High Altitude Breaks Level 01

Danny McMillan’s Inflight label has almost solely been responsible for rescuing the nu-breaks sound from its perceived media image of hard core riffs, Hoover sub-basslines and rigid patterns. Indeed, the predominant style on High Altitude, the label’s first compilation, is a deep, fluid approach rather than the more familiar, tough military-style breaks.

From the jazzy, sprawling vibes of Soul Electric’s ‘What’s That You Do’ to the spacey sounds of Blu Mar Ten’s ‘The Conversationalist’ and on through to more percussive and at times trippy numbers from Uptown Connection, Dubmarines and 2 Sinner, Inflight’s debut compilation really does take the nu-breaks sound to a new level.