Breakbeat is yet another music genre that spread from America, took on a dose of European ingenuity, and then led a life of its own to become one of the biggest beats of the dance world. This is how ...

It seems like just yesterday The Source was the go-to Hip-Hop magazine in the game. But while the brand isn’t enjoying the same kind of success they did in the 90’s, founder Dave Mays is still very ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. While familiar Funk breaks will always be an intrinsic element of DnB, the decision to use one ...

Sampled breaks are a central part of the drum 'n' bass sound, but they'll often need tidying up… When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

The melodic orchestral breakbeat is back! Although it never really left. I have not spent this much time on a track in a while. The track started off as a concept melody years back, and has been ...

Some songs receive cover versions by other artists over and over again. Some are sample bedrocks. A few are both—and perhaps the greatest and most emblematic of these is “Apache.” Written in the late ...

Few things charge up the dance like a breakbeat. Few things have been quite as ubiquitous in electronic music, too. Over the last few years, you'll have found breaks lurking in the shadows of every ...