Broken Beat is Jazz, vol.1 (vinyl mix using ISO420)

This vinyl mixtape explores the intersection between Broken Beat and Jazz in today’s UK scene. “The term broken beat is a concept, more than a sound or a style. It’s an approach to making music. It’s about breaking the rules” - Motet, bugz in the attic In the mid 90’s, musicians from West London took inspiration from the diversity of sounds around them - hip-hop, house, jazz, reggae, drum & bass, and techno. Using the broken rhythm as a skeleton, they pushed the machines, instruments, and their own musicianship beyond the confines of these genres to further the limits of where they could go. A generation later, jazz musicians in the uk are doing the same: fusing the sounds around them, echoing the spirit of broken beat, and forging a new path in music. This vinyl mixtape weaves together tracks from musicians who straddle the world of jazz and electronic dance music. It includes pioneers of the broken beat scene alongside the newest wave of producers. All of the track