Technicolour Dreaming

There was a definite German flavour to the show this week, with Vibravoid, Klaus Nomi, and Can featuring (lots and lots of Can, certainly more of an airing than ever before, and very likely, ever again!) The latter two bands were choices of fill-in co-host Mike G, who certainly put a different spin on the second half of Technicolour Dreaming! A smattering of local Adelaide bands also featured, with The Dunes, Wild Rocket, Blood Plastic and an old but good one from Nuvo Bloc thrown in for good measure. The rest of the show was the usual mix of old and new from round the world … and following the Australian Playboys’ “Sad” with The Social Outcasts’ “Mad” was totally unintentional!

So here’s the playlist, with clips galore…..

Trappist Afterland - Penitents Rail     (“Like a Beehive, The Hill Was Alive” 2014 Melbourne, Australia)     

The Magnetic Mind - Stay Away from the Door     (“Active Listener Sampler No.8” compilation 2013 London, UK) 

Dark Ocean Colors - When Both Our Worlds Collide     (“Patches and Patterns EP” 2014 USA) 

All Night Radio - Fall Down 7     (“Spirit Stereo Frequency” 2004 USA) 

Rolling Stones - In Another Land     (“Their Satanic Majesties Request” LP 1967 UK) 

Electric Prunes - Vox Wah Wah Pedal commercial     (“Acid Dreams: Epitaph” compilation 1967 Los Angeles, USA)

The Regiment - My Soap Won’t Float     (7” single 1967 USA) 

The Mystery Trend - Johnny Was a Good Boy     (7” single 1967 San Francisco, USA)  

The Australian Playboys - Sad     (7” single [b-side to “Black Sheep RIP”] 1967 Australia)

The Social Outcasts - Mad     (7’’ Split single [with Ronnie and the Renegades] 1959 USA)

Vibravoid - Hole in My Shoe [Traffic]     (“The Stepping Stone EP” 7” 2015 Dusseldorf, Germany)

Nuvo Bloc - Equal Education     (Demo 1980 Adelaide, Australia) 

The Dunes - End of the Beginning     (“Live at the Sound Lounge 2015” 2015 Adelaide, Australia) 

Can - One More Night / Vitamin C     (“Ege Banyasi” LP  1972 Germany) 

Clutch - White's Ferry     (“From Beale Street to Oblivion” 2007 Washington DC, USA) 

LoneLady - (I Can See) Landscapes     (“Hinterland” 2015 Manchester UK) 

The Dunes - Door to the Mind     (“Live at the Sound Lounge 2015” 2015 Adelaide, Australia)  

Can - I'm So Green     (“Ege Banyasi” LP  1972 Germany)  

Blood Plastic - King Blood     (“Blood Makes Fantastic Plastic” 2014 Adelaide, Australia) 

Klaus Nomi - I'm Wasting My Time     (“Klaus Nomi” LP 1981 Germany) 

Blood Plastic - Round Around      (“Blood Makes Fantastic Plastic” 2014 Adelaide, Australia)  

Can - Moonshake     (“Future Days” LP 1973 Germany) 

LoneLady - Army     (“Nerve Up”  2010 Manchester UK ) 

Wild Rocket - Year of the Snake     (“Daisy Dream” 2015 Adelaide, Australia) 

Klaus Nomi - The Nomi Song     (“Klaus Nomi” LP 1981 Germany) 

David Bowie - Sweet Thing     (“Diamond Dogs” LP 1974 UK) 

David Bowie - Big Brother     (“Diamond Dogs” LP 1974 UK) 

King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man     (“In the Court of the Crimson King (An Observation by King Crimson)” LP 1969 UK)

…and an extra treat - The Rolling Stones, with the instrumental track (take 9) from “In Another Land”, together with some great photos from the “Their Satanic Majesties….” sessions - 

  

Technicolour Dreaming

There were plenty of recent, new and soon-to-be-released songs featured on this edition of the show from the likes of Temples, Fogbound, the Luck of Eden Hall and Vintage Cucumber, as well as local releases by Black Coral and  Bubonic Babe, plus the usual plethora of tracks from the past, this week ranging from the 60’s psychedelic beat of the Netherlands’ Mother’s Love, the Standells and C.A.Quintet, the ‘exploito’ sitar sounds of Rajput & the Sepoy Mutiny, on to local punk legends, the U-Bombs, and up to Italy’s Strange Flowers, Russia’s Mystic Brew and Canada’s Sheepman, amongst others. But the primary feature this week was the up-coming series of releases from UK vinyl record label Fruits de Mer which are due out in March. Especially grabbing our immediate attention [apart from inspirational mottoes such as “a smile, a song and a nice piece of cod”!] were the brilliant version of Jefferson Airplane’s “White Rabbit” by Welsh band the Honey Pot, Schizo Fun Addict’s intriguing take on the theme from 70’s Italian horror movie “Suspiria”, originally done by Goblin, and a new interpretation of Lewis Carroll’s “Jabberwocky” by Swedish duo, Us & Them... But fear not, dear listeners, for we shall be bringing you more cool sounds from these fine artyfacts over the coming weeks, so until next time....

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

Fogbound – Whispering  Corridors       (demo 2013 Spain)

Vintage Cucumber – Das Mönchsgebrabbel        (“Yoki Style” 2013 Berlin, Germany)

the Strange Flowers – Please When You Come         (“The Imaginary Space Travel of the Naked Monkeys” 2007 Italy)

Mother’s Love – Saint Without Glory         (“Take One” LP 1968 Netherlands)

Black Coral – Swollen         (demo  2013 Adelaide, Australia)

Los Zooms – Algo Mas        (7” single 1968 Spain)

the U-Bombs – (What’s) Your Problem?         (7” single b-side [to Give Me a Medal] 1978 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Stained Glass – If I Needed Someone         (7” single 1966 USA – taken from “A Scene In-Between 1965-1967” anthology 2013 UK)

Sky Picnic – Abbie’s Bike Ride         (“Farther in this Fairytale” LP 2010 USA)

the Standells – All Fall Down         (“Try It” LP 1967 California, USA)

the Strawberry Alarm Clock – Sit With The Guru [2011 version]        (“Wake Up Where You Are” LP 2012 USA)

Permanent Clear Light – And the Skies Will Fall         (demo 2012 Finland)

Rajput and the Sepoy Mutiny – Do It With Flowers         (“Flower Power Sitar” LP 1967 USA)

Bubonic Babe – Jibber Jabber Jill          (“Jubilant Kiss” LP 2014 Adelaide, Australia)

Mystic Brew – Your Reality         (7” single 2014 Russia)

Dark Ocean Colours – My Barbara Closed the Doors         (“Dark Ocean Colours” 2011 USA)

 

the Luck of Eden Hall – Super Phantasmal Heroine         (“Victoria Moon” 2014 Chicago, USA)

Ringo Deathstarr – Rip         (“Mauve” 2012 Texas, USA)

Temples – Sun Structures         (“Sun Structures” 2014 UK)

Fairfield Parlour – Free         (recorded live on ‘Top Gear’ BBC Radio 1970 London, UK – taken from “Please Listen to the Pictures” compilation 2003 UK)

Walter Ghoul’s Lavender Brigade – Mary Jane         (“Retrospectoscope 1966-1970” faux-anthology 2009 UK)

Gary Walker and the Rain – Francis         (“Album No. 1” LP 1968 UK/Japan)

CA Quintet – Doctor of Philosophy         (7” single b-side [to Smooth As Silk] 1968 USA)

Lothar and the Hand People – Machines         (“Presenting ... Lothar and the Hand People” LP 1968 USA)

Sheepman – Chetwynd         (7” split EP 2014 Halifax, Canada)

Us and Them – Jabberwocky [Lewis Carroll/Donovan cover]         (7” single b-side [to By the Time it Gets Dark] 2014 Sweden)

Schizo Fun Addict – Theme from “Suspiria” [Goblin cover]         (7” single 2014 USA)

Bronco Bullfrog – Listen to the Sky [Sands cover]         (7” single b-side [to Time waits for Norman] 2014 UK)

Crystal Jacqueline and The Honey Pot – White Rabbit [Grace Slick cover]        (double-7” EP 2014 Wales, UK)

Schnauser – As Long as He Lies Perfectly Still [Soft Machine cover]         (7” single b-side [to Astral Traveller] 2014 Bristol, UK)

Obscured By...

Our regular opening set of Australian 60’s and 70’s music this week featured a Loved Ones track found on a rare 1966 W&G Records compilation, plus a ‘live’ 1971 Wild Cherries recording from Australia’s fondly-remembered ABC-TV series ‘GTK’. Other highlights included the “Light & Darkness suite”, comprising the whole of side 1 of Ash Ra Tempel’s second album, a couple of  Perth punk gems, a Peter Tork penned and performed song from the Monkees which remained unissued for more than twenty years, and a track from a new album spawned from the collaboration of Ty Segall and White Fence.  All rounded out with lots more, shall we say, obscurities and forgotten masterpieces... brought to you by the Cat & the Brat, your DOTS for this week......

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

Freshwater – Hello Sunshine      (7”single b-side 1971 Australia)

the Wild Cherries – G.O.D. (Guitar Over Drive)      (broadcast on ABC-TV July 1971 – taken from “the GTK Tapes Vol.1” 1995 Australia)

the Vacant Lot – Don’t Let Me Sleep Too Long [Myddle Class cover]     (7”single 1967 Sydney, Aust.)

the Twilights – The Way They Play     (7”single b-side 1967 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Wright of Waye – Sun God     (7”single 1968 Sydney, Aust.)

Ray Brown & the Whispers – Too Late to Come Home     (7”single 1966 Aust.)

the Loved Ones – I Want You To Love Me     (‘Our Generation’ W&G Records compilation LP 1966 Aust.)

the Numbers – Govt Boy      (‘Govt Boy’ EP 1979 Aust.)

the Rich Kids – Ghosts of Princes in Towers     (7”single 1978 UK)

the Rockets – Mean Mistress     (7”single 1979 Perth, Aust.)

the Manikins – Love at Second Sight     (7”single 1980 Perth, Aust.)

the Vice Creems – Danger Love      (‘Danger Love’ EP 1979 UK)

Ultravox! – Satday Night in the City of the Dead     (‘Ultravox!’ LP 1977 UK)

the Human League – Circus of Death [Fast Product version]     (7”single 1978 UK)

Ash Ra Tempel – Light & Darkness     (‘Schwingungen’ LP 1972 Germany)

Michael Bundt – Les Classes Aux Microbes     (‘Just Landed Cosmic Kid’ LP 1977 Germany)

Ultimate Spinach – Fragmentary March of Green     (‘Behold & See’ LP 1968 USA)

Svensk – Dream Machine     (7”single 1967 UK)

Pleasure – Poor Old Organ Grinder     (7”single 1969 USA)

Ola & the Janglers – What a Way to Die     (7”single 1969 Sweden)

the Garden Club – Little Girl Lost & Found     (7”single 1967 Los Angeles, USA)

the Monkees – Tear The Top Right Off My Head     (recorded/unissued 1968 – released on ‘Listen to the Band’ compilation 1991 USA)

Gene Clark – Los Angeles     (recorded/unissued 1968 – released on ‘Flying High’ compilation 1998 USA)

Ty Segall & White Fence – The Black Glove/Rag     (‘Hair’ 2012 California, USA)

Dark Ocean Colors – The Other Line     (‘Dark Ocean Colors’ 2011 USA)

the Jelly Bean Bandits – Generation     (‘the Jelly Bean Bandits’ LP 1967 USA)    

Technicolour Dreaming

Digging into the 3D Radio “New Releases” section this week, we found some great songs on both new and older bands’ recent offerings and re-issues, including a single by the Sunday Reeds, EPs by Adelaide’s Horror My Friend and Self Preservation Society and a singles and demos anthology from Orange County’s Ty Segall. We played selections from some current psychedelic bands such as Australia’s Black Cab and the Black Ryder, a track off the debut album by Dark Ocean Colors as well as one from the sole album (and sadly neglected masterpiece) by All Night Radio... there was some Bowie and Bolan, classics from the Pixies and the Sunnyboys plus lots more before we finished with our current ‘Band of the Month’, the fabulous Barbarellatones (and check out the award-winning film-clip for the song!)... all brought to you by the Cat and the Brat......

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

Black Cab – Rescue     (‘Call Signs’ 2009 Australia)

the Dolly Rocker Movement – My Heavenly Way     (‘Our Days Mind the Tyme’ 2009 Australia)

Black Ryder – To Never Know You     (‘Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride’ 2009 Australia)

Mona Lisa Overdrive – No Way Out [Chocolate Watchband cover]     (demo 2008 Adelaide, Australia)

Digger and the Pussycats – Just a Little Bit [Purple Hearts cover]     (‘Wild About You : a Tribute to the Australian Rock Underground 1963-1968’ compilation 2004 Melbourne, Aust.)

the Sunday Reeds – Fall from Grace     (cd-single 2012 Australia)

the Lime Spiders – 1-2-5 [Haunted cover]     (‘25^th Hour’ double 7” single 1983 Aust.)

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

the Demon Parade – Beyond Us     (7”single b-side 2010 Aust.)

David Bowie – The Supermen     (‘The Man Who Sold The World’ LP 1970 UK)

T.Rex – Life’s an Elevator     (orig. 7”single b-side 1976 UK – bonus track on reissue of “Futuristic Dragon” 2006)

Self Preservation Society – Don’t You Forget About Me [Simple Minds cover]     (‘Don’t You Forget About Me’ cdEP 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

brillig – The Old Captain     (‘The Red Coats’ 2010 Adelaide, Aust.)

Grandaddy – For the Dishwasher     (cd-single 1998 USA)

Luke Haines – Wot a Rotter     (‘21^st Century Man’ 2009 UK)

Horror My Friend – Leave Me Alone     (‘Shivers and Spines’ cdEP 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

Ty Segall – My Sunshine     (‘Singles 2007-2010’ anthology 2011 USA)

the Sailors – Bury Your Problems     (‘Antipodean Screams Vol.2’ compilation 2007 Aust.)

the She Creatures – Space Madness     (‘She Creatures Invade’  2009 UK)

the Pixies – Is She Weird?     (‘Pixies @ the BBC’ anthology 1998 UK/USA)

Dark Ocean Colors – My Barbara Closed the Doors     (‘Dark Ocean Colors’ 2012 Ohio, USA)

All Night Radio – Daylight Til Dawn     (‘Spirit Stereo Frequency’ 2004 USA)

Dandelion – Liverpool Kiss     (‘Dandelion’ EP 2009 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Barbarellatones – Get Your Freak On     (‘The Breakup Ghost’  2009 USA)   #

     #   “Band of the Month”