Technicolour Dreaming

Douglas P. of Death In June fame joined us again as guest programmer this week, on the eve of his North American tour which begins shortly in Mexico [details here], playing some tracks from his recent “Live In Wein” double album. As always he entertained us with anecdotes and stories including the merits of the Dave Clark 5’s contribution to “the British Invasion” and their 1965 movie “Catch Us If You Can”, which we all agreed was an unjustly under-rated 60’s classic! He also brought in music for us to play by artists who have joined him on his various overseas tours, including Ostara, Spitting At Pigeons and Spiritual  Front. Also this week we played a couple of previews from some of the forthcoming album releases by the UK’s wonderful Fruits de Mer Records vinyl-only label – one from Sweden’s Tor-Peders and another by UK stalwarts Astralasia - you can get more details at their website. Add some Byrds, Clinic, Antoine, a mix of new and old psychedelia and more..... and that was the show for another week! We hope Douglas’s shows in the Americas go well and we look forward to catching up again after his return.....

..... so here is the playlist, with a multitude of visuals to enjoy.....

the Dave Clark 5 – Anyway You Want It      (7”single 1964 UK)

Ostara – Paradise Down South      (“Paradise Down South” 2013 Adelaide, Australia)

Tor-Peders – Aye Makami      (“Brev Från Ederstorp” LP 2014 Sweden)

the Byrds – Eight Miles High      (“Fifth Dimension” LP 1966 USA)

Pinkunoizu – Myriad Pyramid      (“Free Time” LP 2012 USA)

Clinic – Touch Me [Doors cover]      (“A Psych Tribute to the Doors” compilation 2014 USA)

Death In June – Heaven Street      (“Live in Wien” double-CD 2013 Adelaide, Australia)

Spiritual Front – Eternally Yours      (“Black Hearts in Black Suits” 2013 Italy)

Crisis – UK ’78 [demo]      (“Kollectiv” anthology LP 2014 UK)

Astralasia – The Desert      (bonus 7”single [rec.2006] with “Wind On Water” LP 2014 UK)

the Masters Apprentices – Our Friend Stanley Owsley lll      (“Choice Cuts” LP 1971 Australia/UK)

the Electric Prunes – Flowing Smoothly       (7”single b-side [to Hey Mr President] 1969 USA)

Death In June – C’est un Rêve      (“Live in Wien” double-CD 2013 Adelaide, Australia)

Lou Reed – Sword of Damocles      (“Magic and Loss” 1992 New York, USA)

Paul McCartney – Road      (“NEW” 2013 UK)

the See See – Open Up Your Door      (“Fountayne Mountain” 2012 UK)

Antoine – Un éléphant me regarde      (7“single 1966 France)

Mordecai Smyth – Georgina Jones      (7“single 2013 UK)

the Association – Pandora’s Golden Heebie Jeebies      (“Renaissance” LP 1967 USA)

Ostara – Darkness Over Eden      (“Paradise Down South” 2013 Adelaide, Australia)

Spitting At Pigeons – Cry of a Dying Star      (“Spitting at Pigeons” 2013 Slovakia)

Ikon – I Burn For You      (pre-release single 2014 Melbourne, Australia)

Gene Clark – Please Mr Freud      (rec.1972 – taken from “Here Tonight : The White Light Demos” 2013 USA)

the Dave Clark 5 – Come Home      (7”single 1965 UK)

Technicolour Dreaming

With another bunch of CDs and vinyl appearing in our post-box, we were again spoiled with choice this week, playing amongst others, a track each from the new Carlton Melton and Magic Cat albums, a song from ex-Dolly Rocker Movement frontman Daniel Poulter’s new project, the Dandelion, as well as the A-side of Jacco Gardner’s latest single. We also finally received the long-awaited “Wizzz! Volume 1” compilation LP of French 60’s psychedelia which inspired a set of French grooviness from artists such as Les Papyvores, Jacques Dutronc and the inimitable Brigitte Bardot. However, a large hunk of the show was dedicated to the late Lou Reed – we featured songs from his Velvet Underground and solo periods plus a track from his widow, Laurie Anderson, and have included in the ‘moving pictures’ section of this blog, an hilarious TV interview in Sydney at the start of his 1974 tour here – I was fortunate enough to see him in Adelaide where he mixed with some of us in the bar during his support act, AC/DC – a memorable show!

..... and here is the playlist plus the aforementioned clips.....

Carlton Melton – Slow Wake      (“Always Even” 2013 California, USA)

the Walking Who – Have You Seen The Colours?      (“Mansions” EP 2013 Sydney, Australia)

the Towelheads – Hijacked      (“New Centre of the Universe, Vol.2” compilation 2013 Australia)

Race Horses – See No Green      (“Furniture” 2012 Cardiff, UK)

the Magic Cat – She’s Like Danger      (“For Friends Only” LP 2013 Rome, Italy)

the Smoking Trees – Entrance      (“Acetates” 2013 Los Angeles, USA)

Jacco Gardner – The End of August       (7”single 2013 Netherlands)

Lou Reed / John Cale – Hello, It’s Me      (“Songs for Drella” LP 1990 USA)

the Velvet Underground – I’m Beginning to See the Light      (“The Velvet Underground” LP 1969 New York, USA)

the Velvet Underground & Nico – All Tomorrow’s Parties      (“The Velvet Underground & Nico” LP 1967 USA)

the Velvet Underground – Sister Ray      (“White Light/White Heat” LP 1968 USA)

Lou Reed – How Do You Think It Feels?      (“Berlin” LP 1973 New York, USA)

 

Laurie Anderson – Example #22      (“Big Science” LP 1982 USA)

We The People – In The Past      (7”single 1966 Florida, USA)

Blues Section – Hey Hey Hey      (7”single 1967 Helsinki, Finland)

the Scantharies – Feat of Flame      (“The Scantharies” 2013 Greece)

the Stained Glass – My Buddy Sin      (7”single 1966 San Francisco, USA)

the Tuneful Trolley – Hello Love      (“Island in the Sky” LP 1969 Long Island, New York, USA)

Country Weather – Fly to New York      (recorded 1969 San Francisco, unreleased – taken from “Country Weather” double-LP 2005 USA)

the Dandelion – Pleiadian Love Vibrations      (“Strange Case of the Dandelion” 2013 Australia)

Brigitte Bardot – Comic Book      (“Bonnie & Clyde” EP 1968 France)

Christine Pilzer – Champs Elysées      (“Café Crême” EP 1967 France)

Jacques Dutronc – Hippie Hippie Hourrah      (“Jacques Dutronc” LP 1967 France)

William Sheller – Excitissimo      (“Erotissimo” soundtrack EP 1969 France)

Les Papyvores – Le Papyvore      (“Le Papyvore” EP 1967 France)

Les Copains – Give Your Love To Me [Come On]     (7”single 1966 Germany)

Lou Reed – Goodnight Ladies      (“Transformer” LP 1972 New York, USA)

 

      R.I.P.   Lou Reed   1942 – 2013

Technicolour Dreaming

Bryan was the show’s host this week and he certainly found some very cool sounds to play, including a song from the debut EP by a great new Adelaide band Horror My Friend, a live recording from 3D Radio’s ‘Sound Lounge’ show by the Aves and, from the 1990s, a Lou Reed track plus one by local punks the Crazies. There were a bunch of 60’s treats from the likes of the Electric Prunes and the Atlantics,  the debut single by the Zoot and plus one from the Sonics, whose gig here this year is eagerly awaited... we’ll keep you updated on that one! He also featured the surf sounds of the Beach Chromers and Cosmic Bikini as well as a few punk classics from, amongst others, the Adverts, Patti Smith and Wire... he also played a track from new Melbourne band Wolfy and the Batcubs, whose recent show here rocked! And of course, he finished with another band whose gig here has also been eagerly awaited, Thee Oh Sees, our current “Band of the Month”... all of this and more on Technicolour Dreaming! Thanx Bryan!

..... and here is his full playlist.....

Lou Reed – Hooky Wooky     (‘Set the Twilight Reeling’ 1996 USA)

Cosmic Bikini – Bikinis in the Martinis     (‘Still Smokin’ 2008 Adelaide, Australia)

the California Suns – Masked Grandma     (7”single 1966 USA – taken from ‘Pebbles Vol 4’ LP compilation 1979 USA)

the Beach Chromers – Peach Chrome     (‘The Beach Chromers’ 2007 Australia)

the Sonics – Skinny Minny [Bill Haley cover]     (‘Boom’ LP 1966 USA)

the Zoot – You Better Get Going Now [Jackie Lomax cover]    (7”single 1968 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Zips – Guitars for Hire     (‘Guitars 4 Hire’ 2006 Scotland, UK)

the Adverts – Gay Gilmore’s Eyes     (7”single 1977 UK)

the Lipstick Killers – Hindu Gods of Love     (7”single 1979 Aust. – taken from ‘Do The Pop’ comp. 2002 Aust.)

the Moodists – Do the Door, Friend      (‘Thirsty’s Calling’ LP 1984 Aust. – taken from ‘Two Fisted Art’ anthology 2003)

the Electric Prunes – The Great Banana Hoax     (‘Underground’ LP 1967 USA)

Patti Smith – Redondo Beach     (‘Horses’ LP 1976 USA)

Wire – A Flat Tent     (‘Red Barked Tree’ 2011 UK)

Wolfy and the Bat Cubs – Send My Love     (‘Wolfy and the Bat Cubs’ EP 2011 Aust.)

the Aves – Poor William     (‘Live at the 3D Radio Sound Lounge’ 2011 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Crazies – Down at the Crossroads     (‘Savage Punks’ cassette : mid-90’s Adelaide, Australia)

the Creamers – Think I’m gonna be sick     (‘Love, Honour and Obey’ LP 1989 USA)

Horror My Friend – Make friends     (‘Shivers and Spines’ EP 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Cramps – Queen of Pain     (‘Big Beat from Badsville’ 1996 USA)

the Acid Drops – Surfin’ Prostitute Beat     (7”single 1984 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Crusaders – Hot Rod Baby     (‘Fat, Drunk and Stupid’ 1997 Australia)

the Atlantics[aka the Gift of Love] – Take a Trip     (7”single 1967 – taken from ‘Collectibles’ anthology 2011 Aust.)

Kamikaze – ‘Lil Red Riding Hood [Sam the Sham cover]     (demo 2011 Adelaide, Aust.)

Thee Oh Sees – Ruby Come Home     (‘Help’ 2009 USA)   #   

       #  “Band of the Month”