Technicolour Dreaming

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)

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There was a definite German flavour to the show this week, with Vibravoid, Klaus Nomi, and Can featuring (lots and lots of Can, certainly more of an airing than ever before, and very likely, ever again!) The latter two bands were choices of fill-in co-host Mike G, who certainly put a different spin on the second half of Technicolour Dreaming! A smattering of local Adelaide bands also featured, with The Dunes, Wild Rocket, Blood Plastic and an old but good one from Nuvo Bloc thrown in for good measure. The rest of the show was the usual mix of old and new from round the world … and following the Australian Playboys’ “Sad” with The Social Outcasts’ “Mad” was totally unintentional!

So here’s the playlist, with clips galore…..

Trappist Afterland - Penitents Rail     (“Like a Beehive, The Hill Was Alive” 2014 Melbourne, Australia)     

The Magnetic Mind - Stay Away from the Door     (“Active Listener Sampler No.8” compilation 2013 London, UK) 

Dark Ocean Colors - When Both Our Worlds Collide     (“Patches and Patterns EP” 2014 USA) 

All Night Radio - Fall Down 7     (“Spirit Stereo Frequency” 2004 USA) 

Rolling Stones - In Another Land     (“Their Satanic Majesties Request” LP 1967 UK) 

Electric Prunes - Vox Wah Wah Pedal commercial     (“Acid Dreams: Epitaph” compilation 1967 Los Angeles, USA)

The Regiment - My Soap Won’t Float     (7” single 1967 USA) 

The Mystery Trend - Johnny Was a Good Boy     (7” single 1967 San Francisco, USA)  

The Australian Playboys - Sad     (7” single [b-side to “Black Sheep RIP”] 1967 Australia)

The Social Outcasts - Mad     (7’’ Split single [with Ronnie and the Renegades] 1959 USA)

Vibravoid - Hole in My Shoe [Traffic]     (“The Stepping Stone EP” 7” 2015 Dusseldorf, Germany)

Nuvo Bloc - Equal Education     (Demo 1980 Adelaide, Australia) 

The Dunes - End of the Beginning     (“Live at the Sound Lounge 2015” 2015 Adelaide, Australia) 

Can - One More Night / Vitamin C     (“Ege Banyasi” LP  1972 Germany) 

Clutch - White's Ferry     (“From Beale Street to Oblivion” 2007 Washington DC, USA) 

LoneLady - (I Can See) Landscapes     (“Hinterland” 2015 Manchester UK) 

The Dunes - Door to the Mind     (“Live at the Sound Lounge 2015” 2015 Adelaide, Australia)  

Can - I'm So Green     (“Ege Banyasi” LP  1972 Germany)  

Blood Plastic - King Blood     (“Blood Makes Fantastic Plastic” 2014 Adelaide, Australia) 

Klaus Nomi - I'm Wasting My Time     (“Klaus Nomi” LP 1981 Germany) 

Blood Plastic - Round Around      (“Blood Makes Fantastic Plastic” 2014 Adelaide, Australia)  

Can - Moonshake     (“Future Days” LP 1973 Germany) 

LoneLady - Army     (“Nerve Up”  2010 Manchester UK ) 

Wild Rocket - Year of the Snake     (“Daisy Dream” 2015 Adelaide, Australia) 

Klaus Nomi - The Nomi Song     (“Klaus Nomi” LP 1981 Germany) 

David Bowie - Sweet Thing     (“Diamond Dogs” LP 1974 UK) 

David Bowie - Big Brother     (“Diamond Dogs” LP 1974 UK) 

King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man     (“In the Court of the Crimson King (An Observation by King Crimson)” LP 1969 UK)

…and an extra treat - The Rolling Stones, with the instrumental track (take 9) from “In Another Land”, together with some great photos from the “Their Satanic Majesties….” sessions - 

  

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Well, this has got to be (nearly) a first for Technicolour Dreaming - a video clip for every single song … well, there were two bands that I couldn’t find a clip for, but that’s pretty good! 

This week there were two brand, spanking new releases to play tracks from - Sydney’s The Dandelion, with the their wonderfully named “Seeds, Flowers and the Magical Powers of the Dandelion”, which sounds as good as the title is long; and a great new Mega Dodo release from Lisbon band Beautify Junkyards, whose CD “The Beast Shouted Love” was recorded outside for the large part, and this is definitely reflected in the mood that they have managed to create - great summer listening! And this show is dedicated to Peter Brat, who would have been celebrating his birthday today - so enjoy!

Judy Carne - Sock It To Me     (7” single 1968 UK)

Travis Wellington Hedge - Hey Bulldog     (7" single 1969 Adelaide, Australia)

House of Nimrod - Slightly Delic     (7" single, 1967 New Zealand )

The Monks - I Hate You     ("Black Monk Time" LP 1966 Germany/USA)

FireFriend - Loveage Moondream     ("Psychedelic Underground Generation #24" compilation Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Lothar and the Hand People - Machines     ("Presenting Lothar and the Hand People" LP 1968 New York, USA)

Les Big Byrd - Tinnitus Aetérnum     ("They Worshipped Cats"  2014 Sweden)

The Dandelion - Spring Dance     ("Seeds, Flowers and the Magical Powers of The Dandelion" 2015 Sydney, Australia)

Beautify Junkyards - Technicolour Hexagon     ("The Beast Shouted Love" 2015 Lisbon, Portugal)

Borderline Symphony - Il Camaleonte     ("EP 1"  2014 Zurich, Switzerland)

Bee Gees - I Close My Eyes     ("Bee Gees 1st" LP 1967 Australia)

Gary Walker and the Rain - Magazine Woman     ("Album No.1" LP 1968 USA)

Belles Will Ring - And Jesus Said Unto Me     ("Mood Patterns" 2007, Sydney, Australia)

Flyying Colours-  I Don't Want to Let You Down     ("ROYGBIV" 2015 Melbourne, Australia)

Standells - Dirty Water     (7” single 1966 Los Angeles, USA)

Faust - Just a Second     ("Faust IV" LP 1973 Germany)

Hurdy Gurdy - Peaceful Open Space     (“Hurdy Gurdy” LP 1971 Denmark)

Big Jim Sullivan - Tallyman     (“Sitar Beat” LP 1967 USA)

The Karovas Milkshake - Do You Wanna Eat Me/Godiva     ("Trip Inside this House - Summer Solstice VI“ 2013  Ekaterinburg, Russia)

The December Sound - Drone Refusenik     (“The Silver Album”  2007 Boston, Massachusetts, United States

DrAlienSmith - Lynchpin     ("Phosphorous" 2015 Perth, Australia)

The Creeping Bam - Don't Get High     (CD single 2015 Melbourne, Australia)

Frida - Slowly     (CD single 2015 Melbourne, Australia)

Shy Limbs - Reputation     (7” single 1969 UK)

Aquarian Age - 10,000 Words in a Cardboard Box     (7” single 1968 UK)

The Higher State - The Electric Cowboy     ("Darker by the Day" 2009, Kent UK)

The Thanes - Chinese Rapture     ("Let All The Poisons That Lurk In The Mud Hatch Out" Adelaide, Australia 2014)

and an extra clip for your enjoyment - the Monks doing “The Monk Chant”, live in 1966 Germany

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A diverse range of bands from round the world - Chile, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia and the Netherlands - found their way onto the Technicolour Dreaming playlist this week, but then again, that’s nothing unusual! This was really a show of old favourites, both Harry’s and The Cat’s, and one of those particular favourites is Adelaide stalwarts, the Molting Vultures, who are playing one of their infrequent gigs at the Grace Emily this Saturday night 26th September, and bringing with them Melbourne’s rock’n’roll garage swamp-meisters Red Motors, - so don’t miss it!!

so… here’s the playlist, with a stack of videos for good measure!

The Zoot - Eleanor Rigby (Beatles)     (7" single 1967 Adelaide, Australia)

Gravenhurst - She Dances     ("The Western Lands" 2007 UK)

Polska Radio One - Time - Eternity     ("Cosmos Inside" 2014  Yekaterinburg, Russia)

The Holydrug Couple - Paisley     ("Noctuary" 2013 Chile)

Les Big Byrd - Back to Bagarmossen     ("They Worshiped Cats" 2014 Sweden)

Espectrostatic - Escape from Witchtropolis      ("Escape From Witchtropolis" 2014 Austin, Texas USA)

New Electric Ride - Marquis De Sade     ("Balloon Age" 2014 UK)

Balduin - Mirror Mirror     ("All in a Dream" 2014 Switzerland)

The Luck of Eden Hall - Dandy Horse     ("Victoria Moon" 2013 Chicago, USA) 

Front Office  - Wow     (7” single b-side [to ”Girl”] 1967 San Jose, California, USA)

Crystal Chandlier - Suicidal Flowers     (7” single b-side [to “Your Land of Love”] 1969 USA)

The Gothic Archies - Crows     ("The Tragic Treasury - Songs from a Series of Unfortunate Events" 2006 Los Angeles, USA)

De Wolff - Don't You Go Up In The Sky     (“Strange Fruits and Undiscovered Plants” 2009 Netherlands )

Molting Vultures - Hang Up     ("Get a Grip”  2007 Adelaide, Australia)

Fuzztones - I Gotta Way With Girls     (released in 2007, New York USA; taken from “He put the Bomp! In the Bomp” compilation)

Von Bondies - Take a Heart     ("Raw & Rare" 2003 Detroit USA)

Blues Magoos - (we aint got) Nothing Yet     (“Psychedelic Lollipop” 1966 New York, USA)

Dirtbombs - Chains of Love     ("Ultraglide in Black” 2001 Detroit, Michigan USA)

Richard in Your Mind - Creation     ("My Volcano" 2010 Sydney, Australia)

Higher State - The Gypsies Graveyard     (“Freakout at the Gallery" 2011 Folkestone, Kent, UK)

Facetime - Channel Love     ("New Centre of the Universe #1” compilation 2012 Geelong, Australia)

Murlocs - Bogan Grove     (“Teepee EP” 2012 Melbourne, Australia)

King Gizzard & Lizard Wizard - Trench Foot     ("New Centre of the Universe #1” 2012 Melbourne, Australia)

Brian Jonestown Massacre - Oh Lord     ("Tepid Peppermint Wonderland")

Mesa Cosa - Day of the Dead     ("Infernal Cakewalk")

House of Fire - Walking Along The Sun     (“House of Fire“ 2008 USA)

Black Angels - Mission District     (“ Directions to See a Ghost” 2008 Austin, Texas USA)

Chemical Brothers -  The Private Psychedelic Reel     (“The Private Psychedelic Reel" 2007 UK)