LA studio funkateers reconvene after four years under honcho ‘Music Man’ Miles Tackett to again pay tribute to the original sources which fuelled those late 80s hiphop classics. Miles’ vision was to play that funk in the original spirit and, in the process, became a formidable live outfit attracting some of the city’s finest musicians. The follow-up to 2005’s Hit The Floor is packed with funk in various forms ranging from the lowdown and flute-topped ‘Dark Clouds Rain Soul’ to the 70s fuzz guitar vamp of ‘Show You The Way’. The energy on tracks like ‘No Matter Where You Go’ is utterly contagious while ‘Low Down Stank’ redefines how low you can go. Organic and vibrant, Breakestra proudly fly a flag often in danger of flying away in these synthetic times.
4 Out Of 5
Reviewed By: Kris Needs
