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In 1969, a Soul/Funk group called the Winstons came out with an album called ''Color Him Father''. On the B-side of that album was a song called "Amen Brother". It contained within it a 5 second drum solo. This drum break, called the [[wikipedia:Amen Break|amen break]], has the distinction of being the single most sampled piece of music in modern history. Every genre, from Hip-hop, to Techno, to Rock has used it at one time or another. It is one of the most ubiquitous pieces of music in modern pop culture. Whole genres of music owe their very existence to it. The genre(s) of Jungle and/or Drum-n-Bass<ref>some people use the two terms interchangeably; others insist the latter is a subgenre of the former</ref> are pretty much built entirely around the creative use of the Amen Break; sometimes chopping the sample into tiny pieces and building completely new beats out of pieces.

It can be heard [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbCYZOJxK6A here]. Hear more about its history [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac here]. Read one scientist's theory on how it is mathematically perfect [http://www.constructingtheuniverse.com/Amen%20Break%20and%20GR.html here]

* Eric B and Rakim – "Casualties of War"

* EMF - "Unbelievable"

* Equinox – "Acid Rain V.I.P"

* Equinox – "Do You Understand Me?"

 

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