Friday, September 9, 2011

Nizlopi - "Helen"

Nizlopi is a British band I just stumbled across a month ago or so.  These guys have a unique sound and have been referred to as folk hip-hop artists...go figure.  I heard "Helen" on my personal Pandora station and was immediately intrigued.  I subsequently read a little about them and found out a few interesting facts about them:

1)  They had a number one hit in England in 2005 with a song called "JCB Song."
 
2) They no longer exist...
From Wikipedia:   
On 10 February 2010 an e-mail was sent out to all mailing list subscribers confirming that the band had split up after being together for 17 years. Luke Concannon stated "And that after many wild meanderings and much confusion I feel I must go on, on my own from here. That my dream is now to do another project, not Nizlopi, and to build a new life. So, this is good bye from Nizlopi. We are no more! Wow, there you go I said it. Scary as it is."

3) There entire sound comes from only two band members, one of which was a beat box artist...
More from the Wikipedia entry: 
Nizlopi were a two-piece band comprising Luke Concannon on vocals, guitar, and bodhrán, and John Parker on double bass, human beatbox, and providing backing vocals. They were based in Leamington Spa, England...and were educated at Trinity Catholic Technology College. Prior to attending Trinity Catholic Technology College, Luke and John attended St. Joseph's Primary. The band is named after a Hungarian girl that Luke had a crush on at school.

Our song-of-the-weekend today comes from their 2006 album called 'ExtraOrdinary.'

ENJOY!

 Listen to "Helen"
From the album 'ExraOrdinary'

Click here to watch a video of Nizlopi performing "Helen" live.  (song starts at 2:45)

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