So yeah, it’s gotta be done otherwise it’s pointless.”. That [Niagara Falls tightrope walker Charles] Blondin thing is weird, so I stuck that in there (on Blondin Makes An Omlette). Particularly with his solo debut, Strange Tourist, an album of sprawling acoustic numbers with nary a hook nor modicum of compromise in earshot. We see tons of really weird shit – you just see the real thing. He didn’t use rules.”, It’s easy to find parallels between Céline’s controversial fiction and Liddiard’s insurgent methods. Gareth Liddiard is about as far from pretension as you can humanly imagine. He launches it at The Thornbury Theatre with two shows across Friday November 5 and Saturday November 6 – tickets from thethornburytheatre.com, Polyester, Greville and Basement Discs. Ghost Tape Number 10 12. Gareth Liddiard and Rui Pereira Bong Odyssey, released 16 February 2020 1. Bodyhead 5. With the impressive array of bands they have playing there, and the great sound they produce, you can hardly complain though. Having now lived in northern Victoria for a few years, Liddiard confesses to using his country neighbours for occasional lyrical inspiration. You look at the trends, you find adults prefer the savoury over sweet and the kids prefer the sweet over savoury. So who are Liddiard’s favourite storytellers? As lead singer, guitarist and songwriter with The Drones, and in his solo guise, Liddiard is a compelling, and charismatic performer. Characterised by furious emotional outbursts and cleverly veiled political and social polemic, weaved with the artistry of a natural storyteller, albeit a brutally honest one; none of his barbs cushioned, none of his topics sugar-coated. “Well, I don’t really see the point of being a musician if no-one hears it.”, His exasperation reminds you that he doesn’t subscribe to any pretence of being an artist ‘above’ the process. There’s countless weirdness out there,” Liddiard says dryly. Oh something went wrong. Step in poo and write about that. “The things that you write down, I dunno, they don’t always work, and you forget what the original meaning was anyway. While it’s true that Gareth isn’t the best guitarist, or the best singer in the land, this man is one of the most brilliant modern day poets you will come across. The title of Liddiard’s solo record, Strange Tourist, sits well with his itinerant lifestyle as a member of a regularly touring band. The Miller's Daughter 17. Who else but Liddiard would be able to spot, let alone identify and carbon-date such a projectile? Liddiard’s aptitude for a good story is evident throughout The Drones’ material; on Strange Tourist Liddiard’s stories are in full flight. “You just throw a bunch of ideas into a bucket and then eventually a picture will emerge, like a thread or some sort of meaning. As long as you don’t try and write to order or a particular agenda, then things will crop up,” he notes. Fuck styles or tastes – write about anything. “The most sordid details or intimate details about you or whoever … I dunno, I never try to prescribe the process. “When you’re touring with a band, you get to see parts of the country you wouldn’t see if you were just a normal tourist,” Liddiard explains. So being up there just energised the whole process, rather than bringing in some conceptual element.”.

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