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


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.







Channel: Entertainment
Uploaded: February 21, 2006 at 11:01 pm
Author: mobius32

Length: 00:18:08
Rating: 4.78
Views: 1278825

Tags: jungle break nate Amen harrison

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Video Comments:
fleontrotsky (November 30, 2008 at 6:44 pm)
how can you talk about jungle and the 'Amen' break, and not mention Remarc? For Those That Know!!!
davidb8 (November 30, 2008 at 6:34 pm)
microsoft sam?
MikeHockisuge (November 30, 2008 at 8:33 am)
Vinyl?! I have no idea what the f that really is 0_0
XxBrandonBaileyxX (November 30, 2008 at 4:16 am)
i almost fell asleep watching this.

very interesting though.

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