Artist: Breakestra
Album: Dusk 'Till Dawn
Label: Strut
Genre: Funk/Hip-Hop
Comments: Dusk 'Till Dawn is a interesting combination of old funk and hip-hop, a drum-happy, rhythmic collection of 15 songs from the 10-member group. Some tracks sound like they literally have been around for decades ("Dark Clouds Rain Soul"), and others are slightly more modern ("Posed to Be"). Overall, it's authentic, ambitious, and infectious--there doesn't seem to be a dull track. Fun for funk-fans, adventurous (but potentially worth it) for the rest of us.
From popmatters: "What makes Breakestra unique is that they don’t play entirely original tunes, or entirely covers. Instead, as the hip-hop influence implies, they essentially weave classic breaks in and out of their sound, in effect “sampling” records with their instruments, rather than a turntable and sampler. I can’t do a great job pointing out exactly where those breaks are. But I can tell you that the sound of this band brings to mind at various times the Blackbyrds, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, the Meters, perhaps Earth, Wind & Fire."
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