few bars which clearly deviate from the rest of the tune. They’re a lot more subdued, based on a frugal bass and drums - with additional samples modestly appearing in the background. Arrangement and facture of those bars can differ from the rest as well – everything depends on artist’s idea on how to connect the chorus with the verse. Breakdown usually ends with a gradual crescendo (build up) which leads back to the main theme.

Artists find breakdowns very useful, cause they allow them to: connect different parts of a song (often written in other keys); shape the direction of a track (frequently making an 180o turn or the so-called ‘twist’) or at least diversify the repeatable, monotonic beat.