Technicolour Dreaming

We had some new compilations to share with you this week, dear 3D Radio listeners, including a double-CD of Syd Barrett/Pink Floyd covers, which was an end-of-the-year bonus from the lovely people at Fruits de Mer Records in the UK, as well as another fine Active Listener compilation, “Forever Changing – A Tribute to Love’s Forever Changes LP”, both of which we shall certainly be plundering over the months ahead. There were new tracks by artists from various parts of the globe including Tasmania’s Violet Swells, Spain’s My Expansive Awareness and Canada’s Elephant Stone plus some older ones from the likes of Cheval Sombre, Wire, Sons of Adam and Russia’s excellent Polska Radio One. Then there was our “Artiste of the Week”.... Scotland’s own Jim Noir, whose four albums and plethora of singles and EPs gave us lots to choose from, starting with a track from his brilliant new album “Finnish Line”. We realise we say this about our feature artists each week but that doesn’t make it less true.... you should investigate the Jim Noir back-catalogue – you won’t be sorry!! To finish the show, we dug out one of our all-time faves, the 2011 album by Dark Ocean Colors and with that, we’ll leave you until next week.....

..... so here is the playlist, with visual additives.....

the Green Tambourine Band – Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale [Arthur Lee cover]      (recorded 2013 UK for "The Active Listener Presents...Forever Changing - A Tribute to Love's ‘Forever Changes’ LP" compilation 2014 New Zealand)

Ghost - Water Door, Yellow Gate      ("In Stormy Night" 2007 Japan)

the Smoking Trees - Calling      ("Acetates" 2013 Los Angeles, USA)

Rupert Angeleyes - Jealousy      ("Young Sunset" 2013 Los Angeles, USA)

Wire - Start to Move      ("Pink Flag" LP 1977 UK)

My Expansive Awareness - Lysergic Waltz      (digital single 2014 Zaragoza, Spain)

Asteroid #4 - Oubliette      ("The Windmill of the Autumn Sky" EP 2013 Philadelphia, USA)

Cheval Sombre - She Went Walking in the Rain      ("Mad Love" 2013)

Oakapple Day - Oceans of Fire      (7" single b-side [to No Face, No Name, No Number] 1969 Perth, Australia)

Halasan Bazar and Tara King th. - Ventolin      ("8" LP 2014 Denmark/France)

Elephant Stone - Motherless Child (Love is Not For War)      ("Three Poisons" 2014 Canada)

the Nice - Flower King of Flies     ("The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack" LP 1967 UK)

Larry Page Orchestra - All Day and All of the Night  [Kinks cover]      ("Kinky Music - The Larry Page Orchestra plays the Music of the Kinks" LP 1965 UK)

Sons of Adam - Feathered Fish      (7" single 1966 San Francisco, USA)

the Triptides - Colors      ("Colors" EP 2014 Indiana, USA)

Violet Swells - Here Comes Yesterday      (CD single 2104 Tasmania, Australia)

the Citradels - Slow Burn      ("Nepenthe" 2104 Melbourne, Australia)

   ###   “Artiste of the Week” – Jim Noir   ###

Jim Noir – The Broadway Jets     ("Finnish Line" 2014 Scotland, UK)

Jim Noir - The Cheese of Jim's Command      ("Jimmy's Show" 2012 Scotland, UK)

Jim Noir - Don't You Worry      ("Jim Noir" 2007 Scotland, UK)

Jim Noir - I Me You I'm Your      ("Tower of Love" 2005 Scotland, UK)

Polska Radio One - To the Delta of Aquarius     ("Cosmos Inside" 2013 Yekaterinburg,Russia)

the Chemistry Set - See Emily Play [Pink Floyd cover]      (recorded 2014 UK for “Fruits de Mer presents: A Momentary Lapse of Vinyl” compilation 2014 UK)

Vespero - Scream Thy Last Scream [Syd Barrett cover]      (recorded 2014 Russia for “Fruits de Mer presents: A Momentary Lapse of Vinyl” compilation 2014 UK)

the Magic Mushroom Band - Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun [Pink Floyd cover]      (12” single b-side [to Magick Eye] 1992 UK – taken from “Fruits de Mer presents: A Momentary Lapse of Vinyl” compilation 2014 UK)

Dark Ocean Colors - The Other Line      ("Dark Ocean Colors" 2011 USA)

Technicolour Dreaming

We decided to remain in continental Europe again for this edition’s “Band of the Week”, and the band we chose was Germany’s Vibravoid. This prolific psychedelic group have been together for a decade and are renowned for their extravagant light shows and multitudes of releases – have a look at their website for more details about this very cool band. Other features in the show included the new single by Perth’s High Learys, tracks from Quilt’s brilliant second and MGMT’s self-titled third albums plus Elephant Stone’s newest release, the excellent “Three Poisons” LP. Then there were a diverse bunch of songs from the past, ranging from the1966 ‘faux-psychedelia’ of session band the Deep, to the Nazz, featuring Todd Rundgren, and onto the Pretty Things’ 1969 French recordings with Philippe DeBarge, plus a modern take on 60’s icons Love by Doug Tuttle from a very cool Active Listener tribute compilation and lots more.....

..... so here is the playlist, with attendant visuals.....

the Jabberwocky Band – To the Old Temple      ("Ritual " EP 2014 Paris, France)

King Gizzard and the Wizard Lizard – Float Along - Fill Your Lungs      ("Float Along - Fill Your Lungs" 2013 Geelong, Australia)

Baby Woodrose – Nothing is Real     ("Third Eye Surgery" 2012 Copenhagen, Denmark)

Sons of Hippies – the Soft Parade [Doors cover]      ("A Psych Tribute to the Doors" compilation 2104 Germany)

Wild Rocket – La Rucolala      ("Daisy Dream" 2014 Adelaide, Australia)

the High Learys – Clear My Mind      (CD-single 2014 Perth, Australia)

Doug Tuttle – You Set the Scene [Love cover]      (recorded 2013 USA – taken from "The Active Listener presents : Forever Changing – A Tribute to Love’s Forever Changes" compilation 2014  New Zealand)

Jack Ellister – Within You, Without You [Beatles cover]      ("Dawn Dream Club" 7" EP 2013 UK)

Quilt – Arctic Shark      ("Held in Splendor" 2104 Boston, USA)

Grant-Lee Phillips – Soft Asylum (No Way Out)      ("Strangelet" 2007 USA)

the Nazz – Hello, It's Me      (7"single 1968 USA)

Deep Feeling – Pretty Colours      (recorded 1968 UK, unreleased – "Pretty Colours" anthology 2008 UK)

Octopus Syng – Cuckoo Clock Mystery      ("Reverberating Garden Number 7" LP 2014 Helsinki, Finland)

Donovan – Sunny South Kensington    ("Mellow Yellow" LP 1967 UK)

   ###  “BAND OF THE WEEK”   –   Vibravoid   ###

Vibravoid – La Poupée qui fait non [Michel Polnareff cover]       ("Colour Your Mind" EP 2103 Germany)

Vibravoid – The Empty Sky      ("Delirio Dei Sensi" 2013 Germany)

Vibravoid – the White Ship [HP Lovecraft cover]      ("Gravity Zero" LP 2012 Germany)

Vibravoid – Incense and Peppermints [Strawberry Alarm Clock cover] / Playing with Beuys       ("Politics of Ecstacy" 2008 Germany)

the Pretty Things & Philippe DeBarge – Alexander     (recorded 1969 but unreleased – "The Pretty Things & Philippe DeBarge" anthology 2009 France/UK)

the Deep – Color Dreams      (“Psychedelic Moods” LP 1967 USA)

Elephant Stone – Between the Lines      (“Three Poisons” 2014 Montreal, Canada)

les Limiñanas – I’m Dead        (recorded ‘live at Hozac Records’ showcase USA 2011 – taken from “I’ve got Trouble in Mind : 7” & Rare Stuff 2009 –2014” anthology 2014 France)

MGMT – Alien Days      (“MGMT” 2014 USA)

Technicolour Dreaming

Dropping into our P.O. on the way into 3D Radio in Adelaide for our show, we had the good fortune to receive our packages of back issues from the brilliant Greek psych mag ‘TimeMazine’, including the awesome compilations that go with each [thank you Michalis!] and another pile of CDs from the Active Listener’s on-line store in New Zealand [thank you Nathan!], so we had plenty of new music to share with you on top of the trusty bagful we were already taking into the station. Whew! Another game of “what do we play first?!” But we managed, though as always there was a LARGE heap of unplayed vinyl and CDs... but they’ll be on the agenda next week, fear not dear listener!.....

..... so here is this week’s playlist with a bunch of groovy eye candy we hope you’ll enjoy.....

the Hollies – Dear Eloise      (7”single 1967 UK)

the Sand Pebbles – Sunshine to Burn [Long Grass cover]      (“Tomorrow Is Today: a tribute to The Australian Psychedelic Scene 1966-70” compilation 2007 Australia)

the Asteroid #4 – Ghosts of Dos Erres      (“The Asteroid #4” LP 2013 Philadelphia, USA)

Wooden Shjips – Ruin      (“Back To Land” 2013 San Francisco, USA)

Ultimate Spinach – (Ballad of the) Hip Death Goddess      (recorded ‘live’ 1967 Boston, USA – taken from “TimeMazine vol. 3” covermount-CD compilation 2008 Tripoli, Greece)

the Luck of Eden Hall – Crystal Ship [Doors cover]      (“The Luck of Eden Hall” EP 2013 Chicago, USA)

the Doors – Strange Days      (“Strange Days” LP 1967 Los Angeles, USA)

the World of Oz – The Muffin Man      (“The World of Oz” LP 1969 UK)

Gothic Chicken – Pita Bread Man      (“Shindig! -  It’s Happening Vol.1” compilation 2009 UK)

les Limiñanas – Je suis une go-go-girl      (“Les Limiñanas” LP 2010 France)

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard with Broderick Smith – The Killing Ground / Dust in the Wind/ Guns & Horses      (“Eyes Like The Sky” LP 2013 Australia)

the Leathercoated Minds – Eight Miles High [Byrds cover]      (“A Trip Down Sunset Strip” LP 1967 Los Angeles, USA)

the Pluto Walkers – Whirlcage      (“The Throwaway Age” [faux-]soundtrack compilation 2012 USA)

Carlton Melton – Sarsen      (“Always Even” 2013 San Francisco, USA)

the She Creatures – Sexy Robot       (“She Creatures Attack” EP 2008 UK)

the Beatpack – Hey Senorita      (7”single b-side [ to I’m Walkin’] 2014 London, UK)

the Wondermints – The Party [Henry Mancini cover]      (“Shots in the Dark” tribute compilation 1996 USA)

Vibravoid – Optical Sound [Human Expression cover]      (“Colour Your Mind” EP 2013 Dusseldorf, Germany)

Walter Ghoul’s Lavender Brigade – Mad John [Small Faces cover]      (“Retrospectoscope : 1966-70” faux-anthology 2008 UK)

the Barbarellatones – Underwater Dreamtime      (unreleased, recorded 2013 USA)

the Marble Vanity – Can’t Step on a Rainbow      (7”single 2013 Chicago, USA)

Soft Hearted Scientists – False Lights      (“False Lights” 2013 Cardiff, UK)

Slingshot Dragster – Castle Wolfenstein      (recorded live at the ‘3D Radio SoundLounge’ 2013 Adelaide, Australia)

Markley - A Group [aka the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band] – The Magic Cat      (“Markley - A Group” LP 1969 Los Angeles, USA)

Savage Resurrection – Tahitian Melody      (orig. 1968 - recorded live 2008 – taken from “TimeMazine 3” covermount-CD compilation 2008 Greece)

Mirrorism – Night Flight      (7”single 2013 Ferrara, Italy)