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Louis Tillett

11 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 5 years ago -

Louis Tillett is a "Dark Giant" - according to Rolling Stone UK 2000. Not only is he an imposing figure of a man, albeit quietly spoken, but his music is also dark, and Epic. He has been largely enigmatic until recent years. Now you will find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Spotify, iTunes and of course at www.louistillettmusic.com and www.louistillett.com.This podcast is yet another attempt to bring his fans into his personal world after many years in between gigs, where he was seemingly in the wilderness.In 2015 he launched his eleven-piece band "The Art of Darkness" by way of a thank you to his many fans who saved him from being left homeless and worse due to extenuating circumstances...by getting behind him with an overwhelmingly successful crowd funding campaign. Thanks to his thousands of fans coming out of the woodwork, he has gone from strength to strength...which is why he has made a point of sharing more of himself with them.This podcast is the first-hand account of Louis' life as a Musician and Composer, while walking along a very rocky road, on a "Dead End Street in the Lucky Country" that is Australia. However, his life as an Underground Recording Artist has introduced many interesting people and places to his life. This is HIS story. No pitch. No pretense. And some cold, hard truths and dark secrets that will shock many of his fans, and even friends. We begin with 11 low key interviews conducted in 2009, while Louis was living in a hut in the Mountains of the mid-North Coastal hinterlands of Australia. If you would like more insights into Louis and his music, you can visit either of his websites or follow and support him on Patreon. See the donation box here...with the heart on it. Or subscribe here https://www.buzzsprout.com/539803/support

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Episodes

EP 10: Soliloquy

September 05, 2019 15:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MB

Please excuse the sonic quality and format of these first 11 series of interviews, as they are historic and created for radio - 2BOB Community Radio - back in 2009. Future Podcasts will be have a higher listening quality and format, to go with the way they will be listened to..on headphones, on the run, and amongst so many other programs. This Episode focuses of my 2006 Album Soliloquy - a Piano and Vocal Album - supported by the Australia Council for the Arts...which also brought my music ...

EP 11: To Ride A Dead Pony

September 05, 2019 15:00 - 34 minutes - 24.1 MB

Please excuse the format and sonic quality of these first 11 podcasts. They are just a direct reproduction of a series of interviews in 2009 for Irene Barrett at 2BOB Community Radio. FUTURE Podcasts will be a completely different thing...with updated technology, purposely set up for Podcasts and for listening to on your headphones or home system, as opposed to listening on a radio. This Episode refocuses on the purpose of this series...which was to lead the listeners from my earliest rele...

EP 9: The Hanged Man

September 05, 2019 15:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MB

Please excuse the sonic quality of these first 11 serial interviews. There may be delays at the start, but please stick with it. They are very insightful. They were recorded in 2009 for 2BOB Community Radio Station with Irene Barrett. Future podcasts will be recorded on different technology and taking to account that these were recorded for radio, where podcasts are often listened to on headphones. The story behind this album is that I recorded it in Bangkok over 6 months, in a studio where...

EP 7: Life @ The Basement

September 05, 2019 14:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MB

This is an historical interview from 2009 for a Community Radio show 2BOB, with Irene Barretts. Please excuse any sonic imperfections, including the delays at the start of the podcast. These technicalities will be corrected in the Future Podcasts, which will be produced in very different technologies, on different formats. In the meantime, please enjoy the Live album, which also formed part of the 2000 ABC TV Documentary "A Night at Sea". These were sold out nights at The Basement in Sydney...

EP 8: Learning to Die

September 05, 2019 14:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MB

This is one of the 11 part series...earlier conversations with Irene Barrett for 2BOB Community Radio. It is a relaxed introduction to listeners, walking through my Original Albums - leading up to the launch of my Retrospective. Please EXCUSE the SONIC QUALITY. The Technology in 2009 and the Radio audience did not require the same things we have come to expect nowadays on Podcasts where people often listen, on the run, with headphones on. Please stay tuned for future podcasts. This particu...

EP 6: Cry Against The Faith

September 05, 2019 14:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MB

Please excuse the sonic quality of this episode...one of 11 interviews for 2BOB Community Radio in 2009, with Irene Barrett.It does help to set the scene. But future podcasts will have a much higher sonic quality for listening to on headphones, for instance. This Episode is another conversation about my life at the time of this release, and my attitude towards music...living in two worlds...between Australia and Europe.  For more information, feel free to visit https://www.louistillettmusi...

EP 5: Midnight Rain

September 05, 2019 13:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MB

Please excuse the quality of this Episode. These first 11 podcasts are part of a series of interviews with Irene Barrett for 2BOB Community Radio in 2009, leading up to the expected launch of To Ride a Dead Pony, which was launched many years later. Future podcasts will be of higher listening quality. And will be more of a first hand account, with some guests coming aboard. In this Episode we discuss Midnight Rain - my second acoustic album, as recorded for Normal Record/Return to Sender, ...

EP 4: The Ugly Truth

September 05, 2019 07:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MB

NOTE: This episode was recorded in 2009 at 2BOB Community Radio station. Please excuse the audio quality of these 11 interviews. Subsequent podcasts will be of a higher listening quality. The Ugly Truth was my first full Acoustic album. Here, I discuss the time and the music with Irene Barrett. For more information about this album (which has recently been released again on Vinyl) see the fansite at https://www.louistillettmusic.com/the-ugly-truth.html Support the show

EP 2: A Cast of Aspersions

September 05, 2019 06:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MB

NOTE: This episode was recorded in 2009 at 2BOB Community Radio station. Please excuse the audio quality of these 11 interviews. Subsequent podcasts will be of a higher listening quality. Revolving around the release of my second original solo album  "A Cast of Aspersions", I talk about my life in general and where I was at with music at this stage, after seemingly having hit the mark with my first album. Again speaking with Irene Barrett from 2BOB. A couple of songs played from this album...

EP 3: Letters to a Dream

September 05, 2019 06:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MB

NOTE: This episode was recorded in 2009 at 2BOB Community Radio station. Please excuse the audio quality of these 11 interviews. Subsequent podcasts will be of a higher listening quality. Conversation revolving around the release of the third album "Letters to a Dream", I talk to Irene Barrett about my life in general and where I was at with music at this stage, after some success with the first two albums, and a decision to record an album without the usual suspects. Rather than releasing ...

EP 1: Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell

September 05, 2019 05:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MB

NOTE: This episode was recorded in 2009 at 2BOB Community Radio station. Please excuse the audio quality of these 11 interviews. Subsequent podcasts will be of a higher listening quality. Revolving around the release of my first solo album "Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell", Irene Barrett and I talk about my life in general and where I was at with music at this stage, post-Wet Taxis. A couple of songs played from this album among the conversation. For more information on this album go to ...