DJ A-Trak - Gangsta Breaks LP

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DJ A-Trak - Gangsta Breaks LP- The vocoder sets it off proper into a bouncy skratch break with strategically placed horn blast at the start of each meter. Next up is a mid tempo electro break followed by a crisp, downtempo electro/fusion break with quick drum rolls and space accents. The first skratch section establishes Atrak's sentence style, fast with no space between sounds, a trend we think we'll start seeing more of. The first side is rounded off by a soundtrack / Portishead type beat. So far so good. The b-side starts off with the same vibrancy as the a-side with a hard mid-tempo break with electric guitar riffs. I like the drum programming on this one, not the standard boom-bip. A cymbal crash starts a standard drum break with added drum rolls. The second skratch sentences, features more quick combinations, this time with more drum snippet sections. The last beat on this side is a deceptively fast electro beat. Not sure if this is a loop or an Atrak creation, but it sounds like vintage Bambaataa in a high school gym type shit. The side end with 3 unskippable sections (1 skratch combo, 2 beats) and 2 tones, the last being locked. The format is simple (minus the unskippable section), giving it the instant usability effect like Duck Breaks, but with a more updated feel for today's techniques.
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