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minus-squarenull@piefed.nullspace.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·17 hours agoIt’s (probably) the most popular drum break in history. Dubbed the “Amen break”, it comes from a track called “Amen, Brother” by The Winstons. It has been sampled in countless tracks, and is the foundation of some genres like breakcore.
minus-squareExecutive Chimp@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·7 hours agoPeople always mention Winstons but nobody names the drummer Gregory Coleman. He got no royalties and died homeless and broke. He should at least get some respect.
minus-squareunexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-28 hours agoThanks. For anyone else learning about this, have this cool video about it that i found https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zmEDzsMkqE
minus-squareLeviathan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 hours agoIs it the one from Firestarter?
minus-squareDruid@lemmy.zipOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agoA lot of Big Beat or Breakbeat is based on the drum loop, so yea, a lot of The Prodigy’s catalogue is based on it too. More so the earlier albums, tho
minus-squarerustydrd@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 hours agoTo add to this, one well known example of where it was used is Straight Outta Compton by NWA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMZi25Pq3T8
It’s (probably) the most popular drum break in history. Dubbed the “Amen break”, it comes from a track called “Amen, Brother” by The Winstons.
It has been sampled in countless tracks, and is the foundation of some genres like breakcore.
People always mention Winstons but nobody names the drummer Gregory Coleman. He got no royalties and died homeless and broke. He should at least get some respect.
Thanks. For anyone else learning about this, have this cool video about it that i found https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zmEDzsMkqE
Is it the one from Firestarter?
A lot of Big Beat or Breakbeat is based on the drum loop, so yea, a lot of The Prodigy’s catalogue is based on it too. More so the earlier albums, tho
To add to this, one well known example of where it was used is Straight Outta Compton by NWA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMZi25Pq3T8