20 Years later...1991-Main Source-Breaking Atoms LP...what is your fave track?

"I move swift and uplift
your mind shoot the gift when I riff in rhyme
Rappin sniper, speakin real words
My thoughts react, like Steven Spielberg's
Poetry attacks, paragraphs punch hard
My brain is insane, I'm out to lunch God"

Easily one of the dopest albums in Hip Hop history (and in my personal top 10 of all time Hip Hop albums...

Breaking Atoms*, the debut album from Queens legend Producer/MC Large Professor

Alongside Toronto, Canada's DJ/Producers of K-Kut and Sir Scratch as Main Source was released on July 23rd in the year 1991 on the infamous Wild Pitch label...their debut 12" "Think"/"Atom" was released on Actual records in 1989.

http://www.discogs.com/label/Wild%20Pitch%20Records

 

It's an album full of classic breaks and samples from the likes of Melvin Bliss, Ike Turner & The Kings of Rhythm, Bob James, Skull Snaps, Lou Donaldson, Jesse Anderson, James Brown, The Mohawks, MFSB, The Meters, Detroit Emeralds, Kool & The Gang, Funkadelic and many others, dope rhymes, co-production from Pete Rock on one track and it also made people pay attention to a track stealing and debut from Nas on the anthem "Live At The BBQ" (along with Akinyele and Joe Fatal).

Breaking Atoms also included the hit singles "Looking At The Front Door" (which was huge in 1990) "Just Hangin' Out" (that sampled Sister Nancy's classic "Bam Bam") and "Peace Is Not The Word To Play"... a remix of that track was on the Boyz N The Hood soundtrack.

After they dropped the classic "Fakin The Funk" (featuring Neek The Exotic) off the White Men Can't Jump soundtrack) in 1992 Large Pro left the group and the group disbanded before thier second unreleased LP The Science was due for release, only to reform in 1994 with another legendary Queens MC as their frontman MC Mikey-D a Man who once had battled the vet Grandmaster Melle Mel and won and whom interestingly enough had records produced by the late great Paul C, Large Pro was taught a lot of his beat making skills by him... and while 1994's (unreleased due to a number of industry b.s. and other reasons) "F--k What You Heard" was nowhere near as great as Breaking Atoms but it was still a solid album that is still worth a listen.

*Breaking Atoms was later re-issued in 1997, 2006 (Japan) and 2008 and featured bonus tracks and DWG released a limited edition 7" inch titled Lost Science that featured the unreleased tracks "Bootlegging", "Time (Alternative Mix)" and "Raise Up".

http://www.discogs.com/Main-Source-Lost-Science/release/1539029

I know this will not be an easy decision but I am interested in seeing your answers...and another question...what format(s) do you have this album on?

　

 

1. Snake Eyes
2. Just Hangin' Out
3. Looking At The Front Door
4. Large Professor
5. Just A Friendly Game of Baseball
6. Scratch & Kut
7. Peace Is Not The Word To Play
8. Vamos A Rapiar
9. He Got So Much Soul (He Don't Need No Music)
10. Live At The Barbeque
11. Watch Roger Do His Thing
12. Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball (Bonus Version)

Various – Hi-Phat Diet - A Wild Pitch Compilation (1994)

Aqui teneis una recopilacion de temazos clasicos del sello Wild Pitch, de aquella maravillosa epoca en la que el hip hop trataba de decirte algo. Cabe destacar artistas como Main Source, Ultramagnetic MC's, Gang Starr, UMC'S, Lord Finesse, o sea, la pomadita, que si la acompañas de un buen purito ya tienes los ingredientes para liarla parda..

TRACKLIST

1 Main Source – What You Need

Producer K-Cut, Sir Scratch 4:19 

2 Gang Starr – Words I Manifest

Producer DJ Premier 5:19 

3 The Coup – Dig It

Producer Boots 4:26 

4 Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth – Funky Technician

Producer Diamond D 4:46 

5 UMC'S – Time To Set It Straight

Producer Haas G, Kool Kim 4:15 

6 Main Source – Looking At The Front Door

Producer Main Source 4:08 

7 Brokin English Klik – Who's Da Gangsta

Producer The Mad Scientist 5:36 

8 Chill Rob G – Court Is In Session (Remix)

Rmx Soulshock & Cutfather / Producer The 45 King 5:10 

9 N-Tyce  – Hush Hush Tip

Producer Wu-Tang Clan 4:01 

10 Latee – This Cut's Got Flavor

Producer The 45 King 4:15 

11 UMC'S – Blue Cheese

Producer Haas G, RNS 3:38 

12 Main Source – Fakin' The Funk

Producer Main Source 3:38 

13 Ultramagnetic MC's – Raise It Up

Producer Godfather Don 4:18 

14 Jamose – The Rhymthologist

Producer Louie Louie 4:28 

15 UMC'S – One To Grow On

Producer Haas G, RNS 4:42 

FLAC

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Rob Swift - Sound Event (2002)

Allow me to preface this review by stating my extreme admiration and unqualified respect for turntablists. Watching a master work the wheels is every bit as inspiring and transcendent as witnessing Tony Williams or Andres Segovia at their prime. If you've ever seen Q-Bert dissect an original break, draw out an individual beat from that break, and reconstruct that beat on the spot to build a wholly different rhythm, you know what I'm talking about. If you understand the myriad of scratches employed over the course of a DJ set, and how they build and play off one another, you know what I'm talking about. Although there are still those who would argue that the manipulation of prerecorded music doesn't require the same technical virtuosity as that of a traditional musician, I would argue that creatively harnessing an almost limitless sound palette is every bit as involved and difficult as moving your fingers up and down a guitar neck.

With that said, I also understand why turntablist albums have yet to garner as much commercial attention as other forms of hip-hop. For one thing, the art form is relatively new and the artistry behind it remains largely esoteric; for the most part, neither the mainstream music consumer nor the high-art, traditional music establishment has yet to grasp the nuances of turntablism. The deconstructive approach to rhythm and the cubist, cut-n-paste compositional arrangements sound cacophonous and random to the uninitiated and lack the rhythmic thump or lyrical immediacy of other forms of hip-hop.

With Sound Event, Rob Swift, who is one of the genre's greats, has succeeded in creating an album that has as much visceral impact as it does technical virtuosity, as much soul as it does science. It reaches for innovation while paying respect to the genre's conventions. It alternates between the round and soulful resonance of early 90s NYC hip-hop (e.g. Pete Rock and DITC) and the more mathematical angles of late-90s, ISP-inspired turntablism.

Perhaps the greatest strength of Sound Events, though, is its ability to incorporate other genres without diluting its own. On "The Great Caper", Swift enlists the help of Dujeous? guitarist Taylor Rivelli and bassist Alex Gale for a sweaty jazzy number that's a testament to Swift's ability to trade chops with the best of 'em. "Salsa Scratch", featuring legendary Spanish music pianist Bob James, may be the most satisfying turntablist composition in years. It's a family affair, paying homage to Swift's father, who came to the United States from Columbia, and featuring his mother on the track's introduction. The limitlessly talented D-Styles shows up and lays down a series of sublimely expressionistic scratches, and Bob James, who's worked with Freddie Hubbard and Grover Washington among others, graces the keys with his trademark Latino flavor. Sure, we've seen the turntable incorporated into countless xFC-metal, R&B;, and "experimental" jazz compositions, but rarely has the turntable been used as a primary instrument and mingled with other genres more naturally, or with as much subtly as it is on "Salsa Scratch".

"The Ghetto" finds Swift reflecting the paranoia, crime, and poverty that have claimed his friends. It may be a somewhat cliched theme, but Swift draws water from dry ground with his brilliant use of vocal samples. "Sub-Level", featuring J-Live, may be the most immediately accessible track on the album. Swift once again proves that he knows how to produce for an emcee, a skill that seems to elude lesser turntablists. He lays down a frantic, constantly morphing beat as the super-hot J-Live offers his opinions on the current state of underground hip-hop: "The rich act poor and the poor claim rich/ ...When you fronting on the mic, you still the industry's bitch."

The genius of this album is not only Rob Swift's skill, but also the restraint he shows in displaying his considerable talent. While every scratch and rhythmic twist is on point, Swift never allows his skills to overwhelm his compositions. The scratches are chosen and inserted for emotional resonance, and not as a self-indulgent display of turntable mastery. "Once you have an understanding that scratches are a form of communication," Swift explains in the liner notes, "you gradually realize that scratches are like words. Using long, dictionary words doesn't necessarily make you a great speaker. It's about knowing your audience and understanding that sometimes simple words make the greatest impact." I couldn't have said it better. (Pitchfork.com)

TRACKLIST

1 A Super Natural Intro Featuring Supernatural

2 2 3 Break

Scratches – DJ Klever, Melo-D

3 The Great Caper Featuring Dujeous?

4 Hip Hop On Wax Featuring Large Professor

Drums – DJ Radar

5 Salsa Scratch

Piano – Bob James

Scratches – D-Styles

6 Ghetto Interlude 

7 The Ghetto 

8 Sub Level Featuring J-Live

9 The Program Featuring Eddeganz, Gudtyme

Scratches – DJ Quest

10 Tronic Featuring Kenny Muhammed 

11 Interview With Colored Man Featuring Supernatural

Scratches – DJ Radar

12 Trunk Of Funk 

13 Sound Event

FLAC

Main Source - Breaking Atoms (CD) (Reissue-1991-1997)

Tracklist:

01. Snake Eyes

02. Just Hangin Out

03. Looking At The Front Door

04. Large Professor

05. Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball

06. Scratch & Kut

07. Peace Is Not The Word To Play

08. Vamos A Rapiar

09. He Got So Much Soul (He Don't Need No Music)

10. Live At The Barbeque

11. Watch Roger Do His Thing

12. Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball (Remix)

13. Fakin The Funk

14. Peace Is Not The Word To Play (Remix)

15. Just Hangin Out (Remix)

16. Bonafied Funk

17. Atom

18. Think

19. How My Man Went Down In The Game

20. Peace Is Not The Word To Play (12" Mix)

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