Twirk Ethic » Videos http://www.twirkethic.com design / music / culture Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:24:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The History of The Amen Break http://www.twirkethic.com/music/the-history-of-the-amen-break/ http://www.twirkethic.com/music/the-history-of-the-amen-break/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:32:58 +0000 Nick http://www.twirkethic.com/?p=509 amen-break-sample

This informative video illustrates the widespread appropriation of a 6-second drum break from 1969. The song from which the break was sampled was a B-side to a somewhat popular song from the time period. These six seconds have been repeated countless times in both popular and underground music over the course of the last 20 years, with the invention of the sampler marking the initial instance. This video is a must-see for anyone who likes sample-based music or contemporary music history.

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The Skeleton Boy (by Nexus Productions) video looks like it was created with CG, but it was actually executed with double-sided tape, little styrofoam balls, and fans. What a great music video concept.

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