The Amen Break
What do Altern-8, Amon Tobin, Atari Teenage Riot, Enduser, Goldie, Orbital, LTJ Bukem, N.W.A., Oasis, The Prodigy, Salt-N-Peppa, Squarepusher and Venetian Snares have in common?
They've all used (i.e. sampled) the Amen Break, a sub six second drum solo which appeared on a B side (Amen, Brother) to a 1969 single by The Winstons named Color Him Father.
Below is a fascinating mini-documentary about the history of the Amen Break and copyright law detailing how one six second drum solo from a 1969 B-side has become ubiquitous in global popular culture almost 40 years later.
tags: music
Published by Paul.
They've all used (i.e. sampled) the Amen Break, a sub six second drum solo which appeared on a B side (Amen, Brother) to a 1969 single by The Winstons named Color Him Father.
Below is a fascinating mini-documentary about the history of the Amen Break and copyright law detailing how one six second drum solo from a 1969 B-side has become ubiquitous in global popular culture almost 40 years later.
tags: music
Published by Paul.
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