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.

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Posted by: tshfkym

September 16, 2009 • 70 notes

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    вот офигенное видео, сегодня только про него вспоминали
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    I watched a while back and favorited it. A nice little piece in music history.
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    most interesting...I’ve seen in ages. what intrigues me
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    I was just thinking of this documentary today! I saw about a year ago maybe and it just stuck with me ever since. Ever...
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    if you have 18 min to spare. documentary:
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    I’ve just watched this documentary. It’s...if you, like me, have an intrepid love
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    an interesting view on ambiguity and how...object can be used, recycled,
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    [Even more than all that, I think it’s...Richard Dawkins’s concept
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    my boyfriend literally just explained to me - yesterday - what...“amen break” is. talk...
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    I hope my jams get to be this popular!
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    while since i threw...some good tech step / dark step.
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