Happy birthday Tim Smith! (tomorrow)
You can get all Cardiacs material direct from www.cardiacs.net
In North America, you can get most anything Cardiacs related from www.waysidemusic.com
Proceeds from such CD sales, needless to say, are a benefit to Tim Smith.
| Before we begin, rest in peace Chris Squire. |
| Tempus Fugit Yes - Drama - Atlantic |
| Tim Smith is responsible for the existence of the Cardiacs and has also been implicated in several no less odious side projects. Tonight we pay tribute to his mad genius and play a cross-section of the weird, the anthemic, the glorious, and the truly disgusting. |
| The Alphabet Business Concern Cardiacs - Heaven Born and Ever Bright - The Alphabet Business Concern |
| Is This The Life? Cardiacs - A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window - The Alphabet Business Concern |
| Big Ship Cardiacs - Songs For Ships and Irons - The Alphabet Business Concern |
| Stoneage Dinosaurs Cardiacs - Songs For Ships and Irons - The Alphabet Business Concern |
| After starting with some radio-friendly (?) fare, let us proceed to some of the more excessive displays of pronk and circumstance. |
| To Go Off And Things Cardiacs - The Seaside - The Alphabet Business Concern |
| R.E.S. Cardiacs - A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window - The Alphabet Business Concern |
| The Duck and Roger the Horse Cardiacs - On Land and in the Sea - The Alphabet Business Concern |
| Goodbye Grace Cardiacs - Heaven Born and Ever Bright - The Alphabet Business Concern |
| Let us conclude the tour of the "early" material with the grandest album closer of grand album closers. |
| The Everso Closely Guarded Line Cardiacs - On Land and in the Sea - The Alphabet Business Concern |
| Let us begin the tour of the "newer" material with the grandest album opener of grand album openers (CD 2 of 2-CD set category) |
| Dirty Boy Cardiacs - Sing to God - The Alphabet Business Concern |
| Fiery Gun Hand Cardiacs - Sing to God - The Alphabet Business Concern |
| Spell With a Shell Cardiacs - Guns - The Alphabet Business Concern |
| A Cake for Bertie's Party Cardiacs - The Special Garage Concerts - The Alphabet Business Concern |
| Now, as warned, we tour the myriad of side projects.
The first two are Tim Smith, Sarah Smith, and William D. Drake. The lack of rhythm section gives it a real chamber / neo-folk feel. Spratleys Japs heavily features a broken Mellotron. Tim Smith's Extra Special OceanLandWorld is Tim's impressive one man band project; Sarah plays sax on one track (not present here). |
| Wergo Mr. And Mrs. Smith and Mr. Drake - Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Mr. Drake - All My Eye And Betty Martin |
| Lilly White's Party The Sea Nymphs - The Sea Nymphs - The Alphabet Business Concern |
| Swimming With the Snake Tim Smith's Extra Special OceanLandWorld - Tim Smith's OceanLandWorld - The Alphabet Business Concern |
| Hazel Spratleys Japs - Pony - All My Eye And Betty Martin |
| Ocean Shipwreck Tim Smith's Extra Special OceanLandWorld - Tim Smith's Extra Special OceanLandWorld - The Alphabet Business Concern |
| The Closer |
| The Whole World Window Cardiacs - Rude Bootleg - The Alphabet Business Concern |
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