Technicolour Dreaming

Another eclectic show which wandered from our opening song by July from their 1968 LP through to the1978 debut EP by Brisbane  legends the Riptides, onto a song put out by the Mysterion Art Factory by Idaho Nash featuring a faux-Dylan video clip, a brilliant pairing of Danish outfit Halasan Bazar with French popsters Tara King th. through to a 1985 version of “Lucifer Sam” by Adelaide band, the Spikes, with some Gene Clark, Beach House and Scott Walker added to the mix, amongst others. And we remained in Europe for our latest “Band of the Week” – specifically les Limiñanas who hail from Perpignan, France. We’ve been hailing their virtues for quite some time now, playing tracks from all three of their albums plus the occasional 7”single and so we were pleased to see a new ‘rarities’ anthology released by the excellent US label “Trouble In Mind”, and even happier when our own copy arrived in the mailbox! If you haven’t discovered the delights of les Limiñanas thus far [and it’s a mystery of the modern world as to why this band is not yet huge! ] this new compilation is as good as anywhere to start... you won’t regret it! So, until the next edition, this is the Cat and the Brat signing off.....

..... and here is the full playlist, with a number of visual diversions....

July – Jolly Mary      (“July” LP 1968 UK)

Les Grys-Grys – Hot Gully Wind [Masters Apprentices cover]      (7”single 2014 France)

Idaho Nash – Hullabaloo      (“Mysterion Art Factory: Singles EP, Volume 1” compilation 2014 Melbourne, Australia)

the Chosen Lot – Time Was      (7”single 1967 Ohio USA)

Scott Walker – The Plague      (“Scott 2” LP 1968 UK)

Groovy Uncle – Wet Weekend      (“Persuaded” LP 2014 UK)

Davie Allan and the Arrows – War Path      (7”single 1964 USA)

the Riptides – Sunset Strip      (“Sunset Strip”  EP 1978 Brisbane, Australia)

the Plastic Fangs – Four on the Floor      (“The Plastic Fangs”  EP  2014 Brisbane, Australia)

Gene Clark – No Other      (“No Other”  LP 1974 Los Angeles, USA)

Beach House – Lazuli      (“Bloom” 2012 Baltimore, USA)

Halasan Bazar & Tara King th. – Rot Inside      (“8”  LP 2014 Denmark/France)

Lorelle Meets the Obselete – What’s Holding You?      (“Chambers”  2014 Mexico)

Firefriend – Loveage Moondream      (“Strange Feelings” LP 2015 [pre-release] Sao Paolo, Brazil)

Scars – All About You      (“Author! Author!”  LP 1981 UK)

Woods – Shining      (“With Light and With Love” 2014 New York, USA)

   ###  “BAND OF THE WEEK”   –   les Limiñanas   ###

les Limiñanas – I know there’s an answer [Beach Boys cover]      (“I’ve got Trouble in Mind : 7” & Rare Stuff 2009 –2014” anthology 2014 France)

les Limiñanas – BB      (“Costa Blanca” 2013 France)

les Limiñanas – Je Suis Une Go-Go Girl      (“Les Limiñanas”  LP 2010 France)

les Limiñanas – Salvation      (“Crystal Anis” 2012 France)

Nick Nicely – Hilly Fields (1892)      (7”single 1982 UK)

The Story – Standing in the Rain      (“Joy Ride on Memory Lane” 2011 UK)

Quilt – Mary Mountain      (“Held In Splendour” 2014 USA)

the Dandelion – Paranoid Floyd in a Bliss You Can Hear     (“Strange Case of the Dandelion” 2013 Australia)

Brillig – Ghost Riders in the Sky [Stan Jones cover]      (‘Ghost Riders in the Sky” EP 2014 Adelaide, Australia)

Southern Boutique – Rabbit Trail      (“Southern Boutique” LP 2014 Austin, Texas)

the Spikes – Lucifer Sam [Pink Floyd cover]      (“A Greasy Selection from the Studios and Garages of Adelaide” compilation 1985 Adelaide, Australia)

Richard Pash and the Backdoor Society – I’m the Kind      (7”single 1967 Avon Lake, Ohio USA)

Technicolour Dreaming

Some new, some old, some local, others from....Iceland? Yes, another trip into the psychedelic, the garage, the punk and even the ‘80’s from anywhere/anytime with the Cat & the Brat on this week’s show. Of particular note were new albums from Clinic, Toy & Melody’s Echo Chamber – all no doubt will be receiving further examination in weeks to come! And as today was the birthday for Elvis, Bowie and Dot from Almost Numan, we naturally had to give them a celebratory spin... especially with the news of a new record from David being imminent at last. On a sadder note, we noted the passing of Lee Dorman, bassist with Iron Butterfly during their prime, so just had to play a song from their oft-overlooked early period. Throw in a few covers, some ‘previously unreleased’ gems [including the full version of the theme song from an iconic Australian surf movie], and lots more... and that’s Technicolour Dreaming for another week!  Check out the clips we’ve found, and dig in......

...... here’s the playlist for 8^th January.....

the Sunsets – Hot Generation [full soundtrack version]       (rec. 1967 but unreleased – taken from ‘Down Under Nuggets: Original Australian Artyfacts 1965-1967’ compilation 2012 Australia)

Marty Rhone & the Soul Agents – Every Minute of You      (7”single 1966 Brisbane, Australia)

the Showmen – So Far Away      (7”single 1965 Sydney, Aust.)

Colin Buckley – Little Egypt [Elvis Presley cover]      (7”single 1966 Aust.)

David Bowie – Five Years      (‘Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders From Mars’ LP 1972 UK)

Almost Numan – We Are So Fragile [Gary Numan cover]      (‘Almost Numan : “OFF” side-1: covers’ 2011 Adelaide, Aust.)

Iron Butterfly – Unconscious Baby      (‘Heavy’ LP 1968 USA)

Melody’s Echo Chamber – Be Proud of Your Kids      (‘Melody’s Echo Chamber’ 2012 France/Australia)

Tenniscoats – Karogari Mario      (‘All Aboard!’ 2012 Japan)

Cosmic Dead – The White Rabbit      (rec. live in Scotland 2010 Iceland)

Fursaxa – Tyranny      (‘Amulet’ 2005 USA)

Clinic – See Saw      (‘Free Reign’ 2012 UK)

the Black Angels – Entrance Song (Rain Dance version)      (‘Phosgene Nightmare’ 10”EP 2011 Texas, USA)

the Sisters of Mercy – This Corrosion      (7”single 1987 UK)

Toy – Motoring      (‘Toy’ 2012 UK)

Beach House – Lazuli      (‘Bloom’ 2012 USA)

Marc Almond – Late Night [Syd Barrett cover]      (‘Mojo: the Madcap Laughs Again’ – Mojo magazine covermount-cd 2009 UK)

Gravenhurst – Only a Northern Song [Beatles cover]      (‘Mojo: Yellow Submarine ReSurfaces’ – Mojo magazine covermount-cd 2012 UK)

Suzi Chunk – Got Any Mantras?      (‘Girl From the Neck Down’ LP 2012 Wales, UK)

Knowbody Else – Secret Storm      (rec. 1967 but unreleased – taken from ‘Feeling High : the Psychedelic Sound of Memphis’ compilation 2012 USA)

July – Dandelion Seeds      (7”single 1967 UK)

the Chosen Few – Is This a Dream      (7”single 1966 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Sunnyboys – You Need a Friend      (7”single 1982 Sydney, Aust.)

the Church – Almost With You      (‘The Blurred Crusade’ LP 1982 Aust.)

Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart – Words [demo]      (rec. 1965 but unreleased – taken from ‘Where the Action Is!  Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968’ compilation boxset 2009 USA)

Woods – Cali in a Cup      (‘Bend Beyond’ 2012 USA)

Technicolour Dreaming

A mixed bag of tunes was on our menu again this week, starting with Traffic’s second single... still a great song despite bringing to mind ‘Neil the hippy’ every time we hear it! We featured cuts from an assortment of new releases, including two of our current faves, Ty Segall & White Fence’s ‘Hair’ LP and ‘Bloom’ by Beach House, plus tracks taken off slightly older albums by the likes of Espers, Asteroid #4 and the Frowning Clouds, as well as a brilliant Beatles’ cover by Pete Shelley and a classic from the Psychedelic Furs debut LP, before finishing with our June “Band of the Month”, the mighty Sunnyboys... these and a whole bunch more were played for your listening delight by  the Cat & the Brat.....

..... and here is the full playlist.....

Traffic – Hole in My Shoe     (7”single 1967 London, UK)

Like Leaves – Dancing On Glass     (‘Like Leaves’ 2011 Adelaide, Australia)

the Questions – We Got Love     (7”single b-side 1968 Sydney, Aust.)

the Vibrants – Something About You     (7”single 1967 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Frowning Clouds – That Girl’s Something Else     (‘Listen Closlier’ 2010 Melbourne, Aust.)

Wolfy & the Batcubs – Railroad Track     (‘Wolfy & the Batcubs’ EP 2012 Melbourne, Aust.)

Ty Segall & White Fence – Time     (‘Hair’ 2012 California, USA)

Frank Black – Los Angeles     (‘Frank Black’ 1993 USA)

the Daylight Braves – Summer At Last     (‘Liquid Sun’ EP 2011 Adelaide, Aust.)

Pete Shelley – Think For Yourself [Beatles cover]     (‘Mojo: Yellow Submarine Resurfaced’ compilation 2012 UK)

the Thanes – Buzz Buzz Yeh Yeh     (‘Evolver’ anthology 2004 Scotland, UK)

the Molting Vultures – Train Crash      (‘Get On Board’ 2012 Adelaide, Australia)

the Psychedelic Furs – Pulse     (‘the Psychedelic Furs’ LP 1979 UK)

Beach House – Myth      (‘Bloom’ 2012 USA)

Espers – Another Moon Song     (‘Espers III’ 2009 USA)

Brightblack Morning Light – Black Feather Wishes Rise     (‘Brightblack Morning Light’ 2006 USA)

Asteroid #4 – Belong      (‘An Amazing Dream’ 2006 Philadelphia, USA)

the Laurels – Black Cathedral     (‘Mesozoic’ 2011 Sydney, Aust.)

the Mondo Phase Band – Chase     (‘Major Input Live’ 2011 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Photon Band – 9 Of Dreams     (‘All Young In The Soul’ 1998 Philadelphia, USA)

the Sunnyboys – This Is Real     (7”single 1982 Sydney, Aust.)    #

     #  “Band of the Month”

Technicolour Dreaming

This week’s show once again delivered a diverse listening experience, ranging from the ‘comedic goth’[?] of the Scary Bitches and the ‘psychedelic poetry’ of 60’s US radio host Dave Diamond with the Higher Elevation, to the instant pop catchiness of the Merry-Go-Round and the 80’s Aussie punk attitude of the Hitmen. Then there were the playboys – the James Bond twang of 60’s instrumentalists and Normie Rowe backing band, the Playboys, and the garage grit of current Australian rockers, the Intercontinental Playboys. We also heard the woozy stirrings of Beach House and the latest demo from Adelaide’s All The Leaves Have Fallen as well as a few covers from the likes of Ashram Poets, the Brood and the She Creatures, finishing with our current “Band of the Month”, the awesome Thee Oh Sees... all brought to you by a solo Peter Brat.....

..... and here is the full playlist.....

Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell – Mark of the Beast     (‘Shindig: It’s Happening Vol.1’ compilation 2010 UK)

the Hitmen – I Don’t Mind     (7”single 1981 Australia)

 

the BoobyTraps – Dig Your Attitude     (‘Makin’ It With the BoobyTraps’ 2008 Australia)

the Scary Bitches – Lesbian Vampyres from Outer Space     (‘Lesbian Vampyres from Outer Space’ 2002 UK)

 

the She Creatures – Hungry [Paul Revere and the Raiders cover]     (‘She Creatures Invade’ 2009 UK)

 

the Brood – I’ve Been Thinking [Riffs cover?]     (unreleased 1989 – from ‘Lost in Tyme Vol. 4’ magazine compilation 2008 Greece)

the Merry-Go-Round – Listen, Listen     (7”single 1967 USA)

Travis Wellington Hedge – Hey Bulldog [Beatles cover]   (7”single 1969 Adelaide, Australia)

the Twilights – Blue Roundabout     (‘Once Upon a Twilight’ LP 1968 Adelaide)

the Playboys – Theme from Dr No [James Bond soundtrack cover-composer disputed]     (‘The Playboys’ LP 1965 Aust.)

the Surfer Girls – Draggin’ Wagon     (7”single 1964 USA – from “Female Surf and Drag ’61-‘66” compilation)

Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs – Blue Day     (7”single 1964 Aust.)

Best Coast – When I’m with You     (‘Crazy For You’ 2009 USA)

Beach House – Norway     (‘Teen Dream’ 2010 USA)

 

All the Leaves Have Fallen – Because I could not stop for death     (demo 2012 Adelaide)

Ashram Poets – Are Friends Electric? [Gary Numan cover]     (‘Corpios’ 2012 Australia)

Almost Numan – Me, I Disconnect from You [Gary Numan cover]     (‘Almost Numan: disc 1 – OFF’ 2011 Adelaide)

the Higher Elevation – The Diamond Mine     (from Dave Diamond’s radio show 1967 USA – taken from ‘Pebbles Vol.3’ compilation)

the Balloon Farm – A Question of Temperature     (7”single 1967 USA)

Adjeef the Poet – leek, I’m a Freak     (7”single 1967 Holland)

the Outsiders – Doctor     (‘CQ’ LP 1968 Holland)

 

the Intercontinental Playboys – No Answers     (‘Hymns of the Flesh’ 2009 Australia)

Thee Oh Sees – Warm Slime     (‘Warm Slime’ 2010 USA)     #

 

     #  “Band of the Month”