Weekend Fun: The Amen Break – The Most Important 6 Seconds In Sampling History
This fascinating 20-minute video by Nate Harrison documents the history of the “Amen Break,” a six-second drum sample from the B-side of a chart-topping single from 1969. This sample was used extensively in early hip-hop, dance music and many other sample-based genres. Some say it even became the basis for Drum’n’Bass and Jungle. A six-second drum riff that spawned several entire subcultures — Amazing!...
Weekend Fun: The SkateSlider
Transform your in-line skates into mini skis! It took long enough for someone to figure this one out: slap on some mini skis to your rollerblades, point ’em downhill, and see what happens! Apparently, hilarity ensues… The company claims that you can take these puppies out on a real ski slope, but we’re thinking cross country applications may be a better bet if you don’t want to visit your orthopedist on a...
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