Best Darren Foulds Podcasts (2024)

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e48 Warne Livesey on Blue Sky Mining 1:12:27

3+ y ago1:12:27

1:12:27

Warne Livesey joins Darren and Robin on the Couch to talk about recording Midnight Oil's 1990 album, Blue Sky Mining. How did all those hooks make it into Blue Sky Mining, what is Warne's favourite track from BSM, what is the story behind King of the Mountain? Warne tells some stories!By Darren Foulds

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e47 Warne Livesey on Diesel and Dust 1:11:45

4y ago1:11:45

1:11:45

Warne Livesey takes a virtual seat on the Couch to speak with the boys about recording the best Australian album of all time: Midnight Oil's Diesel and Dust! Hear how creating an album, built to have the strongest songs on it as possible, comes together. Warne tells how the hits are made, how the sounds were captured and how the whole album was ref…

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e46 Malcolm Burn on Breathe 1:07:19

4y ago1:07:19

1:07:19

Malcolm Burn joins Darren and Robin to talk about his experience recording 1996's Breathe with Midnight Oil. Why did the Oils mix up their instruments so much on Breathe? Why did Malcolm play and write? How did EmmyLou Harris get involved? What about the friction during the recording sessions? And how did the album turn out? Malcolm tells some grea…

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e45 Couch Questions and Answers 1:13:41

4y ago1:13:41

1:13:41

Robin and Darren enjoy a lovely summer evening going through listener email, discussing Midnight Oil theories, answering questions, making corrections, going deep into favourites from the Oils' solo projects and dreaming of fantastic covers the Oils could do. It's summer, so it's time to talk about that time that Midnight Oil played an outdoor conc…

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e44 Nick Launay on Earth and Sun and Moon 1:37:16

4y ago1:37:16

1:37:16

Nick Launay joins Darren and Robin on the virtual couch to share more stories, this time they get into Red Sails in the Sunset. Chapman stick, Japanese Engineers, Martin Rotsey and the mystery that is Bakerman are discussed. Nick tells some great stories and gives at least one enigmatic answer. Then, he promises to return.…

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e43 Nick Launay on Red Sails 1:12:57

4y ago1:12:57

1:12:57

Producer Nick Launay is back to tell stories of his time recording Midnight Oil's Earth and Sun and Moon. Join Darren and Robin as the three talk about what shakes, grooves, evokes and moves. Nick tells new stories that these couch-sitters haven't heard or read before about the making of Truganini, building Megaphon recording studios and backwards …

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e42 Nick Launay on 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 1:13:35

4y ago1:13:35

1:13:35

The boys are joined on the couch by Nick Launay, producer of Midnight Oil's albums, 10-9-8, Red Sails in the Sunset and Earth and Sun and Moon. Nick shares stories from meeting the Oils, to working at Townhouse studios with them and talks about how he and the band produced some of the most important Oils records of the 1980s.…

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e41 Breathe Era Rarities 2 1:10:55

4+ y ago1:10:55

1:10:55

Midnight Oil's Kingdom of Flaunt, Smash the Wobbleboard, and their cover of And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda are listened to as Darren and Robin record a Comfortable Place on the Couch episode for the first time NOT on the couch! They also take a quick listen to Echo Beach and find a couple neat connections to songs on the actual Breathe album …

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e40 Breathe Era Rarities 1 1:05:36

4+ y ago1:05:36

1:05:36

Midnight Oil's "A Sunburnt Sky" and "I See You," and demo and one b-side are enjoyed on the couch as Darren and Robin make a good effort to keep the podcast rolling. There is plenty of Business as Usual to take care of in this episode. Of course, we'll touch on "A Love So High" as well as paying tribute to Ginger Baker and Neal Peart.…

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e39 Oils Chat 2020 35:22

4+ y ago35:22

35:22

Big Midnight Oil News in 2020 and Robin and Darren are excited to talk about it!By Darren Foulds

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e38 ESM Rarities Pt 2 1:09:18

5y ago1:09:18

1:09:18

From Timor to Canada to 1983, it's a second round of Earth and Sun and Moon era bonus material! We listen to KoLele Mai, Land (with friends from Canada and Ireland) and is Nick Launay trying to prank us with Glitch Baby Glitch?By Darren Foulds

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e37 Oils Chat: Tarkine 34:44

5y ago34:44

34:44

Been away too long? I just can't wait! Your favourite Canadian Couch jockeys are back with a long overdue Oils Chat! Robin and Darren talk about the newest Oils Original: Tarkine, open the mailbag and just chit-chat for a bit.By Darren Foulds

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e36 Earth and Sun and Moon Demos p1 1:27:53

5+ y ago1:27:53

1:27:53

It's time to listen to ESM era bonus material on the couch as Darren and Robin listen to Wharf Rat, 21st Century Human, Red Indian and Ships of Freedom. And in a stunning twist of events, they can't agree on a favourite track! Maybe you can help!By Darren Foulds

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e35 Blue Sky Mining Demos p2 1:27:13

6y ago1:27:13

1:27:13

Robin and Darren listen to more bonus material from the BSM era: Wreckery Road, The Band Played the Last Melody, You May Not Be Released and the cover of Instant Karma. Can you guess what song they think would be the best addition to BSM?By Darren Foulds

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e34 Another Roadside Attraction 36:28

6y ago36:28

36:28

In this bonus episode, the Couchsitters visit Big Thunder Nordic Centre to celebrate and reminisce on the 25th anniversary of the great Midnight Oil, Tragically Hip touring festival: Another Roadside Attraction. Come and hang out in the majesty of the Ontario wilderness as your hosts talk about school buses, mosh-pits and merchandise tents. This wa…

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e33 Blue Sky Mining Demos p1 1:34:34

6y ago1:34:34

1:34:34

The Couch Sitters listen to: Doghead, Can’t See Reason, Love Life and Heart is Nowhere, all from the Blue Sky Mining era. And the boys open some lovely packages sent in by listeners and spend about a half hour chatting about mostly Oils related stuff before getting to the tunes.By Darren Foulds

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e32 The Early Years 1:04:58

6y ago1:04:58

1:04:58

Listening to the scant material from Midnight Oils' early years, the Couch-Sitters listen to Moose calls on the Farm, Ghost of the Roadhouse and Peace Love and Understanding.By Darren Foulds

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e31 Listener Survey 2017 1:04:57

6y ago1:04:57

1:04:57

The Couch-Sitters open up the spreadsheets and crunch the numbers as they analyze the 2017 Listener Survey. It's riveting stuff. As well, they plan the kind of material they want to cover for Series Two of Comfortable Place on the Couch: A Midnight Oil Podcast. And they make some funny noises.By Darren Foulds

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e30 Capricornia p3 1:37:15

6+ y ago1:37:15

1:37:15

Join the Couch-Sitters as they spin the "other side" of Midnight Oil's 2002 CD, Capricornia. In this final episode of the 2017 Comfortable Place on the Couch podcast project, Robin and Darren will trot out old chestnuts such as, King of the Mountain, unsuccessful comparisons with The Beatles and Pete noises. They'll also unnecessarily discuss yodel…

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e29 Capricornia p2 1:33:37

6+ y ago1:33:37

1:33:37

Join the Couch-Sitters as they spin Midnight Oil's 2002 CD, Capricornia (at least, the first half.) And, so you're aware, Sony got it wrong when they released the album on vinyl, and Robin sets them straight. Listen as Robin and Darren politely disagree over the Back of your hand, wreck a car during Too Much Sunshine, and try to figure out why the …

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e28 Capricornia p1 1:06:54

6+ y ago1:06:54

1:06:54

Join the Couch-Sitters as they talk about Midnight Oil's 2002 CD, Capricornia. In an effort to be reasonable, the first episode consists solely of non-song "fluff." Catch up on Business as Usual, get into details of the lead-up to and recording of the album and then (with plenty of warning for those who might not be interested) spend a half-hour or…

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e27 Saturday Night at the Capitol 54:14

6+ y ago54:14

54:14

Join the Couch-Sitters as watch 1982's performance Saturday Night at the Capitol. Yes, it's a bit of a fashion show rundown, but really, with all Pete's costume changes, what did you expect the boys to comment on? The music? Oh yeah, they do a bunch of that too. Bass chorus, organs, flat rack-toms, computery-noises and all the great stuff from this…

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e26 The Real Thing 2:17:28

6+ y ago2:17:28

2:17:28

Join the Couch-Sitters as spin 2000's The Real Thing. Learn why the guys consider this combination of EP and Live album Oil's canon. They'll spend lots of time catching up on business as usual, talking about harmoniums, and close-imonies. Darren tries to give as much credit to Martin as he possibly can and Robin has to correct him more than once wh…

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e25 Redneck Wonderland p2 1:52:18

6+ y ago1:52:18

1:52:18

Join the Couch-Sitters as they finally complete Midnight Oil's 1998 CD, Redneck Wonderland. In the end, Redneck proves to be not as much of an ear-assault as they may have thought it would be. But there are other factors, that Darren and Robin discover, that play into the overall feel of the album. Enjoy the Beatles-esq harmonies and horns, the str…

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e24 Redneck Wonderland p1 1:50:30

6+ y ago1:50:30

1:50:30

Join the Couch-Sitters as they spin Midnight Oil's 1998 CD, Redneck Wonderland. They talk a little bit about the state of Australia in the late 1990s that influenced the sonic and verbal assault that is Redneck. Is this album as aggressive as the Oils get? What about the strummy-strum songs on the disc? And surprise of surprises, they actually get …

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e23 Breathe p3 1:21:28

7y ago1:21:28

1:21:28

Join the Couch-Sitters as they finish spinning Midnight Oil's 1996 CD, Breathe. Didn't get enough Malcom and Ringo jokes last episode? Darren and Robin have more! As well, they listen to the Oils most rocking-est song since who-knows-when as well as some of the sweetest tunes they've set to tape. Listen along as they come to their decisions and pla…

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e22 Breathe p2 1:31:56

7y ago1:31:56

1:31:56

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they spin Midnight Oil's 1996 CD, Breathe. Six songs get the treatment this time, which is almost half. Listen as the Couch-Sitters enjoy the liquid-ESM sounds of the first two tracks and then listen to a couple more before they hear the first acoustic guitar (of note.) Is Emmylou singing uncredited on multiple…

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e21 Breathe p1 1:04:26

7y ago1:04:26

1:04:26

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they... well, they don't spin Midnight Oil's 1996 Album, Breathe. Not really. Your Couch-Sitters set aside the first podcast dedicated to Breathe to talk about the circumstances behind the making of the album what the band was up to prior to recording, the varied attitudes and reactions to working with producer…

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e19 Earth and Sun and Moon p3 1:30:03

7y ago1:30:03

1:30:03

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they put away Midnight Oil's 1993 album, Earth and Sun and Moon. Darren exhausts his supply of vinyl Oils albums, Robin changes his mind on how little he dislikes Now or Never Land and the two couch-sitters take some time to tackle the final four songs on a great album. But the big question is, does ESM have wh…

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e20 Great Circle Tour Minneapolis Recap 1:26:12

7y ago1:26:12

1:26:12

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they reflect on seeing Midnight Oil play in Minneapolis, on August 28, 2017 as part of the Great Circle Tour 2017. The Couch-Sitters reminisce on six glorious hours in line with some of the best people on the planet, gush over meeting the band and even talk about the concert, the music and the end of the Northe…

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e18 Earth and Sun and Moon p2 1:31:37

7y ago1:31:37

1:31:37

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they continue spinning Midnight Oil's 1993 album, Earth and Sun and Moon. The Canadian Couchers get extra spaced-out on Jim's title-track lyrics, lament the total mishandling of Truganini (did it "ruin" the band's future?) and try to get the attention of Ground Control. Apparently, there's a man out in space an…

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e17 Earth and Sun and Moon p1 1:29:13

7y ago1:29:13

1:29:13

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they spin Midnight Oil's 1993 album, Earth and Sun and Moon. Your Couch-Sitters make it all the way through the first three songs before calling it an episode, but in their defence, there was a lot of business arising and general album discussion to get through before tackling the songs. And of course, there ar…

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e16 Scream In Blue p2 57:55

7y ago57:55

57:55

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they flip over Midnight Oil's 1992 live album, Scream In Blue. Knocking off five tracks, an encore and bonus material, the couch-sitters still manage to ramble down some bunny-trails and set themselves to laughter. Perhaps there's even more disagreement on side two as your hosts cannot agree on what Bones is do…

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e15 Scream In Blue p1 1:04:04

7y ago1:04:04

1:04:04

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they spin Midnight Oil's 1992 live album, Scream In Blue. As per the norm, the Couch-Sitters are taking their time and in this first episode, they butt heads on the effort (or lack thereof) the band put into Brave Faces, and the nothing-new-to-listen-to-here of Warburton. Apparently, this album has polarizing t…

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e14 Black Rain Falls 1:02:42

7y ago1:02:42

1:02:42

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they insert Midnight Oil's 1990 video Black Rain Falls into the VCR. Between nostalgic tangents and Siri's interruptions, the couch-sitter manage to enjoy this live performance and try to understand what made this guerrilla-action so memorable to their young eyes and ears that 27 years later, certain parts just…

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e13 Blue Sky Mining p2 51:05

7y ago51:05

51:05

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they flip over Midnight Oil's 1990 album Blue Sky Mining. Taking a very reasonable fifty-odd minutes, the couch-sitters race through "King of the Mountain" so they can spend more time with the other side-two songs. Darren laments the use of pan-pipes and Robin gets excited about guitar explosions.…

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e12 Blue Sky Mining p1 1:22:15

7y ago1:22:15

1:22:15

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they spin Midnight Oil's 1990 album Blue Sky Mining. They welcome the Oils' longest bass-playing member, the man with the Golden Tones: Bones Hillman, learn about the hard time the band had putting together a follow-up to D and D and speculate on how some of the sound we hear on the blue vinyl reach back to the…

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e11 Diesel and Dust p2 1:14:24

7y ago1:14:24

1:14:24

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they continue to spin Midnight Oil's 1987 album Diesel and Dust. In this hour-plus podcast, the couch-sitters talk with each other about the strengths and weaknesses of side two and if Sometimes makes for a better conclusion to the album than Gunbarrel Highway. The purple Kangaroo sweater makes a return, Robin …

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e10 Diesel and Dust p1 1:37:10

7y ago1:37:10

1:37:10

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they spin Midnight Oil's 1987 album Diesel and Dust. The couch-sitters really take their time with D and D. This was their introduction to the Oils and despite thinking that they were tired of it, they manage to spend an hour and a half on the first side. They start by talking about the Blackfella/Whitefella to…

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e09 Species Deceases 1:12:14

7y ago1:12:14

1:12:14

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they spin Midnight Oil's 1985 EP Species Deceases. Have you been practicing your counting? Because it's time to count along with the couch sitter. Count the fake endings. Count the radio-friendly hits! Count the pick-slides! Things get a little excited when the couch-sitters have a disagreement on what constitu…

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e08 Goat Island Concert 27:15

7y ago27:15

27:15

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they pop in the Oils on the Water DVD and watch the famous Goat Island Concert... Darren for the first time (in it's entirety.) The couch-sitters offer up lots of fashion commentary in addition to reactions to the live performance of songs from the last couple albums they've been spinning for the podcast.…

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e07 Great Circle Tour Toronto Recap 37:43

7y ago37:43

37:43

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they reflect on seeing Midnight Oil play in Toronto, on May 20, 2017, as part of their Great Circle Tour 2017. The couch-sitters count their steps, visit with folks in line, enjoy listening to Boy Toy, and, oh, really enjoy their first Oils experience in over fifteen years.…

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e06 Red Sails In The Sunset 1:52:32

7y ago1:52:32

1:52:32

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they spin Midnight Oil's Red Sails in the Sunset from 1984. Things get a little silly this episode as the Couch-Sitters take their sweet time talking about the album in detail. Listen in as orchestra hits, disco beats and didgeridoos all get put under the audio-microscope while optimum glasses of Sake and the n…

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e05 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 1:31:20

7y ago1:31:20

1:31:20

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they spin Midnight Oil's Ten, Nine, Eight from 1982. They talk about every plucked piano string, gated drum, soaring note and even Peter Garrett's absolutely beautiful voice on Scream in Blue. Robin picks a safe favourite track while Darren goes for something a bit more divisive, and they eventually get around …

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e04 Place Without A Postcard 57:27

7y ago57:27

57:27

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they spin Midnight Oil's Place Without A Postcard from 1981. The Oils have arrived at an exciting new stage in their recording career that Darren dubs “80s Oils.” Robin extols the magnificence of bass chorus and Darren points out each track that employs their drum-assist technique. In addition the Couch-Sitters…

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Bonus: Place Without A Computer 1:34:42

7y ago1:34:42

1:34:42

Join Robin and Darren on this special episode of UN-Comfortable Place on the Couch where they talk about Bedford Level Experiment's album Place Without A Computer.By Darren Foulds

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e03 Bird Noises 43:05

7+ y ago43:05

43:05

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they spin Midnight Oil's Bird Noises from 1980. This EP wasn't originally intended to be released, but with plans for the next full length album a year away, and with the quality of musicianship and songwriting (if not recording) Bird Noises made it into our hands. The album has a number of firsts, including Pe…

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e02 Head Injuries 55:15

7+ y ago55:15

55:15

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they spin Midnight Oil's Head Injuries album from 1979. This album consistently ranks among the best loved Midnight Oil albums. So listen close as your hosts pay careful attention — leaving no bassline un-commented upon and no time change un-noted. They also take a look at Andrew “Bear” James' bass-work and las…

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e01 The Blue Album 56:06

7+ y ago56:06

56:06

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they start their dissection of the Midnight Oil catalogue with the self-titled album, aka: “The Blue Meanie.” They talk about the band formation, what makes this album unique in the Oil's catalogue and Darren tries to deduce a theme the album takes. The album's drums and bass are discussed extensively, songs ar…

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e00 Introducing the Couch 5:00

7+ y ago5:00

5:00

Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they introduce their new Midnight Oil podcast: Comfortable Place on the Couch. They discuss the things that they're looking forward to as they listen through the entire Midnight Oil catalogue in preparation for Midnight Oil's 2017 Great Circle Tour.By Darren Foulds

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