Louis Tillett playing Brisbane and Nambour

Some exceptionally exciting news, the legendary Louis Tillet is
heading up here and has put together 2 gigs which are the
Bison Bar (Nambour) Saturday 11 November and
The Junk Bar (Ashgrove) Friday 17 November.
Thanks to everyone who has been pulling to get
me some gigs up North at such short notice.
The following is from Louis from a facebook post
he made today
If it's not too much to ask could you please advise
whether you are likely to be able to make the following dates/venues?
I just found out one of them conflicts with Paul Kelly AND Steve Earle
(11/11/17)...whom I would probably go and see over my gig too!
But I'm sure people have other plans made well in advance...
so it would be good to get an idea of whether the folliowing
dates are going to work for everybody that would normally come!
So if your interested let Louis know on facebook
here

Louis Tillett Music

The legendary Louis Tillett has launched a new website
and it looks wonderful, so have a look
It has a treasure trove of all things Louis
Im going to add it to the blog roll

Hi Bob
Louis Tillett here. I have always appreciated the spirit of this Blog. 
And now that I have just launched a new website, 
I have put up a link to it. I thought your readers may also like to 
know the new website link...where my entire catalog, memorabilia, 
etc will be up FREE to play, peruse, or download at will! 
Thanks for all your support.
 Pass on my regards to all! Cheers. Louis 

https://www.louistillettmusic.com/

My Van - On the road - Travel/Accom - Louis Tillet

Louis Tillet is one of those Australian Artist who so many
people have never heard of, which is criminal of course
because he is incredible and also one of so many doing it
tough. We just don't reward artists in this country and
many find it hard to do what they do well and get somewhere
with it.
So if you haven't heard the kind of music Louis makes
check out the video below and if your familiar with his
work or enjoy the video check out the crowd funding page
he has set up to get back on the road.
These things work and as with the recent riptides crowd
funding project that funded the release of their 1st album
that was only released as an Ep originally, they product
great outcomes.
Find the Louis page here
    
http://www.gofundme.com/hlxn78

LouisTillet - studio22

Chuck has come up with a wonderful post yet again,
this time a post sure to excite LouisTillet, thinking
of you John and if you haven't a clue who he is then
download this cause he is fantastic.
Studio 22 was a music program here on ABC.
Thanks Chuck.

Louis Tillett
Thursday 5 August 1999
Presented by Annette Shun Wah


louis Born in Sydney in 1959,
Louis Tillett with his resounding vocals,
distinctive piano technique and songwriting skills
has played in numerous bands including Wet Taxis,
No Dance, Paris Green and The Aspersion Caste.
He has also worked as a backing musician with Catfish
(Don Walker), Ed Kuepper, The New Christs, and Tex Perkins.

Musicians:
Louis Tillett - Vocals, keyboard
Charlie Owen - Guitar
Di Spence - Saxophone
Jim Dickson - Bass
Nick Fisher - Drums
Ben Gurton - Trombone
Stewart Kirwan - Trumpet


Performed:
Midnight Witch
An Ancient Song
Sailors' Dream
Feeling Free
Liferaft

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No Dance - Carnival of Souls, ep

Described as an acoustic, studio side project put together by Damiem
Lovelock while his band the Celibate Rilles was taking a break.
Damien along with Louis Tillet and Brett Myers recorded this
3 track ep which includes a very early version of Just Skin,
a song from the end repertoire and later part of the Died Pretty
canon. It seems each person provided one song to the project,
the Louis song Swimming in the mirror was later released on
the excellent hot records compilation High Temperature,
that I posted last year here

Thanks again to Chuck and his fabulous record collection.

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Louis Tillet - Soliloquy

Another beautiful haunting album from the master
Louis Tillet. Soliloquy released in 2006 is his most recent
offering, I don't know much more about this record,
but Louis sure sounds like Chris Abraham's piano.
It is as John puts its great to hear Louis strip it back
to just him and his piano.
Thanks to John for this little gem and helping to
complete my Louis collection.

Track List
01.An Ancient Song
02.Bitter Pill
03.Dead End Street In The Lucky Country
04.Hold Me
05.Liferaft
06.From Me To You
07.Morning Light
08.Teary Eyes
09.The Devil Knows How To Row
10.The Tempest

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Louis Tillett - The Hanged Man

John a regular reader and contributor here a the Striped Sunlight
blog recently picked up this album in a bargain bin for $4.95.
That is a bargain but I'm wondering what kind of record shop
puts such an album in the bargain bin.
This 2005 release from the much underrated Louis Tillett is
his usual brilliant stuff.
Thanks John for ripping and sharing.
Oh and bargain hunting.


Track list
01 Four Walls And No Back Door
02 Ocean Bound
03 Through The Dream
04 Prayer Before Dawn
05 Around You
06 Bitter Pill
07 It's All Right Now
08 Back From The Sea
09 Teary Eyes

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Wet Taxis - From The Archives

A request from Brutusound who runs a wonderful
blog you can find
Here

Louis Tillett's first band - Vinyl LP, Test Pressing

Louis Tillett's first band, the Wet Taxis, commenced life
as an experimental outfit in the manner of fellow
Sydneysiders Severed Heads and Scattered Order
before taking on a tougher 1960s-influenced direction.
Their classic debut single on the Hot label, ‘C’mon’ (1984),
boasted an authentic garage/R&B sound heavily influenced
by such American garage/punk bands as the
Moving Sidewalks, We the People and the Chocolate
Watchband plus legendary Australian group the Atlantics
(who originally issued the song as ‘Come On’ in 1967).
Alongside the likes of Died Pretty, the Celibate Rifles,
the Lime Spiders, the New Christs, the Hoodoo Gurus
and the Eastern Dark, the Wet Taxis came to epitomise
the Australian garage rock sound and aesthetic of the 1980s.
The band’s only album was the appropriately named
From the Archives

Track listing
01. Last Time Around
02. Unchain My Heart
03. You Burn Me Up And Down
04. I Wanna Come Back (from the World of LSD)
05. Rich With Nothing
06. Clock On The Wall
07. Its Gonna Rain
08. Hypnotized
09. In The Past
10. Bucktooth Gobbler
11. Love

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Louis Tillet - Learning to Die

Another request Louis Tillet's 2001 release Learning to Die.
Another beautiful record, wonderful instrumentals,
darkly beautiful songs and
plenty of Louis's fantastic voice.
There's even jazzy grooving songs that remind me more
of Barry Adamson than anyone else can and that's quite
an effort.

Track list
01 - The Devil Knows Now
02 - Artist's Song (Spirit Of The Life)
03 - Morning Light Instrumental
04 - Blind Freddy's Bluff
05 - The Ballad Of Hollis Brown
06 - Ride The Tiger
07 - Turner's Ocean
08 - Transit To Venus
09 - Morning Light

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Louis tillet - Cry Against The Faith

This 1999 release of Louis Tillet is a wonderful record, beautiful
ballads, blues you could mistake for the doors and even jazz rock
that reminds me of the laughing clowns.
But all such comparisons are unnecessary even unworthy,
this is in the league of its own.

Track List
01 - Since You've Been Gone
02 - Chained To The Stone
03 - Windows Pane
04 - Feeling Free
05 - Hold Me
06 - Tombstone Eyes
07 - And She Sang
08 - In Loving Memory Of
09 - It's Gonna Rain
10 - Credits

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Louis Tillett - live @ The Basement

11 Fantastic songs live and perfectly recorded

Louis Tillett
live @ The Basement, Sydney 14/06/99

Track List
01. Midnight Rain
02. Ancient Song
03. Condemend To Live
04. From Me To You
05. Chained To The Stone
06. Midnight Witch
07. Around You
08. Window Paine
09. Ship Of dreams
10. Hold Me
11. Life Raft

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Louis Tillett - Letters To A Dream

Many thanks to Hank for this 1992 Louis Tillett release.
I've been listening to this and I can tell you its excellent.
This guy is so good, but I'm a sucker for a Hammond
organ.

Musicians

Louis Tillet : Vocals, Piano, Hammond Organ,
Hacksaw, Axe & Boldcutters
Jackie orszaczky : Bass
Sunil de Silva : Percussion
Sarah Peet : Cello
Ellen Stringer : Female Vocals
Jade de Silva : Backing Vocals on 2,3 & 5
Peter Boyd : Alto & Soprano Saxophone

Track List
01 Entering The World Of Morpheu
02 Ship Of Dreams
03 Harpies Bizzare
04 Cyren's Call
05 The Tempest
06 Dancing With The Devil 1 & 2
07 Pennelope's Lament
08 Do Not Go Gentle In To The Good Night09 Work Song
10 Daybreak's Reprieve

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Louis Tillet & Charlie Owen - Midnight Rain

Louis Tillet is one of those artists that should be better known,
his rich baritone voice, his beautiful haunting songs,
unusual approach to music and his incredible piano playing,
puts him in a league of his own. Charlie Owen likewise has
carved out a career with Tex Perkins and the Beasts of Bourbon,
playing wonderful organic blues that connects with Louis both
when he's being ambient or loud,
This is a special album, originally released as a Limited Edition
of 2.000 copies, later released as a 2 CD set including tracks
from the earlier album they did together, The Ugly Truth.
A beautiful lush record that both surprises and delights.

Louis Tillett : Vocals, Piano, Hammond Organ,
Roland Synthetizer, Soprano Saxophone.

Charlie Owen : All Guitars, and everything on 5

Track List
01. Around You
02. Summer
03. Alligator Wine
04. An Ancient Song
05. Last Thing That I'll Say
06. Gloomy Sunday
07. Midnight rain
08. When
09. Clock On The Wall
10. I'm Down

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