jack99 Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 I don't know if you guys have heard this but I thought it was very interesting....Can I Get An Amen? is an audio installation that unfolds a critical perspective ofperhaps the most sampled drums beat in the history of recorded music, the AmenBreak. It begins with the pop track Amen Brother by 60's soul band The Winstons,and traces the transformation of their drum solo from its original context as partof a 'B' side vinyl single into its use as a key aural ingredient in contemporarycultural expression. The work attempts to bring into scrutiny the techno-utopiannotion that 'information wants to be free'- it questions its effectiveness as ademocratizing agent. This as well as other issues are foregrounded through ahistory of the Amen Break and its peculiar relationship to current copyright law.Total run time 17 minutes, 46 secondsClick here to viewClick here to download (35,27Mb!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gnr>everything Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 what the hell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abitestranged Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 pretty interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndiannaRose Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 (edited) what the hell?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>'What the hell' what? Edited July 21, 2005 by IndiannaRose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprite Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 That was pretty interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davis Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 Intriguing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndiannaRose Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 It's funny watching everybody just post synonyms of "interesting" as their reply. What, you tryin' to sound smart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slashs_servant Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 LOL!!! Yep interesting is the word. Nothing else, i think cause most of us have such little knowledge about drum loops, all we can say is interesting.I found the narrator's voice so vexatious!!! Was it only annoying to me ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaman Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 Im very sleepy after this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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