Nu-Skool Breaks
As Nu- Skool Breaks, also Nu- Breaks, Breakbeat refers to a variant that gained more and more attractive, especially in recent years. This style of music was, like many other directions Breaks born in England. Nu- Skool Breaks as a term first appeared in 1998, as Tayo, Adam Freeland and Rennie Pilgrem a party series name " Friction" in the London club " Bar Rhumba " started. Around the same time sent the fledgling Adam Freeland his label " Marine Parade ", named after a street in Brighton, at the start.
The beginnings
The mid-1990s began the Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim to create a new sound. A new element: Unlike most popular at this time genres such as techno, house or trance, they used beats that do not include a bass beat in each quarter of a clock. The bass drum ( kick drum) that is was not full by the clock, but was made up within a cycle. From here, the term breakbeat can be derived. The music created during this time is called the Big Beat. Already in 1998, reached the shaft culminating what producers like DJ in England prompted for new directions and sounds to keep an eye out. Many found their fortune in the newly emerging genre " Nu- Skool Breaks". Various established artists (Terminal Head, BLIM, BT, etc.) were able to identify with the music direction and headed first groundbreaking releases in the young style.
Today
Some see Nu- Skool Breakbeat as a whole, but can basically define some basic variants.
Digital " technoid " Breaks
Influences from trance and techno dominate this Part are often processed sounds and synth sounds to remind the little of any real instruments - apart from the drums. Vocals and voices are usually processed and manipulated with digital filters. It is mediated in hearing generally a calmer feeling. Often this direction designate some as Electro. In fact, the boundaries of both genres are blurred sometimes in the work of the producers and DJs.
Typical associated music producers are Adam Freeland, Evil 9, Meat Katie, Christian J, Koma & Bones, Funk Senator, General Midi, Hybrid.
Typical associated labels are Marine Parade, King Size, Chi Recordings, Streetwise, Distinctive, Thursday Club Recordings.
Analog " housy " Breaks
Elements of Acid, House and Funk find here mainly again. The arrangement of the drums often resembles that of drum and bass. Thus this style is perceived as more danceable and aggressive. Much more important than the " digital " counterpart voices and songs are perceived when listening. In addition, real instruments are more often in use. Analog Breaks maintained over time their similarity with the primordial form of Big Beat. Some DJs from house music scene use those breaks to expand their DJ sets.
Typical associated music producers are Plump DJs, Krafty Kuts, Meat Katie, Jammin, Stanton Warriors, Boogie Army, Senator radio, Cedric Benoit & Matsa, Layo & Bushwacka.
Typical associated labels are Finger Lickin ', Against the Grain, lab- rok, Bingo Beats, Bingo Soul, Botchit & Scarper ( sporadically ), 697 Recordings, Skint.
Other forms of
As so often with electronic music styles, numerous subgenres developed. There are, for example, a forth faster the pace kind of Nu- Breaks, their sounds and drums are designed aggressive. Aquasky vs Master Blaster, DJ Quest, Breakfastaz and Distorstionz publish on labels such as Passenger, Against the Grain, cyber radio or Shadowcryptic such numbers. The vocals and songs sometimes come from reggae and dancehall MCs.
Popularity
In its country of origin UK Nu- Skool Breaks enjoy great popularity. Far greater, however, the attention is in Australia, the actual Mecca for breakbeat and southern Spain, in Australia rather Funky Breaks are preferred, while in southern Spain dominates the fast and harder variety. Other notable scenes do not exist in Europe with the exception of Hungary. However, in virtually all European countries, a growing number of followers.