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Biography
Breakbeat Era was a short-lived United Kingdom|British project, that combined the breakbeat talent of drum and bass record producer|producers , Roni Size and DJ Die , with the human voice|vocals of singing|singer Leonie Laws. Spearheaded by the single (music)|single "Ultra-Obscene", they then released as an album under the same title in 1999.
In conjunction with the album's release, the group was also seen as a live act in the United States|U.S. and United Kingdom|UK in a similar vein as Reprazent , with focus on Leonie Laws.cite web |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1426572/12011999/breakbeat_era.jhtml |title=MTV News |accessdate=2006-10-30 |work=
The original mix of the track "Breakbeat Era" first appeared under the name of Scorpio (aka Roni Size and DJ Die ) featuring Leonie Laws, when it was included on the compilation Music Box: A New Era In Drum & Bass in 1996. That mix was released on the 12" release under the Breakbeat Era name in 1998.
As the album was a one-off project, other releases seem unlikely. As of 2006, Laws was working with a drum and bass band called Blackout dnb. She did provide vocals for DJ Die's "Little Punk" track on the Skate Or Die E.P. released on Die's own Clear Skyz label in 2008.
Discography
Albums
Ultra Obscene (1999) - UK Albums Chart|UK #31cite book
| first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | pages= 77
