Three D Radio announcer, Megan Cat (up until recently with her husband, the late Peter Brat) lives in "The BratHaus" a rural seaside home about 100km from Adelaide on South Australia's scenic Fleurieu Peninsula.
Veteran musician Peter, and artist/musician Megan, were long-time DJs on Three D Radio 93.7fm
, Adelaide's eclectic independent music station.
Together Peter & Megan, known as "The Cat and The Brat" created this blog to allow listeners to review the playlists of their radio show, "Technicolour Dreaming" , watch clips of selected songs and simply join them in the enjoyment of their favourite music... psychedelia, 60's garage,
surf, punk/post-punk, pop, folk-rock, glam, 'Krautrock', goth, 80's electro... and much more!
But The Cat is carrying on the tradition, with guest co-presenters, and "Technicolour Dreaming" will continue in the same format, drawing from the huge "Cat & Brat" music collection, with the addition of new releases and reissues to keep things current. The Brat is hugely missed, but the show must go on, as he wanted...

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Technicolour Dreaming

The show started with a French-language version ("Noir C'Est Noir") of a Spanish hit ("Negro Es Negro"), which later became the disco anthem "Black is Black" ... cover versions seemed to be the only unifying factor for the next 2 hours of music, which stylistically wandered all over the place. I don't think that Technicolour Dreaming could ever be accused of being predictable!

Here's the playlist for your edification, with some clips to ponder while wondering what in the world will be on the show next week!

Johnny Hallyday Avec The Blackburds [Los Bravos] - Noir C'Est Noir (7" single 1966 France) 
The Black Angels - Yellow Elevator #2  ("Phosphene Dream" 2010 Austin, Texas USA) 
The Gurus - Blue Snow Night (alt version)  ("The Gurus are Hear!" rec. 1966, rel.2003 USA) 
David Hemmings - Talkin' LA ("David Hemmings Happens" LP 1967 UK) 
Sand Snowman - The Rebel's Rulebook  ("Private Culture 2006-2013" 2013 London, UK) 
Sudden Death of Stars - Why Won't You Try?  ("All Unrevealed Parts of the Unknown" 2014 Brittany, France) 
The Blue Giant Zeta Puppies - Ah Om Oh Yay (She Said) ("12 Theories of Time Travel" 2015 UK) 
Anna Karina - Roller Girl  ("Anna - Original Soundtrack" rec.1966, rel.2009 France/Denmark) 
The Dandelion Seeds - The Waiting Game  ("The Dandelion Seeds" 2014 Iceland) 
The Gods - Hey Bulldog [Beatles]  (7" single 1969 UK) 
The Lemon Tree - William Chalker's Time Machine  (7" single 1968 Birmingham,UK) 
The Dunes - When You Wake Up  ("Trip Fest Psychedelic Stoner Experience Sampler" 2016 Adelaide, Australia) 
The Fast Camels - Der Nazi Tea  ("The Magic Optician" 2007 Scotland, UK) 
 The Leathercoated Minds - Over Under Sideways Down [Yardbirds]  ("A Trip Down Sunset Strip" LP 1967 Los Angeles, USA)
 The Soft Boys - Dreams  ("Underwater Moonlight" LP 1980 Cambridge, UK) 
 Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Menopause Man  ("Before Today" 2010 California, USA) 
 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - The Line  ("Howl" 2005 Los Angeles, USA) 
 Silver Apples - I Have Known Love  ("Contact" LP 1969 New York, USA)   
 Clinic - Miss You  ("Free Reign" 2012 Liverpool, UK) 
 The Magnetic Mind - Maybe the Stars, Maybe the Sun (7" single 2012 London UK) 
 Morning After Girls - Always Mine  ("Shadows Evolve" 2005 Melbourne, Australia) 
Viva K - Dekoder  ("Viva K" 2005 Los Angeles USA)
Radio Moscow - I Just Wanna Make Love to You  ("He Put the Bomp! In the Bomp" compilation 2007 Iowa, USA)
Black Moth Super Rainbow - Sun Lips  ("Dandelion Gum" 2007 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA) 
 Dungen - Gjort Bort Sig  ("Ta Det Lugnt" 2004 Stockholm, Sweden) 

Wooden Shjips - Shrinking Moon For You  ("Wooden Shjips" 2007 San Francisco, USA) 
And as a little added extra, an amusing clip of the band "The Smart Alecs", featuring David Hemmings and Steve Marriott, from the 1963 movie "Live It Up!" 
 
 

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