“There's something for everyone here,
and listening to 4 Those Lost
might help you find yourself.”
- Jonathan Cunningham
Seattle Weekly
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After setting stages on fire with acts such Gabriel Teodros, Toni Hill, The Blue Scholars, Khingz, The Massive Monkees, Dyme Def, Choklate and many more, the time has come for the Seattle-born production team, Big World Breaks, to release their original music.
BIG WORLD BREAKS: “4 Those Lost…”
Featuring:
Carlos Arellano, B-Flat, Lia Brown, Korvus Blackbird, Kanisha Buss, Drummers 4 Life (B.W.B.), Isabella Du Graf, Rajnii Eddins, Fidget, Evan Florey-Barnes, GodSpeed, Phillip Hines II, Toni Hill, Rokea Jones, Khingz, Reyshard, Mikaela Romero, Yirim Seck, Sista Hailstorm, Z. Self, SoulChilde aka okanomodé, Gabriel Teodros, Darrius Willrich and the 216 Yesler Ladiez: MK, DJ B-Girl, Jazmyn and Jsquare.
It all began when the world-famous Seattle-based breaking crew, The Massive Monkees, invited Aaron Walker-Loud (Big World Breaks founder, drummer and band director) to provide music at breakdancing competitions and jams in the early 2000’s. Putting together a team for such events took a need for players with versatility, power and improvisation skills. Walker-Loud dug deep into the funk, soul, jazz and world music communities to build the right crew for the job. Many of these players are Garfield and Roosevelt High School jazz ensemble alumni and were members of Iguales and The Flood. After the production team began working regularly within the mighty Seattle breakdancing scene, the word got around quickly and the B.W.B. movement snow-balled. Big World Breaks now stands as a serious force to be reckoned with on stage and in the studio, directing and supporting numerous acts with their musical works.
“4 Those Lost…” has been a serious undertaking in itself. Zachary Self and Aaron Walker-Loud (co-founders of One Family Inc. Studios - www.myspace.com/onefamilyinc) have taken this project to heart within their music production laboratory. Walker-Loud orchestrated a heavy-weight rough draft album, featuring many of the North West region’s most gifted vocalists and musicians. Z. Self used his production ears, versatile music perspective and technical experience to help polish it off for the world.
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“4 Those Lost…”
Tracklist:
Chapter 1: “…In The Struggle…”
ft. Kanisha Buss
“Morning Sun”
ft. SoulChilde aka okanomodé, Reyshard and Rokea Jones
“Trouble Don’t Last”
ft. Toni Hill
“Jackson Street Interlude”
ft. Drummers 4 Life (B.W.B.)
“LOVE”
ft. Carlos Arellano, Korvus Blackbird, Sista Hailstorm and Rajnii Eddins
“Transform”
Chapter 2: “…Let It Shine For The World…”
ft. Kanisha Buss
“Oooweee”
ft. Fidget, B-Flat and the 216 Yesler Ladiez (MK, DJ B-Girl, Jazmyn and Jsquare)
“Beep Beep”
ft. GodSpeed, Jerm, Lia Brown and Toni Hill
“Prayers In Trinidad”
“Emerald City Step”
ft. Yirim Seck, Khingz, B-Flat, Gabriel Teodros and SoulChilde aka okanomodé
“12th of October”
ft. Mikaela Romero and SoulChilde aka okanomodé
“Ecstasy”
ft. Z. Self
Chapter 3: “…With Love.”
ft. Kanisha Buss
“One Family Interlude # 2”
“Patient”
ft. Isabella Du Graf
“Pink Lemonade”
ft. Phillip Hines II and Khingz
“Raining Down”
ft. Isabella Du Graf with Ben Roseth, Andrew Vait, Ahamefule J. Oluo, Darrius Willrich, Mark Oi and Evan Flory-Barnes
“One Family Interlude # 1”
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The Big World Breaks players featured on “4 Those Lost…”
Owuor Arunga, Jason Chambliss, Alex Chadsey, Andy Coe, Master Senegalese Drummer: Thione Diop, Camilo Estrada, Ivan Galvez, Christopher Gellien, Dylan Heaney, Mark Oi, Ahamefule J. Oluo, Arie Pytel, Ben O’Shea, Dan Rapport, Mikaela Romero, Ben Roseth, Absolom Shantz, Teo Shantz, Jumaane Smith, Andrew Vait, Aaron Walker-Loud, Jabrille Williams and Carter Yasutake.
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Check out the complete Seattle Weekly album review
by Jonathan Cunningham
http://www.seattleweekly.com/2009-07-22/music/big-world-breaks/
Check out the archived interview from 6-14-09 on Street Sounds KEXP 90.3 FM (8:29pm) with GodSpeed, Aaron Walker-Loud (B.W.B.), DJ B-Mello and J. Milla as well as the KEXP debut of the Big World Breaks single:
“Beep Beep”
ft. GodSpeed, Jerm, Lia Brown and Toni Hill
Also check out our archived interview on Sunday June 21st, 2009 (7:06pm) on Street Sounds - KEXP 90.3 FM for a sneak-peek at two other cuts from the Big World Breaks Debut Album
“Emerald City Step”
ft. Yirim Seck, Khingz, B-Flat, Gabriel Teodros and SoulChilde aka okanomodé
“Oooweee”
ft. Fidget, B-Flat and the 216 Yesler Ladiez (MK, DJ B-Girl, Jazmyn and Jsquare)
and more insight on the production process and full album release…
http://kexp.org/streamarchive/archive_player.asp
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