quoted 7 lines Which break is the "amen" break? I know about 3 breaks which keep>Which break is the "amen" break? I know about 3 breaks which keep
>turning up over and over and over and between them make up over half
>of all d&b tracks, even the "intelligent" stuff (and are even
>recognizable from the hip hop and "rare groove" stuff from the late
>80s), but I don't know which one is "amen". Can someone point me to
>some tracks, preferably off Artcore I, R&S IOTD6, or Jungle
>Renegades Vol 1, which use it, and put me out of my misery?
To me, it's the break that makes 'jungle'. If you can think of a breakbeat
track that keeps using a really characteristic snare drum, maybe played
at different pitches, then it's almost definitely from the amen break.
I don't have any of the named compilations, but a lot of Krome and Time's
stuff (eg. Licence) uses it. It's also the breakbeat used in the theme to
'The Sunday Show' (is that still on?) and the O-zone!
My favourite use though is when Source Direct use it (eg. Secret Liaison
on Good Looking).
I hope this has helped
-Ed