On Wed, 2 Jul 1997, Christopher Fahey wrote:
quoted 6 lines Also, which tracks on Timeless, Torque, and the
> > Also, which tracks on Timeless, Torque, and the
> > Squarepusher albums have the Amen break?
>
> Here's a question for you all: What the fuck is an Amen break? I always thought
> that meant a particularly triumphant flourish, but here KaisrSolze seems to
> refer to it like it was a particular sample or something.
here's a sample:
http://ucsub.colorado.edu/~burcham/amen.wav
i dunno the exact history of it, but i seem to remember it coming from a
song entitled "amen brother", hence the name...
.......
"S'il vous plait, pouvez-vouz demander a la femme de chambre
d'astiquer ma poignee de porte; j'attends un visiteur tres distingue."