Though extended blends are virtually impossible, Bugz in the Attic provides a cunningly sequenced mix and makes the segues as natural and as easy as a stroll through the park. From a DJ's perspective, stringing together an all-broken beat set is notoriously tricky. While largely groove-based, broken beat thrives on complexities - polyrhythms, clipped beats, uncommon time signatures many tracks are liable to make you regret the fact that you're not octopedal, though you're rarely made to feel as if you're being challenged to stay on the dancefloor. They deliver: Fabriclive.12 makes for the most accessible and emblematic release from the scene yet.
So here's one of the highest-profile broken beat releases yet, provided by the best ambassadors imaginable.
You can't really blame them after all, a small percentage of broken beat happens to fall dead in the middle of those two poles, and it should also be noted that the underground, alias-happy, somewhat faceless nature of the West London-centered scene makes it almost as outsider-friendly as early-'90s Detroit techno. Broken beat's detractors - and there are many, whether they are truly familiar with it or not at all - view the style as offering a cross between the worst of two worlds: the regressive smugness of acid jazz and the credibility-starved indulgences of "musical" drum'n'bass.
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