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...
An appropriate first track - "I Been Gone", cos I certainly have been...The Cat is back!! I've been on-air for the most part during my on-line absence, but the pressures of work, and the Christmas / New Year's "busy season" means that I've had extremely limited time lately to devote to the blog. When you need to weigh up whether you have time for finding more film-clips or making sure you've got clean clothes for work in the morning, which is only a few hours away, somethings gotta give! So here's the first post since late November last year (is it that long already?), with more to come soon- enjoy!
Moon Duo - I Been Gone (Circles 2012 Portland, Oregon, USA)
KAS Product - Mind (Les Punks: The French Connection - The First Wave of French Punk 1977-80 compilation)
The Coathangers - Merry Go Round (Suck My Shirt 2014 Atlanta, Georgia USA)
Metal Urbain - Paris Maquis (Les Punks: The French Connection - The First Wave of French Punk 1977-80 compilation)
Asphyxiation - L'Acrostique D'Amour (12" single which came with the "What is This Thing Called Disco?" LP 1980 Melbourne, Australia)
Alternative TV - Action Time Vision (Action Time Vision- A Story of Independant UK Punk 1976 - 1979 compilation)
The Noble Krell - Never Ever (The First Two Vinyl 45's 2015 Tucson, Arizona USA)
Surfing Arcanis - Tenbrosa Silhouetta (7" single 2015 Chile)
Tangerine Love Puppies - Sleep Walker (digital single 2016 Shrewsbury, UK)
Adam And the Ants - Zerox (Action Time Vision - A Story of Independant UK Punk 1976 - 1979 compilation)
Bryllig and the Nymbol Swabes - Now You're Gone (Psychedelic States: Florida in the 60's compilation, Chattahoochee, Florida USA)
The Fab Phatons - I've Got That Feeling (Psychedelic States: Florida in the 60's compilation Pensacola, Florida USA)
Pure Hell - These Boots Were Made for Walking [Nancy Sinatra] (Action Time Vision - A Story of Independant UK Punk 1976 - 1979 compilation)
8x8 - The Essence (Inflorescence 2016 New York, USA/Kiev, Ukraine)
The Byrds - Psychodrama City (Fifth Dimension LP 1966 USA)
The GTV's - Here's A Thing (Organ Donor 7" single 2015 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA)
Singapore Sling - Call Me Trash (Perversity, Desperation and Death 2009 Iceland)
Jim Noir - On A Different Shelf (Jim Noir 2008 UK)
The Hare and the Moon - Cruel Henry (Wood Witch 2015 Edinburgh, Scotland UK)
In an effort to get this long-overdue playlist posted, I'll skip the long, drawn-out intro, and let the music, and the moving pictures, do the talking. The eagle-eyed among you will notice that I played a couple of the same selections from last week - accidentally, I assure you! So until next week...
The Beachnuts- Cycle Annie ("The Velvet Underground - Etc" LP 1979 USA)
The Sunnyboys - Show Me Some Discipline (7" single 1983 Sydney, Australia)
The Wands - War ("The Dawn" 2014 Copenhagen, Denmark)
Loose Tooth - Bites Will Bleed ("Saturn Returns" EP 2016 Melbourne, Australia)
Plasticland - Alexander [The Pretty Things] ("Plasticland" LP 1984 Wisconsin, USA)
The Flower Machine - I am the Coelacanth ("Chalk Dust Dream of the Tea Cozy Mitten Company" 2004 Los Angeles, USA)
Pony Face - Silver Tongue ("Hypnotised" 2012 Melbourne, Australia)
Mugwump Establishment - Mondo Hollywood Freakout ("Monday Hollywood OST" LP 1967 USA)
The Brats - Hoodlums (demo 1980 Adelaide, Australia)
The Carnaby - Jump and Dance (7" single 1965 UK)
Jacques Dutronc - L'Augmentation, 7" single [b-side to "Il Est Cinq Heure, Paris S'Eveille"] 1968 France)
Jacques Dutronc - Hippie Hippie Hourrah (7" EP 1967 France)
Aquaserge - La Femme De Tahiti ("MOSTLA-mix-SERGE-tape" 2013 France)
Balduin - I See Rainbows ("Rainbow Tapes" 2009 Switzerland)
