Now that the rainy season has fallen upon the Pacific Northwest, Stu is in need of some real dynomite soul to keep him from those rainy day blues. Breakestra steps up to the challenge on their new album, Dusk Till Dawn. The aptly named track 'Dark Clouds Rain Soul (dub)' has got that funky vibe that'll move your butt from left to right as you try to avoid cabin fever when the skies are grey. ...
Been sittin' on this one for so long, too long actually. Los Angeles' soul orchestra Breakestra is soon to release their 2nd full length From Dusk Till Dawn on our favourite groove provider Strut.
In searching for a track for my maiden post, I stumbled across a disc I hadn't played in ages. I put it on while rummaging through my old LPs and tattered album sleeves and was instantly brought back to a plane flying from the New World (LA) to the Old One (London)
I saw Breakestra for the first time recently and they were amazing. VERY funky but in a Grant Green way. Very fun horn-driven stuff too like Blue Note 1970's. The bass player even banged around on a stand up a bit. MC kind of rapper/singer guy who was great too. Definitely try to check them out when you get a chance. Here's a link to their site so you can check them out.http://www.breakestra.co...
Bout a month or so ago I read that Breakestra were coming to Australia. If you are familiar with Breakestra then you’ll know that it didn’t take me more than a millisecond to confirm I would do everything I could to see them. If you aren’t familiar with Breakestra and you like your music with a heavy dose of funk… then consider this your official instruction to check them out with immediat
Now that the rainy season has fallen upon the Pacific Northwest, Stu is in need of some real dynomite soul to keep him from those rainy day blues. Breakestra steps up to the challenge on their new album, Dusk Till Dawn. The aptly named track 'Dark Clouds Rain Soul (dub)' has got that funky vibe that'll move your butt from left to right as you try to avoid cabin fever when the skies are grey. ...