Cause and Effect presents:

This week I’m exploring the story of the most sampled seven seconds of music in history: the Amen break. The sample comes from the song “Amen, Brother”, recorded by The Winstons in 1969 and has been included in nearly 3,000 songs since that time, though no royalties were ever paid to the creator of the drumbeat.

There is now an ongoing campaign to pay one of the original artists for his contribution to musical history.

Watch the video that inspired this episode HERE.

 

Playlist:

    Time: March 31 - 9:00:00 am
  • Randall & Andy C, “Sound Control”

    from Sound Control / Feel It - Single

    RAM Records

  • Time: March 31 - 9:02:00 am
  • Christopher Tyng, “Futurama Series Theme (TV Version)”

    from Futurama Theme - Single

    20th Century Fox TV Records

  • Time: March 31 - 9:03:00 am
  • The Winstons, “Amen Brother”

    from Color Him Father

    Metromedia Records - 1969

  • Time: March 31 - 9:04:00 am
  • The Impressions, “Amen (Re-Recorded Version)”

    from Impressionists of Soul - The Very Best of

    X5 Music Group

  • Time: March 31 - 9:08:31 am
  • Jester Hairston and His Gospel Chorus, “Amen”

    from Amen: Gospel Soul Greats

    Mach60 Music

  • Time: March 31 - 9:11:31 am
  • Salt 'n' Pepper, “I Desire”

    from Hot, Cool & Vicious

    Next Plateau Entertainment

  • Time: March 31 - 9:14:31 am
  • 3rd Bass, “Wordz of Wizdom”

    from The Cactus Album

    Def Jam Recordings - 1989

  • Time: March 31 - 9:21:02 am
  • N.W.A., “Straight Outta Compton”

    from Stay Outta Compton

  • Time: March 31 - 9:24:02 am
  • Lennie De Ice, “We Are I.E. (Original Extended Edit)”

    from We Are I.E.

    Distinct'ive Records

  • Time: March 31 - 9:29:00 am
  • Renegade, “Terrorist”

    from Something I Feel / Terrorist - Single

    moving shadow - 1994

  • Time: March 31 - 9:32:00 am
  • Dillinja, “Ja Know Ya Big (2015 Remaster)”

    from The Angels Fell / Ja Know Ya Big / Brutal Bass (2015 Remasters) - Single

    Metalheadz

  • Time: March 31 - 9:38:04 am
  • LTJ Bukem, “Demons Theme”

    from Producer 01

    goodlooking Records

  • Time: March 31 - 9:45:20 am
  • Atari Teenage Riot, “Deutschland (Has Gotta Die!)”

    from Burn, Berlin, Burn!

    Grand Royal - 1997

  • Time: March 31 - 9:48:20 am
  • Amon Tobin, “creatures”

    from Bricolage

    Ninja Tune - 1997

  • Time: March 31 - 9:53:42 am
  • Squarepusher, “Vic Acid”

    from Hard Normal Daddy

    Warp Records - 1997

  • Time: March 31 - 9:56:49 am
  • µ-Ziq, “Carpet Muncher”

    from Royal Astronomy

    Hut

  • Time: March 31 - 9:59:49 am
  • Venetian Snares, “Szerencsétlen”

    from Rossz Csillag Alatt Született

    Planet Mu - 2005

  • Time: March 31 - 10:02:49 am
  • David Bowie, “Little Wonder”

    from Earthling

    Virgin - 1997

  • Time: March 31 - 10:05:49 am
  • The Bamboos, “Amen Brother”

    from Amen Brother - Single

    Tru Thoughts

  • Time: March 31 - 10:08:54 am
  • The Winstons, “Color Him Father”

    from Color Him Father

    Metromedia Records - 1969

  • Time: March 31 - 10:12:04 am
  • Wings Over Jordan Choir, “amen”

    from Amen

    King Records

  • Time: March 31 - 10:14:47 am
  • Björk, “Crystalline”

    from Crystalline - Single

    2011

    Cause and Effect    March 31st, 2018

Posted In: Music Shows