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)

Technicolour Dreaming

Having just rediscovered a favourite TV cartoon, the Brat just had to start with the New York Dolls version of its theme song and dedicate it to his Cat! But it was not all frivolity this week – we had some seriously fine music to share, including a track from Ben Mason’s lovingly crafted re-creation of the Zombies’ classic ‘Odessey & Oracle’ LP which he has released as a very limited vinyl edition – we’ve included his Youtube “Making Of...” mini-movie to give you more details. We also played the long opening song from the excellent new King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard release, further tracks from the brilliant new Lumerians album and the White Fence and Permanent Clear Light vinyl singles, plus another from the second instalment of groovy Geelong label Anti-Fade’s “New Centre of the Universe” compilation series, as well as a Spizzenergi cover from the latest EP by Canberra surf punks, Space Party. There was some 60’s psychedelic excellence in the form of songs by H.P.Lovecraft, the End and Keith, a track from the Teardrop Explodes’ second album, Bow Wow Wow’s ode to cassette recording .... and lots more before we ended with yet another in our ongoing quest for ‘alternative versions’, this one of a Byrds’ standard. And there it was – the sound of Technicolour Dreaming on 3D Radio, Adelaide, Australia.....

...... and here is the playlist with links and clips for your perusal.....

the New York Dolls – Courageous Cat [TV cartoon theme cover]      (recorded 1974 New York: unreleased – taken from “Rock’n’Roll” anthology 1994 USA)

Lumerians – Life Without Skin      (“The High Frontier” 2013 USA)

Suede – Can’t Get Enough      (“Head Music” 1999 UK)

Electric Moon – Kleiner Knaller      (“The Doomsday Machine” 2011 Germany)

the Stoneage Hearts – Sick of You [Stooges cover]      (“Guilty as Sin” 2004 Australia)

Turtlenecjk – The Same       (“New Centre of the Universe, Vol.2” compilation 2013 Geelong, Australia)

Brown Recluse – Paisley Tears      (“Evening Tapestry” 2011 Philadelphia, USA)

Permanent Clear Light – Afterwards [Van Der Graaf Generator cover]      (7”single b-side [to Higher Than The Sun] 2013 Finland)

H.P.Lovecraft – Spin, Spin, Spin      (“H.P.Lovecraft II” LP 1969 USA)

the End – Shades of Orange      (“Introspection” LP 1969 UK)

Jésus – L'électrocuté      (7”single 1967 France – taken from “Midnight Massiera : the B-Music of Jean-Pierre Massiera” anthology 2009 France/UK)

Space Party – Where’s Captain Kirk? [Spizzenergi cover]      (“Future Surf” EP 2013 Canberra, Australia)

Bow Wow Wow – C-30, C-60, C-90, Go!      (7”single 1980 UK)

Big Richard Insect – Death to the Animals      (“Big Richard Insect” EP 2013 Adelaide, Australia)

Ben Mason – Time of the Season [Zombies cover]      (“The Odessey Odyssey” LP 2013 Melbourne, Australia)

Starling Electric – St Valentine’s Day Massacre       (“Clouded Staircase” 2008 Michigan, USA)

Gothic Chicken – Pita Bread Man      (‘Shindig!’ magazine covermount-CD compilation “It’s Happening Vol.1” 2009 UK)

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Head On/Pill      (“Float Along – Fill Your Lungs” 2013 Melbourne, Australia)

the Hidden Masters – Into The Night Sky [alt. version]      (‘Shindig!’ magazine covermount-CD compilation “It’s Happening Vol.1” 2009 UK)

the Teardrop Explodes – Passionate Friend      (“Wilder” LP 1981 UK)

Pink Floyd – Matilda Mother [alt. version]      (recorded 1967 – bonus track on disc 3 of “Piper at the Gates of Dawn” reissue boxset 2007 UK)

Keith – Charley Cinders      (“The Adventures of Keith” LP 1969 New York, USA)

David Bowie – The Bewlay Brothers      (“Hunky Dory” LP 1971 UK)

White Fence – Fragility      (7” single b-side [to Pink Gorilla] 2013 California, USA)

the Byrds – Eight Miles High [alt. version]      (recorded 1966 – bonus track on “5^th Dimension” reissue 2004 USA)

Technicolour Dreaming

After last week’s ‘technical difficulties’, it was a pleasure to have a veteran of the Adelaide music scene, Vic Conrad [aka Mr V] join us in the studio for a chat about Gray Packham’s new album ‘La La Land’, the latest release from one of his ventures, Walking Bird Records. The album will be launched at the Grace Emily Hotel on Sunday afternoon with performances by most of the musicians involved, both individually and playing Gray’s songs, and should prove to be one of this year’s live musical highlights, so get along if you can. We also featured a number of other Australian releases including those of Melbourne psychedelicists the Grand Rapids, Davey Lane’s new E.P. and the latest compilation from Geelong’s prolific Anti-Fade Records. We also played the A-side of the debut single by our Finnish faves Permanent Clear Light on the wonderful vinyl-only Fruits De Mer label, presented in a 3D pic-sleeve [glasses included!] as well as a slice of dreamy pop from the UK’s Amor De Dias plus, as always, a bunch of 60’s psychedelic rarities from bands such as Pisces, the Golden Dawn and Austria’s Hide & Seek. So, until next week.....

..... here is the playlist plus some eye-candy.....

the Locked Ward – Breaker of Lives & Souls      (“Voyages into the Inner Psych of the Locked Ward” 2011 UK)

Bruner [aka Pisces] – Sam      (7”single 1968 USA – taken from “Pisces: A Lovely Sight” anthology 2012 USA)

the Wondermints – Truth or Consequences      (recorded 1992 – taken from “Kaleidoscopin’: Exploring Prisms of the Past” anthology 2009 USA)

the Strange Flowers – Mars Behind Your Eyes      (“Ortoflorovivaistica” 2006 Italy)

Hide & Seek – Riven Street      (7”single b-side [ of The Beggar of St. Pair] 1970 Austria)

Gift of Love [aka the Atlantics] – Flowers      (7”single 1967 Australia)

the Intercontinental Playboys – Can’t Find My Mind [Cramps cover]      (7”vinyl split-E.P. with “Larsen Magazine #19”  2004 France)

Davey Lane – You Got Me On Side      (“The Good Borne of Bad Tymes” EP 2013 Australia)

Jacco Gardner – Help Me Out      (“Cabinet of Curiosities” 2013 Holland)

Rasputin & the Mad Monks – Too Much to Dream Last Night [Electric Prunes cover]      (7”single 1968 Massachusetts, USA)

the Grand Rapids – Blow Up      (“Great Shakes” 2013 Melbourne, Australia)

Demons of Negativity – Resurrection      (7”single 1988 Boston, USA)

Sic Alps – Drink Up!      (“Sic Alps” 2012 USA)

the Deep Six – What Would You Wish from the Golden Fish?      (7”single 1966 California, USA)

White Fence – Run Run Run [Velvet Underground cover]      (“The Velvet Underground & Nico by Castleface Records and Friends” tribute compilation LP 2012 California, USA)

Permanent Clear Light – Higher Than The Sun      (7”single 2013 Finland)

the Golden Dawn – Starvation      (“Power Plant” LP 1968 Texas, USA)

Tommy James & the Shondells – Crystal Blue Persuasion      (“Crimson & Clover” LP 1969 USA)

Fantastic Zoo – Light Show      (7”single 1967 California, USA)

the Baroques – Musical Tribute to the Oscar Meyer Weiner Wagon      (7”single 1967 Chicago, USA)

the Jigsaw Seen – Choreography Killed the Cat      (“Bananas Foster” 2010 USA)

the Stevens – Elpho Beach      (“New Centre of the Universe Vol.2” compilation 2013 Geelong, Australia)

the Apples in Stereo – Behind the Waterfall      (7”single b-side [to Everybody Let Up] 2000 USA)

Amor De Dias – Viento del Mar      (“The House at Sea” 2013 USA)

Gray Packham – Lincoln Told Me / The Way I Am      (“La La Land” 2013 Adelaide, Australia)