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A break is an Instrumental or Percussion section or Interlude during a song derived from or related to Stop-time – being a " Break " from the main Parts of the Song or Piece . For example, in DJ parlance, a break is where all elements of a song (e.g., pads, basslines, vocals), ''except for percussion'', disappear for a time. (Not to be confused with a Breakdown .) In hip hop and electronica, a short break is also known as "the Drop ", and is sometimes accented by cutting off even the percussion. It may be described as when the song takes a "breather, drops down to some exciting percussion, and then comes storming back again" and compared to a fake ending. Most songs have a break at two-thirds to three-quarters of their length and the break is usually visible on a record as a dark ring. (Brewster and Broughton 2003, p.79) According to Peter Van Der Merwe (1989, p.283) a break "occurs when the voice stops at the end of a phrase and is answered by a snatch of accompaniment," and originated from the Bass Run s of marches of the "Sousa school". In this case it would be a "break" from the vocal part. According to in Dizzy Gillespie 's tune ' Night In Tunisia '." Most well known are breaks from Soul and Funk music such as the Amen Break and the Funky Drummer . On Disco 12" records nearly every song has a break, most often multiple breaks, usually after a chorus. This allowed DJ s to Mix between songs. Tom Moulton may have been the originator of the disco break, which he says was required when mixing between two songs in a different Key . So as to not have the Harmonies clash, everything but the percussion was taken out. BREAK BEAT A break beat is the Sampling of breaks as Drum Loop s (beats), originally from soul tracks, and using them as the rhythmic basis for Hip Hop songs. It was invented by DJ Kool Herc , the first to buy two copies of one record so as to be able to mix between the same break (as Bronx DJ Afrika Bambaataa described it, "that certain part of the record that everybody waits for—they just let their inner self go and get wild"), extending its length through repetition (Toop, 1991). The dance the boys and girls ended up doing to break beats was called the Break, later Break Dancing . Breaking was abandoned in favor of doing the Freak in 1978, until it was revived and enhanced by Crazy Legs , Frosty Freeze , and the Rock Steady Crew . More recently electronic artists have created "break beats" from other electronic music. Compare with Breakbeat . Paul Winley Record's bootleg ''Super Disco Breaks'' were the first break beat compilations. Another series is ''Ultimate Breaks and Beats'' of which there are 25 volumes, also bootleg. Hip hop break beat compilations include ''Hardcore Break Beats'' and ''Break Beats'', and ''Drum Drops'' (ibid). LIST OF NOTABLE BREAKS
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