Technicolour Dreaming

This week we went from Adam & the Ants to All Night Radio and Ian Skelly,  Les Fleurs de Pavot to Beaulieu Porch, Australian 90’s icons Clouds and a 1967 Brian Wilson demo, a few covers [including a briefly-reformed lineup of local punk legends, the Dagoes, covering their own classic 1980 version of a Roky Erikson gem, plus Espers acid-folk take on the Blue Oyster Cult], some new  and older vinyl & CD releases incorporating a bunch of re-issues from the 60’s, as well as a duo of songs featuring giant squids [one of which includes the immortal rhyme “the squid was vicious, Sid was delicious...”] amongst other things – what else could it be but the Cat & the Brat’s “Technicolour Dreaming” streaming psychedelic psounds to the world on Adelaide’s own 3D Radio.....

..... so here is the playlist, plus some visual accompaniment.....

the Dagoes – We Sell Soul [Roky Erikson cover]     (“Oh Yeah” 2008 Adelaide, South Australia)

Dead Skeletons – Cemalim      (“ORD” EP 2013 Iceland/Germany)

Groep 1850 – Mother No-Head      (7”single 1967 Netherlands – taken from “Group 1850 – Mother No-Head : Their 45’s” anthology 2012)

 

Adam & the Ants – Plan 9 Failed      (“Dirk Wears White Sox” LP 1979 London, UK)

Brian Wilson – Surf’s Up      (demo 1967 Los Angeles, USA)

Heaven’s Gateway Drugs – Missed Connections (Shadows)      (“CPF Cassette” 2012 Indiana, USA)

Gift of Love [aka the Atlantics] – Flowers      (7”single 1967 Australia)

Brian Jonestown Massacre – Viholliseni Maala [In the Land of my Enemy]      (“Revolution Number Zero” EP 2013 USA/Germany)

Beaulieu Porch – Greencroft Street      (“Beaulieu Porch” 2012 UK)

Soft Hearted Scientists – Seaside Sid & the Giant Squid       (“False Lights” 2013 Cardiff, UK)

Baterz – Giant Squids      (“the Red Single” 1999 Adelaide, South Australia)

Espers – Flaming Telepaths [Blue Oyster Cult cover]       (“The Weed Tree” EP 2004 USA)

the Fourmyula – Nature      (7”single 1969 New Zealand – taken from “Inside the Hutt : New Zealand's Pop-Psych Kingpins 1968-1969“ anthology 2013)

All Night Radio – Sky Bicycle [You’ve Been Ringing]      (“Spirit Stereo Frequency” 2004 USA)

Clouds – Alchemy’s Dead      (“Thunderhead” LP 1993 Australia)

Headband – Stay With Me       (7”single b-side [to Country Lady] 1973 Adelaide, South Australia)

Damon – Song for a Gypsy      (“Song for a Gypsy” LP 1969 Hollywood, USA)

Abunai! – Citadel [Rolling Stones cover]      (“Pull Up The Paisley Covers : a Psychedelic Omnibus” compilation 2002 USA)

Les Fleurs de Pavot - Pourquoi L'amour À Deux      ("Les Fleurs de Pavot" LP 1968 France)

Sudden Death of Stars – I’m Not Among Believers      (“Getting Up, Going Down” 2013 Brittany, France)

the Luck of Eden Hall – Black Sheep [SRC cover]      (“Luck of Eden Hall” EP 2013 Chicago, USA)

Ian Skelly – Paper Sky      (“Cut From A Star” 2012 Scotland, UK)

El Futuro Sonidos – Like Stars, Like Dust      (“The Throwaway Age” faux 60’s-movie soundtrack 2012 USA)

the David – I’m Not Alone      (“Another Day, Another Time” LP 1967 USA)

Procession – Mind Magician      (“Procession” LP 1968 Australia)

Mayfly – Blue Sofa      (“Mayfly” LP 1971 Holland)

Sky Picnic – Seven      (“Farther In This Fairytale” LP 2011 Brooklyn, USA)

Technicolour Dreaming

Dropping into our P.O. on the way into 3D Radio in Adelaide for our show, we had the good fortune to receive our packages of back issues from the brilliant Greek psych mag ‘TimeMazine’, including the awesome compilations that go with each [thank you Michalis!] and another pile of CDs from the Active Listener’s on-line store in New Zealand [thank you Nathan!], so we had plenty of new music to share with you on top of the trusty bagful we were already taking into the station. Whew! Another game of “what do we play first?!” But we managed, though as always there was a LARGE heap of unplayed vinyl and CDs... but they’ll be on the agenda next week, fear not dear listener!.....

..... so here is this week’s playlist with a bunch of groovy eye candy we hope you’ll enjoy.....

the Hollies – Dear Eloise      (7”single 1967 UK)

the Sand Pebbles – Sunshine to Burn [Long Grass cover]      (“Tomorrow Is Today: a tribute to The Australian Psychedelic Scene 1966-70” compilation 2007 Australia)

the Asteroid #4 – Ghosts of Dos Erres      (“The Asteroid #4” LP 2013 Philadelphia, USA)

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

Ultimate Spinach – (Ballad of the) Hip Death Goddess      (recorded ‘live’ 1967 Boston, USA – taken from “TimeMazine vol. 3” covermount-CD compilation 2008 Tripoli, Greece)

the Luck of Eden Hall – Crystal Ship [Doors cover]      (“The Luck of Eden Hall” EP 2013 Chicago, USA)

the Doors – Strange Days      (“Strange Days” LP 1967 Los Angeles, USA)

the World of Oz – The Muffin Man      (“The World of Oz” LP 1969 UK)

Gothic Chicken – Pita Bread Man      (“Shindig! -  It’s Happening Vol.1” compilation 2009 UK)

les Limiñanas – Je suis une go-go-girl      (“Les Limiñanas” LP 2010 France)

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard with Broderick Smith – The Killing Ground / Dust in the Wind/ Guns & Horses      (“Eyes Like The Sky” LP 2013 Australia)

the Leathercoated Minds – Eight Miles High [Byrds cover]      (“A Trip Down Sunset Strip” LP 1967 Los Angeles, USA)

the Pluto Walkers – Whirlcage      (“The Throwaway Age” [faux-]soundtrack compilation 2012 USA)

Carlton Melton – Sarsen      (“Always Even” 2013 San Francisco, USA)

the She Creatures – Sexy Robot       (“She Creatures Attack” EP 2008 UK)

the Beatpack – Hey Senorita      (7”single b-side [ to I’m Walkin’] 2014 London, UK)

the Wondermints – The Party [Henry Mancini cover]      (“Shots in the Dark” tribute compilation 1996 USA)

Vibravoid – Optical Sound [Human Expression cover]      (“Colour Your Mind” EP 2013 Dusseldorf, Germany)

Walter Ghoul’s Lavender Brigade – Mad John [Small Faces cover]      (“Retrospectoscope : 1966-70” faux-anthology 2008 UK)

the Barbarellatones – Underwater Dreamtime      (unreleased, recorded 2013 USA)

the Marble Vanity – Can’t Step on a Rainbow      (7”single 2013 Chicago, USA)

Soft Hearted Scientists – False Lights      (“False Lights” 2013 Cardiff, UK)

Slingshot Dragster – Castle Wolfenstein      (recorded live at the ‘3D Radio SoundLounge’ 2013 Adelaide, Australia)

Markley - A Group [aka the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band] – The Magic Cat      (“Markley - A Group” LP 1969 Los Angeles, USA)

Savage Resurrection – Tahitian Melody      (orig. 1968 - recorded live 2008 – taken from “TimeMazine 3” covermount-CD compilation 2008 Greece)

Mirrorism – Night Flight      (7”single 2013 Ferrara, Italy)

Technicolour Dreaming

We began the show with a track from one of our favourite albums of last year by California’s Lumerians, and while there was music from around the globe as usual, there was certainly a ‘West Coast’ bias this week, with some songs even name-checking the state of California while others featured the 12-string jangle, sunny harmonies and even the weirdness often associated with the music of the area. However, bands such as the Velvet Underground, the Yardbirds, the Playboys, les Limiñanas and the Red Crayola showed another side of psychedelia that owes little to such ‘sunshine pop’-iness – have a peek at Dead Skeletons’ video for confirmation of that .....

..... so here is the playlist plus various visuals.....

Lumerians – Life Without Skin      (“The High Frontier” 2013 Oakland, California, USA)

les Limiñanas – La Fille de la Ligne 15      (7”single 2013 Perpignan, France)

Dead Skeletons – Dead Is God      (“ORD” museum installation EP 2013 Iceland)

Brainticket – Black Sand      (“Cottonwoodhill” LP 1970 Belgium/Germany)

the Velvet Underground – The Gift [stereo mix]      (taken from 2013 “45^th Anniversary Re-issue” boxset 2013 USA – originally on “White Light, White Heat” LP 1968 New York, USA)

Maston – Tell Donna       (“Trouble In Mind : Liverpool 2013 Psych Fest” label compilation 2013 Chicago, USA)

the Yardbirds – Still I’m Sad      (7”single 1965 UK)

Wax Museums – Nothin’ to do (with the 60’s)      (“Eye Time” 2012 USA)

the Surrenders – Loaded Dice      (7”single 1988 France)

the Missing Links – You’re Driving Me Insane       (7”single 1965 Australia – taken from “Down Under Nuggets- Original Australian Artyfacts 1965-1967” compilation 2013 Australia/USA)

the Easybeats – The Last Day of May      (“Volume 3” LP 1966 Australia)

the Playboys – Sad      (7”single 1967 Australia/UK)

the Thanes – Love Is Fading Away [Poets cover]     (7”single b-side [to She’s Coming Back to Me] 2014 UK)

the Higher State – Sky Clears to Blue      (“The Higher State” LP 2013 Kent, UK)

the Entrance Band – Fine Flow      (“Face the Sun” 2013 Los Angeles, USA)

Grapefruit – Dolce Delilah [Italian version of ‘Dear Delilah’]     (7”single 1968 Italy – bonus track on “Around Grapefruit” re-issue  2005 UK)

Wild Rocket – Year of the Snake      (demo 2014 Adelaide, Australia)

White Hills – Visions of the Past, Present & Future      (“Heads On Fire” LP 2009 USA)

Ganglians – California Cousins     (“Still Living” 2011 USA)

Surf School Dropouts – California      (demo 2013 Denmark)

the Holy Mackerel – Wildflowers      (“The Holy Mackerel” LP 1968 California, USA)

Mad River – Wind Chimes      (“Mad River” LP 1968 San Francisco, USA)

the Story UK – Standing in the Rain      (“Joy Ride on Memory Lane” 2011 UK)

the Dandelion – Paranoid Floyd in a Bliss You Can Hear      (“Curse of the Dandelion” 2013 Australia)

the Red Crayola – Hurricane Fighter Plane      (“The Parable of Arable Land” LP 1967 Texas, USA)

Technicolour Dreaming

It’s the 1^st show of the year and we had a large pile of new vinyl and CDs to play and thus begin as we intend to go on..... with a “kerrang”, as it were! Apart from all the formerly forgotten ‘lost’ classics from the past that are again seeing the light of day and finding appreciative audiences due to the dedication of ‘re-issue’ labels making them affordable again rather than just the preserve of a few well-heeled ‘collectors’, there is a rising swell of new, young bands from all over the world who are building on these roots and creating a plethora of new psychedelic sounds – 2014 promises to be another interesting year for psychedelia and associated sounds! So, without further ado.....

..... here is the debut 2014 playlist plus, of course, accompanying visual goodies.....

Sendelica – Something in a Grain of Sand      (“The Kaleidoscopic Kat & It’s Autoscopic Ego” 2013 Wales, UK)

Chris & Craig – Isha      (7”single 1966 Los Angeles, USA)

Penny Arkade – Color Fantasy      (recorded 1967 – taken from “Not The Freeze” anthology 2004 USA)

We All Together – Children      (“We All Together” LP 1973 Peru)

Sudden Death Of Stars – Space      (bonus track on “Getting Up, Going Down” 2013 Brittany, France)

Groep 1850 – A Point In This Life      (“Agemo’s Trip To Mother Earth” LP 1967 Netherlands)

the Future Primitives – 1-2-5 [Haunted cover]      (“Songs We Taught Ourselves” 2013 South Africa)

Mystic Brew – Don’t Cry No More      (7”single 2013 Russia)

the Brian Jonestown Massacre – Revolution Number Zero      (“Revolution Number Zero” EP 2013 USA/Germany)

Toy – It’s Been So Long      (“Join The Dots” 2013 UK)

Zane Armstrong – The Otherside [Apple cover]      (“Pull Up the Paisley Covers” compilation 2002 UK)

Crystal Jacqueline – Cousin Jane [Troggs cover]      (“A Fairytale” EP 2013 UK)

the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band – As The World Rises & Falls      (“Vol.3 – A Child’s Guide to Good & Evil” LP 1968 California, USA)

October Country – Cowboys and Indians      (7”single 1968 California, USA)

the Smoke – October Country       (“The Smoke” LP 1968 USA)

the Dukes of Stratosphear [aka XTC] – The Mole From The Ministry      (“25 O’Clock” EP 1986 UK)

Jacco Gardner – How To Live Again      (“Trouble In Mind Records : Liverpool Psych Fest 2013”  compilation 2013 USA)

the Limiñanas – BB      (“Costa Blanca” 2013 Perpignan, France)

the Warlocks – Endless Drops      (“Skull Worship” 2013 USA)

Maston – Young Hearts      (“Shadows” 2013 USA)

Espectrostatic – Smokeface Appears      (“Espectrostatic” LP 2013 USA)

the UFO Club – My Love Is Waiting      (12”split-EP [with Night Beats] 2013 Texas, USA)

the Dead Skeletons – Odaudleg Ord      (recorded 2012 – taken from “ORD” EP 2013 Iceland)

the Dandelion – All Seeing Eye Syndrome      (“Strange Case of the Dandelion” 2013 Australia)

the Barbarellatones – Dead Man’s Curve [Jan & Dean cover]      (“Confessions of a Teenage Prostitute” 2011)

DeWolff – Gold & Seaweed      (cd-single b-side [to ‘Crumbling Heart’] 2014 Netherlands)