Three D Radio announcer, Megan Cat (up until recently with her husband, the late Peter Brat) lives in "The BratHaus" a rural seaside home about 100km from Adelaide on South Australia's scenic Fleurieu Peninsula.
Veteran musician Peter, and artist/musician Megan, were long-time DJs on Three D Radio 93.7fm
, Adelaide's eclectic independent music station.
Together Peter & Megan, known as "The Cat and The Brat" created this blog to allow listeners to review the playlists of their radio show, "Technicolour Dreaming" , watch clips of selected songs and simply join them in the enjoyment of their favourite music... psychedelia, 60's garage,
surf, punk/post-punk, pop, folk-rock, glam, 'Krautrock', goth, 80's electro... and much more!
But The Cat is carrying on the tradition, with guest co-presenters, and "Technicolour Dreaming" will continue in the same format, drawing from the huge "Cat & Brat" music collection, with the addition of new releases and reissues to keep things current. The Brat is hugely missed, but the show must go on, as he wanted...
Showing posts with label Five Sided Circle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Five Sided Circle. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Technicolour Dreaming


In the absence of the Brat, the show was presented this week by the Cat and the... Bryan. There were bands from various periods of yesteryear, such as the Purple Hearts, the Revillos and Buffalo Springfield, music from this century by the likes of Joy Zipper [when are they doing a new album? ] and Sun Shepherd and including local bands such as the Molting Vultures, Kamikaze and All The Leaves Have Fallen, plus a few favourites from whenever/wherever like Shearwater, Shower Scene From Psycho and the Monkees... and finishing with a track from the current “Album of the Month” by DieselWitch [who are one of the bands playing at this weekend’s surf festival on Kangaroo Island!]...
..... so here is the full playlist.....
Sun Shepherd – Prevails the Beast     (‘Procession of Trampling Hoof’ 2011 Perth, Australia)
All the Leaves Have Fallen – Sic Itur Ad Astra     (demo 2011 Adelaide, Aust.)
Jay Walker & the Pedestrians – Underground St Blues     (demo 2009 Adelaide)
the Molting Vultures – Insane Jane     (‘Drop In & Go!’ 2009 Adelaide)
Buffalo Springfield – Go and Say Goodbye     (‘Buffalo Springfield’ LP 1967 USA)
the Chocolate Watchband – Let’s talk about girls     (‘No Way Out’ LP 1967 USA)
Mona Lisa Overdrive – Obviously Sally Mae     (‘The Up-Tight Sessions’ cdEP 2008 Adelaide)
Five Sided Circle – Cadillac    (recorded in Adelaide 1966 : taken from ‘Big Beat Cellar Scene’ compilation 2009 Adelaide)
Kamikaze – ‘Lil Red Riding Hood [Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs cover]     (demo 2011 Adelaide)
Hugo – Girl in the Garden     (7”single 1969 Adelaide : taken from ‘Devil’s Children Vol.2’ compilation)
Donovan – No Man’s land     (Neutronica)
Russell Morris – Part 3: Into Paper Walls     (7”single 1970 Australia)
the Purple Hearts – Early in the Morning     (7”single 1966 Australia)
Shearwater – Seventy Four, Seventy Five     (Palo Santo)
Joy Zipper – Alzheimers     (American Whip)
the Monkees – Can you dig it     (‘Head’ soundtrack LP 1968 USA)
David Vandervelde – Nothin’ No     (The MoonStation House Band)
the Revillos – Call me the Cat     (‘From the Freezer : demos & rarities’ compilation)
the Shower Scene from Psycho – Cara-lyn [Johnny Young cover]      (‘Exploding Hits : 1982-2000’ compilation)
DieselWitch – Octopus     (DieselWitch Will Kill You)     #

     # “Album of the Month”

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Obscured By... Sept 27 2011

Diversity within obscurity.  Japanese post punk, a dodgy Dylan cover, recently unearthed Indonesian and Iranian psych rock, a dodgy Rock Hudson song, some rare Five Sided Circle recorded live in Adelaide 2 days previously, early Ian Dury and Joe Strummer, a dodgy mash-up, a visit to the "Q" section of the Three D library - and more.  All on the critically acclaimed show known as "Obscured By...", hosted this week by Michael Hunter  (Critical acclaim entirely made up.)

Gene Pierson  Reach Out I'll Be There  (single Aust 1970)
Bakery  Holocaust  ("Momento" LP Aust  1972)
Spectrum  Soul Man  ("Breathing Space As Well" CD Aust 2011)
Five Sided Circle  Jackie's Thing  (live, Adelaide Sept 25 2011)  The song was written by 5SC guitarist Trevor McNamara for the band Musick Express in 1970 but he had not performed it live himself until this gig.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crOqKb3S5og

Tracks from "Ongaku 80" comp CD (2011) - Japanese post punk etc:
Riuichi Sakomoto  Riot In Lagos
Portray Heads  Elaborate Dummy
Phew  Urahara
PTAs  Woo-Guy After Dark

Q Feel  Dancing In Heaven (Orbital Be Bop)  (single UK 1982)
Denis Quinn  Journey To A Remarkable Place ("Open Secret" CD UK 1987)
Queen Ida & Her Zydeco Band  Half A Boy & Half A Man  ("Caught In The Act!" LP 1985)

Kilburn & The High Roads  Rough Kids  ("Handsome" LP UK 1974)
The 101ers  Letsagetabitarockin'  ("Elgin Avenue Breakdown"  LP UK 1975)
Bruce Woolley & The Camera Club  Video Killed The Radio Star (original version)  ("English Garden" LP UK 1979)
DJY Alias JY  Don't Let It Be In Anger  (Beatles vs Oasis mash up)
Urban Guerillas  Here Come The Americans  (CD single Aust 2005)

AKA  Glenmore  ("Hard Beat"- comp 2011 of Indonesian band's recordings 1971-77)
Chetarca  Chetarca  ("Chetarca" LP Aust 1975)
Kourosh Yaghmaei   Niyayesh (Praise)  ("Back From The Brink" 2CD of pre-revolution Iranian psych artist)

Rock Hudson  Blessings In Shades Of Green  ("Rock, Gently" LP US  1970)
Les Miserables  Une Lettre (The Letter)  (single Canada 1967)
Serge Gainsbourg  Initials BB  (single France 1967)
Messieurs Richard de Bordeaux et Daniel Beretta  La Drogue  (single France 1967)
Chris Roberts  Blowin' In The Wind  ("Love Me" LP Germany 1972)

Sevil And Ayla  Irgat  ("Turkish Freakout 2" comp CD 2011)

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Obscured By... Sept 6 2011

A busy show indeed for a solo Michael Hunter - first, an interview with Iva Davies concerning the reformed Icehouse and their successful reissued music to start the show.   Then some more rare Turkish psych/folk, and a rummage around the hidden recesses of the 3D record library for our featured letter for the week, S.   Plus the usual Australian rock rarities, including some more live 5 Sided Circle, recorded only a couple of weeks ago.  Then, entirely unexpectedly, Mike Rudd from Spectrum called in having been alerted via Facebook that their new EP would be featured, so of course, we had a welcome live phone interview with him too!   Plus a couple of listeners came in to renew their subscription during the show as well.  Phew...

Flowers  Paradise Found  (single B-side 1980 and new 'Icehouse' 2CD)
Iva Davies live phone interview
Flowers  Can't Help Myself  (10" extended mix 1980) / Send Somebody (live 1980) / We Can Get Together  (live 1980)  Live tracks downloadable from the Icehouse Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Icehouseband

Spectrum  Soul Man  ('Breathing Space As Well'  2011)
(NZ) Avengers  Love Hate Revenge  (single 1968)
The Groop  We Can Talk  (single Aust, B side of Such A Lovely Way 1969)
Wendy Saddington & Copperwine  Five People Said I Was Crazy  ('Live' Aust 1971, Aztec CD reissue 2011)

Spandau Ballet   Raw  (12" single 1988)
Sporting Life  Business Doing Pleasure  (single, Adelaide 1985)
St Jude  Pink & Blue  Easy As She Comes  (Queensland band 1993)
Simple Minds  Jungleland  (instrumental)   (B of Ghostdancing single 1986)

Tracks from new compilation "Turkish Freakout 2 - Psych-Folk 1970-1978":
Afet Serenay  Maden Dagi
Edip Akbayram  Mehmet Emmi
Baris Manco  Mozart


John Burls & Terry Bissaker  Little Beat Bongoes  (Aust single 1960)

Spectrum  Don't Hurt No More / Limbo Man  ('Breathing Space As Well'  2011)
with Mike Rudd phone interview

Five Sided Circle  Life Design  (live Adelaide August 2011)