Breakbeat Massive

AMG Review of Breakbeat Massive

Joshua Glazer
All Music Guide

Los Angeles breaks figurehead Simply Jeff is no stranger to the mix-CD market. Breakbeat Massive, his fourth major CD release, opens with his own deconstruction of the all-time breakbeat classic, Afrika Bambaataa's "Planet Rock." But unlike Jeff's previous mixes, its not all hit-the-deck bass drops and insane asylum samples. At least, not throughout the entire CD. The first half of the mix emphasizes the /p>

u breaks movement, with its subtler blending of reaks'n'bass with techier explorations. Experimental breaks guru T.Power is represented, along with several newer artists. But just before the CD becomes just another /p>

u breaks bore-fest, Jeff kicks it up fifth gear with West Coast ig beat pioneer Überzone working with U.K. rance breaks leader Rennie Pilgrem. From there on out, it is the classic L.A. raver breaks that made Simply Jeff a name. So while he may have settled down slightly in energy, Jeff still knows how to rock a party in your living room. Just give him a moment to get to it.