| Nizlopi | |
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| Origin | Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, UK |
| Genre(s) | Folk/Hip-Hop |
| Years active | 1990s–Present |
| Label(s) | FDM Records |
| Members | |
| Luke Concannon (Vocals, Guitar, Bodhran) John Parker (Double Bass, Beatbox) |
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Nizlopi (IPA: /nɪzlɔpi/) is a two-piece band: Luke Concannon (vocals, guitar, and bodhran) and John Parker (double bass, human beatbox and backing vocals). Leamington Spa, properly Royal Leamington Spa, commonly Leamington (ˈlɛmɪŋtən and "Leam" to locals is a Spa town in central Geography Warwickshire is bounded to the northwest by the West Midlands Metropolitan county and Staffordshire, by Leicestershire to The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other See also Folk (disambiguation, Volk (disambiguation Folk is one of the Germanic roots that mean "(of the people" or "our Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music The bodhrán (ˈbɔːrɑːn or /ˈbaʊrɑːn/ plural bodhráns or bodhráin) is an Irish Frame drum ranging from 25 to 65cm (10" The double bass is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed String instrument used in the modern symphony orchestra. They were based in Leamington Spa, United Kingdom (although Luke has moved to London) and were educated at Trinity Catholic Technology College. Leamington Spa, properly Royal Leamington Spa, commonly Leamington (ˈlɛmɪŋtən and "Leam" to locals is a Spa town in central The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Trinity Catholic School is a secondary school in Leamington Spa, England. The band is named after a Hungarian girl that Luke had a crush on at school. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic
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History
Half These Songs Are About You
Nizlopi released their first album, Half These Songs Are About You, in 2004 under FDM Records, and was generally very well received. Half These Songs Are About You is the first album released by the band Nizlopi in August 2004 Half These Songs Are About You is the first album released by the band Nizlopi in August 2004 "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " It features the singles JCB and Girls. " JCB " (or " JCB Song " is the second single from Nizlopi 's first album Half These Songs Are About You. In 2007 Nizlopi received an Impala Platinum award recognising sales of Half These Songs Are About You in Europe. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Half These Songs Are About You is the first album released by the band Nizlopi in August 2004
JCB
"JCB Song" is Nizlopi's most successful song to date, after reaching number one in the UK on its second release. " JCB " (or " JCB Song " is the second single from Nizlopi 's first album Half These Songs Are About You. The song was written about Luke's troubles with dyslexia at school and his escape to accompany his dad at work, and was released as a single in June 2005, reaching number 160 in the UK Singles Chart. Dyslexia is considered to be a Learning disability. It manifests primarily as a difficulty with written language particularly with Reading and Spelling The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry The single was then re-released in the UK on 12 December 2005, reaching number one the following week on 18 December 2005, selling more than twice the number than the closest contender, Westlife. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Westlife is an Irish pop band that was formed on 3 July 1998 They were signed on by Simon Cowell and are currently managed by Louis Walsh. Dermot O'Leary gave the track extensive airplay on his BBC Radio 2 show. Seán Dermot Fintan O'Leary Jr (born 24 May, 1973 in Colchester, England) better known as Dermot O'Leary, is an British Some bookmakers put it in the running for the honour of Christmas number one but it was beaten by the winner of the second series of the UK version of The X Factor, Shayne Ward's debut single "That's My Goal". Each year record companies compete for the Christmas number one single spot on the British charts. The second UK series of The X Factor ran from 20 August to 17 December 2005. Shayne Thomas Ward (born October 16, 1984) is an English pop singer who rose to prominence in the United Kingdom and Ireland " That's My Goal " is a popular song released as the first single by the second United Kingdom X Factor winner Shayne Ward. The video has received lots of airplay, mainly on music TV channel VH1. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television It is an animated video, made by Laith Bahrani (a. k. a. 'Monkeehub'), who also animated an unofficial video for an acoustic version of "Creep" by Radiohead. Radiohead In 2007 Nizlopi received an Impala Platinum award recognising sales of over 500,000 copies of JCB (song) across Europe. " JCB " (or " JCB Song " is the second single from Nizlopi 's first album Half These Songs Are About You.
"Girls"
Their next single, released on 3 April 2006, was track two on the album, "Girls". Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The band have described the song's video on radio interviews as "Tim Burton-esque". The video was directed by Karni & Saul of Flynn Productions, and is the first that the band appear in. It was released, in what is now traditional Nizlopi strategy, on the Internet first.
ExtraOrdinary
A mini-EP containing six songs and titled ExtraOrdinary, was released on 4 September 2006. ExtraOrdinary is an EP by Nizlopi, released in 2006 Track listing "ExtraOrdinary" – 313 "Glastonbury" ExtraOrdinary is an EP by Nizlopi, released in 2006 Track listing "ExtraOrdinary" – 313 "Glastonbury" Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The six tracks included two that had been released before—"Helen" and "Yesterday" which were previously released on the JCB and Girls EPs respectively. The record is an attempt to strip down the orchestral production of their early work to represent the duo's vibrant live sound.
ExtraOrdinary contains the track, "Homage To Young Men", a piece written and performed by Alastair McIntosh. Alastair McIntosh (born 1955 is a Scottish writer academic and activist his most well known work is Soil and Soul People Versus Corporate Power (Aurum Press 2001 Alastair is one of Luke Concannon's favourite authors (Thom Yorke of Radiohead fame is also a fan of Alastair's). Thomas Edward Yorke (born 7 October 1968 is a Grammy -winning English Musician, best known as the lead singer and principal songwriter of the Radiohead Alastair is an 'eco activist' and human ecologist and was inspired to write this piece after working with Luke. He has performed live twice with the band, performing this song with them. The band have likened Alastair's performances to ". . the howlings of a wild animal". Alastair is well known for his contributions to the Scottish version of 'Thought for the Day' and has been dubbed "The Rapping Reverend".
Make It Happen
The long-awaited second full album from Nizlopi was released on 31 March, 2008. The album was recorded with legendary producer Phill Brown who has produced for artists such as Bob Marley in the past. Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley OM (February 6 1945 – May 11 1981 was a Jamaican Musician, Singer-songwriter and Rastafarian The album was recorded on 2-inch tape, a traditional style of recording said to create a more 'raw' sound that is popular with musicians preceding the era of digital recording technology.
"Start Beginning"
The release of new album Make It Happen was preceded on 17 March, 2008 by a digital single "Start Beginning". A live favourite, the single is the first version of the song to be recorded in a studio environment, and is the first full track from the new album.
Live shows
Nizlopi have relentlessly toured since early 2000. They are renowned for crowd involvement at their gigs, giving an energetic performance. They often improvise, even going so far as to invite people up on stage to sing and dance or unplugging and going into the crowd themselves. They took part in 'Healthy Concerts' or 'gigs in digs' where artists play in someone's house.
They have been on tour with, and shared gigs and stages with a diverse range of artists, touring the UK and Europe with Jamie Cullum, joined Christina Aguilera for two nights at Wembley Arena, toured Ireland with Damien Dempsey, opened Gigbeth festival with Mr Hudson and The Library, duetted with Billy Bragg at the Hackney Empire, and been supported at headline shows by Newton Faulkner and Duke Special amongst others. Jamie Cullum (born 20 August 1979) is an English pop and jazz-pop Singer, Songwriter, Pianist, Guitarist Christina María Aguilera (born December 18 1980 is an American pop / R&B Singer and Songwriter. Damien Dempsey is an Irish Singer and Songwriter who mixes traditional Irish folk stylism with contemporary lyrics to making social comment on the positive Stephen William Bragg (born December 20, 1957 in Essex, England) better known as Billy Bragg, is an English musician who The Hackney Empire is a theatre on Mare Street in the London Borough of Hackney, built in 1901 as a Music hall. Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner (born 11 January 1985 in Reigate, Surrey) is an English musician Duke Special, real name Peter Wilson, is a songwriter and performer based in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The band have been able to take in a great number of venues of note, headlining shows at the Shepherd's Bush Empire and at Indigo2 at the O2 Arena (formerly the Millennium Dome. The Shepherds Bush Empire (the first word is sometimes spelled Shepherd's) is a music venue in Shepherd's Bush, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham The O2 is a large entertainment district including an indoor arena a music club a cinema an exhibition space piazzas and bars and restaurants built within a large dome-shaped The Millennium Dome, often referred to simply as The Dome, is the original name of a large Dome -shaped building originally used to house They are also popular regulars on the festival circuit, having performed to crowds for years at Glastonbury Festival, Wireless Festival, Ireland's Fleadh, and Cambridge Folk Festival to name just a few. For the classical music and theatre festivals co-founded by Rutland Boughton between 1914 and 1926 see Glastonbury Festival (1914-1925 The The O2 Wireless Festival is a Music festival in England that takes place every year in Hyde Park, London, and took place Cambridge Folk Festival is an annual Music festival held on the site of Cherry Hinton Hall in Cherry Hinton, one of the villages subsumed by the city of
Trivia
John owns four double basses, whom he has named Stephanie, Catherine, Nanny and a travel bass, Jean-Philippe. The only bass that he regularly uses is Nanny.
Discography
Albums and EPs
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Singles
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External links
- Nizlopi (official website)
- Nizlopi's MySpace
- Nizlopi's official message board
- FDM Records, Nizlopi's own Independent label
- Nizlopi's YouTube channel
- "Girls" Video
- "JCB" website and video
- Nizlopi tipped for Christmas number one
- Nizlopi collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
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