Anyone with an interest in electronic music, hip-hop or sampling will find this absolutely fascinating. Even if you’re not into those particular music forms, it’s an interesting bit of “audio sociology” —
A short documentary detailing the history of the “Amen Break,” –a drum loop from a relatively obscure 1969 record that was sampled extensively in early hiphop and other sample-based music, and became the basis for drum-and-bass and jungle music — a six-second clip that spawned several entire musical subcultures.
Really interesting.
I too, worship the Amen Break!
I have many Trip-hop, Breakbeat, Jungle and the like CDs.
I lived in LA 10 years ago and had access to many such,
and even did some design for WorldDomination Recordings,
now no longer in existence. *sigh*
Ever heard of Aphix Twin?
I miss raves. I think they were made for my personal psyche…
Commodified, like everything cool.
Sure have….Have several Twin recordings.
Ooooh. Very interestin’. Thanks for the tip!
Now that it has been pointed out, I hear the break in all sorts of disparate places, sticking out like a sore thumb.
Music is dead to me now; thank you.