{"product_id":"breaking-atoms-lp","title":"Breaking Atoms (LP)","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eUK Import from Mr. Bongo?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e?Thirty years after its original release, Main Source’s debut album Breaking Atoms has lost none of its capacity to surprise or delight. It remains a prime example of a classically styled hip-hop LP - two DJs, one MC, 11 tracks, no flab or filler. It wasn’t a slow burner - it was adored on release and hasn’t left the top ten of any serious rap fan ever since. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat makes it so special? Perhaps it’s in the group’s ear for a hook and sample, with Large Professor mounting a whole, celebrated career off the back of this gem. Perhaps it’s in the way he manages to balance bragging with more political, thematic tracks such as ‘Just a Friendly Game of Baseball’ and ‘Peace is not the Word to Play’ without ever coming across as preachy. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFew albums of this length are able to spawn four singles - all of them must-haves - while still having material galore on the album that could have been pressed as a 12”. ‘Snake Eyes’ ‘Vamos a Rapiar’ and ‘He Got So Much Soul (He Don’t Need No Music) could have been singles in their own rights, an embarrassment of riches. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSample-wise, it’s all about the skillfully woven mixture of the obvious and the obscure, with a tapestry of samples approach that’s just not legally possible anymore. So while you might recognise a snatch of Donald Byrd’s ‘Think Twice’ on the timeless ‘Looking at the Front Door’, it’s layered with elements from Ken Lazarus, Detroit Emeralds, The Third Guitar and more. It’s an approach that pays constant dividends and rewards repeated listens. Presented in its original format, this is the essence of Breaking Atoms, one of the best albums in the long history of this genre.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACKLIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA1 Snake Eyes 3:30\u003cbr\u003eA2 Just Hangin Out 4:10\u003cbr\u003eA3 Looking At The Front Door 4:10\u003cbr\u003eA4 Large Professor 3:08\u003cbr\u003eA5 Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball 3:22\u003cbr\u003eA6 Scratch \u0026amp; Kut 2:57\u003cbr\u003eB1 Peace Is Not The Word To Play 3:07\u003cbr\u003eB2 Vamos A Rapiar 3:59\u003cbr\u003eB3 He Got So Much Soul (He Don't Need No Music) 3:34\u003cbr\u003eB4 Live At The Barbeque 4:35\u003cbr\u003eB5 Watch Roger Do His Thing 4:22\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Main Source","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53853262119255,"sku":"MRB254-LP","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0983\/1104\/5463\/files\/Breakingatoms.png?v=1782185524","url":"https:\/\/www.discotecavinyl.com\/products\/breaking-atoms-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}