Video explains the world's most important 6-sec drum loop

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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• Amen
• break
• nate
• harrison
• jungle

[111RichardC111]

'You're listening to K Billy's super sound of the seventies...'

[unclefishbits]

B-Sides are necessary.

[Karona138]

Now more than ever this recording makes me sad. With such laws as SOPA and PIPA and also ACTA human culture has very difficult times ahead. Someone out there wants control at all costs.

[alexisscargill]

@MicrosoftsourceCode ragga-jungle . com

[joaoantoniodebarros]

@111RichardC111 Must rewatch now.

[MicrosoftsourceCode]

Great video. it has answered many questions I have wanted to know. only problem is I could not make out the name of the site you gave. It sounded like ragad or ragaurd

[scope66pl]

@wolfaxe123 he doesn't have face

[beatweezl]

Very enlightening piece!!!!! Thank you!!!!