Breakwater (band)

Breakwater
OriginPhiladelphia, United States
GenresFunk, soul, R&B, funk rock
Years active1971–1980, 2010–present
LabelsArista
MembersGene Robinson
James Gee Jones
Lincoln 'Zay' Gilmore
Steve Green
Vince Garnell
Greg Scott
John 'Dutch' Braddock
Kae Williams Jr.

Breakwater is an American funk band from Philadelphia. The band released two albums: Breakwater in 1978, and Splashdown in 1980. The latter features the song "Release the Beast", which was sampled on "Robot Rock" by electronic duo Daft Punk.