Tim Exile
December 2nd, 2008 by sparky
Tim Exile (Warp Records) is playing at The Big Chill House on December 11th. We caught up with him ahead of this gig, to find out a little bit more…
Who are you?
I’m Tim Exile.
What have you been working on lately?
Mostly my new live show but also a cover version of a Jamie Lidell track.
What are your current top 5 tunes?
I don’t know… I don’t really listen to music that much so my top 5 probably isn’t that current.
What three things would your ideal bar have to have?
Seats, roof, walls (although only 2 of those so I can still have a cigarette inside if I want to)
Describe your ideal evening chilling at home…
Open fire & cake followed by a giddy half-hour and an episode of The Wire.
Favourite places?
Roundway Hill near Devizes, the universe, bed.
What are you reading these days?
An anthology of interviews with Stockhausen, Captive State by George Monbiot (although I’ve stopped reading it as it’s pretty depressing), An edited conversation with Noam Chomsky about Latin America. I’m currently eyeing up a Sartre book in my local bookshop… I slept through the bit of my philosophy course about existentialism and have felt unbalanced since.
Highlight of your life so far?
2 near death experiences as a very young child.
At a festival – tent, B&B, or hotel for you, and why?
Well it depends. If I’m going as a punter I’ll take the tent and do as the romans do. If I’m playing it’s up for negotiation.
I’m just on my way to the bar – what I get you?
That’s sweet of you. It’s 10am here and I’ve just got up, so I’ll have a coffee please. Thanks ever so much 
When are you next performing?
As of writing this, Brussels on Friday. Those passengers who have boarded further down the timeline may wish to check my myspace for up-to-the-minute truths: