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Netherfriends Does Nilsson (2011)
The latest free web release from Chicago's Shawn Rosenblatt, a.k.a. Netherfriends, is a Nilsson sample-fest tribute to everybody's favorite Harry. Netherfriends is quick to point out that this is not a covers album. It's also a bit different from your average, modern-day sampling cover - which is typically a swiped riff with rapping on top until the chorus arrives. The compositions here are all original but the base music is all by Nilsson (in a manner of speaking), as the samples come from a variety of Harry's LPs. Not only are many of the loops far from the obvious choices, some are downright impossible to determine. Nilsson fans should probably brace for the unexpected, as Rosenblatt rolls out a series of different vibes for this experiment. "Girrrlfriend" comes the closest to Harry's original pop vision, as both "Best Friend" (The Courtship Of Eddie's Father theme) and "Girlfriend" (the long unreleased original version of the theme) are fused for this variation, the poppiest track on the set. Of course, the cover art parodies Nilsson Schmilsson (which we've added to our parody post). Hear more from Netherfriends via their blog, MySpace & Bandcamp. Thanks to Tom Kola, The Nilssonian Curator for the tip. Hear it all below. Download it HERE.
Full Of It (2:19)
Me And My Ego (1:41)
Nobody's Talking (2:34)
Give UP (2:16)
Lonely Parachute Fort (1:56)
Girrrlfriend (2:23)
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3 comments:
As much as this seems cool, this is just the epitome of un-originality. The guy couldn't come up with his own music so he took Nilsson's.
This is a real treat. Excellent job. A million times better than a cover, any day of the week.
And Blair, the jig is up! Your services are no longer needed. This IS far more creative than someone repeating the same old chords and scales that have been done to death by thousands if not millions, before. Best, bp
I do like the idea and some of the loops are almost hypnotic enough that I could listen to the whole thing, but take out the Nilsson and this bird doesn't make it 2 feet off the ground. The kid might do wise to break it down even further than this.
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