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oracrest
11-21-2007, 01:11 PM
This video describes the history of one particular drum beat called the Amen brother.

It focuses heavily on history within rap and electronic music, but also goes quite a bit into copyright issues, artistic stifling through the legal system, and other broader concepts that apply to art and music in general that I thought some of you here may be interested in...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj0vfU0vFSs
ATM
11-21-2007, 01:46 PM
I love that video, very informative.

While on the topic of drums, give this one a look, you might enjoy it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VUoTFYYsuM
ATM
11-24-2007, 02:34 PM
bumped for oracrest
Cocaine
11-24-2007, 04:12 PM
This video describes the history of one particular drum beat called the Amen brother.

It focuses heavily on history within rap and electronic music, but also goes quite a bit into copyright issues, artistic stifling through the legal system, and other broader concepts that apply to art and music in general that I thought some of you here may be interested in...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj0vfU0vFSs

+rep. I love **** like this
Neoteric
11-24-2007, 04:41 PM
Both of those videos are awesome.+rep. I love **** like thisExactly the same with me.
halfdeadhippo
11-24-2007, 04:42 PM
More people need to see stuff like this, and perhaps they'll see how terrible modern copyright law is.
Cocaine
11-24-2007, 05:01 PM
More people need to see stuff like this, and perhaps they'll see how terrible modern copyright law is.

Yeah, seriously, that company appropriating the sample was really disconcerting.
Eliminator
11-24-2007, 07:44 PM
amen break

not 'amen brother beat'
oracrest
11-25-2007, 09:46 AM
amen break

not 'amen brother beat'

right on

Im glad you guys enjoy stuff like this, I thought it was really interesting.

ArrestthisMan, cool video too.

You may also be interested in the phenomena of "Creative Commons," which exists in direct contrast of the restrictive nature of the modern copyright laws, and their tendency to stifle creativity as much as they intend to stop theft.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons
Meatplow
11-25-2007, 09:49 AM
Yeah came across that looking up break vids on youtube a while back back, interesting stuff fo' sure.
jrowa001
11-25-2007, 01:02 PM
i think there is a Rage Against the Machine song that has that drum beat. cant remember which song though
Cocaine
11-25-2007, 06:00 PM
right on

Im glad you guys enjoy stuff like this, I thought it was really interesting.

ArrestthisMan, cool video too.

You may also be interested in the phenomena of "Creative Commons," which exists in direct contrast of the restrictive nature of the modern copyright laws, and their tendency to stifle creativity as much as they intend to stop theft.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons

Sadly, Creative Commons doesn't actually hold any real weight. Great idea, though.