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Bboy break suggestions

SPlDEYSPlDEY Vegas 3,375 Posts
edited October 2010 in Strut Central
My band, Dopamine flux, is going to do a set of 15 of the hardest uptempo BBOY breaks we can think of..

I'm selecting them right now just wondering if anybody had any good suggestions. I really don't care if it's old or new, or if the band exists now... Doesn't necessarily have to be rare. We just want funky, a little weird, or challenging.. So, please STRUT reccomendations, regardless if you think we can pull it off or not.

These aren't final yet, but so far this is where i'm at..:

J.J. Johnson - Across 110th street

The Boris Gardiner Happening - Melting pot

Niteliters - K jee & Drumology

Mongo Santamaria - What you don't know

Incredible bongo band - Bongo Rock

Soul Searchers - Blow your whistle

The Chefs - Mr. Machine

Carleen and the groovers - Can we rap

James Brown - You gotta have a mother for me

Kashmere stage band - Kashmere

Eddie Bo - Hook and sling

Lafayette Afro Rock Band - Hihache

Dexter Wansel - Theme from the planets (Sped up version)

Eric B. and Rakim - Juice - Know the ledge

Babe Ruth - The Mexican

Jimmy Castor bunch - It's just begun

Yellow Sunshine

George Benson - Water Brother

- spidey

  Comments

  • The_NonThe_Non 5,691 Posts
    Seems to be a mixture of "breakbeatz" and bboy breaks. Which are you goin for?
  • jleejlee 1,539 Posts
    most obvious ommission is "rock creek park" by the blackbyrds




    and over the years i have become a fan of Wu-Tangs "uzi" as a b-boy track, realizing later on that it is J.J. Johnson's "parader strut" that gets credit for the beat really....

  • ReynaldoReynaldo 6,054 Posts
    James Brown - Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved
  • RAW_HAMBURGERRAW_HAMBURGER 1,438 Posts
    candido- soulwanco
    carl sherlock holmes - investigation
    fabulous originals - it aint fat but its fun
    roberto roena - que se sepa
  • SPlDEYSPlDEY Vegas 3,375 Posts
    ah yes, the fabulous originals is a much better pick than mr. machine. Thanks for that.

    - spidey
  • RAW_HAMBURGERRAW_HAMBURGER 1,438 Posts
    better yet.... take songs that arent bboy oriented.... and make them into bboy jams.
    much more interesting than covering a song that already does the same thing. what a cover should be imo.
  • The_NonThe_Non 5,691 Posts
    That'd be kinda cool actually, take em and "uptempo em."
  • ReynaldoReynaldo 6,054 Posts
    Badder Than Evil "Hot Wheels"
  • SPlDEYSPlDEY Vegas 3,375 Posts
    We could do that, but the point of this excercise is really to:

    a. see if we can pull them off with our new horn section

    b. Play tracks the dancers will recognize

    - spidey
  • Big_ChanBig_Chan 5,088 Posts
    You HAVE to play this..............

  • Hotsauce84Hotsauce84 8,450 Posts
  • The_NonThe_Non 5,691 Posts
    Mt Airy Groove
  • fishmongerfunkfishmongerfunk 4,154 Posts
    "found a child"
  • parallaxparallax no-style-having mf'er 1,266 Posts
    Hello friends,

    Hard as nails, this...

    Keith Papworth - Hard Hitter

    Kindly,
    parallax
  • TomOTomO 169 Posts
    I hope your drummer's good!

    b/w Juice 'Catch A Groove'

    (and I'm still trying to find out whether it's actually Gary Bartz playing on that, or just a sax player that sounds just like him!'
  • staxwaxstaxwax 1,474 Posts

    Quincy Jones 'Money Runner'


    Salsoul Orch - Getaway


    Herman Kelly - Dance To the drummers beat


    8th Wonder / Daisy Lady


    Norman Connors - Chuka


    Manu Dibango - Soul Makossa


    Many Dibango - African Battle


    Fred Wesley - Blow Your Head


    Johnny Pate - You Can't Even Walk In The Park


    Rhythm Heritage - Theme from S.W.A.T.


    James William Guercio - The Chase from Electra Glide In Blue
  • discos_almadiscos_alma discos_alma 2,164 Posts
    Here you go:

    Manzel: "Space Funk"


    African Music Machine: "Black Water Gold"


    The Moon People: "Hippy Skippy Moon Strut"


    Mugo: "Organize"


    Herman Kelly: "Dance to the Drummer's Beat"


    Nico Gomez: "Ritual" (You have to have a super good drummer & conga player to pull this off right)


    Miguel de Deus: "Black Soul Brothers"


    SOUL: "Burning Spear"
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts


    b/w

    Check Breakestra
  • the_dLthe_dL 1,531 Posts
    TomO said:
    I hope your drummer's good!

    b/w Juice 'Catch A Groove'

    (and I'm still trying to find out whether it's actually Gary Bartz playing on that, or just a sax player that sounds just like him!'

    i was always under the impression it was Gary Bartz
  • djwaxondjwaxon 411 Posts
    batmon said:

    b/w

    Check Breakestra

    agreed. try to avoid stuff which they've covered, but learn from how they cover it.


    Has no one mentioned Apache yet??? or is that just cos it's too obvious?
  • LokoOneLokoOne 1,823 Posts
    Nico Gomez -Lupita (or anything off that album really)....
  • bluesnagbluesnag 1,285 Posts
    ESG - UFO

  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
    staxwax said:

    Many Dibango - African Battle




  • mordecaimordecai 2,204 Posts
    SPlDEY said:
    Babe Ruth - The Mexican
    would love to get mp3s of any of the ones you end up doing but especially The Mexican...

    BT Express - Energy Level
    Barry White - You Got A Case
    Bobby Franklin's Insanity - Bring It On Down
    Lovomaniacs - Sex
    CJ & Co - Devil's Gun
    dunno the OG, but DJ Spinna - Rock
    JB's - The Grunt
    The Mohawks - Champ
    Soho - Hot Music
    War - Me & Baby Brother
    The Winstons - Amen Brother
    ...

    co-sign Found A Child, Get Up Get Into It..., SWAT, Just Begun,...
  • discos_almadiscos_alma discos_alma 2,164 Posts
    mordecai said:

    dunno the OG, but DJ Spinna - Rock

    The OG? It's all chopped samples IIRC, so are you talkin about the horns? Not sure where he got those. Drums are "Apache", "Well, Have a Nice Day" & "Jam On The Groove".

    He scratches this:

  • SPlDEYSPlDEY Vegas 3,375 Posts
    Thanks for all of the suggestions fellas. I'm working with the horn players now to figure out what songs we'll be able to do or not.

    mordecai said:
    SPlDEY said:
    Babe Ruth - The Mexican
    would love to get mp3s of any of the ones you end up doing but especially The Mexican...
    Sup Mordecai,

    Hm.. not sure if we're going to be able to properly record this set or not. If I can figure out a way to buy more tape reels, soon. Then it's definitely a possibility. I'll keep you all posted.

    http://bigmuff.tumblr.com/

    - spidey
  • mordecaimordecai 2,204 Posts
    musica said:
    mordecai said:

    dunno the OG, but DJ Spinna - Rock
    The OG? It's all chopped samples IIRC, so are you talkin about the horns? Not sure where he got those.
    yeah, I mostly meant the horns... coulda sworn it was from some old funk track
  • DJ_EnkiDJ_Enki 6,473 Posts
    mordecai said:
    musica said:
    mordecai said:

    dunno the OG, but DJ Spinna - Rock
    The OG? It's all chopped samples IIRC, so are you talkin about the horns? Not sure where he got those.
    yeah, I mostly meant the horns... coulda sworn it was from some old funk track

    Aren't they Marva Whitney's "It's My Thing" nicely chopped up?
  • strataspherestratasphere Blastin' the Nasty 1,035 Posts
    The Dynamic Corvettes-Funky Music Is The Thing
    Rhythm Heritage-Sky's The Limit
    The JBs-Here We Come Here We Go Here We Are
    Boobie Knight And The Soulciety-Ego Tripping/Power To The People
    Boobie Knight And The Universal Lady-Sex(Loveomaniacs)
    Funk Inc.-Kool Is Back/Bowlegs
    Donald Austin-Side Saddle/Crazy Legs
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