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.

Channel: Entertainment
Uploaded: February 21, 2006 at 3:01 pm
Author: mobius32

Length: 00:18:08
Rating: 4.78
Views: 1328327

Tags: Amen break nate harrison jungle

Video Comments:
sqwan (January 7, 2009 at 9:43 pm)
sounds like the drum loop in the intro of the power puff girls show.
hemansx (January 7, 2009 at 4:16 pm)
wow, so the drum n bass i love is all based around one drum loop, great vid man
bangNL94 (January 7, 2009 at 8:18 am)
boom boom tak tataboomboom tak ta boom boom...etc
petedydx (January 7, 2009 at 1:38 am)
that's probably the most interesting thing i've ever watched, cheers
jesse310293 (January 6, 2009 at 5:50 pm)
The went so deep man. thank you for the enlightenment
blackman2101 (January 5, 2009 at 11:14 am)
omg, amen brother is fuxxin sick!
lol @ his pronunciation when he was talking about shy FX's "Original Nuttah"
steezywonder (January 5, 2009 at 12:58 am)
amen amen amen straight outta compton
shadowman22122 (January 4, 2009 at 11:23 pm)
This guy seems much to surprised at the inability of copyright to control, well, anything.
yourbuddy7 (January 4, 2009 at 8:34 pm)
YAY i finally listened to the whole thing... and it was great
wisteela (January 4, 2009 at 4:36 pm)
Pure awesome.