* In Dreams I Live - 2001* Lounge O Sound - 1996, re-released 2001
*'Feast' Candle Compilation - 2002
'The Boy With Cartoon Character Friends'
& 'Sea Of Chords'
*'Feast' Candle Compilation - 2002'The Boy With Cartoon Character Friends'
& 'Sea Of Chords'
*'For Lovers, Artists and Dreamers' - 2003
*'Flipside' Candle Compilation - 2004
'Leaves' Remixed By Nick Hurford
*'Flipside' Candle Compilation - 2004'Leaves' Remixed By Nick Hurford
*'Hamper' Candle Compilation - 2006
'Artfully Annie' & 'Palace In The Sun'
'Artfully Annie' & 'Palace In The Sun'
Audio Samples - Real Audio
*Little Sips from 'For Lovers, Artists And Dreamers'
*Pay from 'In Dreams I Live'
*Smile from 'Lounge O Sound'
*Triple J Radio Interview - 2001
New 'For Lovers, Artists and Dreamers' Album
One of Australia’s finest singer-songwriters, Jodi Phillis, has delivered her most self-assured and cohesive album yet with the wonderful ‘For Lovers, Artists And Dreamers.’ A deeply personal album featuring Jodi’s trademark amazing voice wrapped around interesting and elaborate melodies which have been a signature of her songwriting career. The stripped back sparse album explores many themes close to Jodi’s heart including relationships, travel and motherhood.
The new album follows the critically acclaimed ‘In Dreams I Live’ which received 2 ARIA Award nominations. As well as her prestigious career with The Clouds, in recent years Jodi has performed with likes of Ron Sexsmith, Billy Bragg and Ed Harcourt. Neil Finn also personally invited her to sing with him at the 2002 APRA Awards, after Jodi did an amazing job of singing of ‘Don’t Dream It’s Over’ at APRA’S Ten best Australian Songs ceremony the year before. ‘For lovers, artists and dreamers’ was recorded in several locations with the bulk of the album recorded by Tim Oxley and the rest in Canada (by Don Kerr from Ron Sexsmith’ band), and in the NSW South Coast (by Greg Walker from Machine Translations). Jodi also drew the CD’s artwork; before her life a musician she worked for Mambo.
Jodi Writes About Her New Album
“I was pregnant for most of the making of this album and it seems that they will both be born at about the same time. As for what it’s all about, well they’re just more songs coming from a happier, more relaxed person this time around. While recording, I was re-reading a book by Henry Miller called ‘Big Sir and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch’. The second time around it did something to me that hadn’t happened when I read it as an 18 year-old.
It’s all about living life as an artist, no matter whether you’re a carpenter or a musician or a day-care worker or whatever, just as long as you don’t buy into the rat race beliefs that cheat so many people out of living life the way they really want to. Disregard all the man-made rules, love what you do, do what you love and be free. In the spoken word track (the Virgin Suicides-esque) ‘A Universe’, I quote a passage from this book and the title of the album is inspired by it.
Portobello Rd, I wrote this quite a while ago and it came up from my sub-conscious after the experience of living in London with The Clouds. An exciting but lonely and tumultuous time for us all. It can’t be explained rationally as it’s too personal and confusing, but I did walk down Portobello Rd one day and strange things did happen. There are lots of weird old antique stores and stalls with stuff from all over the world and from long ago and I had the feeling that there was alot of ancient power in some of those treasures that I touched.
Little Sips is about actually finding true love, after hoping for so long that it was true, but thinking that maybe it was just a load of baloney.... and of course the real test is in the kiss. With Ivy’s Song it’s about forgiveness and trying to remain friends with someone you break up with and remembering all the wonderful things about that person even though it didn’t work out in the long run. A situation made much more important when there is a child involved. It’s a letter from me to Ivy’s (my daughter) Dad.
Greed Verses Humanity was inspired by Bob Ellis’, “First Abolish the Customer”, which is an amazing little book expressing the insanity and greed of globalization and major corporations and how they’re killing the simple, important things in life for so many people. I felt this acutely at the time as a single mother, wondering how the hell I was going to be able to provide for my daughter and myself and feel like I was a part of this fast and fickle world. Now fortunately I don’t feel like that and I’m happy to be on the outside just doing my thing, watching the world go crazy!”
Jodi Phillis - 'In Dreams I Live' Album
After 10 years of an illustrious career in the Clouds and The Dearhunters (both critical and commercial successes) Jodi Phillis finally stepped out on her own with the beautiful ‘In Dreams I Live’. Heartfelt and deeply personal, the album explores the realm of love, heartache and relationships. Jodi’s voice is truly phenomenal and in a class of its own – wrapped around interesting and elaborate melodies which have been a signature of her songwriting career.
Dreams and hopes are recurring themes throughout the album, with ‘Waiting, Wanting, Holding’ and ‘For The First Time’ epitomizing its strengths. ‘For The First Time’ explores personal freedom which could may be a metaphor for this solo album.
Jodi also isn’t afraid to take us to dark corners of her world with the likes of ‘The Ballad Of Frances Piper’ (a sad tale of abuse) and ‘Ride The Darkness’. Nor afraid to experiment with traditional structures with drum loops ‘Come Over Sunday’ and ‘Sixteen’.
This year Jodi has performed with Billy Bragg and Ron Sexsmith and 'In Dreams I Live' received two ARIA Awards Nominations. Like most solo albums it was a collaborative effort. There’s a plethora of guests who helped including Raph Whittingham (Stella One Eleven, Clouds), Fourplay, Tim Oxley & Greg Hitchcock (The Dearhunters), Robyne Dunn, Madeline King (Love Me.) The album was recorded by Genevieve Maynard and Jason Blackwell in Sydney. Let the album seep in and seduce you. Jodi Phillis is out on her own and in class of her own.
Visit the official Jodi Phillis website here.
THE DEARHUNTERS
__________________________________________________
Line-Up
Jodi Phillis - Vocals & Guitar
Tim Oxley - Vocals & Bass
Greg Hitchcock - Guitar & Slide
Raph Whittingham - Drums
The Dearhunters Discography
* Red Wine & Blue album - 1999
*Little Sips from 'For Lovers, Artists And Dreamers'
*Pay from 'In Dreams I Live'
*Smile from 'Lounge O Sound'
*Triple J Radio Interview - 2001
New 'For Lovers, Artists and Dreamers' Album
One of Australia’s finest singer-songwriters, Jodi Phillis, has delivered her most self-assured and cohesive album yet with the wonderful ‘For Lovers, Artists And Dreamers.’ A deeply personal album featuring Jodi’s trademark amazing voice wrapped around interesting and elaborate melodies which have been a signature of her songwriting career. The stripped back sparse album explores many themes close to Jodi’s heart including relationships, travel and motherhood.
The new album follows the critically acclaimed ‘In Dreams I Live’ which received 2 ARIA Award nominations. As well as her prestigious career with The Clouds, in recent years Jodi has performed with likes of Ron Sexsmith, Billy Bragg and Ed Harcourt. Neil Finn also personally invited her to sing with him at the 2002 APRA Awards, after Jodi did an amazing job of singing of ‘Don’t Dream It’s Over’ at APRA’S Ten best Australian Songs ceremony the year before. ‘For lovers, artists and dreamers’ was recorded in several locations with the bulk of the album recorded by Tim Oxley and the rest in Canada (by Don Kerr from Ron Sexsmith’ band), and in the NSW South Coast (by Greg Walker from Machine Translations). Jodi also drew the CD’s artwork; before her life a musician she worked for Mambo.
Jodi Writes About Her New Album
“I was pregnant for most of the making of this album and it seems that they will both be born at about the same time. As for what it’s all about, well they’re just more songs coming from a happier, more relaxed person this time around. While recording, I was re-reading a book by Henry Miller called ‘Big Sir and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch’. The second time around it did something to me that hadn’t happened when I read it as an 18 year-old.
It’s all about living life as an artist, no matter whether you’re a carpenter or a musician or a day-care worker or whatever, just as long as you don’t buy into the rat race beliefs that cheat so many people out of living life the way they really want to. Disregard all the man-made rules, love what you do, do what you love and be free. In the spoken word track (the Virgin Suicides-esque) ‘A Universe’, I quote a passage from this book and the title of the album is inspired by it.
Portobello Rd, I wrote this quite a while ago and it came up from my sub-conscious after the experience of living in London with The Clouds. An exciting but lonely and tumultuous time for us all. It can’t be explained rationally as it’s too personal and confusing, but I did walk down Portobello Rd one day and strange things did happen. There are lots of weird old antique stores and stalls with stuff from all over the world and from long ago and I had the feeling that there was alot of ancient power in some of those treasures that I touched.
Little Sips is about actually finding true love, after hoping for so long that it was true, but thinking that maybe it was just a load of baloney.... and of course the real test is in the kiss. With Ivy’s Song it’s about forgiveness and trying to remain friends with someone you break up with and remembering all the wonderful things about that person even though it didn’t work out in the long run. A situation made much more important when there is a child involved. It’s a letter from me to Ivy’s (my daughter) Dad.
Greed Verses Humanity was inspired by Bob Ellis’, “First Abolish the Customer”, which is an amazing little book expressing the insanity and greed of globalization and major corporations and how they’re killing the simple, important things in life for so many people. I felt this acutely at the time as a single mother, wondering how the hell I was going to be able to provide for my daughter and myself and feel like I was a part of this fast and fickle world. Now fortunately I don’t feel like that and I’m happy to be on the outside just doing my thing, watching the world go crazy!”
Jodi Phillis - 'In Dreams I Live' Album
After 10 years of an illustrious career in the Clouds and The Dearhunters (both critical and commercial successes) Jodi Phillis finally stepped out on her own with the beautiful ‘In Dreams I Live’. Heartfelt and deeply personal, the album explores the realm of love, heartache and relationships. Jodi’s voice is truly phenomenal and in a class of its own – wrapped around interesting and elaborate melodies which have been a signature of her songwriting career.
Dreams and hopes are recurring themes throughout the album, with ‘Waiting, Wanting, Holding’ and ‘For The First Time’ epitomizing its strengths. ‘For The First Time’ explores personal freedom which could may be a metaphor for this solo album.
Jodi also isn’t afraid to take us to dark corners of her world with the likes of ‘The Ballad Of Frances Piper’ (a sad tale of abuse) and ‘Ride The Darkness’. Nor afraid to experiment with traditional structures with drum loops ‘Come Over Sunday’ and ‘Sixteen’.This year Jodi has performed with Billy Bragg and Ron Sexsmith and 'In Dreams I Live' received two ARIA Awards Nominations. Like most solo albums it was a collaborative effort. There’s a plethora of guests who helped including Raph Whittingham (Stella One Eleven, Clouds), Fourplay, Tim Oxley & Greg Hitchcock (The Dearhunters), Robyne Dunn, Madeline King (Love Me.) The album was recorded by Genevieve Maynard and Jason Blackwell in Sydney. Let the album seep in and seduce you. Jodi Phillis is out on her own and in class of her own.
Visit the official Jodi Phillis website here.
THE DEARHUNTERS
__________________________________________________
Line-Up
Jodi Phillis - Vocals & Guitar
Tim Oxley - Vocals & Bass
Greg Hitchcock - Guitar & Slide
Raph Whittingham - Drums
The Dearhunters Discography
* Red Wine & Blue album - 1999*'Banter' Candle Compilation - 2000
'Ambulance' & 'Candle'
*Ivy 7" - Split 7" w/Hired Guns
(Released on Steady Cam Records)
Audio Samples
*Ambulance - Real Audio from 'Banter' Compilation
*Mr Katherine - Real Audio from 'Red Wine & Blue'
The Dearhunters 'Red Wine & Blue'
From the ashes of the Clouds and Lounge-O-Sound came The Dearhunters, who delivered a sophisticated pop record in the shape of ‘Red Wine And Blue’. Haunting mellow songs that feature the fabulous dual vocals of Jodi Phillis (ex-Clouds) and Tim Oxley (ex-The Verys), seep into the psyche at every twist and turn.
The harmony laden ‘Mr Katherine’ opens the album and then ‘Heads’ soaked in pedal steel has Jodi’s voice in full flight. The beautiful ‘Ivy’ is as sweet and heartfelt song as you’re ever likely to hear.
By the time you reach ‘Clothes’ the band has moved into seduction mode. Each track here is pure class and celebrates the wonderful collaboration of musicians that have worked on the record. ‘Red Wine and Blue’ was recorded in the lounge room at a hippy beach shack in Bundeena by Cameron McCauley. The result is a remarkable collection of bittersweet tunes that The Dearhunters are proud to label "easy listening".
'Ambulance' & 'Candle'
*Ivy 7" - Split 7" w/Hired Guns(Released on Steady Cam Records)
Audio Samples
*Ambulance - Real Audio from 'Banter' Compilation
*Mr Katherine - Real Audio from 'Red Wine & Blue'
The Dearhunters 'Red Wine & Blue'
From the ashes of the Clouds and Lounge-O-Sound came The Dearhunters, who delivered a sophisticated pop record in the shape of ‘Red Wine And Blue’. Haunting mellow songs that feature the fabulous dual vocals of Jodi Phillis (ex-Clouds) and Tim Oxley (ex-The Verys), seep into the psyche at every twist and turn.
The harmony laden ‘Mr Katherine’ opens the album and then ‘Heads’ soaked in pedal steel has Jodi’s voice in full flight. The beautiful ‘Ivy’ is as sweet and heartfelt song as you’re ever likely to hear.
By the time you reach ‘Clothes’ the band has moved into seduction mode. Each track here is pure class and celebrates the wonderful collaboration of musicians that have worked on the record. ‘Red Wine and Blue’ was recorded in the lounge room at a hippy beach shack in Bundeena by Cameron McCauley. The result is a remarkable collection of bittersweet tunes that The Dearhunters are proud to label "easy listening".