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'''Breakestra''' is a ten-piece [[funk]] "orchestra" from [[Los Angeles]], [[California]],<ref >{{cite web | title=Breakestra | website=LA Weekly | date=10 November 2005 | url=https://www.laweekly.com/breakestra/ | access-date=7 March 2024}}</ref> formed by [[Miles Tackett]] in 1996.
'''Breakestra''' is a ten-piece [[funk]] "orchestra" from [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], formed by Miles Tackett in 1996.<br> Miles Tackett, also known as "Musicman", plays bass, guitar, keyboards and drums. He also sings along with Mix Master Wolf, who is heard on their cover of "Baby Don't Cry", or on their single "You Don't Need A Dance", for instance. The style in which the band plays is much influenced by late 60's and early 70's soul and funk music, and as ''The Live Mix, Part 1'' and ''[[The Live Mix, Part 2]]'' show, they pay a truthful tribute to more or less obscure 45 rpm records, and to artists such as James Brown, The Meters, The Third Guitar, The Mohawks,...

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Tackett, also known as "Musicman", records, composes, plays bass, upright cello, guitar, keyboards and drums. He also sings along with the other front man Mix Master Wolf. The style in which Breakestra plays live setting & on record is much influenced by late 1960s and early 1970s funk & soul-jazz music and the respective samples that were used in late 1980s/early 1990s hip hop as ''The Live Mix, Part 1'' and ''[[The Live Mix, Part 2]]'' show.
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After releasing several [[Extended play|EP]]s and two full-length albums of mostly [[Cover version|covers]] and sample-filled [[breakbeat|breaks]], Breakestra put out ''Hit the Floor'' in 2005 on [[Ubiquity Records]], which included all-original recordings fusing elements of [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]], [[funk]], and [[soul music|soul]].<br>

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After releasing their first 7&nbsp;inch single "Getcho Soul Togetha" (an original composition in fact) in 1999 on Stones Throw records and two full-length albums of mostly [[Cover version|covers]] and sample-filled [[breakbeat|breaks]], Breakestra put out ''Hit the Floor'' in 2005 on [[Ubiquity Records]], which included all-original recordings fusing elements of [[Hip hop music|hip hop]], [[funk]], and [[soul music|soul]]. Tackett put together another original full length, "Dusk Till Dawn" in late 2009 that featured guest rapper [[Chali 2na]], the late DJ DUSK & soul vocalist Afrodyete "the African goddess of love". Tackett continues to bring different incarnations of Breakestra out on tour when not working on projects in his home studio.

Breakestra covered [[The Mohawks]]' "Champ" in 2005 on the in-game soundtrack for ''[[Tony Hawk's American Wasteland]]''.

== Discography ==
== Discography ==
*''The Live Mix, Part 1'' (1999)
*''The Live Mix, Part 1'' ([[Rootdown Records]]) (1999)
*''[[The Live Mix, Part 2]]'' (2000)
*''[[The Live Mix, Part 2]]'' ([[Stones Throw Records]]) (2001)
*''Hit The Floor'' ([[Ubiquity Records]] 2005)
*''Hit The Floor'' ([[Ubiquity Records]]) (2005)
*''Dusk Till Dawn'' ([[Strut Records]]) (2009)
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==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{commons category|Breakestra}}
* [http://www.breakestra.com Breakestra official site]
* [http://www.breakestra.com Breakestra official site]

* [http://www.ubiquityrecords.com/breakestra.html Breakestra] on [[Ubiquity Records]]
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* [http://www.stonesthrow.com/breakestra Breakestra on Stones Throw]
* [http://www.myspace.com/breakestra Breakestra on MySpace]
* [http://www.stonesthrow.com Stones Throw Records official site]
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Latest revision as of 12:23, 7 March 2024

Breakestra
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, United States
GenresFunk, Soul, Hip Hop
LabelsUbiquity Records, Stones Throw, Now-Again
Websitehttp://www.breakestra.com

Breakestra is a ten-piece funk "orchestra" from Los Angeles, California,[1] formed by Miles Tackett in 1996.

Tackett, also known as "Musicman", records, composes, plays bass, upright cello, guitar, keyboards and drums. He also sings along with the other front man Mix Master Wolf. The style in which Breakestra plays live setting & on record is much influenced by late 1960s and early 1970s funk & soul-jazz music and the respective samples that were used in late 1980s/early 1990s hip hop as The Live Mix, Part 1 and The Live Mix, Part 2 show.

After releasing their first 7 inch single "Getcho Soul Togetha" (an original composition in fact) in 1999 on Stones Throw records and two full-length albums of mostly covers and sample-filled breaks, Breakestra put out Hit the Floor in 2005 on Ubiquity Records, which included all-original recordings fusing elements of hip hop, funk, and soul. Tackett put together another original full length, "Dusk Till Dawn" in late 2009 that featured guest rapper Chali 2na, the late DJ DUSK & soul vocalist Afrodyete "the African goddess of love". Tackett continues to bring different incarnations of Breakestra out on tour when not working on projects in his home studio.

Breakestra covered The Mohawks' "Champ" in 2005 on the in-game soundtrack for Tony Hawk's American Wasteland.

Discography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Breakestra". LA Weekly. 10 November 2005. Retrieved 7 March 2024.

External links[edit]

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