Cirrus - Drop The Break

Review by Jhong Medina

Drop The Break by Cirrus: A Chaotic Masterpiece That Still Slaps Alright, let’s cut the fluff. Drop The Break by Cirrus isn’t just another electronic album from 1997—it’s a wild ride through every subgenre you didn’t know could coexist. Jungle? Check. Breakbeat? Hell yeah. Ambient vibes creeping into speed garage? Sure, why not. This thing is all over the place, but somehow it works. Produced by DJ Aaron Carter (no relation to that other Carter) and Stephen James Barry, this record feels like they threw everything at the wall and kept whatever stuck. And damn, did some of it stick hard. Now, if I had to pick two tracks that still rattle my brain, it’d be “Drop The Break (Eklektic Mix)” and “Leap Into the Light.” First up, “Drop The Break (Eklektic Mix).” Yo, this track hits like a freight train with glitchy breaks layered on top of more breaks. It's messy as hell, but in the best way possible. The bassline grinds so hard it almost sounds like your speakers are gonna explode. Every time I hear those chopped-up samples, I’m reminded of sweaty clubs where people lost their minds dancing to stuff they couldn’t even describe back then. You can tell DJ Aaron Carter wasn’t trying to play it safe here—he wanted chaos, and he delivered. Then there’s “Leap Into the Light,” which flips the script completely. If “Drop The Break” is an adrenaline rush, this one’s more like floating weightless in space. The ambient pads swell up slow, giving you room to breathe before kicking into a downtempo groove that makes you want to close your eyes and drift away. But don’t get too comfy—just when you think it’s gonna stay chill, BAM, a breakbeat sneaks in outta nowhere and pulls you right back into the mix. It’s disorienting as hell, but that’s what makes it unforgettable. Here’s the kicker though: for all its experimentation, Drop The Break doesn’t feel pretentious. Yeah, it jumps genres faster than most DJs change playlists, but it never loses sight of being FUN. Whether you’re blasting it in your car or zoning out alone, this album grabs hold and doesn’t let go. And honestly? Listening to this now feels kinda surreal. Like, how did something this nuts come out in '97 without blowing everyone’s minds wide open? Maybe we weren’t ready for it yet. Or maybe Cirrus was just ahead of their time, dropping beats that still slap harder than half the stuff today. Either way, this album deserves props—not just for what it did back then, but for how fresh it still sounds. So yeah, give it a spin. Just don’t blame me if your neighbors start wondering why things keep breaking around your house.

Artist: Cirrus
Album: Drop The Break

Electronic

1997

Rating: 3.67

Review
About Album
Download
Tracks
Video
Images
Catalog Numbers
Labels
Listen online
Formats
Companies
Credits
Notes
Barcodes
About Artist
Interesting fact
Comments
Related albums

Download

Filename: cirrus-drop-the-break.zip

MP3 size: 156.8 mb
FLAC size: 971.6 mb

Download

Tracks

Track	Duration	Preview
Bionic Hippy	11:48
Superstar	5:36
Drop The Break (Original)
Nassau	5:51
Leap Into the Light	5:4
Ghetto Of Life
Untitled
Yallah Habibe	7:44
Drop The Break (D'Still'D Mix)
Ghetto of Life	4:13
Drop The Break (E-Klektik's Slap Daddy Remix)
Superstar DJ	5:19
Drop The Break (Omar Santana Mix)
Drop The Break
Future	6:6
Leap into the Light	05:04
Break In	5:27
Break In (Transatlantic Move Mix)	4:57
Abduction	1:41
October 27	4:53
Drop The Break (D'Still'D Remix)
Leap Into The Light
Drop The Break (Eklektic Mix)
Drop the Break [E-Klektik's Slap Daddy Remix]	05:18
Drop the Break (D'still'd)	06:41
Drop The Break (Wizard Of Oh Remix)
Drop the Break	5:9
Drop the Break (Wizard of Oh)	06:04

Video

Cirrus - Drop The Break (Original)

Cirrus - Bionic Hippy

Images

télécharger l'album Cirrus - Drop The Break

Album herunterladen Cirrus - Drop The Break

Catalog Numbers

MM-80065-4
AD CD 20302
MM 80065-1
MM 88447-1
MM 80065-2

Labels

Moonshine Music
Angeles Diablo Corporation

Listen online

lytte på nettet
escuchar en línea
écouter en ligne
ouvir online
kuunnella verkossa
ascolta in linea
online luisteren
online anhören
lyssna på nätet

Formats

Cassette
Album
CD
2 × Vinyl
LP
Vinyl
12"
Promo
White Label

Companies

Role	Company
Recorded At	The Cloud
Published By	Tola Music
Mastered At	Mondophonix
Pressed By	Rainbo Records

Credits

Role	Credit
Arranged By	DJ Aaron Carter, Stephen James Barry
Engineer	DJ Aaron Carter, Stephen James Barry
Producer	DJ Aaron Carter, Stephen James Barry
Written-By	DJ Aaron Carter, Stephen James Barry
Other	Stephen Levy

Notes

Track 13 is 11:48 and contains a hidden track at 8:03
From the Moonshine Music LP Drop The Break.
Recorded @ The Cloud, Long Beach, CA.
Taken from the Cirrus LP of the same name,
LA's Cirrus give it what for with a selection of mixes that will no doubt give you at least one oppurtunity to 'Drop The Break'
Reaction sheet to be returned by 22/11/97
Released: TBC

Barcodes

Barcode: 8888487203020
Rights Society: ASCAP
Barcode (Scanned): 785688006529
Matrix / Runout: S-36439 Mondo Phonix Disc Mastering
Matrix / Runout: S-36440 Mondo Phonix Disc Mastering

About Cirrus

Cirrus is an American big beat group formed in 1995 in Los Angeles, California.

Real Name

Aaron Carter
Stephen James Barry

Members

Stephen James Barry
Rene Padilla
DJ Aaron Carter
Laura Derby

Interesting fact about Album

Did you know that the album *Drop The Break* by Cirrus is like a wild ride through almost every electronic subgenre imaginable? Released in 1997, it blends everything from jungle and house to ambient and speed garage. And get this—DJ Aaron Carter (not *that* Aaron Carter) and Stephen James Barry were the masterminds behind it all. They didn’t just produce and engineer the album; they also wrote and arranged most of it. With remixes galore, tracks like "Drop The Break" appear in so many versions it’s like a choose-your-own-adventure for your ears. Oh, and it somehow found its way into Singapore too, making its global vibe even cooler.

Comments

legoandy66

2025-03-12

A very astute big beat album that accurately appropriates hip-hop beats and phrasing. I agree as to what has been said: America's version of The Prodigy, but more easily digestible and (mostly) devoid of pretense. Satisfying dance music...