Let it be known that I'm a huge sucker for banjo.
Let it also be known that I'm a huge sucker for putting a beat behind things that don't typically have a beat (read: strings).
So it's no surprise that I can't stop spinning Illinois' "Nosebleed." I heard the song for the first time a while back, but it honestly hadn't crossed my mind in quite some time until it played as the house music at Great Scott one night. Since then, I haven't been able to get enough - the beat is popping, the banjo is slick, and the song is just generally really fun.
Coincidentally, The Hilltop Hoods also have a nosebleed related song that has a cool beat behind abnormal instrumentation - flutes and strings in this case. The Hilltop Hoods are an Australian hip hop outfit. To be honest, I've only ever heard a handful of songs from these kids, and "Nosebleed Section" is head and shoulders the best. They did, however, do an entire album called The Hard Road Restrung, which, according to my good friend Wikipedia, was "a remix of their previous album The Hard Road featuring the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and Okwerdz." They deserve loads of bonus points just for that baller idea.
My favorite moment in "Nosebleed Section" is the solo sample around the 3:05 mark. Beautifully done. I really dig this tune.
Cop 'em both, bang your head, give yourself a nosebleed.
3 comments:
Holler if you have Hilltop Hoods as a song from your skydiving video in Interlaken, Switzerland from the guys at Balmers.
The hilltop hoods' nosebleed section has expired. can you please fix it? Thanks
The filesavr link should still be active.
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