As we roll into April, it just felt like time for fat, rolling, funky breakbeat goodness..........

I have always been into my breaks from the minute as a teenager that I first heard those big juicy beats, kick drums and rolling basslines, I was hooked. My first taste came during my early trips to Brighton when me and the Bucks Boys used to party at the beach club where a certain Fat Boy Slim ran his "Big Beat Boutique" promotion. That early big beat was just perfection to me and I followed the genre ever since and Plump DJs and Stanton Warriors debut albums both released at a similar time (A Plump Night out and The Stanton Sessions) became legendary CDs that I owned and rinsed time and time again. Later in the mid 2000s at our JamBasha parties we always had a breaks and D&B room where we hosted headliners such as Drumattic Twins from Fingerlickin Records. Breaks have stayed with me ever since and it's interesting to see how the genre has developed after slowing down for a while.

I have picked 30 tunes which technically span genres including glitch hop (new to me!),  tech funk, dubstep and breaks. If you were to categorise the breaksbeats on this mix , they would be split into tech breaks, some garagey sounding breaks i guess evolved from the newer garagey deep house sound that has been prevalent recently, some progressive breaks (I love my melodic uplifting sounds) and some old skool house piano jams with the classic breakbeat #piratejams.

The way I have blended the mix is so that I take you on a journey through the different breakbeat sounds, evolving as you get through the mix from 100bpm glitch hop to 138bpm full on pumping breaks. Go with it, you need to listen to the full journey to understand it.

It is a pleasure to say that I have included 5 tunes from JamBasha's own Chevy One who has worked so hard for so long and as usual hard work has paid off. Chevy has moved his way up the scene and as is now a leading producer of tech funk originally working out of the Lot49 stable with Dylan Ryhmes and Meat Katie he is now producing and remixing tunes with lots of other famous producers as well. Check Chevy out! 

Now download the mix but remember this is not background music, turn it on preferably in a quality sound system with a beefer subwoofer, turn it UP, turn it up again, relax and enjoy the big beat journey!

Tracklisting:1. Robo Booty - Teknizm Cut - Opiuo - Additech2. Lycra Chakra - Goosebumpz - Additech3. Happy Days - Howla Mix - Pirate Jams - Disco Cakes4. Tunnel Visions - Birds of Paradise - Additech5. Wiggle Sticks - Forst Knox Five Remix - Opiuo - Additech6. Beat It Kids - Libton - Additech7. One Way Back - Pirate Jams - Punks8. She Can't Love You - Bombo Ross - Punks9. Taking It Back - Better Than Before Pirate Jams Remix - Deekline, PSG, Asha Rae - Gutter Gutter10. War - Teddy Killerz Remix - Far Too Loud, Astronaut - Monstercat11. Money Clip - Beatslappaz - Punks12. Deep Synapse - Checy One - LOT4913. Sour Smash - Fylan Rhymes, Chevy One - LOT4914. Be The One feat Lexie - Chevy One, Stanley Knife - Ayra Recordings15. Taking It Back - Martin Flex & Mutantbreakz remix - Deekline, PSG, Asha Rae - Hot Cakes16. M.F. Breakbest - UFO Project - Rat Records UK17. I Want You - Pirate Jams - Punks18. Treat Me Right - Pirate Jams - Punks19. Pulse - Chevy One Remix - Ben Coda - LOT4920. Groovebox - Blazer - Neom Recordings21. Isoloation - Retroid Remix - Alter Form - Ego Shot Recordings22. Feel My Love - DJ D-Xtreme - Straight Up23. Earth Nose - Xen Ochren, Blitz - VIM Records24. Gonna Break Ya - UFO Project - Rat Records25. Crater Tunnels - Shade K - Straight Up26. Tear It Up - The Beatkillers - Straight Up27. The Vibe - MartOpetEr Remix - Dirt Revolver - KindCrime Recordings28. Brightness - Colombo - Straight Up29. Into Sunrise - Fletric - VIM recordss30. On Point - GENUSS remix - Magnus - VIM Records