Technicolour Dreaming

The Scientists are in Adelaide this week so we thought we’d feature one of their classic songs, albeit one originally released as a single b-side, and this kind of set the tone for the rest of the show. Yes there were some recent releases, including songs from Pinkunoizu, the Luck of Eden Hall and Temples and even pre-releases from the Barbarellatones and the Dandelion Seeds, but the bulk of rest were from all over the place, with tracks from artists such as Chad & Jeremy, John Foxx, nick nicely, the Good, the Bad & the Queen, This Mortal Coil and the Frantics, with Mordecai Smyth finishing off on a suitably British psych-pop note.....

..... so here is the playlist, with some visuals to divert.....

Pinkunoizu – Necromancer      (“The Drop” LP 2014 Denmark)

 

nick nicely – 49 Cigars      (7”single b-side [to Hilly Fields (1892)] 1981 UK – taken from “Psychotropia” anthology 2010 UK)

the Arnold Corns (aka David Bowie) – Hang On To Yourself      (7”single b-side [to Moonage Daydream] 1971 UK)

Soft Hearted Scientists – Westward Leading      (“Wandermoon” 2011 Wales, UK)

John Foxx – Endlessly      (7”single 1982 UK)

the Scientists – Swampland      (7”single b-side [to Happy Hour] 1982 Perth, Australia)

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Alluda Majaka      (“Oddments” 2014 Melbourne, Australia)

The Good, the Bad & the Queen – Herculean      (CD-single 2006 UK)

This Mortal Coil – Strength of Strings [Gene Clark cover]      (“Filigree & Shadow” LP 1986 UK)

the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band – In the Arena/Suppose They Give a War and No One Comes      (“Vol. 2” LP 1967 USA)

the Frantics – Just For a While      (7”single 1968 USA – taken from “Relax Your Mind” anthology LP 1994 USA)

the Luck of Eden Hall – The Collapse of Suzy Star      (“Victoria Moon” LP 2014 Chicago, USA)

the Dandelion Seeds – Crazy Sun      (“Dandelion Seeds” LP 2014 Iceland)

Chad & Jeremy – Rest In Peace/The Gentle Cold of Dawn      (“Of Cabbages & Kings” LP 1967 UK/USA)

the Amazing – Kirwan Song      (“The Amazing” 2010 Sweden)

Temples – Move With The Season      (“Sun Structures” 2013 UK)

the Sun Blindness – Velvet Apple      (“Far Arden” 2011 Australia)

the Barbarellatones – Then the Sausage      (mp3 demo 2014 California, USA)

the Black Hollies – Toy Boat Toy Boat Toy Boat      (7”single b-side [to Benevolent Beacon] 2011 USA)

Mordecai Smyth – I’ve Been So Tired      (“Sticky Tape & Rust” LP 2011 UK)

Technicolour Dreaming

Ahh, technology... don’t you love it? For this week’s show we’d lined up a ‘live-to-air’ phone interview with Rick Brewer, drummer with Australian pop legends the Zoot, and were looking forward to discussing his experiences with that band, their new CD/DVD of their 2011 reunion tour, his perspective on Australian music in the 60’s and 70’s and other highlights of his long musical career – he was on the line chatting and we went to air and...... nothing! A “technical difficulty” had intervened so the interview didn’t happen – ahh, the wonders of the age! Grrr!! Fortunately, the ability to spin discs was unaffected so we were able to play a selection of the music he was involved with, including 1960’s Adelaide group the Third Party and of course the Zoot. The rest of the show went without a hitch however, and we featured the latest recordings by Technicolour Dreaming favourites such as the Barbarellatones, Lumerians and Permanent Clear Light as well as new tracks by Adelaide bands, Glass Skies and Last Days of Kali. We also couldn’t refrain from throwing in a musical commentary on the recent Australian elections with our first few songs – the X-Ray-Z song, in particular, still remains a relevant reflection on the Liberal Party’s election, both in 1978 and 2013! And with summer approaching we thought it appropriate to play some Surf School Dropouts and Sunnyboys, plus a forgotten Move b-side, a perennial Mike Furber fave and much more.....

...... so here is the playlist plus some visual treats..... 

David Bowie – Big Brother / Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family     (‘Diamond Dogs’ LP 1974 UK)

X-Ray-Z – Three Glorious Years      (‘Lethal Weapons’ compilation LP 1978 Australia)

the Bitter Lemons – Canberra Blues      (7”single 1965 Australia)

Glass Skies – To Be True      (CDsingle b-side [to Highway] 2013 Adelaide, Australia)

Peter Daltrey & the Asteroid No.4 – Holy      (‘The Journey’ 2013 UK/USA)

Cheval Sombre – Hyacinth House [Doors cover]      (‘Cheval Sombre’ 2008 USA)

Permanent Clear Light – Constant Gardener      (‘Beyond These Things’ 2013 Finland)

Giles, Giles & Fripp – Call Tomorrow      (‘The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles & Fripp’ LP 1968 UK)

the Monkees – Daily Nightly      (‘Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.’ LP 1967 USA)

the Move – Omnibus      (7”single b-side [to Wild Tiger Woman] 1968 UK)

the Sunnyboys – Love in a Box      (7”single 1984 Sydney, Australia)

Lumerians – Dogon Genesis      (‘The High Frontier’ 2013 California, USA)

the Third Party – Russian Spy & I [Regents cover] / Now It’s Time     (7”single 1967 Adelaide, Australia)

Zoot – Better Get Going Now/1x2x3x4/Flying      (‘Zoot Live – the Reunion’ CD/DVD 2013 Australia/USA)

the Ferrets – This Night      (‘Fame At Any Price’ LP 1978 Australia)

the Zoot – Little Roland Lost      (7”single b-side [to Monty and Me] 1969 Australia)

the Demon Parade – Open Up Your Mind      (CDsingle 2013 Australia)

Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs – Sorry [Easybeats cover]      (bonus track on Australian edition of ‘Under the Covers, Vol.1’ compilation 2006 USA)

Last Days of Kali – Last Days of Kali      (‘Last Days of Kali’ EP 2013 Adelaide, Australia)

the Electric Prunes – Get Me To The World On Time      (7”single 1967 California, USA)

Surf School Dropouts – Searching for the Perfect Wave      (‘Summer is a State of Mind’ 2012 Copenhagen, Denmark)

Mike Furber & the Bowery Boys – You Stole My Love [Mockingbirds cover]      (7”single 1966 Australia)

the Barbarellatones – Mermad      (‘mp3 final mix’ 2013 USA)

Technicolour Dreaming

Beginning with a track from the latest LP by Germany’s Vibravoid, the Cat & the Brat once again this week weaved a tenuous path through the labyrinths of their collective archives of favourite tunes, to bring you an assortment of sounds by bands as diverse as the Long Ryders, Death In June, Amon Düül, Melody’s Echo Chamber, Plasticland and the brilliant Espers, plus solo efforts from the likes of Cate Le Bon, Eric Ghardin and Chris Bell, before finishing on a ‘1-2 knockout’ with the Seeds and the Sufis. We confess to rather long and verbose introductions to a couple of our latest acquisitions, namely the wonderful second album from the UK’s Beaulieu Porch and the debut by young Dutch psychstar Jacco Gardner – both artists have rapidly won a high spot in our ‘all-time fave’ list! Have a listen....

..... so here is the playlist plus some clips.....

Vibravoid – Listen, Can’t You Hear?      (‘Delirio Dei Sensei’ 2013 Germany)

Chris Bell – I Am the Cosmos      (7”single 1978 USA)

Stiff Little Fingers – Bloody Dub      (‘Nobody’s Heroes’ LP 1980 UK)

Espers – Dead Queen       (‘Espers 11’ 2006 USA)

Death In June – We Drive East      (‘Heaven Street’ 12”EP 1981 UK – taken from ‘Lesson 1: Misanthropy’ anthology reissue 2006 UK/Australia)

Death in June - We Drive East (1982) by riton23

Beaulieu Porch – Limestone Head of the Year      (‘we are beautiful’ 2013 UK)

Traffic – Paper Sun      (7”single 1967 UK)

Gary Walker & the Rain – Magazine Woman      (‘Album No.1’ LP 1968 UK/Japan)

Black Box Recorder – Rock’n’Roll Suicide [Bowie cover]      (CD-single b-side [to Art of Driving] 2000 UK – taken from ‘Worst of Black Box Recorder’ anthology 2001 UK)

David Bowie – Joe the Lion      (‘Heroes’ LP 1977 UK/Germany)

Amon Düül – Hymn For The Hardcore      (‘Fool Moon’ LP 1989 Germany)

Cate Le Bon – Fold The Cloth      (‘Cyrk’ 2012 Wales, UK)

Melody’s Echo Chamber – Quand Vas Tu Rendrer       (‘Melody’s Echo Chamber’ 2012 France/Australia)

Dickens – Genocide      (‘Royal Incarnation’ LP 1969 France)

Eric Ghardin – Amour Limité Zéro      (7”single 1967 France)

Ted Mulry - Remember Me       (7”single b-side [to Memories] 1972 Australia/UK)

the Long Ryders – Lookin’ for Lewis & Clarke      (7”single 1985 Los Angeles, USA)

the Daily Flash – Jack of Diamonds      (7”single 1966 USA)

Jacco Gardner – Clear the Air      (‘Cabinet of Curiosities’ 2013 Netherlands)

Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound – Drunken Leaves      (‘When Sweet Sleep Returned’ 2009 USA)

Plasticland (featuring Twink) – Iris of the Waterfall      (7”single test-pressing b-side [to Seize the Time] 1989 USA – collected on ‘Make Yourself a Happening Machine’ anthology 2006 USA)

Children of the Mushroom – You Can’t Erase a Mirror      (7”single b-side [to August Mademoiselle] 1968 USA)

the Gripweeds – Love’s Lost On You      (‘Summer of a Thousand Years’ 2001 USA)

the Seeds – Two Fingers Pointing at You      (‘Psych-Out’ soundtrack LP 1968 USA)

the Sufis – Where Did She Go?      (‘the Sufis’ 2012 Nashville, 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)