(pic: piotr tarka)Back in the old days before micro-genres popped up every two weeks, there were like three types of breaks: "funky breaks," "progressive breaks," and "Orlando breaks" (according to the stickers Satellite Records used, anyway). "Orlando Breaks" described a breakbeat sound that was a sort of hybrid of miami bass/electro and some of the trancier, ravier elements of what was then a fairly new underground sound, supported heavily by DJ Icey and the rest of the Florida scene (DJ Baby Anne and Friction & Spice also come to mind). As time has passed, and genres have been mixed up and rearranged over the years, the "Florida sound" has changed a bit, but still primarily straddles the worlds of the more forward-leaning sounds of breaks (dubstep, electro, B'more club) and Miami bass, with a heavier dose of the Miami booty influence (and the strippers and thongs and sexual subject matter that have been a staple since 2 Live Crew were making parents blush back in the late 80s).
I'll be honest, this style of "booty breaks" is one of my guilty pleasures (to my wife's eternal annoyance). When done badly, it's just 808 kicks and poorly written laundry lists of stripper moves (touching toes, booty claps, makin' it rain). When done right it's a goood balance of sex rhymes, cut up vocal hooks, and searing basslines and synth riffs. One of the dudes doing it right these days is Dustin Hulton. I first saw his name on the remix of the DJ Assault track ("One in the Front") from Deekline & Wizard's last LP (which is the first song below). It's a propper introduction!
Since then, he's been killing everything he puts his name on, and has been giving a good bit of it away on his Soundcloud page. I've included my favs below (pay attention to the "Slow Song" edit, it's catchy as f*ck). Enjoy, and remember, if you're at work, turn the speakers down a bit, a lot of this is NSFW....
Deekline & Wizard "One In The Front" ft. DJ Assault & Sporty-O (Deekline & Dustin Hulton Remix) by Dustin Hulton
Giggs and Mike Skinner - Slow Song - Marco Del Horno Dubstep remix (Dustin Hulton Breaks Edit) by Dustin Hulton
Far East Movement ft. Cataracs & Dev - Like A G6 - (Dustin Hulton Club Edit) by Dustin Hulton
I'll be honest, this style of "booty breaks" is one of my guilty pleasures (to my wife's eternal annoyance). When done badly, it's just 808 kicks and poorly written laundry lists of stripper moves (touching toes, booty claps, makin' it rain). When done right it's a goood balance of sex rhymes, cut up vocal hooks, and searing basslines and synth riffs. One of the dudes doing it right these days is Dustin Hulton. I first saw his name on the remix of the DJ Assault track ("One in the Front") from Deekline & Wizard's last LP (which is the first song below). It's a propper introduction!
Since then, he's been killing everything he puts his name on, and has been giving a good bit of it away on his Soundcloud page. I've included my favs below (pay attention to the "Slow Song" edit, it's catchy as f*ck). Enjoy, and remember, if you're at work, turn the speakers down a bit, a lot of this is NSFW....
Deekline & Wizard "One In The Front" ft. DJ Assault & Sporty-O (Deekline & Dustin Hulton Remix) by Dustin Hulton
Giggs and Mike Skinner - Slow Song - Marco Del Horno Dubstep remix (Dustin Hulton Breaks Edit) by Dustin Hulton
Far East Movement ft. Cataracs & Dev - Like A G6 - (Dustin Hulton Club Edit) by Dustin Hulton
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