Technicolour Dreaming

Beginning and ending with some woozy psychedelia from the Lucid Dream and Wooden Shjips respectively, this Xmas Eve show continues our rundown of highlights & faves from 2013 and beyond including that great Space Agency single, the new Limiñanas LP, the latest Asteroid #4 opus, new finds such as Sudden Death of Stars, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Mystic Brew and the Dandelion alongside older faves like Mick Ronson, the Human Expression and the D-Coys, plus some cool compilations and reissues such as Psychedelica 5, Down Under Nuggets, the Bee Gees anthology and the Procol Harum & Strawberry Alarm Clock’s reissued 1^st albums. Again, too much music from all around the globe to play in one show, or even three, but we try! So, until next week.....

..... here is the playlist with some visual nuggets.....

the Lucid Dream – Sweet Hold on Me      (“Songs of Lies & Deceit” 2013 Carlisle, UK)

Tandyn Almer – Sunset Strip Soliloquy      (“Along Comes Tandyn” anthology 2013 USA)

Mr Elevator & the Brain Hotel – Are You Hypnotised?      (7”single 2013 Los Angeles, USA)

Woods – Be All, Be Easy      (7”single 2013 USA)

Buried Feather – Maybe      (“Buried Feather” 2013 Melbourne, Australia)

the Strawberry Alarm Clock – The World’s On Fire      (“Incense and Peppermints” LP 1967 USA)

Mystic Brew – Zig Zag Wanderer [Capt Beefheart cover]      (demo EP 2013 Russia)

Sonny & the Sunsets – Those Drawings I Told You About      (“I Need You Bad” compilation LP 2013 San Francisco, USA)

les  Limiñanas – Liverpool [LP version]      (“Costa Blanca” 2013 Perpignan, France)

Sudden Death of Stars – This Vision of You       (bonus track on “Sudden Death of Stars” EP 2010 Brittany, France)

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Evil Man / Fort Whipple / the God Man’s Goat Lust      (“Eyes Like the Sky” LP 2013 Melbourne, Australia)

Singapore Sling – Nothing Inside      (“Never Forever” 2011 Reykjavík, Iceland)

People’s Temple – Brand New Thing      (7”single 2013 USA)

the Medicine – Changing of the Times      (“Psychedelica 5” compilation 2013 UK)

the Space Agency – Bombay Potatoes      (7”single 2013 UK)

Mick Ronson – Only After Dark      (“Slaughter on 10^th Avenue” LP 1974 UK)

the Bee Gees – Like Nobody Else      (recorded 1966 Sydney, Australia – taken from “Morning of my Life – the Best of 1965-66” anthology 2013 Australia)

the D-Coys – Bad Times      (7”single 1966 Adelaide, Australia – taken from “Down Under Nuggets: Original Australian Artyfacts 1965-67” compilation 2013 Australia)

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

the Tombstones – Times Will Be Hard      (7” single 1967 USA)

Procol Harum – Conquistador      (“Procol Harum” LP 1967 UK)

the Hook – Show You the Way      (7”single b-side [to In The Beginning] 1969 USA)

the Asteroid #4 – Back of Your Mind      (“the Asteroid #4” LP 2013 USA)

the Dandelion – Toxic Flower Power  & The Ascension To Infinity      (“Strange Case of the Dandelion” 2013 Sydney, Australia)

Wooden Shjips – Everybody Knows      (“Back To Land” 2013 San Francisco, USA)

Technicolour Dreaming

Some new, some old, some local, others from....Iceland? Yes, another trip into the psychedelic, the garage, the punk and even the ‘80’s from anywhere/anytime with the Cat & the Brat on this week’s show. Of particular note were new albums from Clinic, Toy & Melody’s Echo Chamber – all no doubt will be receiving further examination in weeks to come! And as today was the birthday for Elvis, Bowie and Dot from Almost Numan, we naturally had to give them a celebratory spin... especially with the news of a new record from David being imminent at last. On a sadder note, we noted the passing of Lee Dorman, bassist with Iron Butterfly during their prime, so just had to play a song from their oft-overlooked early period. Throw in a few covers, some ‘previously unreleased’ gems [including the full version of the theme song from an iconic Australian surf movie], and lots more... and that’s Technicolour Dreaming for another week!  Check out the clips we’ve found, and dig in......

...... here’s the playlist for 8^th January.....

the Sunsets – Hot Generation [full soundtrack version]       (rec. 1967 but unreleased – taken from ‘Down Under Nuggets: Original Australian Artyfacts 1965-1967’ compilation 2012 Australia)

Marty Rhone & the Soul Agents – Every Minute of You      (7”single 1966 Brisbane, Australia)

the Showmen – So Far Away      (7”single 1965 Sydney, Aust.)

Colin Buckley – Little Egypt [Elvis Presley cover]      (7”single 1966 Aust.)

David Bowie – Five Years      (‘Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders From Mars’ LP 1972 UK)

Almost Numan – We Are So Fragile [Gary Numan cover]      (‘Almost Numan : “OFF” side-1: covers’ 2011 Adelaide, Aust.)

Iron Butterfly – Unconscious Baby      (‘Heavy’ LP 1968 USA)

Melody’s Echo Chamber – Be Proud of Your Kids      (‘Melody’s Echo Chamber’ 2012 France/Australia)

Tenniscoats – Karogari Mario      (‘All Aboard!’ 2012 Japan)

Cosmic Dead – The White Rabbit      (rec. live in Scotland 2010 Iceland)

Fursaxa – Tyranny      (‘Amulet’ 2005 USA)

Clinic – See Saw      (‘Free Reign’ 2012 UK)

the Black Angels – Entrance Song (Rain Dance version)      (‘Phosgene Nightmare’ 10”EP 2011 Texas, USA)

the Sisters of Mercy – This Corrosion      (7”single 1987 UK)

Toy – Motoring      (‘Toy’ 2012 UK)

Beach House – Lazuli      (‘Bloom’ 2012 USA)

Marc Almond – Late Night [Syd Barrett cover]      (‘Mojo: the Madcap Laughs Again’ – Mojo magazine covermount-cd 2009 UK)

Gravenhurst – Only a Northern Song [Beatles cover]      (‘Mojo: Yellow Submarine ReSurfaces’ – Mojo magazine covermount-cd 2012 UK)

Suzi Chunk – Got Any Mantras?      (‘Girl From the Neck Down’ LP 2012 Wales, UK)

Knowbody Else – Secret Storm      (rec. 1967 but unreleased – taken from ‘Feeling High : the Psychedelic Sound of Memphis’ compilation 2012 USA)

July – Dandelion Seeds      (7”single 1967 UK)

the Chosen Few – Is This a Dream      (7”single 1966 Adelaide, Aust.)

the Sunnyboys – You Need a Friend      (7”single 1982 Sydney, Aust.)

the Church – Almost With You      (‘The Blurred Crusade’ LP 1982 Aust.)

Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart – Words [demo]      (rec. 1965 but unreleased – taken from ‘Where the Action Is!  Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968’ compilation boxset 2009 USA)

Woods – Cali in a Cup      (‘Bend Beyond’ 2012 USA)