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Florida breaks

Florida breaks, which may also be referred to as The Orlando Sound, Orlando breaks, or The Breaks, is a genre of breakbeat dance music that originated in the 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.[2] The genre has been described as being easy to dance to while creating an uplifting, happy, or positive mood in the listener.[2]

Florida breaks

  • Orlando Sound
  • Orlando breaks

Late 1980s and early 1990s, United States

History[edit]

Late 1980s – early 1990s[edit]

The unique Florida style was first encountered during the late '80s inside the historic Beacham Theatre in Orlando.[2] The breaks genre started to gain local popularity as a local underground music subculture developed during Orlando's Summer of Love era from roughly 1989 to 1992.[3][4] Eddie Pappa, influenced by nights spent at the Beacham, honed his skill at The Edge when it opened in 1992 and is considered a pioneer in the Breaks genre. It gained prominence state-wide in 1993. By mid-1993, Large events at the Edge helped launch the popularity of the Florida breaks elsewhere in the U.S. Europe began to take notice of Orlando's expanding culture.[5]

Early Florida breaks venues[edit]

AAHZ at the Beacham Theatre (Orlando),[1] The Edge (Orlando).[1] The Abyss (Orlando),[1] The Club at Firestone (Orlando),[2] The Beach Club (Orlando),[5] Icon (Orlando),[2] Simon's (Gainesville),[8] Marz (Cocoa Beach),[5] The Edge (Fort. Lauderdale),[8] and Masquerade (Tampa).[8]

Break beat (element of music)

Breakbeat (genre)

Breakdown (music)

(genre)

Broken beat

Archived 2021-09-17 at the Wayback Machine from Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music

Florida Breaks