Breakbeat intelligence report Jan 2025: amazing breaks to check out and use 🥁(incl. downloads)

I have Breakbeat Intelligence Agents (BIAs) working for me around the world, reporting to me about new breakbeat discoveries.
So here's a few you should know about.

I will make a video of me working on one of these – which one would you like to see? Leave a comment!
I admit there's two there I still haven't used myself, so I'm itching to make something and also have you see what I can come up with.

(Some of you have kindly asked for more written posts, and I definitely hear you: focus has been on videos, but I know videos can be long and need a lot of focus/time.
📺BTW, video lesson coming up soon: talking about EQing, as it's a big part of my daily work, so be on the lookout…soonish! Will def talk about MIXING as well as mastering this year too)

1) Aalon Butler & The New Breed Gettin Soul pt 1

Things quite honestly don't get much funkier than this one. If you like this sort of music and drumsounds, we are friends. Was reported to me by UK BIA, Stephen C.
HERE is a clean download.
This one has been used in DNB, by Break in his song "Slow Down" (ft. Die)" which is a heavy-hitter, an absolutely classy banger. It's the type of the tune that if you play it at an event and ppl don't react, you may just quit the gig and go home and get some sleep instead.
TBH I've been dying to use this one, and making a song with this break in 2025 is def in the cards (been holding back with some ideas, as my album took a lot of work; will def do a tune with this this year!)

2) Melvins: "It's Shoved" (⬅️link)

UK Breakbeat Intelligence Officer, Jarryd, reported this one to me yesterday, and I'm thrilled to say I've never heard this one before!
HERE is a clean download.
The punch and tone are great; should be great for DNB and hip hop.
Note that there are no ghost snares, BUT the snare roll in the intro might work.
For other ghost snares, steady choices could be THIS or THIS (downloads for those two here and here, respectively – the latter one was used by Danny Breaks in Solar Jive and Solar Funk).

3) Amy Whitehouse – You Know I'm No Good

I forgot who reported this to me, oops, but thanks, as this is a sick one: it sounds so big!
IIRC I haven't used it but I'm quite sure Fistfunk used it on his EP on my Lightless label (obviously I'm biased, it's absolutely sick DNB work…someone once called it "like black Danny Breaks" – oh and he's Finnish too!).
HERE is a clean version and HERE is one I've put thru an Akai s950 (nothing too aggressive on processing)

Hope you like them! More will come (videos and text posts).
I don't want to do a mega long list; I think we're all so flooded with info etc these days, sometimes it's easier to digest and focus on a smaller batch.
If you make something with these, feel free to send a link!

New stuff coming soon as always, as has been the case for 4.5 years, so stay tuned.
And hey happy 2025 – hope it's started good for everybody!