Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 1:03 am
http://youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac
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.
Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 8:36 am
Very interesting - thanks for posting!!!
Andrew
Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 9:36 am
Great link.
The transition from classical composition to loops is a very interesting element of music evolution, I always find fascinating.
Sunday, May 25, 2008 - 10:18 am
No wonder all rap/hip-hop sounds the same... It IS the same!
