Life @ The Basement
Recorded at The Basement / Soundtrack to the Documentary "A Night At Sea"
Artwork by Olaf Meyer.
"The third "Live sounding album" for Normal Records. It was originally released under Return To Sender. a Mail Order only subsidiary, with limited editions of 2000 copies through Glitterhouse Mail Order. This was an actual LIVE recording, unlike the other two. It was also filmed for the purposes of the Documentary 'A Night At Sea' which was originally screened on ABC TV in Australia in 2000. There was a typo..which is reflected on the Spine. It says Life@The Basement, while the cover says Live@The Basement. I prefer the former title." Louis Tillett
Liner Notes
Recorded Live at The Basement, Circular Quay, Sydney
Monday 14 June, 1999
Louis Tillett and The Aspersion Caste
Musicians:
Louis Tillett - Vocals, Electric Piano, Synthesizer
Charlie Owen - Electric and Acoustic guitars
Penny Ikinger - Electric Guitar
Jim Dickson - Bass Guitar
Nick Fisher - Drums
Dianne Spence - Tenor Saxophone
Stewart Kirwin - Trumpet
Anthony Cable - Trombone
Don Walker - Hammond Organ
Sound Engineer:
Chris Mysinski
Live Music Recording:
John Bee
Stage Management:
Jeremy
Publicity & Coordination:
Greg Sawers
Layout of Promotional Art:
Caroline McKeown
Thanks to Belinda McKeown for her Moral Support.
Mixed by Richard Muecke at Q Studios, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia, August 1999.
Mastered by Phil Punch, Electric Avenue Studios, Annandale, Sydney, Australia, November 2000.
This album is dedicated to Meera Atkinson for her friendship and support through the heady days of the
late 80s/early 90s and beyond, and to her success as a poet and novelist.
Monday 14 June, 1999
Louis Tillett and The Aspersion Caste
Musicians:
Louis Tillett - Vocals, Electric Piano, Synthesizer
Charlie Owen - Electric and Acoustic guitars
Penny Ikinger - Electric Guitar
Jim Dickson - Bass Guitar
Nick Fisher - Drums
Dianne Spence - Tenor Saxophone
Stewart Kirwin - Trumpet
Anthony Cable - Trombone
Don Walker - Hammond Organ
Sound Engineer:
Chris Mysinski
Live Music Recording:
John Bee
Stage Management:
Jeremy
Publicity & Coordination:
Greg Sawers
Layout of Promotional Art:
Caroline McKeown
Thanks to Belinda McKeown for her Moral Support.
Mixed by Richard Muecke at Q Studios, Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia, August 1999.
Mastered by Phil Punch, Electric Avenue Studios, Annandale, Sydney, Australia, November 2000.
This album is dedicated to Meera Atkinson for her friendship and support through the heady days of the
late 80s/early 90s and beyond, and to her success as a poet and novelist.
On the Eve of Live at The Basement
LOUIS THE FLY GUY
Author: ANDREW KHEDOORI
Date: 16/07/1999
Publication: Sydney Morning Herald
ANDREW KHEDOORI meets a Sydney storyteller inspired by a timeless culture.
"I'm not a careerist," says Louis Tillett. "I'm just someone who enjoys sharing experiences with people."
Tillett is a forceful and moving performer, whether it be solo at piano, or with a full band that rolls out the jazz-influenced rock that has become his specialty. An evocative storyteller, he's able to reach the same scope as the likes of Nick Cave and Paul Kelly, though, unfortunately, without even half as much recognition.
"That's fine by me," he says without any major lament. "I'm not particularly after my six months in the sunshine. I'd rather each record and show be as special as possible."
Tillett, who removed himself from his homeland through necessity ("I've been disillusioned by Australian audiences for a while"), has found an odd state of comfort in Greece. "It's a timeless culture," he says. "Emotion and the expression of emotion is the same, whether you read the Ancient Greek poets or listen to contemporary music. It's very big on passion and self-expression. People, whether they were born 10 years or 50 years ago, all laugh and cry in the same language."
Tillett has stayed in Greece six times since 1990 to write, returning to Australia to record. On those occasions he has collaborated with some of the country's most imaginative musicians. He thinks that now there's more reasons for him to give Australia another shot. "A lot of people who grew up with punk rock are a bit older now and a bit more interested in music as a form of expression [rather] than a soundtrack to getting drunk."
Louis Tillett is playing at The Basement tonight with the Aspersion Caste featuring Charlie Owen.
Author: ANDREW KHEDOORI
Date: 16/07/1999
Publication: Sydney Morning Herald
ANDREW KHEDOORI meets a Sydney storyteller inspired by a timeless culture.
"I'm not a careerist," says Louis Tillett. "I'm just someone who enjoys sharing experiences with people."
Tillett is a forceful and moving performer, whether it be solo at piano, or with a full band that rolls out the jazz-influenced rock that has become his specialty. An evocative storyteller, he's able to reach the same scope as the likes of Nick Cave and Paul Kelly, though, unfortunately, without even half as much recognition.
"That's fine by me," he says without any major lament. "I'm not particularly after my six months in the sunshine. I'd rather each record and show be as special as possible."
Tillett, who removed himself from his homeland through necessity ("I've been disillusioned by Australian audiences for a while"), has found an odd state of comfort in Greece. "It's a timeless culture," he says. "Emotion and the expression of emotion is the same, whether you read the Ancient Greek poets or listen to contemporary music. It's very big on passion and self-expression. People, whether they were born 10 years or 50 years ago, all laugh and cry in the same language."
Tillett has stayed in Greece six times since 1990 to write, returning to Australia to record. On those occasions he has collaborated with some of the country's most imaginative musicians. He thinks that now there's more reasons for him to give Australia another shot. "A lot of people who grew up with punk rock are a bit older now and a bit more interested in music as a form of expression [rather] than a soundtrack to getting drunk."
Louis Tillett is playing at The Basement tonight with the Aspersion Caste featuring Charlie Owen.
