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Main Source - "Breaking Atoms" appreciation thread
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Yeah , listening to this in its entirety made me realize how much influence this album had production wise and how it set the stage for sampling in the early/mid 90s .
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Snake Eyes!!!
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Doing new vinyls looks like
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MAIN SOURCE - P-Vine Japan Picture Vinyl - 2023
Japan's P-Vine present a batch of Main Source's picture vinyl for your record collection... The first "Breaking Atoms" still considered one...
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Happy 32 year anniversary to "Breaking Atoms", love this album, for me it was a classic the first time I ever put my ears to it, the concept behind the album title was quite simple really, they seen "Breaking Atoms" as them seeing the rest of the rap industry as just a particle, where artists were trying to fit in and sound like the next artist but Main Source's intent was to break up those atoms and try to sound like nobody else at the time, the album is eclectic in lyrical content as it is in production, you get the serious and fun tracks, to just the simply I'm young, I wanna show and prove joints, such as the tracks "Large Professor" & "Vamos a rapiar" (which translates to "Lets Rap and was also co-produced by Pete Rock) on "Large Professor" he just goes off from the perspective of what he's like as an MC and how he can keep a crowd moving, on the more detailed songs lyrically on the album, you get a creative mix of what its like growing up, trying to communicate personal problems and relationship issues, you also get songs based around tyranny and environmental struggle, such as on the classic track "Looking at the Front Door" a relatable and well executed record, about the frustrations of Love and how it gets lost in time, a song I could play on any given day and never get tired of it, also on the subject of personal problems you get the opening track "Snake Eyes" a hard hitting bass heavy beat, with Large Professor attacking the mic in a belligerent manner, about backstabbers and peers in the game he worked with that lie, the smooth funky beat, smooths out his tone on the song, on the Conscious driven tracks about racism and violence, you get two more super high quality songs in "A Friendly Game of Baseball" (Intelligent track about police brutality through baseball metaphors) and "Peace Is Not the Word to Play" questions the use of the word peace, with people in the streets leaving people in pieces and still having the nerve to say the word peace in a hypocritical way, you also get those fun and more lighthearted tracks on the album in "Just Hangin out (A masterfully soulful production, that has a feel good nature to it, it's about just hanging out with Friends, hustling and having a good time but he also jabs at MC's who bite his metaphors and lyrics in general) on the other fun but way more energetic "Live At The Barbeque" you get the introduction to the Hip-Hop World of a young Nas/Nasty Nas with a verse on this rugged posse cut, along with Akinyele and Joe Fatal, the hook has a very fun nature to it, what I love about this album, its the perfect mix of dusty late 80's Hip-Hop with a progressive and original sound that would help build future Boom Bap sounds in the 90's in New York, so onto the production probably the most impressive part of this whole record.
Main Source was formed in 1989 but Breaking Atoms didnt come out until 1991, before that a young Large Pro had being taking under the wings of the late Paul C, who was one of the first to finesse the SP-1200 beat machine, that would help transform how Hip-Hop production would sound later down the line, the advanced learning would see Large Pro do production on classic albums like Kool G Rap & DJ Polo – Wanted: Dead or Alive & Eric B. & Rakim's – Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em, this would get him a reputation as a producer before the release of "Breaking Atoms", it's also being said from numerous sources Large Professor showed peers such as DJ Premier, Pete Rock & Q-Tip how to utilize the use of the infamous SP-1200, some people underestimate the blueprint he was setting for the sound in New York Hip-Hop in early 90's, on "Breaking Atoms" it's not just a straight up Jazz Rap affair production and flow wise, Large Pro also raps with a more aggressive and serious tone on the mic, than a lot of his smooth and lighthearted peers, the diligent attention to detail given to the production makes this album a masterclass in beat making and overall technique, you get those familiar Jazz samples but you also get obscure samples that give the album those Funky grooves, which help the albums mix of subject matter, Large Professor just has that delivery on the mic and ability to piece a hook with ease, everything just fits on the album in a purposely packaged way, the albums not too short or too long, it's straight to the point and gives the album that replay value and standing power for future generations, my only gripe is the classic track "Fakin' the Funk" didn't make it onto the album but did get released a year later but in this new age make sure you get these special editions on the CD, with that track added, cause it's too good a track not to be on this classic album, "Looking at the Front Door" was a popular song at the time of the albums release and critics loved this album but the overall sales for this album didn't do the quality of this album justice but it is always respected and appreciated in Hip-Hop circles and rightfully so.
Happy 32 year anniversary to "Breaking Atoms", love this album, for me it was a classic the first time I ever put my ears to it, the concept behind the album title was quite simple really, they seen "Breaking Atoms" as them seeing the rest of the rap industry as just a particle, where artists were trying to fit in and sound like the next artist but Main Source's intent was to break up those atoms and try to sound like nobody else at the time, the album is eclectic in lyrical content as it is in production, you get the serious and fun tracks, to just the simply I'm young, I wanna show and prove joints, such as the tracks "Large Professor" & "Vamos a rapiar" (which translates to "Lets Rap and was also co-produced by Pete Rock) on "Large Professor" he just goes off from the perspective of what he's like as an MC and how he can keep a crowd moving, on the more detailed songs lyrically on the album, you get a creative mix of what its like growing up, trying to communicate personal problems and relationship issues, you also get songs based around tyranny and environmental struggle, such as on the classic track "Looking at the Front Door" a relatable and well executed record, about the frustrations of Love and how it gets lost in time, a song I could play on any given day and never get tired of it, also on the subject of personal problems you get the opening track "Snake Eyes" a hard hitting bass heavy beat, with Large Professor attacking the mic in a belligerent manner, about backstabbers and peers in the game he worked with that lie, the smooth funky beat, smooths out his tone on the song, on the Conscious driven tracks about racism and violence, you get two more super high quality songs in "A Friendly Game of Baseball" (Intelligent track about police brutality through baseball metaphors) and "Peace Is Not the Word to Play" questions the use of the word peace, with people in the streets leaving people in pieces and still having the nerve to say the word peace in a hypocritical way, you also get those fun and more lighthearted tracks on the album in "Just Hangin out (A masterfully soulful production, that has a feel good nature to it, it's about just hanging out with Friends, hustling and having a good time but he also jabs at MC's who bite his metaphors and lyrics in general) on the other fun but way more energetic "Live At The Barbeque" you get the introduction to the Hip-Hop World of a young Nas/Nasty Nas with a verse on this rugged posse cut, along with Akinyele and Joe Fatal, the hook has a very fun nature to it, what I love about this album, its the perfect mix of dusty late 80's Hip-Hop with a progressive and original sound that would help build future Boom Bap sounds in the 90's in New York, so onto the production probably the most impressive part of this whole record.
Main Source was formed in 1989 but Breaking Atoms didnt come out until 1991, before that a young Large Pro had being taking under the wings of the late Paul C, who was one of the first to finesse the SP-1200 beat machine, that would help transform how Hip-Hop production would sound later down the line, the advanced learning would see Large Pro do production on classic albums like Kool G Rap & DJ Polo – Wanted: Dead or Alive & Eric B. & Rakim's – Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em, this would get him a reputation as a producer before the release of "Breaking Atoms", it's also being said from numerous sources Large Professor showed peers such as DJ Premier, Pete Rock & Q-Tip how to utilize the use of the infamous SP-1200, some people underestimate the blueprint he was setting for the sound in New York Hip-Hop in early 90's, on "Breaking Atoms" it's not just a straight up Jazz Rap affair production and flow wise, Large Pro also raps with a more aggressive and serious tone on the mic, than a lot of his smooth and lighthearted peers, the diligent attention to detail given to the production makes this album a masterclass in beat making and overall technique, you get those familiar Jazz samples but you also get obscure samples that give the album those Funky grooves, which help the albums mix of subject matter, Large Professor just has that delivery on the mic and ability to piece a hook with ease, everything just fits on the album in a purposely packaged way, the albums not too short or too long, it's straight to the point and gives the album that replay value and standing power for future generations, my only gripe is the classic track "Fakin' the Funk" didn't make it onto the album but did get released a year later but in this new age make sure you get these special editions on the CD, with that track added, cause it's too good a track not to be on this classic album, "Looking at the Front Door" was a popular song at the time of the albums release and critics loved this album but the overall sales for this album didn't do the quality of this album justice but it is always respected and appreciated in Hip-Hop circles and rightfully so.