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

Back


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 6:01 pm
Author: mobius32

Length: 00:18:08
Rating: 4.78
Views: 1283128

Tags: Amen break nate harrison jungle

Embed Code: Paste this code in your page


numbing numbered numerous Comments:
ixli (December 3, 2008 at 11:08 am)
excellent
kevinslame9000 (December 3, 2008 at 10:45 am)
Naw, but kinda sounds like him.
toddbillingsleyguitr (December 3, 2008 at 1:22 am)
The narrator is like a cross between a forensic pathologist, T-Bone Burnett and my 10th grade geometry teacher who spoke with the same calm, straightforward and highly informed--if a little snoozy--tone of voice. I wanna party with this guy.
TMundo (December 2, 2008 at 8:05 pm)
extremely informative. While copyright laws limit creativity in this respect, it only seems to be applicable when utilizing someone else's material through sampling or direct imitation.
68NYC (December 2, 2008 at 5:55 pm)
Hmmm...
crismoraes99 (December 2, 2008 at 10:51 am)
No, it´s not "monotone". It´s a-direct-to-point narrative. Very interesting.
OwnedByMoomin (December 2, 2008 at 8:32 am)
interesting
SyrenWulf (December 2, 2008 at 5:42 am)
Or any of the names of other famously used sampled loops, such as the widely known loop most notoriously used by LTJ Bukem (in songs such as "Horizons"
SyrenWulf (December 2, 2008 at 5:37 am)
At 6:14, where it plays the 1996 classic "New Style", it features another hi-hat sound seperate from the amen break, widely used by artists like Origin Unknown and, to reuse another featured artist, Squarepusher; does anyone recognise which loop these are sampled from?
taskmastaz (December 2, 2008 at 4:18 am)
mobious 32.. yeah good words from a man who knows his amen knowledge....and good vinyal searching in finding the little gem...and thank you for uploading this D`n`B biblical script...now its time for me ta ripp it ta bits in my own sampler.........watch the skies...TASKMASTAZ.......