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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

History / Classic Breaking Down the "Amen" Break

Posted by Dave Segal on Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 4:09 PM

Almost everything you could possibly want to know about the "Amen" break can be found in this post on Open Culture. You've probably heard the "Amen" break hundreds of times; it's been sampled in tons of hiphop and drum & bass tracks over the last 30+ years because it is inexhaustibly, undeniably funky and can be fruitfully manipulated in many different permutations. Its origin derives from the Winstons' 1969 song "Amen, Brother," the B-side of their hit single "Color Him Father." For a music head, not knowing about the "Amen" break is like a writer not being aware of a letter of the alphabet.

Read the whole thing here.

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Is the Open Culture article plagiarism or redundant?

From over a year ago, which I Line Outed here along with other tid-bits: http://www.economist.com/node/21541707

Much like the "Amen" break itself, maybe.

DEEP THOUGHT.

Posted by Dean Fawkes

on March 13, 2013 at 4:50 PM

Scratch that, they credit the other article: 'The author of The Economist piece on the Amen break speculates it’s drummer G.C. Coleman’s individual style as well as certain qualities of the recording.'

Posted by Dean Fawkes

on March 13, 2013 at 4:51 PM