FB008 'I'm The Only One''
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FB008 Full release 18/07/01

Sensei 'I'm The Only One' Mixes from Stabilizer and B-Side

Written & Produced by Johnny Dangerous and BFX
While on tour in the US last October to promote his mix CD 'Beatz & Bobz Vol 1' Darren Chapman teamed up with Florida's breakbeat bad boys 'The Brothers of Funk' to produce his first record. Three days in the studio with Johnny, Kimmi (owners of Freakin Music) and Oscar and the first collaboration between Freakin Music and Functional Breaks is ready to rock the dancefloors of the world in the shape of 'G13' Mixes come from Functional Break's Spoon Wizard who funks the tune up, with the other mix coming from Florida outfit Sensei (who are Johnny Dangerously and electro DJ/Producer BFX) take tune a bit harder and darker. Sensei will be releasing one of their own productions 'I'm The Only one' on Functional Breaks in the near future. G13 gets a full release on Functional Breaks in June 2000 and was promo'd on vinyl at this year's Winter Music Conference in Miami Florida with excellent reactions.
Sensei 'I'm The Only One' Entered The DJ Mag Charts at No 6
Reviews
IDJ Magazine UK
Functional breaks, famous for their wicked Beats and Bobs night in Exeter, are consistent with their releases and continue their UK - US connections and collaborations. Darren Chapman teams up with the Freakin label artists Brothers of Funk for a deep, meaty and beaty Breakbeat stormer. Drivin' and relentless this track is a ruthless addition to the dancefloor, comes complete with an excellent Stabilizer mix. 4.5
Mixer USA
Functional Breaks Sensei's "I'm the Only One" builds into a trancey nu skool breaks as it leads to the drop that's filled with heavy synth washes, deep sub bass, floating vocals, and an acid line that sends you back into the beat. The female vocal sample is on often used but effective oneThe U.K.'s Stabilizer and San Diego, California's B-Side take over the remix duties and offer two different takes on the original theme. Stabilizer gives the track a groovy twist with more vocal usage and a funkier acid line, while B-Side turns in the hardest mix of the three with more focus on the bass line and tribal elements.
Knowledge UK
Another strong issue from Functional Breaks, with this being the debut from the Exeter club's resident, Darren Chapman, here in collaboration with Florida's Brothers Of Funk. Delivering perhaps the dirtiest of tracks on the label to date, 'G13' is a fierce and funky techno breakbeat excursion, rolling with a tight build, a neat vocal sample, gnarly mids and all the right ingredients to ignite any dancefloor. Remixes come from The Spoon Wizard and US duo Sensei, but the original is the mix doing all the damage.
Mixmag UK

Functional Breaks has been forging strong links with US breakbeat fraternity over the last 18 months and the fruits of this transatlantic relationship are at last seeing the light of day. Florida's Freakin crew have leant their Limey cousins a tough slice of ever-so-trancey electro-breaks which are laced with an eerie Asian vocal and bassline that would've sunk every ship in Pearl Harbour on it's own. 4/5
Breaksworld Web
Top quality debut release on Functional by Florida-based electro breaks outfit Sensei, aka deejay Johnny Dangerously and producer BFX. There are three great tracks to choose from on this single caned by Terminalhead. The original is a hard, ravey American style track that still has that groovy Functional Breaks sound. The remixes on the flip are supplied by Californian breaks deejay B-Side and top UK breakbeat artist Stabilizer (him again!!) The Stabilizer's mix is a funky laidback affair with steppy beats and excellent use of the vocals. And B-Side, a talented new artist also releasing tunes on Simply Jeff's Phonomental Records among others, rocks it in a tripped out West Coast style with a driving groove and a thick bassline kicking in.
DJ Mag UK *** Sure Player***

Sensei is the latest act to tread the boards of the fast rising Functional Breaks stable. You may already know him from his wicked remix of the last Functional tune, 'G13', or his mix of Rennie Pilgrem & Dub Species' 'The Sermon'. Here he really delivers the goods, adding his touch of electro stylings to UK sounding bass and acid. The Functional crew picked up on him whilst touring the States last year and his American influences are plain to see. This is proper rip roaring gear, if you like it deep and tough you'll love this. 4½ / 5
24/Seven Magazine UK
The Florida take on breaks and electro arrives on the decks courtesy of our FB friends in Exeter. The sound is harder than previous FB releases and all the more pleasurable it is too. The Stabilizer mix adds a bit of funk to the bassline, while the third mix comes from San Diego's Ben Hebal. This third mix is a slightly more progressive and trance like in it's build up. All three mixes are built around solid breaks and show the worldwide appeal Functional Breaks are starting to attract.