Amen Break
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41 points
14 comments
July 25, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (5 comments)
Triphibian
See also: Nate Harrison from 2004 https://youtu.be/XPoxZW8JzzM?si=ymsROOuIHx4qA9ES
monkpit
Really tragic, honestly, the way Coleman’s life ended without him being properly recognized and compensated for what is possibly one of the most sampled pieces of audio ever.
kbd
"TIL music thing on Wikipedia" is not Hacker News material imo, flagged.
rrherr
Ethan Hein has several good blog posts about the Amen Break: https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2025/amen-break-listening-guide... https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2023/building-the-amen-break/ https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2011/the-amen-break/
jeffrallen
A colleague gave his first ever lightning talk about this at a work retreat and it was SMASHING.