Breakestra is a ten-piece

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"orchestra" from

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, formed by Miles Tackett in 1996. Tackett, also known as "Musicman", records, composes, plays bass, upright cello, guitar, keyboards and drums. He also sings along with the other front man Mix Master Wolf. The style in which Breakestra plays live setting & on record is much influenced by late 1960s and early 1970s funk & soul-jazz music and the respective samples that were used in late 1980s/early 1990s hip hop as ''The Live Mix, Part 1'' and '' The Live Mix, Part 2'' show. After releasing their first 7 inch single "Getcho Soul Togetha" (an original composition in fact) in 1999 on Stones Throw records and two full-length albums of mostly covers and sample-filled

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, Breakestra put out ''Hit the Floor'' in 2005 on

Ubiquity Records Ubiquity Records is an independent United States, American Music label, Record Label that focuses on multiple genres, including but not limited to hip hop, electronic, funk, Latin, Soul music, soul, jazz, singer/songwriters and other musical genr ...

, which included all-original recordings fusing elements of hip hop,

, and

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. Tackett put together another original full length, "Dusk Till Dawn" in late 2009 that featured guest rapper

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, the late DJ DUSK & soul vocalist Afrodyete "the African goddess of love". Tackett continues to bring different incarnations of Breakestra out on tour when not working on projects in his home studio. Breakestra covered

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' "Champ" in 2005 on the in-game soundtrack for ''

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Discography

*''The Live Mix, Part 1'' (

Rootdown Records ROOTDOWN is a rock band with reggae and hip-hop undertones. Formed in 2007 by American Singer-Songwriter Paul Wright, the Oregon-based group released their debut album ''ROOTDOWN EP'' in 2007. The band is best known for the song "Taking Over Me" ...

) (1999) *'' The Live Mix, Part 2'' (

Stones Throw Records Stones Throw Records is an American independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. Under the direction of founder Peanut Butter Wolf, Stones Throw has released music ranging from hip hop to experimental psychedelic rock. '' LA Weekl ...

) (2001) *''Hit The Floor'' (

) (2005) *''Dusk Till Dawn'' (

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) (2009)

External links

Breakestra official site
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