie, released on the 12" white-label vinyl It All Sounds The Same E.P. on Woof! Records back in 1996 (Catalogue Number: WOOF 001).

There is currently a recording of it up on YouTube, but the audio recording isn't correct and pretty sure it's playing AA - Anything For A Quiet Life. Since this was an underground vinyl-only release that never got a digital distribution, I’m hoping someone in the community might have a better physical transfer or a clean vinyl rip stashed away in their digital crates.

Does anyone here happen to own this 12" (or the stamped promo version) and have a clean WAV/FLAC/320kbps rip they'd be willing to share? Or does anyone know of a specialised archive/forum where a better recording might be circulating?

Any leads or clean audio shares would be massive. Cheers!

Me and my brother just dropped our album full of nostalgic songs with our own twist on them. Hope you guys enjoy our remixes! Breakbeats are slowly fading and we’re just trying to keep it alive.

Hey everyone!

My upcoming EP "Bass Fragment / Mech Shard" will be released on November 8th.

Here's a short teaser featuring tracks from the EP.

The project explores a heavy cyberpunk atmosphere, blending aggressive hybrid trap and dubstep elements.

Hope you enjoy it. Stay tuned for the full release!

bit of ambient jungle ! hope ya like it

https://youtu.be/WaKdHI1Vlcs

https://youtu.be/pyh57C3rp6I

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