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...
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Technicolour Dreaming
I was very happy to hear from the guys in Swiss band Borderline Symphony recently - they finally have a brand new, self-titled album out, their first full length release after a number of EPs, so I just had to help spread the word by playing one track each from the new "Borderline Symphony" LP and the older "EP 1". The band is unique in that they sing in German, Italian and English, and in my humble opinion, they're a cross between modern psych-pop and an almost medieval sound - check them out, and you'll see what I mean. I also flogged Dig The Fuzz Records groovy compilation "Astonishing Sound Show Stories Volume 1", with quite a few tracks getting on the playlist this week; they've just released Volume 2, which is heading my way from Spain, so I should have some more to playing in coming weeks ... hope you enjoy my selections below...
Dark Haze - The Temple ("The Dark Haze" EP 2014 Brazil)
Magic Cat - Spaceman Tree ("For Friends Only" 2013 Rome, Italy)
The Paperhead - Eye For Eye ("Africa Avenue" 2014 Nashville, USA)
The Baudelaires - Where You Go ("Be A Baudelaire" 2014 Melbourne, Australia)
Victoire Scott - 4'eme Dimension ("4'eme Dimension" 7" EP 1968 France)
Les Fleurs De Pavot - La Caresse Du Fleuve ("Les Fleurs De Pavot" LP 1968 France)
Borderline Symphony - Zundel se ne va ("EP 1" 2014 Zurich, Switzerland)
Pennywise - Lily Come Near Me (7" single 1968 Amsterdam, Netherlands)
No Bodies - Bank Robbers ("No Bodies" LP 2013 Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Shinkiro - The Formula For Eternal Life ("Ceremonial Ride" 2015 Barcelona, Spain)
The Rhemedies - Leave Me Alone (digital single 2015, Edinburgh, UK)
Corridor - Le Viol De Sharone (digital single 2016 Montreal, Canada)
Electric Alice - The Creeping Ritual ("The Electric Alice Xperiment" 2013 Falkirk, Scotland UK)
Murmurs of Irma - Squadron Leader Baseheart ("Astonishing Sound Show Stories Vol. 1" compilation 1998 UK)
Borderline Symphony - Aeroplani neri al cielo ("Borderline Symphony" 2016 Zurich, Switzerland)
Slow Down Molasses - Flowers ("Blue Thunder - A Tribute to Galaxie 500" 2016 Canada)
Mouses - Psycho (digital single 2015 UK)
The Barbarellatones - Candida (demo 2016 Hawaii, USA)
Heaters - Dune Ripper ("Holy Water Pool" 2015)
Kikagaku Moyo - Green Sugar ("House In The Tall Grass" 2016 Japan)
Polska Radio One - Shroomin' ("Polska Radio One 2012 Singles" Poland)
Jason Tryp - She Creature (From The Deep) (digital single 2014)
Singapore Sling - Try ("Psych Fuck" 2015 Iceland)
Lorelle Meets The Obsolete - 4th of July ("Blue Thunder - A Tribute to Galaxie 500" 2016)
The Disturbed - Don't Look Down ("Astonishing Sound Show Stories Vol 1" 1998 UK)
The Trypt Up - Pictures of You ("Astonishing Sound Show Stories Vol 1" 1998 UK)
Saffron - I Remember ("Astonishing Sound Show Stories Vol 1" 1998 UK)
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