Amen Brother by The Winstons
“My new jam etc. Ace instrumental. V dry vid on "that" 6 secs here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac”
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but dpitkin was first
My new jam etc. Ace instrumental. V dry vid on "that" 6 secs here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac
From this came The Amen Break, one of (if not THE) most sampled drum breaks of all time. Helps that it's pretty incredible in it's own right #sonofsamplified
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Have I jammed this before? Probably cos it is great. I should've made haveijammedthisbefore.com, too late now I suppose...
Pretty much listening to this on a constant loop today.
It's the beat that changed music for good. Hip hop. Rap. Techno. House. Blues. All stole this six second drum break which would become "The Amen Break". To think a song in 1968 transformed all music from the 1980s onwards. It was ahead of its time, and needs to be celebrated. The Winstons may not have broken any ground for their time, but time eternal will recognize them as the men in the back, playing as the studio band long after they are gone. They played backup for N.W.A., Public Enemy, Prodigy, Squarepusher, Amy Winehouse, Ultramagnetic MC's, Salt-n-Pepa, The 2 Live Crew, and many more as forgotten as they, and may not have even known it. Thanks for everything, gents. Thank you for transforming the thing I love the most.
