About the “Amen Break” from Wikipedia:
‘The “Amen break” was a brief drum solo performed in 1969 by Gregory Sylvester “G. C.” Coleman in The Winstons’s song “Amen, Brother”.
‘The “Amen Break”, “Amen”, or imitations thereof, are frequently used as sampled drum loops in hip hop, jungle, breakcore and drum and bass music. [...] ["Amen, Brother"] is an up-tempo instrumental rendition of an older gospel music classic. The Winstons’ version was released as a B-side of the 45 RPM 7-inch vinyl single “Color Him Father” in 1969 on Metromedia (MMS-117)….’
‘The Amen Break 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”‘1
In the following YouTube upload, Nate Harrison mediates on the “ownership of culture, the nature of art and creativity, and the history of a remarkable music clip.”2 Enjoy!
QUESTION: Who is your favorite drum and bass artist and why? Please share in the comments section of this post.
References
- Amen Break http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amen_Break Accessed January 11, 2010.
- From the YouTube Video Description under “More Info” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac Accessed January 11, 2010.
- To learn more about The Winstons, you can start by checking out the page on Wikipedia about the band.
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