"Another track I got to write with long time writing partner Guy Davies (All Come Together, Dig, Getta Kick).  Guy set out with the idea of creating a set of visuals and without being obvious we managed to write a song about the state of the planet and it's seemingly alarming weather patterns of late.  I think you would have to have your head in the sand not to agree we have altered things on this planet.  I like the juxtapose of the "happy go lucky" sound against the gloomy lyric...'the band played on as the ship'..."

"This track was a late arrival coming in at the eleventh hour of the recording/mixing process primarily for not having the vocal of the third verse (it was designed as a duet of sorts) it sat off the side.  It was only when Lila agreed to "throw something down" that I thought it might make it on the album.  Needless to say, I'm glad it did... It's probably the most uncomplicated track on the record with only a few elements doing the work, most recognizably the neck pickup on a Fender Strat."

"Ironically 'Sound Of Guitar' was written without a guitar, a product of a late night three hour car trip.  The idea of beat poet Jack Kerouac being locked up in an electronic parts store over night may not have been my intention but that's where it ended up.  My father did Radio and TV repairs after the Navy and I grew up with a lot of "numbers and letters" hearing him go about his business.  This stuff is etched in my mind and I like the idea that we are "electronic", hey we have electricity running through us right?!
Lots of dime store guitars got used on this track, starting with the "Rat Rod", a guitar with origins we aren't sure of (the Guitar Repairers in Brisbane might know?!) coupled up with a Harmony Silvertone Rocket with some cigar box slide joining from the break onwards.
In regards to how many guitar tracks I ended up with on this recording, I had to stop myself from being a pyromaniac throwing more and more guitars on the fire with this one..."

"Let It Fly started as a reoccurring guitar riff that didn't have a home.  This has been the case for 'Cry In Shame' and many other tracks over the years.
At some point the riff must have sparked something, another piece of the road and off it went.  I was really going for a Steve Cropper (Otis Redding's guitar player) feel to the guitar, raw but with intricacies weaving between the vocal."

"The Last Shower started with a writing session via Skype.  Tim Chaisson who I co-wrote the track with had just driven a long drive home to Prince Edward Island from N.Y. and I was waking up after a show in Perth W.A.  With both of us in a fog from the time difference, 30 minutes later the track "Last Shower" emerged.  We said our goodbyes and while Tim made the best of a bottle of red before falling over, I had my third cup before starting my day.  
A month later we got to perform the song in Halifax as part of the E.C.M.A week and it was there, judging by the reaction we realised we might have something.  When I returned from Canada I started working on the track, driven heavily by Tim's guitar and the tom pattern Lee put down.  I probably enjoyed putting the bass down on this track a little bit more than anything else on the record!  I'm really glad this track made the record and also made a centrepiece for a forthcoming E.P.
The phrase 'come down in the last shower' I thought to be universal, turns out to be a uniquely Australian saying.  Tim was amused by it which kicked off the lyric writing process."

"Guy Davies (co-writer "All Come Together", "Dig" and others) and I had been writing a few days when I started strumming the opening chords and off we went.  I guess it's country in a "wide open plains" way musically, but it's the lyric that really dictated the sounds I went for."

"Started as a riff on my Tele, an old friend.  Instead of putting another guitar in the second verse I used cello (who would have thought?).  A celebration of not being idle.

I really wanted to make an element of machinery or the sound of 'work'.  I 'flipped' one of Lee's floor toms to get a backwards effect, creating inertia with the guitars coming slightly after, giving it a sound evocative of an automobile pressing plant.  I later added some metallic sounds amongst the guitar chords (anvil and pot) enhancing the verses even more."

Diesel releases his first studio album since 2008 - Let It Fly.

A twelve-track romping guitar journey - classic and eclectic.

An artist whose recordings have always translated from studio to stage seamlessly, Let It Fly is set to do just that.

The album features Canadian singer songwriter instrumentalist Tim Chaisson and vocalist Lila Gold.

Now with 13 albums in his body of work, it’s a live show that grows each time he hits the road - bringing with him his powerful band.  Performing new cuts off Let It Fly alongside classics of over 30 charting singles, catch Diesel at the following venues:

October
Fri 11   The Basement, Sydney NSW
Sat 12   The Basement, Sydney NSW
Thu 17 Friends Restaurant, East Perth WA (SOLD OUT)
Fri 18   Fly By Night, Fremantle WA
Sat 19   Charles Hotel, North Perth WA
Sun 20  Ravenswood Hotel, Ravenswood WA
Fri 25   The Governor Hindmarsh, Adelaide SA

November
Fri 01   The Abbey, Canberra ACT
Sat 02   The Palms At Crown, Melbourne VIC

Tickets on sale now - click here for more info

With a career spanning 25 years (35 singles, 13 albums, 6 ARIA awards) and record sales edging 1 million, DIESEL the journeyman of music is on his way to some very special venues, in select regional areas with The Velvet Curtain Tour.

With blues music in his “DNA”, an influence largely from his Father’s record collection, DIESEL has blended all styles to come up with a truly unique sound, punctuated with his distinct guitar playing and vocals.

Rewind to 2005…  ‘Singled Out’ is released - a solo live recording which is the catalyst for DIESEL embarking on a juggernaut solo tour, a tour that will establish him as a solo performer.  8 years on and DIESEL has evolved into a solo artist of great diversity. 
Alongside the hits and raritiespeople have grown to expect from an artist of longevity, DIESEL blends his influences by also playing tracks from Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding, Neil Young (to name a few…) combined with the unique ‘theatre’ environment, it makes for an all encompassing musical experience.

Following his extensive HITS & BLUES TOUR, diesel is stripping back into solo mode and heading around parts of the country to tour Solo & Select Series II.

A show where the audience plays the main part in forming the set list for the night - they decide on the song choices forming a ‘tailored set’.

How it works…
From a list received on entry, the audience make their song selection.  The set list for the evening then gets formulated based on these choices.

Song choices will span from the first album “Johnny Diesel & The Injectors” (1989) through to “Under The Influence” (2011), along with new titles from his forthcoming album due for release 2013, and picks from some of Diesel’s favourite artists - Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix & Otis Redding to name just a few…