Sitars, theremin and mellotron, backwards guitar, phasing and fuzz, fringes and mohawks, paisley, black, velvet and leather, feedback, bass and drone, beads, berets and safety-pins, Shindig! and Creem, 3 chord wonders, teenage symphonies and snarl, Rickenbacker, Farfisa and 4-track recorders... onstage at CBGB's, Max's Kansas City or the Trip, the Roundhouse, the 100 Club or the Crystal Ballroom, Catcher's, Big Daddy's or the Squatters Arms.... and the Cat and the Brat on 3D Radio!
Three D Radio announcer, MeganCat (up until recently with her husband, the late Peter Brat)lives in "The BratHaus" a rural seaside home about 100km from Adelaide on South Australia's scenic Fleurieu Peninsula. Veteran musician Peter, and artist/musician Megan, were long-time DJs onThree D Radio 93.7fm, Adelaide's eclectic independent music station. Together Peter & Megan, known as "The Cat and The Brat" created this blog to allow listeners to review the playlists of their radio show, "Technicolour Dreaming", watch clips of selected songs and simply join them in the enjoyment of their favourite music... psychedelia, 60's garage, surf, punk/post-punk, pop, folk-rock, glam, 'Krautrock', goth, 80's electro... and much more!
But The Cat is carrying on the tradition, with guest co-presenters, and "Technicolour Dreaming" will continue in the same format, drawing from the huge "Cat & Brat" music collection, with the addition of new releases and reissues to keep things current. The Brat is hugely missed, but the show must go on, as he wanted...
Especially for Three D Radio's annual Radiothon, I was joined by Technicolour Dreaming alumni Michael Hunter for a special edition of "Obscured By... Technicolour!!!" We had a hell of a lot of fun - hope you enjoyed it too!!
Bronco Bullfrog - Listen to the Sky [Sands] ("Time Waits for Norman" 2014 UK)
Quitty and the Donts - All of You (7" single 2013 Brooklyn, New York, USA)
White Lightning - (Under the Screaming Double) Eagle ("Strikes Twice 1968-1969" 1997 Minnesota, USA)
The Gremlins - Kingsforth Hemmingseen (7" single 1968 New Zealand)
Les Variations - Spicks and Specks [Bee Gees] (7" single 1967 France)
Tony Burello - There's A New Sound (aka "The Sound of Worms") (7" single 1953 USA)
The Monkees - You Bring the Summer ("Good Times!" 2016 USA)
David Arvedon - Eliot Ness ("In Search of the Most Unforgettable Tree We Ever Met 1967-1994" USA)
Sonny and the Sunsets - Blot Out the Sun ("Talent Night at the Ashram" 2015 San Francisco, USA)
The Claypool Lennon Delirium - Breath of A Salesman ("Monolith of Phobos" 2016 USA)
The Liminanas - Dahlia Rouge ("Malamore" 2016 France)
Sagittarius - Glass ("Present Tense" LP 1968 USA)
Crocheted Doughnut Ring - Two Little Ladies (Azalea and Rhododendron) (7" single 1967 UK)
Mike Stuart Span - Second Production ("Expansions" 7" EP 1993 [recorded 1967] Brighton, UK)
Another episode of Technicolour Dreaming, with the usual mix of old and new, Australian, American and European psychedelia of various styles. Rather than prattle on here, I think I’ll just let the music and pictures do the talking this week … though I was intrigued by what the translation would be of the second track I played, by French band Dansez Avec Moa (Dance of the Moa). So thanks to my handy translator, I’ve found that it is: “The French are Calves [Well Well! I Commend You - Pfut , Pfut , Pfut]”. So now you know….
…and here is the playlist, with associated visuals - and apologies for the formatting - the blog is just not in a co-operative mood this week!
Laika & the Cosmonauts - Psyko (“Cosmopolis 1988-2008” compilation 2008 Finland)
Dansez Avec Moa - Les Francais Sont Des Veaux [Eh Bien! Je Vous Félicite- Pfut, Pfut, Pfut] (7” single late 1960s, taken from “Wizzz 3!” compilation 2015 France )
The Misunderstood - I Can Take You to the Sun (7" Single 1966 US/UK)
Billy Nicholls - The Girl from New York City (“Would You Believe” LP 1968 UK)
Brian Eno - Cindy Tells Me (“Here Come the Warm Jets” LP 1973 UK)
Tor-Peders - Småfåglars Värn (“Brev Från Ederstorp” LP 2014 Sweden)
The Dials - The Crawling Man (“The End of the Pier” 2013 UK)
The Apple - The Otherside (7" single [b-side to “Doctor Rock”] 1968 Cardiff UK)
Beaulieu Porch - Golden Face (“The Carmelite Divine [Original Soundtrack]” 2014 Salisbury UK)
The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Vad Hande Med Dem? (“Revelation” 2014 USA)
The Wild Cherries - Krome Plated Yabby (7" single 1967 Australia)
ZX+ - Up and Down the Stairs (“Don't Drink the Water” 2015 UK)
Red Crayola - Hurricane Fighter Plane (“The Parable of Arable Land” LP 1967 Dallas ,Texas, USA)
Holy Wave - Psychological Thriller (“Relax” 2013 Austin, Texas, USA)
Mystic Tide - Psychedelic Journey Volume 1 (7" single 1967 USA)
Moon Duo - I Been Gone (“Circles” 2012 USA)
Pez Headz - Black Denim (“Active Listener Sampler # 21” LA, USA)
My Expansive Awareness - Space (“Uroboros” EP 2014 Zaragoza, Spain)
Dantalian's Chariot - Madman Running through the Fields (7" single 1967 UK)
Sir Richard Bishop - Barbary (“The Freak of Araby” 2009 USA )
Jacco Gardner - Hypnophobia (“Hypnophobia” 2015 Netherlands)
The Galileo 7 - You're Not Dreaming (“False Memory Lane” 2014 UK)
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 Clark5’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 SpiritualFront. 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)
