Technicolour Dreaming

This week saw (or to be more accurate, heard) the temporary return of Michael Hunter to the timeslot, no stranger from the "Obscured By..." days.  An 18-minute suite of cleverly combined songs by The Butterscotch Cathedral set the tone, followed by psych from Australia, the UK, US, Denmark and Lithuania.  Other rarities included some recently re-discovered demos of Adelaide bands Foreign Body, Dinosaur Envy and Terminal Twist from around 1980 (not commerically available).

Trembling Bells' version of George Harrison's "Wah Wah" was also played; a couple of sources say the term was English slang for a headache, which makes more sense than the song being about an effects pedal at least!  Adelaide band The Systemaddicts also got an airing with their version of the very old song Black, taking their arrangement from 60s Australian group The Throb.  

The general concept of not knowing what's coming next on the show - keep 'em guessing! - was hopefully as apparent as ever, and normal - or as close as we're likely to get - transmission will resume next week.

The Butterscotch Cathedral - Side A  ((Won't You Come Inside) The Butterscotch Cathedral / And When We Land / Flood Of Mendoza / Paniolo By The Ocean / Waterfall Parasol / Crocodile / Uncle Tommy's Song /  Saxifrage Drive)   ("The Butterscotch Cathedral"  2015 US)


 
The Bermuda Jam -  1. Hold Me  2. Good Trip Lollipop (An Antihystathmn)  ("The Bermuda Jam" released 1971, reissue 2015  US)


 
Garbanotas Bosistas - Places Planes & Trains  ("Above Us"  2015 Lithuania)



1.  Foreign Body - Nothing Yet  2.  Dinosaur Envy - No Hands  3. Terminal Twist - King Dick (live 1979)  ("Adelaide Demos 1979-81"  Aust)


 
The Systemaddicts - Black  ("Broken Hearted On The Nullabor" 2015 Adelaide)

Kahvas Jute - Parade Of Fools  ("Wide Open"  released 1971, reissue 2006 Australia)



The Lammas Tide - Fothersby  ("High Tide" EP  2012  Australia)

Mystic Braves - 1. No Trash  2. Spanish Rain   ("Days Of Yesteryear"  2015 US)

The Sonic Dawn - Japanese Hills  (single  2013 Denmark)



Toy - Collector  ("Join The Dots"  2013 UK)

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Work This Time  ("Oddments" 2014 Australia)

Trembling Bells - Wah Wah  (single B-side 2015 Scotland)

Co. Caine  - Dr Chop  ("Dr Chop" 1975 Australia)

Pastoral Symphony - Spread A Little Love Around  (single B side  1968 Australia)


 
Sun City Girls - Space Prophet Dogon  ("Torch Of The Mystics"  1990 US)

Technicolour Dreaming

harry here. You may remember me from such 3D Radio shows as the SoundLounge and TOP 20+1 or from my current show Audiophile on Fridays 2-4pm. This week however, I’ve donned paisley from my audio wardrobe to curate Technicolour Dreaming for the Cat & the Brat in their absence.....

..... so here is the playlist, with visual aids..... ENJOY!

the Small Faces – Here Come the Nice        (7”single 1967 London, UK)

the Murlocs – Occupied         (“The Murlocs” 2014 Geelong, Australia)

Traffic – Rock and Roll Stew         (“The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys” LP 1971 UK)

Canned Heat – Sic ‘Em Pigs         (7”single b-side [to Poor Moon] 1969 – taken from “Creative Outlaws – US Underground 1962-1970” compilation 2006 Germany)

Thee Oh Sees – Tidal Wave      (7”single 2009 USA – taken from “Singles Volumes 1+2” anthology 2011 USA)

Blue Cheer – Summertime Blues      (“Vincibus Eruptum” LP 1968 USA)

Horror My Friend – Nothing      (digital-single 2014 Adelaide, Australia)

Sky Saxon – Cracking Ice      (“Red Planet” 2004 USA)

Frowning Clouds – Beetle Bird      (“Whereabouts” 2014 Melbourne, Australia)

Yardbirds – Shapes of Things      (7”single 1966 UK)

Kahvas Jute – Free      (“Wide Open” LP 1971 Australia)

 

the Barbarellatones – Song for Siddhartha      (“Confessions of a Teenage Prostitute” 2011 USA)

the Brian Jonestown Massacre – Someplace Else Unknown      (“Who Killed Sgt Pepper?”  2010 USA)

Shocking Blue – Acka Raga      (“At Home” LP 1969 Netherlands)

 

Dieselwitch – UFO Surf      (“Surfadelica” 2010 Adelaide, Australia)

Ava Torch – Big Bang         (“love blood cum” 2014 Sydney, Australia)

Zoot Money – Soma          (“Transition” LP 1968 UK)

Moon Duo – Motorcycle, I Love You      (“Escape” EP 2010 San Francisco, USA)

the Warlocks – Silver & Plastic      (“Skull Worship” 2013 USA)

Pearls Before Swine – Uncle John      (“One Nation Underground” LP 1967 USA)

the Long Ryders – And She Rides      (“10-5-60” EP 1983 USA)

the Dukes of Stratosphear – 25 O’Clock      (“25 O’Clock” mini-LP 1985 UK)

the Posies – Apology      (“Dear 23” LP 1990 USA)

Arthur Brown – Speaknotech      (“Speaknotech” LP 1982 UK)

the Lost & Found – I’m So Hip to Pain      (“Forever Lasting Plastic Words” LP 1968 Texas, USA)

the Chateaux – Reference Man [Part 1]      (7”single 1968 North Dakota, USA – taken from “30 Seconds Before The Calico Wall” compilation 1995 USA)

the Raveonettes – The End [Doors cover]      (“A Psych Tribute to the Doors” compilation 2013 USA)

Obscured By...

As always, we launched into Obscured by... with a bunch of Australian bands from the 60’s and early 70’s, this week including the pop-psych sounds of Puppy, an obscurity from the Groop, a live TV appearance by Kahvas Jute and classic garage punk from the Missing Links, and eventually bookended the show by finishing with some recent exponents of that ‘wild garage sound’... first from the USA, with Ty Segall and Thee Oh Sees, and then from Russia, with the Crushers. In between, we heard some goth from Christian Death, US punk from the Avengers, Krautrock from Faust, a pertinent classic from John Cooper Clarke, a strange electro set from Adelaide combo voiceROM, an interesting cover of a Velvet Underground standard by OMD, a 1976 live rehearsal recording from 801 and much more... even David Essex! And all brought to you by the DOTS for this week, the Cat and the Brat.....

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

the Vacant Lot – Don’t let me sleep too long [Myddle Class cover]     (7”single 1967 Adelaide, Australia)

the Missing Links – Speak No Evil     (‘You’re Driving Me Insane’ LP 1965 Australia)

Kahvas Jute – I Can’t Stop     (unreleased – live on ‘Hit Scene’ ABCTV 1971 Aust.)

Pirana – Here It Comes Again     (7”single 1971 Aust.)

Long Grass – Anywhere you wanna go     (7”single 1968 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Groop - Mandrake Wine     (Australia - recorded 1968 in London, unreleased until 1987 - on flexi-disc with "From the Vault" mag. Aust)

Puppy – Belinda     (7”single 1968 Aust.)

the Jesus and Mary Chain – Just Like Honey (recorded in 1985)     (‘Peel Sessions’ EP 1991 UK)

Xmal Deutschland – Orient     (‘Fetisch’ LP 1983 Germany)

Christian Death – Skeleton Kiss     (‘Skeleton Kiss’ 1992 USA)

Toys Went Beserk – Audrina     (‘Pieces’ double 12” EP 1987 Australia)

the  Avengers – Car Crash     (7”single 1977 USA)

Second Hand – Reality     (‘Reality’ LP 1968 UK)

Faust – J’ai Mal Aux Dents [prev.called Party 3]     (recorded 1973 – released on ‘71 Minutes’ 2004 Germany)

Tangerine Dream – Tangram     (‘Tangram’ LP 1980 Germany)

voiceROM – Sugarkeys Foreshadowing / Summon the Noodle Vendor / Kilophone     (‘Pastry Music for Pastry Chefs’ 2012 Adelaide, Australia)

the Outsiders – PrisonSong     (‘CQ’ LP 1968 Netherlands)

the Raincoats – No One’s Little Girl     (7”single 1982 UK)

John Cooper Clarke – Beasley Street     (‘Snap, Crackle and Bop’ LP 1980 UK)

David Essex – Rock On     (7”single 1973 UK)

Orchestral Manouvres in the Dark – Waiting for the Man [Velvet Underground cover]     (10”single b-side 1980 UK)

Roxy Music – Sea Breezes / Bitter End     (‘Roxy Music’ LP 1972 UK)

801 – The Fat Lady of Limbourg [Eno song]     (recorded at rehearsal  23.8.1976 – taken from ‘801 Live – Collector’s Edition re-issue’ 2009 UK)

Ty Segall – Maria Stacks [with Thee Oh Sees]     (7”single 2009 – taken from ‘Singles 2007-2010’ anthology 2011 USA)

Thee Oh Sees – Head of State     (‘Dog Poison’ 2009 USA)

the Crushers – Bonita     (‘Glory of the Day’ 2002 Moscow, Russia)