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

From Adelaide  to Ohio, California to Copenhagen, from 1966 through to 2013 and from French pop to Swedish psych via UK glam and assorted places/times/music between, with a whole bunch of new arrivals in the Cat&BratHaus letterbox to plunder along with some old faves to rediscover, this week’s edition of Technicolour Dreaming was a wylde ride, both to deliver & to hear! Standouts were the latest Luke Haines album, a children’s adventure for adults featuring Sham69’s Jimmy Pursey as a crafty fox, Gene Vincent as a cool cat and Nick Lowe as a wise old badger – needless to say, Megan Cat picked the Gene Vincent song as one of the cuts to play from it! Then there was the excellent new psych pop album from the Sufis which has been also hogging our music machine since its arrival and keeps getting better with each listen, though it’s been vying with the Citradels’ latest  and the Tages’ 1968 “Studio” LP re-issue for the title of “king of the machine”. Then there was Adelaide’s own LeighStarDust with a 2005 track [plus a clip starring loads of our friends], which we played to celebrate her upcoming nuptials to brillig’s Denni [who just happened to produce that EP] , new releases from Melbourne’s Flyying Colours and the Ancients, plus a track from Chad & Jeremy’s 1967 psych-pop masterpiece, as well as one from Asteroid #4’s debut way back in 1997 and... and... and...

..... so here is the full playlist plus pictures for your perusal.....

Chapta – Journey to the Sun      (“Chapta One” LP 1970 New Zealand)

the Citradels – Black Holes      (“Our Lord’s Secret Service” 2013 Melbourne, Australia)

the Loose Enz – The Black Door     (7”single 1968 Pennsylvania, USA)

Bats – Listen to my Heart      (7”single 1966 South Africa)

the Asteroid #4 – No More Vitamins/Underbelly of a Mushroom      (“Introducing the Asteroid #4” 1997 Philadelphia, USA)

Luke Haines – Three Frendz/Gene Vincent      (“Rock’n’Roll Animals” 2013 UK)

Kristine Sparkle – 8 Days a Week [Beatles cover]      (7”single 1974 UK)

Jason Faulkner – The Plan      (“Can You Still Feel It?” LP 1999 USA)

LeighStarDust – They Make Good Pets (But I Don’t Have One)      (“They Make Good Pets...” EP 2005 Adelaide, Australia)

Devo – (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction [Rolling Stones cover]      (7”single 1978 Ohio, USA)

the Rolling Stones – Citadel      (“Their Satanic Majesties Request” LP 1967 London, UK)

Flyying Colours – Like You Said       (“Flyying Colours” EP 2013 Melbourne, Australia)

Chad & Jeremy – I’ll Get Around To It When I Can      (“Of Cabbages & Kings” LP 1967 UK)

the Aerovons – The Train      (7”single 1969 USA/UK)

White Fence – New Edinburgh Man      (“Cyclops Reap” 2013 California, USA)

Ty Segall – Thank God For Sinners      (“Twins” 2013 California, USA)

Mayfly – Secondhand Dream      (“Mayfly” LP 1973 Holland)

Surf School Dropouts – Destination Sunshine      (demo 2013 Copenhagen, Denmark)

Girls – Lust For Life      (“Album” 2009 USA)

the Sufis – The Most Peculiar Happening Cat      (“Inventions” 2013 Nashville, USA)

the Tages – To Be Free      (7”single b-side [to Fantasy Island] 1968 Sweden)

Serge Gainsbourg – Qui Est “in”, Qui Est “out”      (“Qui Est ‘In’, Qui Est ‘out’” EP 1966 France)

the Ancients – Hey Now       (“Night Bus” 2013 Australia)

Lady Strangelove – Hypnotised      (“Freakquencies” EP 2009 Adelaide, Australia)

Bronco Bullfrog – Never Been To California      (7”single b-side [to Clarifoil] 2013 UK)

Lumerians – High Frontier      (“High Frontier” 2013 USA)

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Here on Technicolour Dreaming our mantra is “psych, surf, pop, punk … and more” (the latter being a useful term that covers all bases!), though at times it can be a tough ask to cram in all the songs that we want to play. So little time, with so much amazing music from ‘round the world to play – 2 hours a week is never enough! For example, speaking of amazing music, we debuted a demo track from Copenhagen’s Surf School Dropouts, featuring their trademark soaring Beach-Boy-esque harmonies and slick pop-surf smarts; the guys are hoping that this track will be featured on their forthcoming album, which is planned for release early next year. We had plenty to plunder from Australia too, including a very cool new album from Melbourne’s the Citradels, the solo LP by Matthew J. Tow of the Lovetones, a single from the Ancients and the debut EP from Adelaide’s Olly Holmes plus another track from Volume 2 of Anti-Fade Records’ “New Centre of the Universe” compilation series. Then, from elsewhere in the world, there were songs from the brilliant new records by Cate Le Bon, the Wicked Whispers and Surf City, plus of course, another track from our favourite album of the moment – “The High Frontier” by California’s Lumerians – and lots more! But as we said earlier, there is never enough time to play everything, though of course there is always next week.....

..... but here is this week’s playlist with attendant visuals.....

Sula Bassana – Departure      (“Dark Days” 2012 Germany)

the Black Angels – You On The Run      (“Directions to See a Ghost” 2008 Texas, USA)

Donovan – The Fat Angel      (“Sunshine Superman” LP 1966 UK)

Surf School Dropouts – California      (demo 2013 Copenhagen, Denmark)

Park Avenue Playground – The Trip      (7”single b-side [to I Know] 1967 USA)

Napoleon XIV – I’m In Love With My Little Red Tricycle      (“They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha!” LP 1966 USA)

the Scantharies – Advance! Warning!      (“The Scantharies” 2012 Greece)

Eternal Tapestry – Alone Against Tomorrow      (“A World Out of Time” 2012 USA)

Thee Spivs – Safety Pin Stuck in my Heart [Patrik Fitzgerald cover]      (7”single b-side [to Flickin’ V’s] 2012 UK)

Olly Holmes – Bury Me With My Guitar      (“The Whiskey Barrel” EP 2013 Adelaide, Australia)

the Sulphur Lights – Kill Everyone      (“New Centre of the Universe, Vol.2” compilation 2013 Australia)

Wire – 12XU      (“Pink Flag” LP 1977 UK)

Singapore Sling – The Nothing Inside      (“Never Forever” 2012 Iceland)

Surf City – Oceanic Graphs of the Wilderness      (“We Knew It Was Not Going To Be Like This” 2013 New Zealand)

Anton Barbeau & the Three Minute Tease – When I Was 46 (in the Year 13)      (“The League of Psychedelic Gentlemen” split-EP 2013 UK)

the Ancients – Molokai      (CD-single 2013 Melbourne, Australia)

the Jim Jones Revue – It’s Gotta Be About Me      (“The Savage Heart” 2012 UK)

Pete Dello & Friends – A Good Song      (“Into Your Ears” LP 1971 UK)

Brian Jonestown Massacre – Stairway to the Best Party      (“Aufheben” 2012 USA/Iceland)

the KVB – Velveteen       (“Psychedelica 5” compilation 2013 UK)

the Citradels – Manson’s Love Club      (bonus track on “Our Lord’s Secret Service” 2013 Melbourne, Australia)

the Wicked Whispers – Voodoo Moon      (7”single 2013 Liverpool, UK)

No Thee No Ess – Collapsing Realities      (7”single 2013 Wales, UK)

Paul Messis & Jessica Winter – As Nightmares Turn to Dreams      (7”single b-side [to Sunflower] 2012 UK)

Cate Le Bon – Are You With Me Now?      (“Mug Museum” 2013 Wales, UK)

Lumerians – Koman Tong      (“The High Frontier” 2013 Oakland, USA)

Chorus Reverendus – Dans Son Euphorie      (“Ne Poussez Pas Mémé Dans Les Orties” EP 1967 France – taken from “Wizzz! Psychorama Français 1966-70, Vol.2” compilation 2008 France)

Matthew J. Tow – Seven Days      (“The Way Of Things” 2013 Australia)

Technicolour Dreaming

Ahh, technology... don’t you love it? For this week’s show we’d lined up a ‘live-to-air’ phone interview with Rick Brewer, drummer with Australian pop legends the Zoot, and were looking forward to discussing his experiences with that band, their new CD/DVD of their 2011 reunion tour, his perspective on Australian music in the 60’s and 70’s and other highlights of his long musical career – he was on the line chatting and we went to air and...... nothing! A “technical difficulty” had intervened so the interview didn’t happen – ahh, the wonders of the age! Grrr!! Fortunately, the ability to spin discs was unaffected so we were able to play a selection of the music he was involved with, including 1960’s Adelaide group the Third Party and of course the Zoot. The rest of the show went without a hitch however, and we featured the latest recordings by Technicolour Dreaming favourites such as the Barbarellatones, Lumerians and Permanent Clear Light as well as new tracks by Adelaide bands, Glass Skies and Last Days of Kali. We also couldn’t refrain from throwing in a musical commentary on the recent Australian elections with our first few songs – the X-Ray-Z song, in particular, still remains a relevant reflection on the Liberal Party’s election, both in 1978 and 2013! And with summer approaching we thought it appropriate to play some Surf School Dropouts and Sunnyboys, plus a forgotten Move b-side, a perennial Mike Furber fave and much more.....

...... so here is the playlist plus some visual treats..... 

David Bowie – Big Brother / Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family     (‘Diamond Dogs’ LP 1974 UK)

X-Ray-Z – Three Glorious Years      (‘Lethal Weapons’ compilation LP 1978 Australia)

the Bitter Lemons – Canberra Blues      (7”single 1965 Australia)

Glass Skies – To Be True      (CDsingle b-side [to Highway] 2013 Adelaide, Australia)

Peter Daltrey & the Asteroid No.4 – Holy      (‘The Journey’ 2013 UK/USA)

Cheval Sombre – Hyacinth House [Doors cover]      (‘Cheval Sombre’ 2008 USA)

Permanent Clear Light – Constant Gardener      (‘Beyond These Things’ 2013 Finland)

Giles, Giles & Fripp – Call Tomorrow      (‘The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles & Fripp’ LP 1968 UK)

the Monkees – Daily Nightly      (‘Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.’ LP 1967 USA)

the Move – Omnibus      (7”single b-side [to Wild Tiger Woman] 1968 UK)

the Sunnyboys – Love in a Box      (7”single 1984 Sydney, Australia)

Lumerians – Dogon Genesis      (‘The High Frontier’ 2013 California, USA)

the Third Party – Russian Spy & I [Regents cover] / Now It’s Time     (7”single 1967 Adelaide, Australia)

Zoot – Better Get Going Now/1x2x3x4/Flying      (‘Zoot Live – the Reunion’ CD/DVD 2013 Australia/USA)

the Ferrets – This Night      (‘Fame At Any Price’ LP 1978 Australia)

the Zoot – Little Roland Lost      (7”single b-side [to Monty and Me] 1969 Australia)

the Demon Parade – Open Up Your Mind      (CDsingle 2013 Australia)

Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs – Sorry [Easybeats cover]      (bonus track on Australian edition of ‘Under the Covers, Vol.1’ compilation 2006 USA)

Last Days of Kali – Last Days of Kali      (‘Last Days of Kali’ EP 2013 Adelaide, Australia)

the Electric Prunes – Get Me To The World On Time      (7”single 1967 California, USA)

Surf School Dropouts – Searching for the Perfect Wave      (‘Summer is a State of Mind’ 2012 Copenhagen, Denmark)

Mike Furber & the Bowery Boys – You Stole My Love [Mockingbirds cover]      (7”single 1966 Australia)

the Barbarellatones – Mermad      (‘mp3 final mix’ 2013 USA)