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Welcome to Record Breakin’ Music (RBM), a Philadelphia-based indie record label started by tastemaker DJ Junior. We have a straightforward approach to releasing quality new music with a soulful foundation.

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Preservation Project - Masters Series : Three

October 10, 2021 Record Breakin' Music
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Preservation Project - Masters Series : Three

If you are not up on Preservation Project record label out Texas get hip! They have a new release for their Masters Series. Lucky number 3 is “This Is Me” by Mark Bluford. A heavy slice of early 70s Psychedelic Deep Funk from the Bay Area. Hard to miss the massive wah-wah guitar leads, but the arrangement is pretty complex with piano, bass, and strings backing the earnest vocals.

There are breaks on both sides, parts one and two. The first break is a string break, very unique to a Funk record. But, somehow this fits for a Bay Area Funk record. The break in part two is one of the heaviest drum breaks no one has heard in 50 years.

Taking the release to another level, there is an upgrade option to choose a one of a kind, hand-painted sleeve by the legendary McBoing Boing. There are only 12 available so order it now!

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In 45s, Cover, Review, Vinyl Tags Preservation Project, Mark Bluford
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SOUND TRAVELER SERIES #26 FT. MO MANLEY

November 4, 2017 Record Breakin' Music
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It’s late July, 2017,and I’m walking up Kingsland Road in London’s East End on a Saturday morning. I’m fuzzy from jet lag and a seven-hour gig from the night before; the sun is surprisingly bright and people are talking fast. Where the hell am I? Traveling to another part of the world within a day can make you question if anything is really real. My legs are jelly. 

I take a left onto narrow Bradbury, down a block and see the small storefront of Eldica Records, a spot recommended by a friend the day before. Boxes of 45s, nag champa, and a woman named Beverly are inside. I pull up a box marked “Rare Caribbean” and start flipping through the sevens, feeling myself surfacing into the day. Familiar territory, a bit of grounding. Stuck in the middle of the rares is, oddly, a copy of RBMB’s Big Pimp Jones “Rigor Mortis” 7”. I text a pic of it back to Junior in Philly. Suddenly distances don’t feel so large.

This is sixty minutes of records played live—some new, some not, all on 7” except for one—that have been keeping me company all summer long, through all kinds of transitions. Here’s to you keeping your rhythm in whatever you’re moving through, too—wherever you are. 

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ps I also realized while making this that, through this thing called music, I’ve gotten to know (and, in some cases, work with) many of the artists on this mix, which is a really cool thing to have happen. A huge thank you to all of the artists here for making the world seem closer. 

>mo 

 

  • Nautilus feat. Mizuki Kamata · Tom’s Diner 
  • Dead End Boogie · Hyppa Hyppa! Pt 1 
  • Pan-Atlantics · Rhodesian Girl 
  • El Michels Affair · Iron Maiden 
  • Obote Soul Sounds + Adrian Quesada · The Revolt of the Cockroach People  
  • Ajicero · Palenke (TNT Remix)
  • Kokolo · The Way Up
  • Jungle By Night · El Miraglo
  • Diplomats of Solid Sound · Hurt Me So (Lack of Afro remix)
  • The Skatalites · Ceiling Bud
  • Bamma Gamma · Go Back to the Zoo
  • IGBO · Creamy
  • Peter Thomas & Mocambo Astronautic Sound Orchestra · Piccicato in Heaven
  • Kool Men & Diamond T · One for the Road
  • Pat Van Dyke · On the Good Foot
  • Gillespie & Co. · Sunshine People
  • Toli Nameless & The Femm Nameless · See Line
  • Baggy Leggins · Expensive Sheeeeet
  • Record Breakin' Ensemble ·Batucada Samba · Pela (Sol Power All-Stars Remix)
  • Will Sessions & Amp Fiddler · Lost Without You
  • Super Hi-Fi · I’m Only Sleeping
In 45s, Download, Mix, Vinyl Tags Mo Manley, Sound Traveler, soundtraveler
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Pat Van Dyke - Let the Horns Blow (EP)

September 11, 2016 Record Breakin' Music

Pat Van Dyke - Let the Horns Blow (EP)

Limited Edition 7" vinyl and Digital

Order HERE

If we could calculate the damage done by human civilization in the name of progress or culture, it would probably be done in a way that would affirm our past and trajectory. The dystopian narrative that we ghost wrote through political mouthpieces would by polished up into shiny abstractions. Lost would be the blemishes and punch drunk love with profit and power dances. 

But the music doesn’t lie. Music. The music that spans generations and casts longer shadows past the labels and trends, always tells the truth. The people who listen to the music as the hills hear cloud movement – who hear the music as the Earth listens to languages – for them…the music tells the real story. They aren’t lost in rhetoric and false dialogue. Beats and keys and horns and breaks and FUNK. Therein lies the truth. This is the true culture of human civilization. The language of progress is in the progression of chords and formulas of harmony. 

The conductors of these manifestations of harmonious truths should be looked upon with reverence for their contributions. Truth speakers that are heard in dimly lit bars and brightly lit gatherings of audiophiles that understand their tongue are the mark of human accomplishment. 

Enter Pat Van Dyke. Composer. Arranger. Producer. Prophet for the culture we call Music. This isn’t sound philosophy, this is a testament to human civilization. It’s not just FUNK. It’s a declaration of sovereignty in individual instrumentation funneled into 4 tracks of afro-beat; down, curve and right back up of the U in the FUNK. Writing and playing keys, drums, bass, guitar and percussion…the outcome was obvious – conquer from every angle. In fact, the only other players in this testimony of our times were Peter Lin (trombone), Richard Polatchek (trumpet), Bryan Beninghove (Tenor / Baritone Sax)…and though they were the horns in Let The Horns Blow, it was in the mind of Pat that these parts were born. In a departure from what we have come to expect from PVD over the course of his past few declarations on wax, less keyboard and synth are found between the grooves of his latest truth. Yet, the vibe still exists. The essence and nuance that we listen for is there. Whether written on keys, or as in the case of LTHB, on guitar…it’s absolutely the sound to counter the misleading representations of who we are as a musical culture. All stories begin somewhere and this one was composed, recorded and mixed in Jersey City, NJ with stereo mastering by Alessandro Perrotta (AVP Audio Engineering).  Where you take it is anyone’s guess. What’s important is the story being told and shared. Because this is our culture and only we can keep the light aflame. 

Eric SAESO Alvarez
www.thekithenmix.com

In 45s, News, Vinyl, video Tags Pat Van Dyke, LTHB, Let the Horns Blow
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DJ Platurn - In Love ft. E Da Boss (trailer)

February 14, 2016 Record Breakin' Music

Forthcoming limited vinyl and digital release from DJ Platurn featuring E Da Boss on Record Breakin' Music. Teaser produced by @kickerdixon

In 45s, video Tags DJ Platurn, E Da Boss
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LITTLE BIG THINGS + DIRTY BURNERS 45 RELEASE PARTY

January 29, 2015 Record Breakin' Music
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PHILLY!! This month the Little Big Things Crew is holding down FIRST FRIDAYS at The Trestle Inn!! As usual you can expect a healthy dose of funk, soul, boogie and latin jams served piping hot via tiny record, go-go dancers, and the best whiskey drinks in town!! This month we're doing a special release party for the Dirty Burners (James Personify Norman + Case Bloom) 45 Release on RBMBoots!! And for those interested, we'll have copies of the new record for sale at The Trestle as well as a hand full of the limited edition Little Big Things t-shirts left over from last month. Hope to see you in the place!! No Cover!! #DIRTYBURNERS

* Not in Philly that night you can purchase the limited edition, vinyl only release here.

In 45s, Vinyl, events Tags Little Big Things, Dirty Burners, Release Party, Case Bloom, Dj Personify
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Straight No Chaser Vol. 1 - Mixed by Junior

July 15, 2013 Record Breakin' Music
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No real fancy description for this mix. 
I was in the studio and decided to play some 45s.
The recorder was on and this is the result.

I present Straight No Chaser Volume 1 - (ALL 45 vinyl)

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PLAYLIST:

  • Rise - A Message to the Architects Pt 1 [Futuristica Music]
  • Buddy Sativa - Mystic Voyage [Favorite Records]
  • Rich Medina - Mindgames (Sneaky Pete Edit) [Ropeadope]
  • Roy Ayers - Hummin' (Simon S Rework) [Vibes]
  • Kellee Patterson - I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More, Baby [Jazzman]
  • Marc Mac Visioneers - Funky Fanfare [Omniverse / BBE]
  • New York Trouble - Light Stakeout Pt. 1 [KPM]
  • Tall Black Guy - Love to the World [TBGP]
  • Coffy is the Color - April in Paris [Downtempo]
  • Azaxx - Bahia [Mobil Home Music]
  • Freddie Joachim - Talk [Mellow Orange]
  • Minnie Riperton - Minnie's Lament [Epic]
  • Sarah Vaughn - Mystery of Man (Rapson Re-work) [RAPS]
  • Bobbi Humphrey - Chicago, Damn [Blue Note]

In Download, Mix, 45s, Vinyl Tags vinyl, mix, 45s, 7"
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