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'''Florida breaks,''' also referred to as ''' Orlando breaks''', '''The Breaks''', or '''The Orlando Sound''' is a [[genre]] of [[breakbeat]] [[Electronic dance music|dance]] [[Music of Florida|music that originated in central region of the State]] of [[Florida]], [[United States]].<ref name="Le-Huu 2015">{{cite web |url=http://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2015/11/28/aahz-respects-the-breaks-that-made-orlando-global-overdue-propers-for-dj-stylus-the-beacham |title=AAHZ respects the breaks that made Orlando global, overdue propers for DJ Stylus (The Beacham) |last1=Le-Huu |first1=Bao |date= November 28, 2015 |website= |publisher= |access-date=December 1, 2015 |quote=The AAHZ days, though absolutely foundational, were an elementary phase in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s that heavily featured European house sounds. But the breaks – a breakbeat subgenre braided of hip-hop, Miami bass and electro – was the Orlando sound, our original chapter and contribution to the EDM world. And when the breaks surged in the mid ‘90s, it was the Orlando dance scene at its apex, when we weren’t just playing the leading sounds but making and exporting them. When it comes to breaks, the names that really jump out on this heavyweight lineup are Icey and Stylus, the two DJs who actually specialized in the style.}}{blog of Orlando Weekly's music column}</ref>
'''Florida breaks,''' referred to as Florida breakbeat and Funky Breaks, is a genre of broken beat music which, as the name suggests, is most popular in the areas around the US state of Florida. Its sound has a lot in common with UK nu skool breaks although it also contains influences of other music popular in the same area such as freestyle, electro and Miami bass due to the parallel electronic dance music sub-genre of electro bass being billed at many of the same events as Florida breaks. Also may be referred to as ''' Orlando breaks''', '''Tampa Breaks''', or '''The Orlando Sound'''. [[genre]] of [[breakbeat]] [[Electronic dance music|dance]] [[Music of Florida|music that originated in central region of the State]] of [[Florida]], [[United States]].<ref name="Le-Huu 2015">{{cite web |url=http://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2015/11/28/aahz-respects-the-breaks-that-made-orlando-global-overdue-propers-for-dj-stylus-the-beacham |title=AAHZ respects the breaks that made Orlando global, overdue propers for DJ Stylus (The Beacham) |last1=Le-Huu |first1=Bao |date= November 28, 2015 |website= |publisher= |access-date=December 1, 2015 |quote=The AAHZ days, though absolutely foundational, were an elementary phase in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s that heavily featured European house sounds. But the breaks – a breakbeat subgenre braided of hip-hop, Miami bass and electro – was the Orlando sound, our original chapter and contribution to the EDM world. And when the breaks surged in the mid ‘90s, it was (1)of 3-4 main hubs at its apex, when we weren’t just playing the leading sounds but making and exporting them. When it comes to breaks, the names that really jump out on this heavyweight lineup are Icey and Stylus, the two DJs who actually specialized in the style.}}{blog of Orlando Weekly's music column}</ref>
Florida Breaks originates from a mixture of [[hip-hop]], [[Miami bass]] and [[electro (music)|electro]] that often includes recognizable [[Sampling (music)|sampling]] of early [[jazz]] or [[funk]] [[Beat (music)|beats]] from [[rare groove]] or popular film. Florida's breakbeat style feature vocal elements<ref name="Gettelman 1997" /> and retains the hip-hop rhythms on which is based.<ref name="Le-Huu 2015" />
Florida Breaks originates from a mixture of [[hip-hop]], [[Miami bass]] and [[electro (music)|electro]] that often includes recognizable [[Sampling (music)|sampling]] of early [[jazz]] or [[funk]] [[Beat (music)|beats]] from [[rare groove]] or popular film. Florida's breakbeat style feature vocal elements<ref name="Gettelman 1997" /> and retains the hip-hop rhythms on which is based.<ref name="Le-Huu 2015" />
The Florida breakbeat style however is faster, more [[syncopation|syncopated]], and has a heavier and unrelenting bassline.<ref name="Gettelman 1997">{{cite web |url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1997-02-09/entertainment/9702061325_1_dance-music-visit-to-orlando-kimball-collins |title=The Orlando Sound Although Hard To Define, It's Hot Among Lovers Of Underground Dance Music |last1=Gettelman |first1=Parry |date=February 9, 1997 |website=orlandosentinel.com |publisher= The Orlando Sentinel |access-date= November 5, 2015 |quote=}}</ref> The beat frequently slows and [[breakdown (music)|breaks down]] complex beat patterns and then rebuilds in a way that is widely felt to be easier to dance to and creates an uplifting, happy, or positive mood in the listener.<ref name="Gettelman 1997" />
The Florida breakbeat style however is faster, more [[syncopation|syncopated]], and has a heavier and unrelenting bassline.<ref name="Gettelman 1997">{{cite web |url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1997-02-09/entertainment/9702061325_1_dance-music-visit-to-orlando-kimball-collins |title=The Orlando Sound Although Hard To Define, It's Hot Among Lovers Of Underground Dance Music |last1=Gettelman |first1=Parry |date=February 9, 1997 |website=orlandosentinel.com |publisher= The Orlando Sentinel |access-date= November 5, 2015 |quote=}}</ref> The beat frequently slows and [[breakdown (music)|breaks down]] complex beat patterns and then rebuilds to creative an uplifting, happy, or positive mood in the listener.<ref name="Gettelman 1997" />


== History ==
== History ==
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| audio3 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxacRNgWUh0 ''Set U Free'' by Planet Soul] exemplifies the vocal and breakdown elements of Florida Breaks, [[YouTube]] video
| audio3 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxacRNgWUh0 ''Set U Free'' by Planet Soul] exemplifies the vocal and breakdown elements of Florida Breaks, [[YouTube]] video
| audio4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlLJEOLu228 Nick Newton's ''Orlando mix of Screamer''] the progressive style defined the Orlando Sound
| audio4 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlLJEOLu228 Nick Newton's ''Orlando mix of Screamer''] the progressive style defined the Orlando Sound
| audio5 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk57uT_jFJQ ''Orlando Mix 96''] Mixed Florida breaks, acid breaks from all over the state recorded live in Orlando
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The "Orlando Sound" was wildly popular among DJs and club goers in Florida and the sound was marketed as "Orlando friendly". The genre soon gained acclaim and became internationally popular in club culture during the mid 1990s.<ref name="Gettelman 1997" /> However, there did not seem to universal consensus on the exact elements that constituted ''the Orlando Sound''.<ref name="Gettelman 1997" /> The Orlando Sound was also known as Florida breaks after Nick Newton, an English breaks DJ and producer, called his 1996 record ''Orlando''.<ref name =Fergusonjuly22013>{{cite web |url=http://www.orlandoweekly.com/orlando/dance-dance-revolution/Content?oid=2244233 |title= Dance dance revolution |last1= Ferguson |first1= Jason|last2=Le-Huu |first2= Bao|date=July 2, 2013 |website=orlandoweekly.com |publisher=The Orlando Weekly |access-date=July 28, 2016 |quote=The 1990s was formative in the electronic dance music awakening of America, and that fire-catching cultural momentum would vault Orlando to the vanguard of it all. As one of the premier global epicenters of the rave big bang, the city found itself on equal footing with not just New York or Los Angeles but also with the trailblazing U.K. scene (English breaks DJ-producer Nick Newton named his 1996 record Orlando), even siring its own sound (Florida breaks).}}</ref>
The "Orlando Sound" was wildly popular among DJs and club goers in Florida and the sound was marketed internationally as "Orlando friendly". During the mid 1990s.<ref name="Gettelman 1997" /> However, there did not seem to universal consensus on the exact elements that constituted ''the Florida Sound''.<ref name="Gettelman 1997" /> until Nick Newton, an English breaks DJ and producer, called his 1996 record ''Orlando''.Due to its wide popularity <ref name =Fergusonjuly22013>{{cite web |url=http://www.orlandoweekly.com/orlando/dance-dance-revolution/Content?oid=2244233 |title= Dance dance revolution |last1= Ferguson |first1= Jason|last2=Le-Huu |first2= Bao|date=July 2, 2013 |website=orlandoweekly.com |publisher=The Orlando Weekly |access-date=July 28, 2016 |quote=The 1990s was formative in the electronic dance music awakening of America, and that fire-catching cultural momentum would vault Orlando to the vanguard of it all. As one of the premier global epicenters of the rave big bang, the city found itself on equal footing with not just New York or Los Angeles but also with the trailblazing U.K. scene (English breaks DJ-producer Nick Newton named his 1996 record Orlando), even siring its own sound (Florida breaks).}}</ref>


The genre received limited local radio play in Central Florida on [[radio stations]] [[WXXL]] (106.7 FM)<ref name="Gettelman 1997" /> and on college radio [[WPRK]] (91.5 FM),<ref name="Gettelman 1997" /> as well as [[WUCF-FM|WUCF]] (89.9 FM), [[WFIT]] (89.5 FM on [[Space Coast]]), and [[WMNF]] (88.5 FM in [[Tampa]]).<ref name =Fergusonjuly22013 />
The genre received limited local radio play in Central Florida on [[radio stations]] [[WXXL]] (106.7 FM)<ref name="Gettelman 1997" /> and on college radio [[WPRK]] (91.5 FM),<ref name="Gettelman 1997" /> as well as [[WUCF-FM|WUCF]] (89.9 FM), [[WFIT]] (89.5 FM on [[Space Coast]]), and [[WMNF]] (88.5 FM in [[Tampa]]).<ref name =Fergusonjuly22013 />


A compilation album of various Florida breaks artists called ''Sunshine State Of Mind'' was released in 1997


===2000s===
===2000s===


The international popularity of Florida breaks peaked and began to wane since 2000.<ref name="Gettelman 1997" /> However, the genre is still quite popular among those who remember the era in Central Florida and the genres unique role in electronic music history is frequently celebrated.<ref name="Le-Huu 2015" />
The international and local popularity of Florida breaks peaked and began to wane in 2000.<ref name="Gettelman 1997" /> However, the genre is still quite popular. Especially among those who remember the era in Central Florida and the genres unique role in electronic music history.<ref name="Le-Huu 2015" />


The genre's inspirational influences have created regional and preference variations of the Breaks within Florida that have made the genre more difficult to define. The Orlando Sound of Central and Northern Florida were strongly influenced by [[new beat]], [[trance (music)|trance]] and [[progressive house]] sounds and it is the '''progressive breaks''' that some older fans cherished while younger fans seemed to prefer a more simple '''electro breakbeat''' style. Producers in South Florida kept with a [[deep house]] flavor or retained more of the [[funk]] and [[hip-hop]] influence of Miami's so-called "ghetto-bass" that evolved and is sometimes called the '''funky breaks'''.<ref name="Gettelman 1997" /><ref name=Gentile2014>{{cite web |url=https://thump.vice.com/en_us/article/florida-breaks-in-the-1990s-beats-get-sleazy-in-the-weirdo-armpit-of-america |title=Florida Breaks in the 1990s: Beats Get Sleazy in the Weirdo Armpit of America |last= Gentile|first= Jessica|date= November 4, 2014|website=thump.vice.com |publisher=VICE |access-date=February 26, 2017 |quote=}}</ref>


==Florida Breaks artists==
==Florida Breaks artists==
Some local Florida break artist during the genres peaking years aimed for main-stream & news media and gave up the idea sense of rave and the Florida funk values for popularity while many others purposely remained true to the underground scene and continued to thrive and be successful in their own rights. Some of which are:

[[DJs]] [[DJ Icey|Icey]],<ref name="Le-Huu 2015" /> Stylus,<ref name="Le-Huu 2015" /> Kimball Collins,<ref name="Le-Huu 2015" /> Dave Cannalte,<ref name="Le-Huu 2015" /> Andy Hughes,<ref name="Le-Huu 2015" /> [[Chris Fortier]], <ref name="Gettelman 1997" /> [[K5 (Band)|K5]],<ref name="Gettelman 1997" /> [[Rick West]],<ref name=Gentile2014 /> Huda Hudia,<ref name=Gentile2014 /> Sharazz,<ref name=Gentile2014 /> [[Dynamix II]],<ref name=Gentile2014 /> Robby Clark,<ref name =Fergusonjuly22013 /> Michael Donaldson,<ref name =Fergusonjuly22013 /> Sandy Fite,<ref name =Fergusonjuly22013 /> Chris Milo,<ref name =Fergusonjuly22013 /> Mark Snyder,<ref name =Fergusonjuly22013 /> Cliff Tangredi,<ref name =Fergusonjuly22013 /> Eli Tobias,<ref name =Fergusonjuly22013 /> D-Extreme,{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} Baby Anne,{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} Friction & Spice{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} Teknatronik and Peter Wohelski<ref name =Fergusonjuly22013 /> specialized in Florida Breaks.
[[DJs]] [[DJ Icee aka icey|Icey]],<ref name="Le-Huu 2015" /> Stylus,<ref name="Le-Huu 2015" /> Kimball Collins,<ref name="Le-Huu 2015" /> Dave Cannalte,<ref name="Le-Huu 2015" /> [[Chris Fortier]], <ref name="Gettelman 1997" /> [[K5 (Band)|K5]],<ref name="Gettelman 1997" /> [[Rick West]],<ref name=Gentile2014 /> Huda Hudia,<ref name=Gentile2014 /> Sharazz,<ref name=Gentile2014 /> Baby Anne,{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}, [Skynet (Band)|Afco-Skynet]],<ref name="1996 http://www.artisttrove.com/artist/394856821752/Cosmo+Kid+Official+Music+Page" /> DJ Fixx, Keith Macenzie, Tommy Who, Mondo, Mike & Charlie, DJ X, Dave London, Funk lab, Rob E, Brad Smith, Friction & Spice{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} Teknatronik <ref name =Fergusonjuly22013 /> were a few of the early artist in no particular order who dj popular events, produced & exported music, staged shows all over the state and were influential in how the scene developed and continually progressed over the years since its inception.


==Early Florida Breaks venues ==
==Early Florida Breaks venues ==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://techno.org/electronic-music-guide/music.swf Florida Breaks] from [[Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music]]
* [http://techno.org/electronic-music-guide/music.swf Florida Breaks] from [[Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music]]

* [http://wikivisually.com/wiki/Rave_music] from [[ Electronic Music/ breaks]]

* [https://allevents.in/tampa/late-night-vinyl-ft-dave-seaburn-fonik-afco-and-laser-assassins/887050641351545#] from [[ Local breaks]]



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Revision as of 16:15, 6 July 2017

Florida Breaks
Native name
The Breaks
Etymology
Other names
  • The Orlando Sound
  • Progressive Breaks
  • Funky Breaks
  • Nu skool breaks
Stylistic origins
Cultural originsLate 1980s and 1990s: U.S.
Mid 1990s: U.K.
Typical instruments
Derivative formsAcid breaks
Subgenres

(complete list)
Regional scenes
Local scenes

Florida breaks, referred to as Florida breakbeat and Funky Breaks, is a genre of broken beat music which, as the name suggests, is most popular in the areas around the US state of Florida. Its sound has a lot in common with UK nu skool breaks although it also contains influences of other music popular in the same area such as freestyle, electro and Miami bass due to the parallel electronic dance music sub-genre of electro bass being billed at many of the same events as Florida breaks. Also may be referred to as Orlando breaks, Tampa Breaks, or The Orlando Sound. genre of breakbeat dance music that originated in central region of the State of Florida, United States.[1] Florida Breaks originates from a mixture of hip-hop, Miami bass and electro that often includes recognizable sampling of early jazz or funk beats from rare groove or popular film. Florida's breakbeat style feature vocal elements[2] and retains the hip-hop rhythms on which is based.[1] The Florida breakbeat style however is faster, more syncopated, and has a heavier and unrelenting bassline.[2] The beat frequently slows and breaks down complex beat patterns and then rebuilds to creative an uplifting, happy, or positive mood in the listener.[2]

History

Late 1980s - Early 1990s

The unique Florida style was first encountered during the late '80s inside the historic Beacham Theatre in Orlando.[2] The breaks genre continued to gain popularity as a local underground music subculture became developed during Orlando's Summer of Love era from roughly 1989 to 1992 and simply "exploded" into prominence in mid-1993.

Mid 1990s popularity

External audio
audio icon Passion by K5 is an example of Florida Breaks, YouTube video
audio icon Nick Newton's - Planet Acid combines acid, electro, and breakbeat elements for a grittier Florida sound,
audio icon Set U Free by Planet Soul exemplifies the vocal and breakdown elements of Florida Breaks, YouTube video
audio icon Nick Newton's Orlando mix of Screamer the progressive style defined the Orlando Sound
audio icon Orlando Mix 96 Mixed Florida breaks, acid breaks from all over the state recorded live in Orlando

The "Orlando Sound" was wildly popular among DJs and club goers in Florida and the sound was marketed internationally as "Orlando friendly". During the mid 1990s.[2] However, there did not seem to universal consensus on the exact elements that constituted the Florida Sound.[2] until Nick Newton, an English breaks DJ and producer, called his 1996 record Orlando.Due to its wide popularity [3]

The genre received limited local radio play in Central Florida on radio stations WXXL (106.7 FM)[2] and on college radio WPRK (91.5 FM),[2] as well as WUCF (89.9 FM), WFIT (89.5 FM on Space Coast), and WMNF (88.5 FM in Tampa).[3]


2000s

The international and local popularity of Florida breaks peaked and began to wane in 2000.[2] However, the genre is still quite popular. Especially among those who remember the era in Central Florida and the genres unique role in electronic music history.[1]


Florida Breaks artists

Some local Florida break artist during the genres peaking years aimed for main-stream & news media and gave up the idea sense of rave and the Florida funk values for popularity while many others purposely remained true to the underground scene and continued to thrive and be successful in their own rights. Some of which are: DJs Icey,[1] Stylus,[1] Kimball Collins,[1] Dave Cannalte,[1] Chris Fortier, [2] K5,[2] Rick West,[4] Huda Hudia,[4] Sharazz,[4] Baby Anne,[citation needed], [Skynet (Band)|Afco-Skynet]],[5] DJ Fixx, Keith Macenzie, Tommy Who, Mondo, Mike & Charlie, DJ X, Dave London, Funk lab, Rob E, Brad Smith, Friction & Spice[citation needed] Teknatronik [3] were a few of the early artist in no particular order who dj popular events, produced & exported music, staged shows all over the state and were influential in how the scene developed and continually progressed over the years since its inception.

Early Florida Breaks venues

AAHZ (Orlando),[1] The Edge (Orlando).[1] The Abyss (Orlando),[1] The Club at Firestone (Orlando),[2] The Beach Club (Orlando),[3] Icon (Orlando),[2] Simon's (Gainesville),[6] Marz (Cocoa Beach),[3] The Edge (Fort. Lauderdale),[6] and Masquerade (Tampa)[6] were early Florida Breaks venues.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Le-Huu, Bao (November 28, 2015). "AAHZ respects the breaks that made Orlando global, overdue propers for DJ Stylus (The Beacham)". Retrieved December 1, 2015. The AAHZ days, though absolutely foundational, were an elementary phase in the late '80s and early '90s that heavily featured European house sounds. But the breaks – a breakbeat subgenre braided of hip-hop, Miami bass and electro – was the Orlando sound, our original chapter and contribution to the EDM world. And when the breaks surged in the mid '90s, it was (1)of 3-4 main hubs at its apex, when we weren't just playing the leading sounds but making and exporting them. When it comes to breaks, the names that really jump out on this heavyweight lineup are Icey and Stylus, the two DJs who actually specialized in the style.{blog of Orlando Weekly's music column}
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Gettelman, Parry (February 9, 1997). "The Orlando Sound Although Hard To Define, It's Hot Among Lovers Of Underground Dance Music". orlandosentinel.com. The Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e Ferguson, Jason; Le-Huu, Bao (July 2, 2013). "Dance dance revolution". orlandoweekly.com. The Orlando Weekly. Retrieved July 28, 2016. The 1990s was formative in the electronic dance music awakening of America, and that fire-catching cultural momentum would vault Orlando to the vanguard of it all. As one of the premier global epicenters of the rave big bang, the city found itself on equal footing with not just New York or Los Angeles but also with the trailblazing U.K. scene (English breaks DJ-producer Nick Newton named his 1996 record Orlando), even siring its own sound (Florida breaks).
  4. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Gentile2014 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1996 http://www.artisttrove.com/artist/394856821752/Cosmo+Kid+Official+Music+Page was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b c Gentile, Jessica (November 5, 2014). "The Essential Rave Nightclubs of Floridian History". thump.vice.com. VICE. Retrieved February 27, 2017.

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