23 December 2009 Comments

The “Amen Break”

Quite possibly the world’s most famous drum break:

From the description on YouTube:
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 [...]

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