Qu'est ce qu'un break?

voici la définition (en anglais) du break:

In popular music a break is an instrumental or percussion section or interlude during a song derived from or related to stop-time – being a "break" from the main parts of the song or piece.
A break is where all elements of a song (e.g., pads, basslines, vocals), except for percussion, disappear for a time. In hip hop and electronica, a short break is also known as "the drop", and is sometimes accented by cutting off everything, even the percussion. This is distinguished from a breakdown, a section where the composition is deliberately deconstructed to minimal elements (usually the percussion or rhythm section with the vocal re-introduced over the minimal backing)all other parts having been gradually or suddenly cut out: "Breaks are for the drummer; breakdowns are for hands in the air" (Brewster and Broughton 2003, p.79).

Voici la liste des principaux breaks utilisés dans l'histoire du hip hop:

"Scratchin'" by Magic Disco Machine

"Scorpio" by Dennis Coffey

"Super Sperm" by Captain Sky

"Mardi Gras" by Bob James, cover of Paul Simon's "Take Me to The Mardi Gras".

"Soul Makossa" by Manu Dibango

"Easy Dancin'" by Wagadu-Gu

"In The Bottle" by Gil Scott-Heron

"Apache" by the Incredible Bongo Band.

"Ashley's Roachclip" by Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers

"Fencewalk" by Mandrill

"Funky Nassau" by The Beginning of the End

The Amen Break from "Amen, Brother" (1969) by The Winstons

"Funky Drummer" by James Brown (RIP)

Il ne s'agit là que des plus connus, il existe des milliards de breaks...

Je vais commencer à vous en faire découvrir d'autres beaucoup moins connus, car il faut comprendre que certains producteurs se limitent à foutre un kit de batterie déjà pret sur un sample qu'ils ont meme pas "choppé" (découpé, en français).

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