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

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)