Technicolour Dreaming

Covers and Comps (cover versions and compilations, that is...) pretty much sums up this week's show, with both in abundance! And especially those of the Australian variety, such as "Tomorrow Is Today: A Tribute to the Australian Psychedelic Scene 1966-70" and "Burn Your Fingers On The Sun", two classic double-CD psych comps which are now pretty hard to lay your hands on, unless you get lucky in the second-hand bins. The former release also features a disc of current (at the time) bands covering sixties Australian songs ... details of which can also be found in the accompanying book (of the same title) by Iain McIntyre, which also covers fashion, youth culture and society at large, and is still available from Wakefield Press. Unfortunately not many clips of these bands exist, so in some cases I've included an alternative song to give you an idea, in case you missed the show.

Marc Almond - Late Night [Syd Barrett]  ("The Madcap Laughs Again!" 2010 UK)

The Orange Drop - Juniper Pearl  ("Stoned In Love" 2016 Pennsylvania, USA)
Steve and the Board - The Giggle-Eyed Goo  ("The Complete Steve and the Board" 2016 Sydney, Australia)

6 Feet Under - Inspiration in My Head  ("6 Feet Under - In Retrospect [1969-70]" USA)

Jacques Du Tronc - Le Responsible  (7" single 1969 France)

The Legends - High Towers  ("The Legends - High Towers [1965-1973]" USA)

Christine Pilzer - Ah Hem Ho Hu Err  ("Cafe Creme" 7" EP 1967 France)

Peter Pan and the Good Fairies - Kaleidoscope  ("Garageaholic! Psychedelic! Outsider Music! (Arf Arf Audio Relic sampler)" 2008 (recorded 1968) USA)

biG GRunt - The Strain  (12" EP 2016 (recorded March 1970 on the John Peel Show) UK)

biG GRunt - Cyborg Signal (12" EP 2016 (recorded March 1970 on the John Peel Show) UK)
C.A. Quintet - Cold Spider  ("Trip Thru Hell" LP 1969 Minneapolis, Minnesota USA)

Die Dancing Bears - New York Valentine  (7" single 1982 Adelaide, Australia)

The Brats - We Love You [Rolling Stones]  ("Demo 1980 [Live at the Port Elliot Hotel]" 1980 (unreleased) Adelaide, Australia)
The Laurels - Turn on Your Mind  ("Mesozoic" 2011 Sydney,  Australia)

Intercontinental Playboys - Just Turn On  ("Just Turn On" 7" EP 2002 Sydney, Australia)

The Frantics - Farfisa  ("Antipodean Screams" 2003 Australia)

Blue Sunshine Minds - How Does it Feel?  ("Burn Your Fingers On The Sun" 2007 Australia)

The Great Apes - Sebastopol Street [Procession]  ("Tomorrow Is Today: A Tribute to the Australian Psychedelic Scene 1966-70" 2006 Melbourne, Australia)
Mid State Orange - Moving in A  Circle [The Executives]  ("Tomorrow Is Today: A Tribute to the Australian Psychedelic Scene 1966-70" 2006 Melbourne, Australia)
The Black Ryder - Rise  ("Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride" 2009 Sydney, Australia)

Thee Pink Stainless Tail - Gottzar  ("The Sky's A Soft Target" 2003 Melbourne, Australia)

Sand Pebbles - A Thousand Flowers  ("Atlantis Regrets Nothing" 2006 Melbourne, Australia)

Green Circles - Given Time  ("Brass Knobs and Bevelled Edges [And in 23 Different Positions]" 2003 Adelaide, Australia)

Richard In Your Mind - The New Sun  ("The Future Prehistoric" 2007 Sydney, Australia)

Thee Psycho Delmatics - Whoopee-Do  ("Lush, Plush and Flush" 2000 Australia)

Belles Will Ring - Lantern Of Black Light  ("Burn Your Fingers On The Sun" 2007 Sydney, Australia)

3DTV - The Neon Distortion  ("Tomorrow Is Today: A Tribute to the Australian Psychedelic Scene 1966-70" 2006, Australia)
The Alohas - Kooksville  ("Get Leid With" 2000 Sydney, Australia)

The Sun Blindness - A Trip In The Painted World  ("Like Pearly Clouds" 2008 Melbourne, Australia)

Ian Wettenhall - Pirate Lies  ("Antipodean Screams" 2003 Australia)

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Community Radio can be fraught with challenges, not the least technical ones... I seemed to be beset with these from the start of the show, unfortunately having to cancel my scheduled interview with The Citradels, and things got worse from there, with CD players and computer refusing to work!. But no matter, it's all a challenge, and things seemed to come good in the end (but only after the hastily grabbed Scientist's 7" "stuck" due to overuse!). The show featured a Residents/Beatles double-play of "Flying", a hell of a lot of songs that started and ended in phasing, feedback and backwards effects, and much, much more. Who knows what will happen next week? While I ponder that question, here's the playlist.....

The Scientists - We Had Love (7" single 1983 Australia)

 

The Besnard Lakes - Golden Lion ("A Coliseum Complex Museum" 2016 Montreal, Canada)

 

Climax - You ... I (7" single 1969 Belgium)

 

 Procession - Mind Magician ("Procession" LP 1968 Melbourne, Australia)

 

Paul's Collection - What Have I Done? (7" single [b-side to "Time for a Change"] 1971 Belgium)

The Wheelers of Oz - Revivalised ("Revivalised" 2015 Perth, Australia)  

Scantharies - Berlin ("The Scantharies" 2012 Italy)

 

Thee Pink Stainless Tail - Gottzar ("Tomorrow is Today: A Tribute to the Australian Psychedelic Scene 1966-70" 2007 Melbourne, Australia)

Charlie and the Moonhearts - Deathstar Pt 1 / Pt 2 ("Moonhearts" 2010 USA)  

 

The Paisleytones - Devil Stole my Surfboard  ("Happening" 2006 Adelaide, Australia)

The Tomorrowmen - Hemispherical Synchronization  ("Futourism" 2010 San Francisco, USA)

 

The Citradels - Honey  ("Are They Still Here?" 2016 Melbourne, Australia)

 

Afterglow - Susie's Gone  ("Afterglow" LP UK 1968)

 

Preston - This World is Closing In On Me  (7" single 1967 USA)

 

Sheetah et les Weismuller - My Little Red Book [Love] ("Hola Ye-Yeah!" 2008 France)

The Aardvarks - Arthur C. Clarke  ("Arthur C. Clarke" 7" EP 1989 London, UK)

 

The Night Beats - The 7 Poison Wonders  ("Sonic Bloom" 2013 Seattle USA) 

 

The Residents - Flying [Beatles] ("The Beatles Play the Residents and The Residents Play The Beatles" 7" single 1977 USA) 

 

Beatles - Flying  ("Magical Mystery Tour" LP 1967 UK)

 

Even - Living in a Child's Dream [Masters Apprentices]  ("Tomorrow is Today: A Tribute to the Australian Psychedelic Scene 1966-70" Melbourne, Australia) 


The Sun Blindness - Crack in the Concrete  ("Like Pearly Clouds" 2008 Melbourne, Australia)

 

Velvet Moth - TV Troll ("Velvet Moth" 2014, Adelaide, Australia)

 

Vibravoid - Optical Sound [Human Expression]  ("Colour Your Mind" 7" EP 2013 Düsseldorf, Germany) 

 

93 Million Miles From the Sun - Waiting There ("Northern Sky" 2011 Doncaster UK)

 

In Zaire - Mercury ("Sound of Cobra Sampler Vol.1" 2014 Germany) 


Frowning Clouds - Mayan Calender Girl  ("Whereabouts" 2013 Melbourne, Australia) 

 

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

 

The Laurels - Tidal Wave  ("Plains" 2012 Sydney, Australia)

 

Dungen - Familj  ("Tio Bitar" 2007 Stockholm, Sweden)

 

Sky Saxon - Pushin' Too Hard  (7" single 2007 USA)

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As we gear up here for next week’s 3D Radiothon 2012, we felt we should up the local and Australian quotient in preparation, which was easy since there were so many new releases fitting that bill which demanded to be played! There were new singles from King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard and the Demon Parade, EPs from a bunch of local acts including the Sunbirds, Steering By Stars and Sleeptalker, as well as albums from Wolfmother/redsunband offshoot Good Heavens and the Laurels. But it was not all new stuff... as always, we parted the mists of time and played lost gems by Lotus, the Psychedelic Furs and Echo & the Bunnymen, plus a track by the Popinjays from their 1992 ‘covers’ EP,and one from Canada’s High Dials, taken from Psychedelica 4, the most recent of Northern Star Records excellent compilation series before finishing with our current “Artiste of the Month”, the late great Baterz.....

... so here is the full playlist from your curators, the Cat & the Brat...

the Sand Pebbles – Altered Images      (‘Atlantis Regrets Nothing’ 2006 Melbourne, Australia)

the Flower Machine – LA in the Rain     (‘Lavender Lane’ 2010 USA)

the Sunbirds – I Shook     (‘Emergency Christmas’ EP 2012 Adelaide, Australia)

Steering by Stars – Shallow Breath     (‘Ties That Bind’ EP 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

Swimming – Like Minds Colliding     (‘Swimming’ EP 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

Lotus – Lotus 1     (7”single 1971 Australia)

the Selfish Cales – Psychedelic Eyes     (‘the Selfish Cales 11’ EP 2012 Italy)

the Demon Parade – She’s Gonna Be a Star     (7”single 2012 Melbourne, Aust.)

Marlow – Always there     (CDsingle pre-release 2012 Aust.)

the Jessica Fletchers – Bloody 70’s Love     (7”single 2004 USA)

Sures – The Sun     (‘Stars’ EP 2012 Sydney, Aust.)

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Elbow     (CDsingle 2012 Melbourne, Aust.)

the Headset – Action Man     (‘Antipodean Screams - Vol. 1’ compilation 2003 Aust.)

the Laurels – This City is Coming Down     (‘Plains’ 2012 Aust.)

Good Heavens – Are You Sick?      (‘Strange Dreams’ 2012 Aust.)

Sleeptalker – Wolves     (‘Sleeptalker’ cdEP 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

Napoleon XIV – They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!     (7”single 1966 USA)

the Popinjays – Rain [Beatles cover]     (‘I’m a Believer’ cdEP 1992 UK)

Echo & the Bunnymen – People are Strange [Doors cover]      (12”single 1987 UK)    

the Teardrop Explodes – Strange House in the Snow      (‘Kirimanjalo’ mini-LP 1980 Japan-only release/UK)

the Psychedelic Furs – Imitation of Christ     (‘the Psychedelic Furs’ LP 1980 UK)

the High Dials – Space Hobo     (‘Moon Country’ 2008 Montreal, Canada  – taken from ‘Psychedelica 4’ compilation 2010 UK)

the See See – Keep Your Head     (7”single 2009 UK)

Baterz – Spider Mother     (‘Out of Hell’ 2000 Adelaide, Aust.)    #

     #  “Artiste of the Month”

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A mixture of the familiar and the new was Technicolour Dreaming’s guiding ethos again this week. For the former, we began with a psychedelic  fave from the Who and later in the show, a different version of a Jonathon Richman classic, as well as an Adam & the Ants punkoid killer. For the latter category, we moved into less charted waters, with new releases by Pond, the Laurels and the Frowning Clouds, debuts from Adelaide’s Plasticine Army and Weightless, a demo from Big Richard Insect, recent music from the Moles, Surf City and the Green Circles, plus a track from an all-time favourite, 2004’s ‘Spirit Stereo Frequency’ by All Night Radio, which was sadly their sole album... but what an album – psychedelic genius! We finished off with the penultimate appearance of Brian Eno as our “Artiste of the Month” with a brilliant live recording by his short-lived ensemble, 801... all brought to you by your hosts, the Cat & the Brat, on Adelaide’s eclectic 3D RADIO 93.7fm.....

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

the Who – Armenia City in the Sky     (‘The Who Sell Out’ LP 1968 UK)

Pond – Fantastic Explosion of Time     (‘Beard, Wives, Denim’ 2012 Perth, Australia)

Surf City – See How the Sun     (‘Kudos’ 2010 New Zealand)

Surfer Blood – Floating Vibes     (‘Astro Coast’ 2010 USA)

Dieselwitch – Octopus      (‘Dieselwitch Will Kill You’ 2011 Adelaide, Australia)

Vashti Bunyan – I Want To Be Alone     (7”single 1965 UK – taken from the ‘Some Things That Just Stick In Your Mind’ anthology)

Johnny Dowd – Betty     (‘No Regrets’ 2012 USA)

the High Dials – The Holy Ground      (‘the holy ground’ EP 2007 Canada)

the Moles – The Combined Forces of an Atom     (‘The Future Sounds of Ashton’ 2011 Bristol, UK)

the Beep Seals – I Used to Work at the Zoo      (‘Things That Roar’ 2008 UK)

Weightless – Summer of John      (‘Self-Adjustment’ 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Laurels – Sway Me Down Gently     (‘Plains’ 2012 Aust.)

the Flower Machine – The Tangerine Albatross      (‘Lavender Lane’ 2010 USA)

the Frowning Clouds – Bad Vibes      (CD-single b-side [to Propellers] 2012 Melbourne, Aust.)

the Green Circles – Long Love Sivinanda [Inside Looking Out cover]       (‘Tavistock Street’ 2008 Adelaide, Aust.)

Big Richard Insect – I’m So Bored     (demo 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

Adam & the Ants – Fall-In      (7”single b-side [to Antmusic] 1980 UK)

the Dils – I Hate The Rich      (7”single 1977 USA)

the Modern Lovers – Modern World [alt. version]     (rec. 1972 – taken from ‘The Modern Lovers’ CD reissue [with bonus tracks] 2003 USA)

Plasticine Army – On The Bus     (‘I Can Hardly Smell It!’ 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Triffids – Family Name     (‘Dungeon Tapes’ cassette 1983 Perth, Aust.)

All Night Radio – Fall Down 7     (‘Split Stereo Frequency’ 2004 USA)

801 [feat. Eno] – Miss Shapiro/You Really Got Me [Kinks cover]      (rehearsal recording 1976 – taken from “801 Live: collector’s edition” reissue 2008 UK)   #

       # “Artiste of the Month”           

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“From the 60’s to Now!” is a premise of  Technicolour Dreaming  which was admirably fulfilled in this week’s edition, brought to you by our 3D Radio compadre Paul D. in our absence (check out his blog here)... from the Strawberry Alarm Clock and the Kinks to the latest from the Laurels and Adelaide’s Tea, with stops along the way to visit the Soft Boys, the Hard-Ons and the Beep Seals, plus Captain Sensible’s lament for Thatcher’s Falklands War and the Teardrop Explodes’ second single, whilst not forgetting a classic from our latest “Artiste of the Month”, the brilliant Brian Eno... great stuff! Thanx Paul!

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

the Farm – Groovy Train      (7”single 1990 UK)

the Laurels – Traversing the Universe     (‘Plains’ 2012 Australia)

the Grand Rapids – Blow Up     (demo 2012 Melbourne, Aust.)

Wreckless Eric – (I’d go the) Whole Wide World     (7”single 1977 UK)

the Strawberry Alarm Clock – Incense & Peppermint     (7”single 1967 USA)

the Manikins – What are you on?      (7”single 1986 Perth, Aust.)

the Scientists – Larry     (‘the Scientists’ LP 1981 Perth, Aust. – taken from ‘Pissed on Another Planet’ anthology 2004)

the Soft Boys – When I was a kid     (rec. 1979 – released on ‘Invisible Hits’ LP 1983 UK)

the Others – Why Can’t She Be Mine     (rec. 1967 Adelaide -  released on ‘Big Beat Cellar Scene’ compilation 2010 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Ruts – Staring at the Rude Boys     (7”single 1980 UK)

the Rules – Rumour     (’live in the 3D Radio Sound Lounge’ 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

Captain Sensible – Glad It’s All Over     (7”single 1984 UK)

Bordel Militaire – CoCo Loco (feat. Boyd Rice)     (‘Bordel Militaire’ 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Trails – Show You     (demo 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Kinks – Yes Sir, No Sir     (‘Arthur [or the Fall and Decline of the British Empire]’ LP 1969 UK)

the Beep Seals – Stars      (‘Things That Roar’  2008 UK)

Tea – Burnside Mums     (‘Tea’ 2012 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Adverts – New Day Dawning     (7”single b-side 1978 UK)

Fat Mattress – Petrol Pump Assistant     (7”single b-side 1969 UK – taken from the ‘Magic Forest’ anthology 2006)

the Stone Circus – Mr Grey     (7”single 1969 USA – taken from ‘All Kinds of Highs : A Mainstream Pop-Psych Compendium 1966-70’ compilation 2012)

the Hard-Ons – Just Being With You     (7”single 1988 Aust.)

Nick Lowe – No Reason     (‘Jesus of Cool’ LP 1978 UK)

the Teardrop Explodes – Bouncing Babies     (7”single 1979 UK – taken from ‘Floored Genius - The Best of Julian Cope and The Teardrop Explodes 1979-91’ anthology 1992 UK)

Eno – Baby’s on Fire      (‘Here Come The Warm Jets’ LP 1972 UK)     #

      #     “Artiste of the Month”

Technicolour Dreaming

A mixed bag of tunes was on our menu again this week, starting with Traffic’s second single... still a great song despite bringing to mind ‘Neil the hippy’ every time we hear it! We featured cuts from an assortment of new releases, including two of our current faves, Ty Segall & White Fence’s ‘Hair’ LP and ‘Bloom’ by Beach House, plus tracks taken off slightly older albums by the likes of Espers, Asteroid #4 and the Frowning Clouds, as well as a brilliant Beatles’ cover by Pete Shelley and a classic from the Psychedelic Furs debut LP, before finishing with our June “Band of the Month”, the mighty Sunnyboys... these and a whole bunch more were played for your listening delight by  the Cat & the Brat.....

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

Traffic – Hole in My Shoe     (7”single 1967 London, UK)

Like Leaves – Dancing On Glass     (‘Like Leaves’ 2011 Adelaide, Australia)

the Questions – We Got Love     (7”single b-side 1968 Sydney, Aust.)

the Vibrants – Something About You     (7”single 1967 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Frowning Clouds – That Girl’s Something Else     (‘Listen Closlier’ 2010 Melbourne, Aust.)

Wolfy & the Batcubs – Railroad Track     (‘Wolfy & the Batcubs’ EP 2012 Melbourne, Aust.)

Ty Segall & White Fence – Time     (‘Hair’ 2012 California, USA)

Frank Black – Los Angeles     (‘Frank Black’ 1993 USA)

the Daylight Braves – Summer At Last     (‘Liquid Sun’ EP 2011 Adelaide, Aust.)

Pete Shelley – Think For Yourself [Beatles cover]     (‘Mojo: Yellow Submarine Resurfaced’ compilation 2012 UK)

the Thanes – Buzz Buzz Yeh Yeh     (‘Evolver’ anthology 2004 Scotland, UK)

the Molting Vultures – Train Crash      (‘Get On Board’ 2012 Adelaide, Australia)

the Psychedelic Furs – Pulse     (‘the Psychedelic Furs’ LP 1979 UK)

Beach House – Myth      (‘Bloom’ 2012 USA)

Espers – Another Moon Song     (‘Espers III’ 2009 USA)

Brightblack Morning Light – Black Feather Wishes Rise     (‘Brightblack Morning Light’ 2006 USA)

Asteroid #4 – Belong      (‘An Amazing Dream’ 2006 Philadelphia, USA)

the Laurels – Black Cathedral     (‘Mesozoic’ 2011 Sydney, Aust.)

the Mondo Phase Band – Chase     (‘Major Input Live’ 2011 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Photon Band – 9 Of Dreams     (‘All Young In The Soul’ 1998 Philadelphia, USA)

the Sunnyboys – This Is Real     (7”single 1982 Sydney, Aust.)    #

     #  “Band of the Month”