| Know the Amen |
[Jul. 19th, 2005|11:47 pm] |
Can I Get An Amen? is an audio installation that unfolds a critical perspective of perhaps
the most sampled drums beat in the history of recorded music, the Amen Break. It begins with
the pop track Amen Brother by 60's soul band The Winstons, and traces the transformation of
their drum solo from its original context as part of a 'B' side vinyl single into its use as
a key aural ingredient in contemporary cultural expression. The work attempts to bring into
scrutiny the techno-utopian notion that 'information wants to be free'- it questions its
effectiveness as a democratizing agent. This as well as other issues are foregrounded through
a history of the Amen Break and its peculiar relationship to current copyright law.
Can I Get An Amen? [.mov, 35 Mb, 17:46 min]
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