[Dancecult-l] (OT:) Re: Really interesting stuff

[Emily Ferrigno]

Evan,

One of the DJs I work with claims that the sample you mention (with the 
high-pitched voice yell) is James Brown (I'm sure you could slow it 
down to find out for sure).

Also, I wasn't aware that the Amen break is sampled by techno 
producers--could you give me some examples?

-Emily


On Dec 2, 2006, at 9:11 PM, Evan Martin wrote:

> Sorry if this is off topic; the following response was to a personal 
> message but I am forwarding it because I wanted to present the 
> question I ask at the end of the paragrph to this list.
>
>  I don't have stats.  But I can't imagine what sample is more 
> ubiquitous.  (Slick Rick's 'Lodi Dodi'? just kidding)  I think if 
> there was some guitar loop or power chord that signified entire genres 
> we would know it better.  The one other drum loop possibly used as 
> much as Amen is James Brown's 'Funky Drummer'.  (see Ishkur's Guide to 
> EM)  Honestly I dont know that much about the sampling in hip hop, but 
> in techno styles Amen has been everywhere.  Oh!  I know one more 
> rhythm that might be sampled more (at least in jungle and breaks),  I 
> don't know what its called (where it came from) but it has that little 
> high pitched voice yell something quick every measure in the 
> background, do you know what that is?  I've always been curious about 
> that.
>
>
> On 12/2/06, wayne marshall < wayneandwax at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I agree that those Nate Harrison videos are great, and that the Amen 
>> is one of the most sampled breaks ever, but I wonder where you get 
>> the assertion that it's the "most sampled." I don't think that's in 
>> the video. Do you have stats?
>>
>> I ask b/c I think it's an interesting, and elusive, problem for 
>> scholars of sampled music. I'm hoping to write an exploratory blog 
>> post about the subject and I'd like to quote from your email. I hope 
>> that's all right with you.
>>
>> Best,
>> Wayne
>>
>> On 11/29/06, Evan Martin < teleomorph at gmail.com> wrote: Check out the 
>> two short movies documenting the history of the Amen Break, which is 
>> the most sampled rhythm ever, the very foundation of most rap, techno 
>> and jungle, and another one of the history of the TB-303.
>>> There are called Can I Get An Amen? and Bassline Bassline and are 
>>> available on this website:  http://nkhstudio.com/#
>>>
>>> -Evan
>>>
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