Indie Audio Geekiness: Welcome to the overinformed

My roommates and I have been putting on a "comedy" radio show for the past few months now, so existing within that using-a-dying-medium-for-attention club has really helped me appreciate others in the same position.  As such, I'm hoping to post something about this field every so often.  

The first, and best example I have for this is what appears to be  (or could be, at any rate) a Master's thesis on underground techno/electronica/jungle -- and the short, evocative drumbeat that has influenced it every step of the way.  Recorded by a Nate Harrison, the entire thing is about 18 minutes long, and don't expect to laugh.  This isn't a comedy piece -- it's a serious exploration of wicked minutia, and it ends up forcing you to think about musical origins as a whole.  You might even finally nail down your feelings on that whole Queen/Vanilla Ice debacle.

I present to you a youtube video that doesn't need (or particularly use) the video part: The world's most important 6-second drum loop.  If you don't enjoy listening to things like NPR or Music History lectures, you won't give a crap.  But if Pop Culture is your game, then you should know where it starts.  That way you can seem way slicker than any beret-wearing, indie junkie with a Van Dyke you come across.