I've just seen a story on the BBC News website about a drum break in the Winstons' Amen Brother (B side of 'Color Him Father') and how it's been sampled in more than 1,500 songs:

 

BBC News story

 

 

The 'Amen Break'..................

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amen_break

Well done those guys that started the campaign !

and stifled creativity in british urban music for over half a decade

Interesting piece from today's BBC news website

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32087287

 

 

Interesting piece from today's BBC news website

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32087287

That's the link to the very same story Seano used to open this thread!   

I would have thought the modern day acts that sold a lot would have to give royalties.  

That's the link to the very same story Seano used to open this thread!   

 

thats my fault, as I did a late nite merge on two threads but didn't post that had 

 

 

 

 

a 2004 vid about 20 mins long on this can be found in  the site video feature - link below

 

 

Nate Harrison's 2004 video is a meditation on the ownership of culture, the nature of art and creativity, and the history of a remarkable music clip.

 

 

 

 

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/videos/view-225-video-explains-the-worlds-most-important-6-sec-drum-loop/

Interested in this stuff !

If anyone wants to listen, the music itself covered it [ sampling etc ] brilliantly with an affectionate look back on the 1991 12' by Subsonic 2 called ' Unsung Heroes of Hip Hop ' on Columbia.

 

Witty witty stuff and a great record. Try it out, even if you're just mildly tempted, just a tweeny bit......you might be surprised how cleverly they put it over ! 

 

pete

I forgot, they even sampled Steve Croppers all time desert island top riff from Sam and Dave's  " You don't know like I know", in their, err,  ' tribute '.

Right, that's me, going for my coat !