the amen break

[elliot]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac

this 6 second clip from a 1969 single has been used extensively as a basis for hip hop, electronic, jungle, and dnb. interesting, i thought.. even with the ben stein-esque narration.

[dj_soo]

yea, that's been floating around for a while...

really good watch if you've never seen it before and don't know the amazing amount of influence that one little drum break has had on the entire breakbeat movement from hiphop to jungle...

[anewlife]

yeah, seen this before, good clip!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amen_break
http://www.archive.org/download/Nate...n/amen_web.mov

weird, i've heard this break a 1000 times and it still works like a charm...hm! o.O

[ebbomega]

Amen, Brother makes its way onto my MP3 playlist often.

Just goes to show before it was Hip Hop it was Funk, and before Grandmaster Flash there was James Brown.

[dangamouse]

interesting video


id like to get my hands on the vinyl recording :D

[dj_soo]

^ they just repressed the single like last month - check the funk/rare groove sections of the record stores you visit

[dangamouse]

Originally Posted by dj_soo

^ they just repressed the single like last month - check the funk/rare groove sections of the record stores you visit

cheerz mate :D

[mapleleaf4ever]

Wow... just finished watching this Video. I learned a lot!