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Video explains the world's most important 6-sec drum loop

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This fascinating, brilliant 20-minute video narrates the history of the "Amen Break," a six-second drum sample from the b-side of a chart-topping single from 1969. This sample was used extensively in early hiphop and sample-based music, and became the basis for drum-and-bass and jungle music -- a six-second clip that spawned several entire subcultures. Nate Harrison's 2004 video is a meditation on the ownership of culture, the nature of art and creativity, and the history of a remarkable music clip.

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peace and love ... ( 5 days ago by saltycrackers69)

peace and love people..peace and love.

I don't get the ... ( 5 days ago by viveccal)

I don't get the purpose of all the analysis about the so-called, "Amen Break". The fundamental sample introduced in the video sounds straight out of James Brown's drummer's repetoire (circa 1962)....common in a lot of jazz-rock drummers around 1970,...a very small, extremely fundamental, ubiquitous and almost "tritely"-expressive part of most versatile jazz-rock drummers' repetoires (Jack DeJohnette, Harvey Mason, etc.). All the talk about "break beats" seems "much to do about nothing".

This passage struck ... ( 5 days ago by loupex)

This passage struck me sour the first time I listened, being a big fan of Squarepusher and the song Vic Acid. However, listening to the words again, I realise that he is speaking accurately; the terms he employs have negative connotations, but when I think about Tom Jenkinson's music I realise that most people would view it as fetishism and self-indulgence. He is not saying these pieces are bad, but I feel his words do accurately place the music in the perspective from a main-stream listener.

"I don't get the ... ( 5 days ago by loupex)

"I don't get the purpose of all the analysis about the so-called, "Amen Break"."
I believe the point is that this particular break is the one that was sampled and used by many artists, for many, many songs, and as a result has traced its way through history. It's only logical to follow the path it took. This is important stuff to the artists in these areas, and I wish never to shun any attempt at finding good, hard knowledge, no matter how trivial

Awsome video, ... ( 5 days ago by Laampjj)

Awsome video, cheers ;)

The Round Dance of ... ( 5 days ago by kookup8)

The Round Dance of The cross.
Grace dances.I will play the flute.Dance everyone.Amen.I will weep, Lament everyone.Amen.A realm of eight sings with all.Amen.The twelfth number dances above.Amen.The whole universe joins in dancing.Amen.If you do not dance you do not know what is.Amen.I will run away and I will remain.Amen.

i remmeber this ... ( 4 days ago by DJDiscDrive)

i remmeber this sampled in like 1990 as samplers was getting better with a wow! 8 seconds sampling lengh and it was a wow when you had spent 8,000 on a 2 second one heh the arrangment was good to though usless without a midi computer,but it was for everyone to mess with create music art with your faveroute films and tunes in a ravey way, should never have gone mainstream it belonged to the people. most drumloops on a 6 scale blends nice with anything even hendrix :) not just amen but is cool

Amazing. ( 4 days ago by BBoYaKIMx3)

Amazing.

love it ( 4 days ago by SG3089)

love it

4:02 what the music ... ( 4 days ago by trabiman5)

4:02 what the music plzzzzzz very cool

Lee Moses - Reach ... ( 4 days ago by lukauskis)

Lee Moses - Reach Out I'll Be There ;)

greatest beat ever ... ( 4 days ago by elvisclowncrahan91)

greatest beat ever made in the history of music

NWA- fuck tha police ( 4 days ago by TheRealTannerG)

NWA- fuck tha police

Pure awesome. ( 4 days ago by wisteela)

Pure awesome.

YAY i finally ... ( 3 days ago by yourbuddy7)

YAY i finally listened to the whole thing... and it was great

This guy seems much ... ( 3 days ago by shadowman22122)

This guy seems much to surprised at the inability of copyright to control, well, anything.

amen amen amen ... ( 3 days ago by steezywonder)

amen amen amen straight outta compton

omg, amen brother ... ( 3 days ago by blackman2101)

omg, amen brother is fuxxin sick!
lol @ his pronunciation when he was talking about shy FX's "Original Nuttah"

The went so deep ... ( 2 days ago by jesse310293)

The went so deep man. thank you for the enlightenment

that's probably the ... ( 1 day ago by petedydx)

that's probably the most interesting thing i've ever watched, cheers

boom boom tak ... ( 1 day ago by bangNL94)

boom boom tak tataboomboom tak ta boom boom...etc

wow, so the drum n ... ( 1 day ago by hemansx)

wow, so the drum n bass i love is all based around one drum loop, great vid man

sounds like the ... ( 21 hours ago by sqwan)

sounds like the drum loop in the intro of the power puff girls show.

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