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Electric Enthusiasm
Katie Cobalt and Alexander Kjerulf
50 episodes
2 days ago
The podcast that celebrates unironic enthusiasm. Your hosts, both highly experienced enthusiasts, take each you on tours of topics that are fun, fascinating and exciting. Topics include music, science, movies, books, comics, historical figures and much more. There are detours into even weirder topics, as the fancy strikes us. Listen for the three words you love to hear: "By the way..." New episode weekly.
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The podcast that celebrates unironic enthusiasm. Your hosts, both highly experienced enthusiasts, take each you on tours of topics that are fun, fascinating and exciting. Topics include music, science, movies, books, comics, historical figures and much more. There are detours into even weirder topics, as the fancy strikes us. Listen for the three words you love to hear: "By the way..." New episode weekly.
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The Amen Break - Why Do These 6 Seconds Of Dirty Drumming Appear In 6,000 Other Songs?
Electric Enthusiasm
47 minutes 55 seconds
3 years ago
The Amen Break - Why Do These 6 Seconds Of Dirty Drumming Appear In 6,000 Other Songs?

You may not have heard OFF The Amen Break - but you've definitely heard it. This 6 second drum solo is the world's most used sample and appears in 6,000 other songs - from Slipknot the Futurama theme.

Alex shares the fascinating history behind The Amen Break, how it was discovered, what makes it so good and why copying other people's stuff in your art is a good thing actually.


In the moment of meta Katie talks about 2 new mottos that she believes are essential to enthusiasm:

1: It's OK to make mistakes

2: Don't blame others - or yourself


BTWs include:

Famous B-side songs that became more popular than the A-side

The Danish band that ALMOST became a hit in black dance clubs

Paying artists for their work


Get more information and links or leave a comment at electricenthusiasm.com.

Electric Enthusiasm
The podcast that celebrates unironic enthusiasm. Your hosts, both highly experienced enthusiasts, take each you on tours of topics that are fun, fascinating and exciting. Topics include music, science, movies, books, comics, historical figures and much more. There are detours into even weirder topics, as the fancy strikes us. Listen for the three words you love to hear: "By the way..." New episode weekly.