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The Amen Break
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.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac[/youtube]

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that was really interesting. its amazing how many times that drum beat was sampled and played with, then turned into something new. thanks for posting

[Teej212]

the last few minutes of that really were interesting.

[MaxMaps]

What a fantastic video!

Thank you for sharing