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Although the Amen Break is nearly omnipresent, I think the Futurama mention is misguided. The rhythm in Futurama is the same as in the song it's based on: Psyc
by tecleandor 3y ago
Although the Amen Break is nearly omnipresent, I think the Futurama mention is misguided.
The rhythm in Futurama is the same as in the song it's based on: Psyche Rock by Pierre Henry. That song was published two years before Amen Brother.
Although the rhythm sounds very similar, Futurama's (or Pierre Henry's) precisely lacks Amen Break's characteristic syncopation on its fourth bar.
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- whstl 3y agoNot really, the drums of the Futurama Theme are indeed sampled from the Amen Break, together with some bongos from Rapper's Delight. Psyche Rock was sampled for the bells. Check out this breakdown/remake and compare with the 30s theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoq5-bLYM5Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoq5-bLYM5Q (EDIT: It is even easier to hear the Amen Break in the extended version, check this site for the timestamps: https://www.whosampled.com/sample/808/Christopher-Tyng-Futurama-Theme-The-Winstons-Amen,-Brother/ https://www.whosampled.com/sample/808/Christopher-Tyng-Futur... ) Also keep in mind that the original Psyche Rock is this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb32bdQJBxM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb32bdQJBxM ...and not this 1997 remix by Fatboy Slim, which is the first result in Youtube for Psyche Rock, and also has an Amen-ish break, and sounds indeed close to the Futurama theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qssa6ec7faQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qssa6ec7faQ
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- timeon 3y ago> Although the Amen Break is nearly omnipresent I thought that break-beat was not present last decade as much as it was between 1990-2010.