Technicolour Dreaming

We played tracks from several new albums that have rapidly wormed their way into our ‘faves of 2013’ this week, beginning with the excellent newie from King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. I know we’ve said it before, but they are fast becoming one of our all-time favourite bands – they keep producing diverse and intriguing new sounds with each release... in a just world they’d be famous! Another stunner is the latest album by California’s Lumerians – how can we not love a band who, having taken their name from Star Trek aliens, are making some of the most interesting psychedelic music on this planet! And then there are the young Irish teenagers, the Strypes, who, while in thrall to 60’s R&B, have managed to make it their own ‘now-sounds’ as their debut LP amply demonstrates. Then there are the Walking Who from Wollongong whose new EP ‘Mansions’ adds to their growing list of fine releases – you may remember their cool version of Jacques Dutronc’s ‘Et Moi Et Moi Et Moi’ from the recent ‘Mélodie Française’ compilation on Australia’s Original Matters label – as well as Ben Mason’s faithful but solo reproduction of the Zombies’ ‘Odessey & Oracle’ on an extremely limited vinyl LP release. Of course, older music was not neglected on the show, with tracks by Neo-Maya and the Byrds through to T.Rex, the Stranglers and Siouxsie & the Banshees, right up to more recent songs by faves such as Pugwash and Sula Bassana. So much music, so little time... so until next week.....

..... here is the playlist with a smattering of eye-candy.....

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Float Along-Fill Your Lungs      (‘Float Along – Fill Your Lungs’ 2013 Melbourne, Australia)

the Human Expression – Optical Sound      (7”single b-side [to Calm Me Down] 1967 USA)

Pugwash – Hope We Go Around Again      (‘The Olympus Sound’ 2012 Ireland)

Siouxsie & the Banshees – Lunar Camel      (‘Kaleidoscope’ LP 1980 London, UK)

the Stranglers – Just Like Nothing on Earth      (‘The Gospel According to the Meninblack’ LP 1981 UK)

Neo-Maya – UFO      (7”single b-side [to I Won’t Hurt You] 1967 UK)

Lumerians – The Bloom      (‘The High Frontier’ 2013 California, USA)

Ben Mason – Butcher’s Tale (Western Front 1914) [Zombies cover]      (‘The Odessey Odyssey’ LP 2013 Melbourne, Australia)

the Walking Who – Pollen of the Hour      (‘Mansions’ EP 2013 Wollongong, Australia)

DeWolff – Devil’s Due      (‘DeWolff IV’ 2013 Limburg, Netherlands)

Jacco Gardner – The Ballad of Little Jane      (‘Cabinet of Curiosities’ 2013 Netherlands)

T.Rex – Cosmic Dancer      (‘Electric Warrior’ LP 1971 London, UK)

 

MGMT – Your Life is a Lie      (‘MGMT’ 2013 USA)

Twink aka the Aquarian Age – 10,000 Words in a Cardboard Box      (7”single 1968 UK)

the Damned – Grimly Fiendish      (‘Phantasmagoria’ LP 1985 UK)

the Strypes – Mystery Man      (‘Snapshot’ 2013 Ireland)

Wonderboy – Some Kinda Love      (‘New Centre of the Universe, Vol.2’ compilation 2013 Geelong, Australia)

the Selfish Cales – Psychedelic Eyes      (‘Selfish Cales II’ EP 2011 Italy)

the U-Bombs – The Legend of the Unknown Irving      (‘Second Coming’ EP 2013 Adelaide, Australia)

the Strawberry Alarm Clock – Black Butter - Present      (‘Wake Up... It’s Tomorrow’ LP 1968 USA)

the Amboy Dukes – Psalms of Aftermath      (‘The Amboy Dukes’ LP 1967 USA)

Sula Bassana – Bright Nights      (‘Dark Days’ LP 2013 Germany)

the Byrds – What’s Happening?!?!      (‘Fifth Dimension’ LP 1966 USA)

Painted Hills – Kaleidoscope Eyes      (‘Painted Hills’ LP 2010 USA)

the Dedikation – Greenburg, Glickstein, Charles, David Smith & Jones [Cryan Shames cover]      (‘The Dedikation’ LP 1969 New Zealand)

Mandrake Paddle Steamer – Strange Walking Man      (7”single 1969 UK)

McGough & McGear – So Much To Love      (‘McGough & McGear’ LP 1969 UK)

Technicolour Dreaming

Beginning with a 60’s classic has become a regular feature of the show and this week’s choice was the 1967 debut single by UK band Traffic, which we felt melded quite nicely with the Brian Jonestown Massacre’s eastern-tinged instrumental that followed. In fact we played a fair number of songs from “the original psychedelic era”, as Lenny Kaye named it on the Nuggets LP back in 1972... amongst them was the title-track of Donovan’s 7^th album which featured the Jeff Beck Group, the flip-side of the sole UK single by Normie Rowe’s backing-band, the Playboys, on Immediate Records, as well as a track from the “lost” LP by Gary Walker & the Rain – a 1968 ‘Japan-only’ release which just recently became available in the rest of the world. It was also the last appearance of Brian Eno as our ‘Artiste of the Week’ and we concluded the show with the brilliant opening track of his second solo album. Finally, there was also a selection of ‘punk-era’ recordings from the likes of the Ramones, Siouxsie & the Banshees and Patti Smith, which we played in memory of Ian ‘Butch Brat’ Roberts, who passed away last week... Butch was Adelaide band the Brats’ mixer, roadie and valued friend, and we saw all these bands, and more, play gigs in London in the mid/late 70’s!

R.I.P. Butch..... 

Traffic – Paper Sun     (7”single 1967 UK)

Brian Jonestown Massacre – Panic in Babylon     (‘Aufheben’ 2012 USA)

the Lovetones – Come Home     (‘Meditations’ 2006 Melbourne, Australia)

Weightless – Holding On     (‘Self-Adjustment’ 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

the What 4 – Logan’s Run     (‘Say It Straight’ 2008 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Sunbirds – Stone     (‘Emergency Christmas’ EP 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Grand Rapids – Brian’s Got a Rubber Soul     (‘Great Shakes’ 2012 Melbourne, Aust.)

Siouxsie & the Banshees – Mittageisen     (7”double A-side single [with Love in a Void] 1979 UK)

Ian Brown – F.E.A.R.     (‘Music of the Spheres’ 2001 UK)

the Smiths – How Soon Is Now?     (‘Meat Is Murder’ LP 1985 UK)

Caveman – My Room     (‘CoCo Beware’ 2011 Brooklyn, USA)

the Ramones – Blitzkrieg Bop     (‘the Ramones’ LP 1976 New York, USA)

John Cooper Clarke – I Don’t Want to be Nice     (‘Disguise in Love’ LP 1978 UK)

Patti Smith – Free Money     (‘Horses’ LP 1975 New York, USA)

the Clash – London Calling     (‘London Calling’ LP 1979 UK)

Gary Walker & the Rain – Francis     (‘Album Number One’ LP 1968 Japan/UK)

Caleb – Baby Your Phrasing is Bad     (7”single 1967 UK)

Donovan – Goo Goo Barabajagal (Love is Hot)     (7”single 1969 UK)

the Fleur De Lys – Circles [Who cover]     (7”single 1966 UK)

the Playboys – Sad     (7”single b-side [to Black Sheep R.I.P.] 1967 Aust./UK)

Bobby & Laurie – Every Second Day     (7”single 1966 Aust. – also on ‘Exposaic’ LP 1966 : taken from  ‘A Forest of Gold Tops in the Land of Oz - 26 Tabs from the Semiconscious Sixties’ compilation 1997 Aust.)

the Masters Apprentices – But One Day     (7”single 1968 Aust.)

Eno – Burning Airlines Give You So Much More     (‘Taking Tiger Mountain [By Strategy]’ LP 1974 UK)  #

               #   “Artiste of the Month”

Technicolour Dreaming

 From amongst all the new releases recently joining the 3D Library, there were quite a few that we wanted to bring to you, but they wouldn’t all fit in a month of shows, let alone one ... so we selected a few to highlight, amongst them a song from the latest Mynd Gardeners EP, a pre-release track from the new Dandy Warhols album plus another from the new one by Spiritualized. We also played a song from the brand new Molting Vultures record which was produced with Vic Conrad [Garden Path, Dust Collection etc] in conjunction with Matt Hills and the band. From the archives we played a number of Australian singles from the likes of the Hoodoo Gurus, Super K and the Primevils plus some gems from legends such as the Sonics and the Rolling Stones, before finishing with the final showing from our current “Band of the Month”, the Zoot.... so who will it be next month?

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

the Rolling Stones – Sing This All Together [see what happens]     (‘Their Satanic Majesties Request’ LP 1967 UK)

the Sand Pebbles – Entrance to the Stream     (‘Dark Magic’ 2011 Australia)

the Mynd Gardeners – Twisted Mystic     (‘The Acyd Raindrop Umbrella’  7”vinyl EP 2012 Adelaide, Australia)

the Rutles – Nevertheless     (‘The Rutles’ LP 1978 UK)

the Dandy Warhols – Well They’re Gone     (‘This Machine’ 2012 USA)

Spiritualized – Hey Jane     (‘Sweet Heart, Sweet Light’ 2012 UK)

Mikal Cronin – Green & Blue     (‘Mikal Cronin’ 2012 USA)

the Dolly Rocker Movement – It’s Not Your Touch     (7”single b-side 2009 Aust.)

Adam & the Ants – Never Trust A Man (With Egg On His Face)     (‘Dirk Wears White Sox’ LP 1979 UK)

Siouxsie & the Banshees – Mirage     (‘The Scream’ LP 1978 UK)

Super K – Recurring Nightmare     (7”single 1982 Aust.)

the Plug Uglies – All Done In     (‘Knock Me Your Lobes’ EP 1989 Aust.)

the Primevils – Lazy Mosquito Soup     (‘Oasis in a Desert of Noise’ compilation LP 1986 Adelaide, Aust.)

Peter Tilbrook – All Mine to Play With     (7”single 1968 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Apricot – Comes a Time     (‘A Forestful of Threes’ 2011 Norway)

the Molting Vultures – So Strange     (‘Get On Board’ 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

Redd Kross – Jimmy’s Fantasy     (‘PhaseShifter’ 1993 USA)

the Sonics – The Witch     (‘Here are the Sonics’ 1965 USA)

the Hoodoo Gurus – Lelaini [orig. version]     (7”single 1982 Aust.)

the Prisoners – Tomorrow (She Said)     (7”single 1990 UK)

Spizzenergi – Where’s Captain Kirk?     (7”single 1979 UK)

the Zoot – Hey Pinky     (7”single 1969 Adelaide, Aust.)    #   

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