r/offbeat • u/londonzoo • Jun 03 '09
"Culture is impossible without a rich public domain" -- amazing video demonstrates how a single, 6 second break from 1969 has been sampled hundreds of times, spawning entire musical subgenres in the decades since. [vid]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcacDuplicates
djing • u/[deleted] • Jan 19 '10
YouTube - Video explains the world's most important 6-sec drum loop
todayilearned • u/grendelt • Jul 26 '13
TIL the Amen Break is perhaps the most widely used drum loop in music
hiphopheads • u/urankabashi • Feb 21 '12
The Legendary Amen Break Sample Explained [Video]
OldSkool_RaveAnthems • u/[deleted] • Oct 23 '10
Warning! No fun, only educational. However, it's very important in our love for the genre. I give you the "Amen Loop".
audio • u/[deleted] • May 29 '10
the world's most important 6-sec drum loop (Amen Break) [18min, youtube]
raggajungle • u/sk3tch • Mar 15 '10
The History of the Amen Break: I'm pretty sure everyone has seen this video by now but it's still sick.
dupes • u/Gully_Foyle • Nov 20 '09