The first album I “A&Red” at Stones Throw, starting unofficially back in the tail end of 1999 and then in earnest after we released the Quasimoto debut in the summer of 2000, was Breakestra’s Live Mix Part Two. I’m amazed that Miles Tackett and crew are still hard at “keeping funk alive,” and on the eve of the release of their new album, it’s fitting we post a track here.
We released “Low Down Stank” on a 12″ single last year. That song, evocative of the Breakestra’s take on funk music that began with “Getcho Soul Togetha,” is now an interesting mid-point in an album that spans the funk gamut. The song we’ve chosen to post here – a Dee Felice Trio meets Charles Stephney by way of Ramsey Lewis circa Mother Nature’s Son jaunt entitled “You’ll Never Know” – is one of a trio of instrumentals on the album. As with the entire album, the spirit of the late homey DJ Dusk looms large. It’s not a melancholic ride, rather an introspective one that feels triumphant by the close of the album. Good work fellas.
Listen to Breakestra’s “You’ll Never Know” here: Breakestra: “You’ll Never Know”