It’s been a while since I’ve posted a US obscurity, so here’s a nice tune that I don’t think many people know about. “Break You Down” is one of those super simple tracks that just combines a couple of critical elements of other tracks, but to very nice effect. Here we get the breaks from Two Bad Mice “Bombscare” originally from Kariya – Let Me Love You (Rebuilt), synth stabs from a Ragga Twins track (I forget which one, but it’s a huge one…), and the classic “break you down and get your head into the groove” sample as used in a number of classic house and hardcore tracks. This tune is definitely more of a DJ’ing rather than home listening tune, in fact for all I know this could even border on Florida breaks rather than being a hardcore tune… but it’s a seriously good track in my mind, and I wanted to rip it for someone, so here you go! If anyone has an idea about a release date / more info, it would be much appreciated…
Schedule 3 – Break U Down
I always thought this sample says “break it down and get into the groove” but I’ve been wrong many times before.
upon relistening its “break it down to get you into the groove”
I LOVE THIS TUNE . COULD DEF SEE MYSELF DOING SOME SYNCHRONIZED DANCES WITH MY MATES TO THIS. I KEEP THINKING WE’D HAVE MATCHING OUTFITS BUT INSTEAD I THINK WE’D JUST HAVE MATCHING LIFESTYLES… BEANS, BIRDS AND BREAKS.
Did Kariya/Mice etc. pinch the beat from Soul II Soul’s ‘Keep On Moving’ though, sped up and slightly tweaked?
I don’t think so since that came out same year or possibly earlier… maybe could have had it layered in but it sounds like some other more natural funk break sped up.
R.A.W. – Turntable Psycho ’92
one of the biggest tracks in that set, been trying to figure out what this and the sped up rap tune he mixed in to it for years.
Many thanks 😉