This is an enlightening bit of history about how one tiny drum break from a 1969 B-side record can go on to influence entire new genres of music. The mini-documentary is 18 minutes of audio; if you don’t have time to listen to it, Wikipedia has a nice entry covering the basics of the Amen Break.
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kick. ass.
That is so awesome. It didn’t take long for me to realize just how many places I’ve heard that break (or pieces of it). The commentary on copyright is very interesting as well.