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)

Technicolour Dreaming

And after an absence of nearly 3 months, The Cat finally returns to the airwaves, though without husband and partner-in-music, Peter Brat, who tragically passed away in July. All those who knew The Brat, whether personally, or by association with Three D Radio’s “Technicolour Dreaming”, “Obscured by …”, or his musical career, will surely agree that his death is great loss to music of all kinds, and especially his particular love, anything that could remotely be construed as psychedelic. 

Hats off to Harry and Michael Hunter, who have been keeping the Technicolour Dreaming driver’s seat warm this past couple of months & doing a fine job- the show must go on!

Needless to say, the “comeback show” featured many Cat and Brat faves from round the world, including The Fast Camels, Jim Noir, Nick Nicely, Thee Oh Sees, Vibravoid and Dolly Rocker Movement from the past decade, Roxy Music and Brian Eno from the 70’s, and many more. Particularly exciting is the news that Moon Duo will finally be playing in Adelaide in November, after their disappointing cancellation as the support for John Spencer Blues Explosion a while back. Hopefully an interview with Riley and Sanae is in the works when they get here - fingers crossed !

So …. until next week, here is the playlist plus associated visuals..... including footage of The Pretty Things performing “SF Sorrow” for the first time in its entirety, at Abbey Road Studios in 1998.

The Atlantics - Take A Trip     (“Collectibles” 2011 Australia)

High Learys - Letter to Alice     (CD single, 2015 Perth, Australia)

Fast Camels - 50 Things on your Mind     ("The Magic Optician" 2007 Glasgow, UK)

Nick Nicely - 49 Cigars     ("49 Cigars" EP 2015 UK)

Toy - Conductor      ("Join the Dots” 2013 UK)

The Moles - We are the Moles (pt 1)      (7" single 1968 UK)

Sand Pebbles - Elephant Gun      ("Atlantis Regrets Nothing" 2006 Australia)

Roxy Music - Out of the Blue     ("Country Life” LP 1974 UK)

Jim Noir - The Cheese of Jim's Command     ("Jimmy's Show" 2012 UK)

Halasan Bazar - Scroll Down     ("How to be Ever Happy" 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark)

The Mystic Tide - Psychedelic Journey Part 1     (7" single b-side [to "Frustration"] 1967 New York, USA)

Moon Duo - Slow Down Low     ("Shadow of the Sun” 2014 USA)

Dolly Rocker Movement - The Only One     ("Our Days Mind the Tyme" 2009 Australia) 

The Seed Coat - She was Happy     (“Adolescence” 2014 Stockholm, Sweden) 

Brian Eno - Dead Finks Don't Talk     ("Here Come the Warm Jets” LP  1973 UK)

July - Friendly Man     ("July" LP 1968 UK)

Pretty Things - SF Sorrow is Born     ("SF Sorrow" LP 1968 UK)

Baby Woodrose - Nothing is Real     ("Third Eye Surgery" 2012 Denmark)

Vibravoid - The White Ship  [HP Lovecraft]     ("Stepping Stone” 7” EP 2015 Dusseldorf, Germany)    

Galileo 7 - You're Not Dreaming     ("False Memory Lane" 2014 UK)

The Dead Heir - Wolves At my Door     (CD Single 2015 Melbourne, Australia)

The Who - Armenia City in the Sky     (“The Who Sell Out" LP 1967 UK)

Thee Oh Sees - Sticky Hulks     ("Mutilator Defeated at Last" 2015 USA)

And as an extra bit of eye candy, The Pretty Things performing their 1968 LP “SF Sorrow” in it’s entirety, at Abbey Road Studios in 1998, narrated by Arthur Brown - 

Obscured By...

There were two ‘DOTS’ in the studio to present “Obscured by...” this week – Michael Hunter and Peter Brat. As usual, the music ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous; representing the former, we played the full version of ‘Psychedelic Journey’ by 6o’s New York band, Mystic Tide – and for the latter, a few tracks by some naff German 60’s bands trying to show their hipness by doing bizarre versions of popular songs. Clarinet-led instrumental version of ‘Apeman’ anyone? Hmmmm! The great Rattles song at the end of the set showed how it really should be done! We also featured a Billy Thorpe version of ‘Pride’ (better known in Australia as a hit for Ray Brown) plus the strange ‘folk’ of the Acid Gallery’s ‘Dance around the Maypole’, a rare incursion of the Dave Clark 5 into psychedelic pop, a version of ‘Aquarius’ from the musical ‘Hair’ by Aussie legends the Atlantics, and lots more... including a tribute to the members of young Queensland band Flannelette, who were killed recently in a motoring accident...

...so here is the playlist...

Vicki Sims & the Playboys – I wanna bop     (7”single 1961 Aust.)

the Vibratones – Man of Mystery     (7”single 1963 Aust.)

Haffy’s Whiskey Sour [aka Vanda/Young] – Shot in the Head     (7”single 1971 Aust.)

Paintbox – Come on Round     (7”single 1972 Aust.)

Red Symons – It’s only a Flipside     (7”single 1977 Aust.)

Innocents – the B-side     (7”single 1980 Aust.)

Craig Collinge – Improvisation #1     (Free Form Improvisations)

Procession – You/Me     (‘Procession’ LP 1968 Aust.)

Rex Gildo – Speedy Gonzales     (7”single, circa mid-60’s Germany)

Jo Ment – Get It On/Sweet HitchHiker     (7”single, c.early 70’s Germany)

Rolf Kuhn – Apeman     (7”single, c.early 70’s Germany)

Chris Roberts – Blowin’ in the Wind     (7”single, c.early 70’s Netherlands)

the Rattles – Lady Love     (7”single 1966 Germany)

Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs – Pride     (‘Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs’ LP 1965 Aust.)

Mystic Tide – Psychedelic Journey [Optical Illusion] Pts 1&2     (orig. 7”singles 1966 US)

Dave Clark 5 – Lost in his Dreams     (7”single 1967 UK)

Penny Arkade – the Freeze [demo version]     (Not the Freeze)

the Atlantics – Aquarius [rec. 2004]     (Collectibles)

the Acid Gallery – Dance around the Maypole    (7”single 1968 UK)

Faine Jade – It ain’t true     (7”single 1967 US)

Love Sculpture – In the Land of the Few     (7”single 1970 UK)

Flannelette – Where have you been     (demo 2011 Aust.)

Autumn – Yellow River     (7”single 1970 Aust.)

Plastic Penny – Give Me Money     (7”single 1967 UK)