DJ Zinc
Super Sharp Shooter (EP Version)

SmuttySy said on Thursday, 03 September 2009:
I'm still touting the Amen as possibly the greatest track ever, mainly given the fact thit pretty much formed the basis of a vast majority of my childhood tunes - the 92-93 rave scene. When the scene broke up into jungle, (or drum & bass, whichever you prefer) and the 4/4 hardcore scene I lost interest, mainly because the Amen style had been disbanded, and the jungle wasn't really "funky" enough for me.
Whilst voodoo ray does hold a special place for some, early Frankie Knuckle' stuff got me started really, with Tears being one of my first ever tracks I bought on vinyl. I didn't even have a record player at that time!

jonno.saltburn said on Saturday, 02 May 2009:
you're right, I over-reacted but it was an epiphanal moment for me to discover the origin of this drum break. the source of all moden dance music is of course Voodoo Ray by a Guy Named Gerald.

Noogie Brown said on Wednesday, 29 April 2009:
But I certainly wouldn't say it's the source of all modern dance music. Breakbeat/Jungle broke away from the 4 down kick and hihat beats of early house. So there is a whole branch related to the use of breaks and the amen is one of the main ones, but still there's a whole branch still based on the 4 down kick and hihat.

Spinks said on Wednesday, 29 April 2009:
The Amen break is probably the most significant building block of drum n' bass and possibly the most widely sampled drum break of all time, competing for that title with the Funky Drummer break. It's as important to the development of electronic music as the sounds of the 808, 909 and 303.

jonno.saltburn said on Tuesday, 28 April 2009:
that sample is arguably the source of all modern dance music. discuss.