Technicolour Dreaming

Little ol' Adelaide has quite a musical heritage, which is probably why it was formally recognised by UNESCO in 2015 as a designated "City of Music", and one of only 116 cities around the globe recognised for their musical culture (OK, 116 is actually quite a few...!) So ahead of next week's Radiothon, I played a broad selection of Adelaide bands ranging from the 1960's to 2003, with some more recent examples expected to surface on the show on the 23rd (ie tomorrow). The eagle-eyed amongst you will probably notice that some of the Adelaide video clips don't match the actual song played (as the clips don't exist - yet), but I've included them as an example of the type of music (for strictly historical reasons - of course). And stop the presses, next week will be an extra special, one-off, "Obscured by ... Technicolour" with the inimitable Mr Michael Hunter returning as co-host - expect some, shall we say, unusual music on the Radiothon show. Playlist and video clips? See below...

Prince Rupert's Drops - Plague Ride  ("Run Slow" 2012 New York, USA)

The Blue Giant Zeta Puppies - Martians Don't Surf  ("12 Theories of Time Travel" 2015 UK)
Toyland - Night Flight Over Palestine  ("Toyland" 12" EP 1983 Adelaide, Australia)

The Lumerians - Xulux  ("Transmalinnia" 2011 San Francisco, USA)

The Stonefish - Cement Head  ("From 20,000 Fathoms" 12" EP 1986 Perth, Australia)

The Cure - Primary  ("Faith" LP 1981 UK)

Nuvo Bloc - Atomic Fiction  (7" single 1980 Adelaide, Australia)

The Liminanas - Zippo  ("Malamore" 2016 France)

The Third Eye - Pass Myself  (7" single 1982, UK)

Karova's Milkshake - Purple Sun of Glastonbury  ("In the Shade of the Purple Sun" 2015 Russia)

The Garden Path - Times Out Of Mind  ("Five Reasons" LP 1986 Adelaide, Australia)

Mystic Brew - Yesterday's Sky  ("Something More Than Dream" LP 2015 Russia)

Julian Cope - Sunspots ("Fried" LP 1984 UK)

The Prisoners - Hurricane  ("The Wisermiserdemelza" 1983 UK)

The Unheard - One Day  ("Burn Your Fingers on the Sun" compilation 2007 Wollongong, Australia)

3D TV - A Summation of All these Burdens  ("Burn Your Fingers on The Sun" compilation 2007 Sydney, Australia)

Zoot - Little Roland Lost  (7" single [b-side to "Monty and Me"] 1969 Adelaide, Australia)

The Music Machine - The People In Me  (7" EP 1966 USA)

The Bad Poets - Rocks and Sand  (demo 1980 Adelaide, Australia)

The Human League - Being Boiled  ("Travelogue" LP 1980 Sheffield, UK)

Baby Doll - Swamp Surfing  (demo 2003 Adelaide, Australia)

The Spikes - Pass Myself [The Third Eye]  (7" single [b-side to "River of Love"] 1986 Adelaide, Australia)

The Balloon Farm - A Question of Temperature  (7" Single 1967 USA)

Travis Wellington Hedge - Hey Bulldog [The Beatles]  (7" single 1969 Adelaide, Australia)

Captain Sensible - The 4 Marys Go Go Dance All Night At The Groovy Cellar  (7" single [b-side to "There Are More Snakes Than Ladders"] 1984 UK)

Pink Floyd - A Saucerful of Secrets ("A Saucerful of Secrets" LP 1968 UK)

Tyrnaround - Suicidal Flowers [The Crystal Chandelier]  ("Colour Your Mind" 12" EP 1986 Brisbane, Australia)

Technicolour Dreaming

It was a Cat alone this week, playing an 80’s-skewed selection of her favourites ranging from Adelaide’s Nuvo Bloc to the U.K.’s Japan, Gary Numan and the wonderful voice of Billy McKenzie in the Associates, with sidetrips to Shower Scene From Psycho and the Spikes. She did venture era-wise both back and forward from there though, with the very phased sound of Caleb from 1967 through to a track from the new Wooden Shjips album. And, of course, she played another track from our ‘Album of the Month’ by Almost Numan, this time from the “ON” disc of originals...

.....so here is the full playlist....

Iggy Pop with Steve Jones – I Wanna be Your Dog     (‘Le Rock’ magazine – ‘Down on the Street’ cover CD)

Thrust – Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell     (‘Hard to Beat’ LP 1988 – Stooges tribute compilation, Australia)

Brian Eno – How Many Worlds     (Another Day on Earth)

Air – Sexy Boy     (Moon Safari)

Asphyxiation – L’Acrostique D’Amour     (12”single 1981 Melbourne, Aust.)

Shower Scene From Psycho – Turn Up Your Radio [Masters Apprentices cover]     (Exploding Hits 1982 – 2000)

Ash Wednesday – Love by Numbers     (7”single 1980 Adelaide, Aust.)

Gary Numan – We Are Glass     (7”single 1980 UK)

Nuvo Bloc – Equal Education     (demo 1980 Adelaide)

Japan – Taking Islands in Africa     (‘Gentlemen Take Polaroids’ LP 1980 UK)

Wooden Shjips – Phonograph     (West)

the Spikes – The Meaning of Life     (‘Colour in a Black Forest’ LP  1985 Adelaide)

Caleb – Baby Your Phrasing is Bad     (7”single 1967 UK)

the Bad Poets – Crash Sweet Crash     (“5MMM’s  Compilation of Adelaide Bands 1980” LP)

Sparks – Rock! Rock! Rock!     (Hello Young Lovers)

the Sand Pebbles – Elephant Gun     (Atlantis Regrets Nothing)

Hugo – Girl in the Garden     (7”single 1969 Adelaide – on ‘Mean, Mean City: Adelaide Scene 1965 – 1969’ compilation)

the Associates – Club Country     (‘Sulk’ LP 1982 UK)

Almost Numan – Attention Seeking Missile     (Almost Numan – disc 2: “ON”)    #

Black Box Recorder – Facts of Life     (The Facts of Life)

    # ‘Album of the Month’

Technicolour Dreaming

On this last day of winter, the Cat & the Brat played an all-Australian show, with the exception of four of our favourite ‘overseas’ bands, which of course meant playing some Velvet Underground... how could we not! The bulk of the show though, featured current bands such as Adelaide’s own Like Leaves and brillig, Melbourne’s exciting Frowning Clouds and Sydney’s Black Cab, then travelled back to the 80’s, including 2 bands with new ‘best of’/rarities albums, the Lighthouse Keepers and the Ups and Downs, plus a few singles from the likes of the Church and Lizard Train. And we bade farewell to the Sand Pebbles in their final spin as ‘Album of the Month’......

.....so without further ado, here is the full playlist.....

Ride Into The Sun – Goodbye     (‘Rats, Liars & Thieves’ cdEP 2011 Adelaide, Australia)

the Bad Poets – Unexpected Rainfall      (demo 1980 Adelaide)

Like Leaves – Fall for a Fleeting Moment     (Like Leaves)

the Black Angels – Ronettes      (‘Phosgene Nightmare’ - 10”vinyl EP 2011 US)

the Velvet Underground – What Goes On     (7”single 1969 US)

Suicide – Dream Baby Dream     (7”single 1979 US/UK release – also as bonus track on CD reissue of 2^nd ‘Suicide’ [1980] album)

brillig – The Old Captain     (The Red Coats)

the Lighthouse Keepers – Ocean Liners     (Ode to Nothing - ‘Best of...’)

the Ups and Downs – The Living Kind     (Out of the Darkness - ‘Best of...’)

the Church – Too Fast For You     (7” double single pack 1981 Australia)

the Victims – Television Addict     (7”single 1978 Perth, Australia)

Decline of the Reptiles – Don’t Look Down     (7”single 1988 Perth)

Lizard Train – Explosion in a Room     (7”single 1986 Adelaide)

the Innocents – Identikit Girl     (7”single 1981 Adelaide)

Black Cab – Combat Boots     (CDsingle 2011 Sydney Australia)

Demon Parade – To the Mountain     (CDsingle 2010 Sydney)

the Frowning Clouds – Dame a Dozen     (CDsingle 2011 Melbourne, Aust.)

Dungen – Du E For Fin For Mig     (Ta Det Lugnt)

the Sand Pebbles – River Sparkle     (Dark Magic)   #

     # ‘Album of the Month’

Obscured By... April 12th, 2011

It was a briefer version of “Obscured by...” this week, with guest ‘dots’ Rodney & Jude, followed by Talbot Duckmanton, filling in until the very late arrival of regular ‘dot’, Peter Brat. But nonetheless, obscurities were still shown the light of day as usual... from the 1979 Australian single by Johnny Topper & His Beatnik Buddies to late 60s French psych band Dickens through demos by Adelaide bands, the Bad Poets and the U-Bombs, from the punk era, as well as classics by Mike Furber, the Leaves, the Rising Sons and Tony Worsley from 1965/66, it was again an eclectic show!

....so here is the playlist...

Ride Into The Sun – Save Yourself (demo 2010 Adelaide, Aust.)

Quicksilver Messenger Service – Fresh Air (7”single 1971 San Francisco, USA)

The Hiss – How Do You Know (Psychedelica 3, comp.)

Bakery – Leave Scruffy Alone (7”single b-side 1970 Aust.)

Hans Poulson – Sweetest Girl I’ve Ever Seen (7”single 1971 Aust.)

Debbie Burn – Boogie Man (7”single 1974 Aust.)

Redhouse – I Like Dancing (7”single 1976 Geelong, Aust.)

Jo Jo Zep & the Falcons – Not a Woman, Not a Child (7”single b-side 1979 Melbourne, Aust.)

Johnny Topper & His Beatnik Buddies – Beatnik Twist (7”single b-side 1979 Melbourne)

Lisa Bade – Stormy Bed (7”single b-side 1980 Melbourne)

the Bad Poets – You’re Gonna Cry, Not Me (demo 1980 Adelaide, Aust.)

the U-Bombs – Rumour (demo 1978 Adelaide)

Mike Furber – You Stole My Love (7”single 1965 Melbourne)

the Leaves – Dr Stone (Hey Joe LP 1966 USA)

Tony Worsley & the Blue Jays – Just a Little Bit (7”single 1965 Queensland, Aust.)

the Rising Sons – Take a Giant Step (LA Nuggets: Where the Action is, comp.)

the Pink Finks – Louie Louie (7”single 1964 Melbourne)

the Gods – Towards the Sky (7”single b-side 1968 UK)

Dickens – Reve et Fumee (Dickens l.p. 1969 France)