#Sampling

Breakbeat is the sonic labyrinth born from endlessly looping chopped drum segments pilfered from dusty old records. It blurs listeners’ ability to decide whether they’re dancing or drowning in sound, transforming dance floors into tribal altars. Once a proud advantage of Black music culture, the drum break is now casually remixed into a badge of hip novelty. A form of sampling violence that drags the past’s artistry around by its ears, all under the guise of creativity. Irresistible enough to make even the most cynical foot tap in grudging homage to its paradoxical charm.