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So, what’s it to you?
w/ Sam Cooper
w/ Sam Cooper
Confessions to love, fragility, and comfort have been a constant throughout Sam Cooper’s musical journey. In playing with Sagamore, Crepes, Sledgehammer, and Swazi Gold, his habitual style casts any guitar lick into something entirely of his own.
We spoke to Sam recently on the records that have been alongside him in the past.
We spoke to Sam recently on the records that have been alongside him in the past.
The record that inspired a change in your style
JJ Cale - Naturally. This record made me slow down and chill out, musically. Also, it made me
want to write songs with simple chords and tasty grooves.
The record you’re glad to have discovered
The record you’re glad to have discovered
Admas - Sons of Ethiopia. This is also a very groovy record. I discovered it through the powers
of the World Wide Web.
The record that was introduced by a friend
The record that was introduced by a friend
Relatively Clean Rivers - Relatively Clean Rivers. My friend Ambrose wrote down the name of
this record on the inside cover of my year 8 English book. It was a good recommendation.
That funny one
That funny one
Ry Cooder - Bop till You Drop. This record is funny because it reminds me of my parents and
their friends dancing while drunk on red wine.
The record that reminds you of a weird period
The record that reminds you of a weird period
Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue. This record reminds me of when my family lived on a
street in Ocean Grove called Mermaid Avenue. Therefore, we played this record a lot. It was a
weird time to some extent.
The record that makes you want to go on a holiday
The record that makes you want to go on a holiday
Harumi Hosono - Tropical Dandy. Harumi sings in Japanese but he sounds like he’s on a beach
in Hawaii. This record makes me want to go on holiday to a tropical island and to consider
whether I should learn to sing in Japanese.
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Check out the previous instalment of James’ ‘So, what’s it to you?’ series with Kayley Langdon here.
Check out the previous instalment of James’ ‘So, what’s it to you?’ series with Kayley Langdon here.
