Most of it, though, like all once-popular genres, is simply down to moving trends and tastes. There were also, let’s face it, an abundance of really naff bootlegs and OTT tear-out releases as the genre passed its peak. Some of it can be attributed to the fact that some of the key producers didn’t want to be limited to one confined genre and distanced themselves away from the scene. There are many reasons for this… Some of it can be put down to genre-purists who couldn’t handle anything but the classic elements. Once a genre that could fill all three rooms in Fabric every fortnight, and entire festival arenas for two or three days on the bounce, towards the late noughties it slowly lost favour. Yet shorten it to ‘breaks’ and, for many, it’s a dirty word… And has been for years.

The dynamic behind all drum & bass records, The Prodigy’s signature drum arrangement and THE core device of the ultimate, hugely influential rave/jungle/D&B foundation, hardcore… Dance music owes A LOT to breakbeats. Breakbeat: one of the most dominant driving beat forces in electronic music since raves began.

2015 best breakbeat djs