Uploaded by mobius32
Date uploaded: 2006-02-21
Length: 18:08 minutes
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Average Rating: 4.8 (13109 votes)
Description: 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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Video explains the world's most important 6-sec drum loop Video
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Root AceThis was fascinating; discussions about copyright law should always have some jungle music from now on. ;-)
Shoord
Amen to this vid.
Walvis71
There is no such thing as claiming air wich is moved into a shape.Like sound does in are ears.Induvidual No judgementBeat the tears out of the amen breakStop talking busterMUSIC is MUSIC
Armored3Cow
@3243F6A8885 That's a documentary for ya.Good vid btw!
dirtydean187
oh yes yo
limewinter
Shy FX !!!!
skate323k137
@Emelle1013 dubplate cutters cost thousands of dollars, take that 20 seconds and appreciate the time put into this, let alone the money.
nvmbrsdoom5
I agree with the idea of over-protection potentially stifling creativity and exploration. But it seems like things are taken to opposite extremes, where you either have people taking things they didn't create, profiting from it, and not sharing with the creators/copyright holders....or you have people wanting to over-protect it and make it untouchable and unusuable (unaffordable?) for budding artists/creators.
rooraddict
@drpeppa2357 it should be about the music, not the royalties :)
3243F6A8885
Is it me or does the speaker sound like a computer synthesized voice?It's completely level with no change in inflection at all.
TheFotobiotix
thanx francistaxi, u took the words rigtht out of my brain!
francistaxi
I have no nostalgic reason to like jungle and drum 'n' bass. I wonder sometimes if it's an autism thing that I love it so much, but I could literally wake up to, eat breakfast and dinner, work and play, and fall asleep to, various permutations of that break. Almost nothing happened in the actual video and I still think this is the best thing I've seen maybe all year. I wish I had more patient friends... I'd make them all watch this with me and they might understand me better. Amazing. Thanks!
drpeppa2357
Im so glad i know this, i had no idea the breakbeat was born of 60s band. I cannot believe their families haven't filed a lawsuit over the massive loss in royalties.
KenMendell
There were earlier beats recorded that parallel the "Amen Break" as influence for "Drum and Bass" and any other school of musical expression since. From James Brown and Aretha to earlier drummers such as Buddy Rich to Earl Palmer to many previous artists and style teachings and approaches. Any list would be endless except all of these artists, James, Aretha, Buddy, Earl and any others were better protected legally to have allowed such sampling to take place. They influence everyone, nonetheless.
MegaVladimir1
great video piz check out my channel thanks.
Valefor242
Thank you for taking the time to make this. Artistic and informative. Good job. :)
poipoiop
down with Zero-G!..
poipoiop
T-Post anyone?
crazytgi
Fantastic documentary.
Jrw5619
Who the hell disliked this video?
sharknip
Looks like I also forgot to mention Bonita Applebum, though less clear to me that's Amen Brothers. @nkhstudio thx for setting me straight w/Funky Drummer. Now the mystery of those close differences has been finally cleared up for me. Certainly rather embarrassing for someone who's been listening to James Brown since around 1986 not to know that.
94style
@sharknip And if Nate Harrison mentioned every Hip Hop amen sampled tune? What about Salt N Pepa I Desire, Don't get me wrong I love PE ( Nation of Millions is one of my all time top 10 LPs) and the importance of Bomb Squad on electronic music and production as a whole, but I Desire dropped when PE was still doing radio shows in Strong Island...Nate dropped this very impressive and informative video more than 5 years ago, before YouTube even existed. Respect.
94style
@DomingoFilms504 Laurence Lessig : Remix