Technicolour Dreaming

We began and ended the show with songs from the late 1960s of diverse style and from various locales, beginning with some fuzzed-out Scott Walker, an equally fuzzed track by Israeli band, Churchill’s and a sitar-drenched album cut by the Hollies, while finishing with a classic slice of “Nederbiet”  by Q65, which followed an updated version of a classic Michel Polnareff song by Germany’s Vibravoid from their 2013 EP on the Fruits de Mer Records label... and so it went for the rest of the show, with a mixture of new releases from the likes of Sydney’s Grease Arrestor  and San Francisco’s Cool Ghouls with older faves such as the Monkees through to Permanent Clear Light and the Sand Pebbles. Then of course there was our “Compilation of the Week”. Following on the heels of the Doors and the Rolling Stones in their “A Psych Tribute To...” series, Cleopatra Records is releasing "Magical Mystery Psych Out: A Tribute to the Beatles" next month and since we managed to grab a pre-release copy, we thought we’d get in early and make it this edition’s featured compilation and give you a sneak preview of some of the delights on offer, with great interpretations and remakes by Quilt, the KVB and Sugar Candy Mountain amongst others, so stay tuned to 3D Radio for further tracks in coming weeks. That was the show that was, so until next week.....

..... here is the full playlist, with bonus moving pictures.....

Scott Walker - The Plague      ("Scott 2" LP 1968 UK/USA)

Churchill's - Open Up Your Eyes      ("Churchill's" LP 1968 Israel)

the Hollies - The Maker      ("Butterfly" LP 1967 UK)

Clinic - It's Only Rock and Roll (But I Like It) [Rolling Stones cover]     ("Stoned: A Psych Tribute to the Rolling Stones" 2014 USA)

Pond - Man it Feels Like Space Again ("Man It Feels Like Space Again" LP 2015 Perth, Australia)

the Monkees - Porpoise Song [mono version]      (7"single 1968 USA)

the David - Another Day, Another Life Time / I would Like to Know       ("Another Day, Another Life Time" LP recorded 1968, released 2001 New York)

Violet Woods- Electric Fascination      ("Violet Woods" 2014 UK)

the Amazing - Defect      ("Wait for a Light to Come" 2010  Sweden)

the Sand Pebbles - Future Proofed      ("Ceduna" 2008 Melbourne, Australia)

Permanent Clear Light - Harvest Time      ("Beyond These Things" 2013 Finland)

the Beep Seals - I Used to Work at the Zoo      ("Things that Roar" 2008 UK)

Jim Noir - Tea      ("Jimmy's Show" 2010 Scotland, UK)

                        “Compilation of the Week”  

Magical Mystery Psych Out: A Tribute to the Beatles

Electric Moon – Tomorrow Never Knows [Beatles cover]      (rec. 2014 Germany – taken from "Magical Mystery Psych Out: A Tribute to the Beatles" 2015 USA)

Sugar Candy Mountain – Rain [Beatles cover]     (rec. 2014 California, USA – taken from "Magical Mystery Psych Out: A Tribute to the Beatles" 2015 USA)

the KVB – Taxman [Beatles cover]      (rec. 2014 Germany – taken from "Magical Mystery Psych Out: A Tribute to the Beatles" 2015 USA)

Fantasmes – Love You To [Beatles cover]     (rec. 2014 Puerto Rico – taken from "Magical Mystery Psych Out: A Tribute to the Beatles" 2015 USA)

Quilt – Cry Baby Cry [Beatles cover]     (rec. 2014 USA – taken from "Magical Mystery Psych Out: A Tribute to the Beatles" 2015 USA)

Cool Ghouls - And it Grows      ("A Swirling Fire Through the Rye" 2014 San Francisco, USA)

the Grease Arrestor - Let it Go      ("Volume Two" 2015 Sydney, Australia)

Ty Segall - Drug Mugger      ("Mr. Face" double 7”EP 2015 California USA)

Vibravoid - La Poupée Qui Fait Non [Michel Polnareff cover]     ("Colour Your Mind" EP 2013 Germany)

Q65 - So High I've Been, So Down I Must Fall      (7"single 1967 Netherlands)

Technicolour Dreaming

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)