[video] The Amen Break

[jinnantonnixx]

I'm in a musical mood tonight.

 

Here's a video narrating the history and use of the "world's most important 6-sec drum loop".

 

 

Even the Economist has something to say about those 6 seconds of drumming.

 

http://www.economist.com/node/21541707

Edited March 8, 2012 by jinnantonnixx

[andyturpie]

Absolutely paramount in oldskool breakbeat/early drum and bass tracks.

[andyturpie]

Almost as famous the "dominator" style hoover sound which comes from a Juno Synth sample, used in 100s of tracks early nineties.

[jinnantonnixx]

You'll find it in the most unlikely of places.

 

Futurama theme tune, for instance.

[andyturpie]

used to have fun with recycle and cubase chopping loops...happy days

[dayzd]

We had a discussion about this in the office the other day - my colleagues hadn't heard of it, and we sat on YouTube finding loads of examples of where it has been chopped up and used for the last 20-odd years!

 

It's much like the musical version of the Wilhelm Scream used in

.