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Many people consider this their favorite battle record. Simplest, most effective layout. Includes "stop frontin' and use your head" beat. Two of the nicest skratch sentences that include "scratching... what is it; uh... raang.... it's fresh; break it down like this." Hours...
expand review of skratching enjoyment (=less time beating off). Buy 2 copies. Classic. -the mgmnt
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Doo Doo Breaks #1 stood out in the break record racket cause the beats had character. Volume 2 is no exception. 13 new breaks shat out by Boom Bip, each bursting with its own distinctive pungent smell. Funk, darkness, wizard, rock, techno,...
expand review it's all up in there. Also includes 2 short sentences and a spacey tone section. -the mgmnt
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Doo Doo Breaks was a cult hit, quietly selling over 300 copies through our website. Now that Boom Bip has gained shine through his work on Lex, this excellent tools record should be no surprise. Doo Doo Tones is a densely packed...
expand review record with an inexhaustible supply of original sounds and snippets, with each sample seemingly put through a high standard of quality control. No filler here. 18 subsections with titles like: raver girl on prozak, my pet rock, I hate trance, duborama, rapapella, and listen to the drummer. -the mgmnt
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GAWD-DAMN! That's all I gotta say. 23 tracks of the heaviest drum tracks I've ever heard, straight from the funk gods at Stones Throw. If anyone knows beats, its these dudes. Don't bother scratchin' your head, going "where is this loop from?"...
expand review I'll tell you - they're all written and performed by Dan Bitney, John Herndon and John Mcentire of Tortoise. If you don't know Tortoise, don't worry. Just know that they are masters and everyone of these tracks is a gem. Anywhere you drop the needle is going to be like the golden sample record at the end of a 3 week digging spree. It's that good. To humor you, check "A Safe Balm(1)," "...As Bond Did(2)," "Crass Jenny(3)" and "Craven(4)." See how the funk just seeps out yo' speakers? Oh, not enough? If you want some slumpy scratch beats, check "Sniper Growl(5)" for that hardness. And I've only mentioned cuts from the first LP (it's a double!). With people like Egon and PB Wolf on the creative team, they wouldn't leave anyone hanging. Whatever genre you're feeling, whether it's funk, disco, jazz, or rock - they got something for everyone here. Only questions left are, "How long before these drums get sampled for a hit?" and "How many copies does Gaslamp Killer have?" I see you. Highly recommended. -C'mish
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From the creators of Video Game Breaks comes this collection of theme songs, sound effects and dialogue from the cartoons of the 80s all the way to the present. Cartoons covered include: Looney Tunes, Jetsons, Tom & Jerry, Woody Woodpecker, Fat Albert,...
expand review Transformers, Thundercats, Voltron, Ren & Stimpy, Beavis & Butthead, South Park, Futurama, Simpsons and more. Recommended. -the mgmnt
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Long-awaited. One side has crazy-ass beats that take some gettin used to, but that's what we expect from the piklz. The other side is probably the most comprehensive skratch noise library ever assembled. You get over 150 sounds new and old, but...
expand review the reason why we really like this, is that the sounds are organized in usable combinations. Ever wish you had an "aaahhh" after a certain sound, well it's probably on here. One of our best selling records right now. -the mgmnt
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Bonus! Comes with a CD version with all the tracks from the record.
Induce whips up a new break album for my downtempo/scratch heads. Pretty straight forward approach here, giving you 7 new beats, 2 densely packed scratch sentences, and 12 inside...
expand review tracks of bass tones, all in order of octave to reach every range (check the sound samples). Essential for routines or production. The beats have something for any taste and range from hard and funky, to electro and experimental. The cool, hand drawn cover style is almost a dead giveaway for designer, Freegums. Seeing how they're both from Miami, it would only make sense. A good collabo to add some new sounds to your crate. Good look on the digital score also. -C'mish
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Okay, here's the deal. Guy sends Snackmaster a promo out of the blue for another skratch record. Great. When we get it, we walk over to the turn, put it on. Hmm, "Pretty good", Needle Drop, "Hey, this...
expand review beat is sick!", needle drop some more, "OK, I'm sold.(check side b)" Mind you, at the Pro Squad, we listen to EVERYTHING. This is definitely as foward thinking a break album as you can get. All tracks are ready for scratching over, routines, and battling. All the beats are complex and feelable, and even comparable to some of our dubstep or grime beats we carry. Lemme put it to you this way, we played a break album at Lab, and shipset crew asked,"What record is this?". Do you know how monumental that is? They never ask that. Whenever we put on a break album, its always, "Oh no, its the Cali Boyz with their scratch shit again.". Not anymore. This one just set precedent. Spoil yourself, just dont soil yourself. -C'mish
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Just as classic as foot breaks. Lots of memorable moments here. The "my uzi weighs a ton" beat never fails to make the heads nod. Fundamental skratch phrases (uh-uh-break-ahh-there-it-is). Gotta have the wheels before you get the girl. I don't really like...
expand review doing reviews of classic records like this. Like Jeru said: talk is cheap, you're outlined in 50 cent hot dogs. -the mgmnt
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First volume in Qbert's Breaktionary which gives you over 60 funk breaks one after another, at the same tempo on one record. It's a no brainer- no more carrying tons of crates to a jam, just grab doubles, rock out and get...
expand review props. Check the latest Freestyle Session DVD to see Qbert use these breaks providing heater upon heater for the b-boys and b-girls. As an added bonus, all the covers in this 4 part series are done by D23 (Damon Soule) and can be connected in any direction. -snackmaster
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Second installment of the insanely popular Breaktionary series from Q-Bert. Over 60 more funk breaks to drop on the b-boys and b-girls. All at the same tempo for incredibly easy mixing and doubles rocking. Wreck the dancefloor with this. Doubles are a...
expand review must. -snackmaster
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The first break on here's the killer (the one that starts with the 'Car Wash' dj intro). The second one's the juggular with it's hard thumpin bass. The first side ends with one of the longest skratch sentences ever made. The whole...
expand review second side is electro heaven with 8 separate tracks that stay on beat. We think there should be more of these (variations/variety of beats within the same track or back-to-back) on skratch tracks... just like Idris used to do. You'll like this one. -the mgmnt
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The Piklz bring you their second experiment into skratch proof technology. And theyve tightened it up. The shit really works. One side is entirely skip-proof. We tested it and when the needle jumps, the sound placement is very accurate. On this side,...
expand review there are: 11 skip proof skratch sections ranging from beep-ahhh to more complex combos; 1 skip proof drum section, 1 dual tone (2 tones that can be separated into left-right channel), and one locked beat. The flip features 3 beats and one bass tone. Lookout for the neck snap beat used for Toadmans rap on Pharaohs of Funk. Also a blazing electro beat you'll also recognize. Shit is tighter than (you thought I was goin to say virgins pussy of a young pig, didnt you?). -the mgmnt
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If you don't know, now you know. Probably the most classic Dirtstyle record. If you're looking for any of the classic skratch sounds, it's probably on here. Has one of the best low tempo skratch beats that was made famous with it's...
expand review combination with "all that skratching is making me itch" (also on here). A must-have. -the mgmnt
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Another advanced break record from Norm Rex, this time from your boy Tigerstyle who has 'nuff battle cred to deserve your respect (3x world champ, 4x UK champ). If you check out the Machinedrum record from this label, you know they're taking...
expand review scratch records to the next level with the forward thinking breaks, fresh loops, sentences and sounds. Tigerstyle doesn't disappoint - hooking you up with a couple heavy, heavy grime type beats ready for you to get your double-time cut on, (plus loads of beat loops and snippets so you can get your nasty juggle on). I can't stress enough how creative and high quality the breaks and sounds are on here. They're definitely more on the electronic/grime side and have a more produced feel than the typical dry break records that come through. Doubles recommended. -the mgmnt
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Whoa. Ayres told me that he and Tittsworth were working on a Bmore battle record with locked grooves like two years ago, but it was getting to the point where I thought the idea had been tossed out. But here it is...
expand review on A-Trak's Ammo Records imprint, with a spiffy full-color sleeve by Espo, no less! Oh yeah, and it's really, really good. You could probably do a full Bmore set just rocking doubles of this record. Each side has a section of locked grooves (all at 133 BPM), followed by some longer beats, effects and acapella scraps (60 useful tools in all). Gotta love the nice, crisp, clear acapellas they got here for Bmore classics like "Percolator," "Watch Out For The Big Girl," etc. If you spin Baltimore club and you don't cop this record, I got just three words for you – YOU BIG DUMMY! -Chris Lemon-Red
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