Good lord!
― imago, Tuesday, 15 December 2020 11:04 (three years ago) link
They're showing the gigs that they did exactly 15 years ago at the Bull and Gate at 8:30p on the 21st and 22rd on their official YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abcglobus), and they're dropping heavy-handed hints that Something Special Will Also Happen. Perhaps this will be part of it.
― Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Tuesday, 15 December 2020 16:59 (three years ago) link
the fact that "Vermin Mangle" came out does make me somewhat optimistic that something is in the works
would love to see their catalogue repressed. there's definitely a lot of demand for it...
― frogbs, Tuesday, 15 December 2020 17:46 (three years ago) link
Simulate the Bull & Gate experience by fetching yourself a draught Guineas in a can and walking through your bathroom / toilet with it to the lounge. See you down the front.
― for all the good it'll do ya (Noel Emits), Monday, 21 December 2020 17:56 (three years ago) link
Add in an irate Irishman telling you to eff off plus some bloke trying to sell you a recording of the gig for £700, don't really miss that place tbh
― that heat (Matt #2), Monday, 21 December 2020 17:59 (three years ago) link
I always get the Bull & Gate mixed up with the Monarch, despite having played both venues several times
― Maresn3st, Monday, 21 December 2020 20:01 (three years ago) link
Both North London shitholes is the link
― that heat (Matt #2), Monday, 21 December 2020 20:32 (three years ago) link
Can't believe we're getting the vile countdown.
― Maresn3st, Monday, 21 December 2020 20:51 (three years ago) link
Loved the countdown but now it's actually started it might be too sad for me to watch tbh
― imago, Monday, 21 December 2020 21:04 (three years ago) link
I am double screening and enjoying the racket, amazing to me that they had like cameras on the night but nobody bothered to plug a minidisc player into the sound desk, or if they did, check the levels :)
― Maresn3st, Monday, 21 December 2020 21:09 (three years ago) link
I'm sticking with it :)
― imago, Monday, 21 December 2020 21:21 (three years ago) link
they're on spotify etc. now
― orifex, Saturday, 23 January 2021 21:02 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek39qUkc2Fc
― a mix between Daft Punk and Daft Punk with the swagger of Daft Punk (Maresn3st), Thursday, 25 February 2021 19:17 (three years ago) link
So awesome. Thanks for sharing!
― BlackIronPrison, Thursday, 25 February 2021 19:23 (three years ago) link
JIM SMILED
― imago, Thursday, 25 February 2021 22:55 (three years ago) link
Shawn Knight's vocals are excellent on this.
― Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Friday, 26 February 2021 02:04 (three years ago) link
Enjoyed this, the intonation on the guitar is a bit youth club, but otherwise kinda interesting -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6uQRMXsAYU
― Maresn3st, Monday, 7 June 2021 18:50 (two years ago) link
that was pretty neat, this style of music generally doesn't have chords like that
― frogbs, Monday, 7 June 2021 19:29 (two years ago) link
At first I thought it was gonna sound like Salem :)
― Maresn3st, Monday, 7 June 2021 19:52 (two years ago) link
Q&A about the making of the Maresnest film w/Bill Drake and Cathi Unsworth
https://vimeo.com/554208661
― Maresn3st, Monday, 21 June 2021 17:25 (two years ago) link
every time this thread gets revived I'm hoping it's news about reissues
― Paul Ponzi, Monday, 21 June 2021 18:20 (two years ago) link
Has anyone heard anything recently about the book Sean Kitching was working on?
― Noel Emits, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 13:44 (two years ago) link
Dr Tim Smith, 60 today.
― Maresn3st, Saturday, 3 July 2021 17:47 (two years ago) link
;_;
― imago, Saturday, 3 July 2021 17:50 (two years ago) link
Seeing a lotta pics of him on FB today, goddamn he was a good looking chap
― frogbs, Saturday, 3 July 2021 17:52 (two years ago) link
He *was* a handsome feller, Cheshire cat grin and those big chops, he'd squeeze you hard and give you a big kiss on the cheek.
― Maresn3st, Saturday, 3 July 2021 17:55 (two years ago) link
Or the lips if you were Jim
― imago, Saturday, 3 July 2021 18:22 (two years ago) link
Or Kavus. Or a number of other lucky bastards.Yes, *stunningly* handsome. All of my favorite pictures are only on FB, though.Here's a private concert by some of the bands in the Cardiacsphere, done on his 40th birthday at his house. (I keep forgetting about how to embed YT links. I should post more.)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaLn17xSZZM
― Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Saturday, 3 July 2021 18:25 (two years ago) link
Too jerky for me, but not in the alien supra-human way that Tatsuya Yoshida's ruins is.
― RobbiePires, Saturday, 3 July 2021 22:31 (two years ago) link
dud
― sleeve, Saturday, 3 July 2021 22:46 (two years ago) link
― sleeve, Saturday, July 3, 2021 11:46 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
TBH not in the mood to hear negative opinions of Cardiacs right now, so kindly desist with these kind of sniping shitposts, thanks.
― "Spaghetti" Thompson (Pheeel), Saturday, 3 July 2021 23:14 (two years ago) link
Dr Tim Smith approves of this flag post
― imago, Sunday, 4 July 2021 07:52 (two years ago) link
I happened on this long podcast inerview with Jon Poole. There's some Tim and Cardiacs talk starting just after the hour mark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_Ah_9Il9_U
― Noel Emits, Tuesday, 20 July 2021 09:35 (two years ago) link
I used to see JP around now and then. I don't know him at all really, I think he recognised me from Cardiacs gigs somehow. But when he started with the mustache and bowl hat look I wouldn't recognise him. I think he came over and said alright in the pub on a couple of occasions and I was like... alright? A strange thing but this character had a good vibe, seemed like a wise friend or something. Didn't work out who it was for absolutely ages after. Sorry, Jon!
― Noel Emits, Tuesday, 20 July 2021 13:48 (two years ago) link
Yes, he's a lovely chap, when I moved in similar musical circles in the late 90s, I would bump into him now and again, always very funny. A little later, he got a job in Borders Book shop on Oxford St, which was kinda weird.
― Maresn3st, Tuesday, 20 July 2021 14:18 (two years ago) link
I know there is a surfeit of covers/interpretations on YT these days, which is great, but I love this arrangement of Bell Clinks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1hBu1F8ULk
― Maresn3st, Friday, 15 October 2021 15:10 (two years ago) link
Ooh yeah that's nice.
Saw someone wearing a Cardiacs shirt in the wild for the first time last night, at a black midi show. I feel like a putz for not going up and talking to him, but he didn't compliment me on my Max Tundra shirt either, so fuck him :)
― Vaguely Threatening CAPTCHAs, Friday, 15 October 2021 16:45 (two years ago) link
I never had particularly strong feelings about Madness (Suggs being a tv personality who was in adverts didn't help though) but hearing songs like "My Girl" recently, the things Cardiacs got from them really let me enjoy them to an extent I haven't before.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 14 May 2022 17:34 (two years ago) link
It is not a strong influence outside of the early stuff imo but fun to try and spot. Eg. The claustrophobic camera angles and general decay here are reminiscent of the Rotten Shed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs5ao3jR7BU
― everything, Saturday, 14 May 2022 19:36 (two years ago) link
61st anniversary of Tim Smith's birth today. Here's a nice new big article about inspirations and interpretations and stuff.https://thequietus.com/articles/31719-tim-smith-cardiacs-strange-world
― Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Sunday, 3 July 2022 16:54 (one year ago) link
That's a nice read, Sean (and Marina) did a lot of good work helping keep interest in Cardiacs going when the rest of the universe cared not one tiny bit.
― Maresn3st, Sunday, 3 July 2022 17:17 (one year ago) link
I think that's a different Sean (not Sean Organ) btw. I hope this means there's still at least one good book in the works.
― Noel Emits, Monday, 4 July 2022 07:33 (one year ago) link
Ahh is it? I just made the leap when he started speaking about their frendship
― Maresn3st, Monday, 4 July 2022 07:40 (one year ago) link
It seems that Tim Quy has actually left our world, very sad. RIP
― MaresNest, Thursday, 2 February 2023 16:26 (one year ago) link
That's really sad to hear, I'd heard he was in poor health. They were never as good once he left if you ask me.
― a mix between aphex twin and nirvana with the swagger of count basie (Matt #2), Thursday, 2 February 2023 16:51 (one year ago) link
all one glorious continuum, of which he was a very dear part, rip
― imago, Thursday, 2 February 2023 16:56 (one year ago) link
This is the official announcement.https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid028zaezbJ9SeiEx3oG5LTr4s1pQZ6JKVUVTjVqLCS4TipTxwRp2fdgrTfEzHPK9AU5l&id=100032042187218&mibextid=Nif5oz
― Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Thursday, 2 February 2023 17:33 (one year ago) link
What insanity is this
https://www.the-cep.org.uk/family-tree/
― a mix between aphex twin and nirvana with the swagger of count basie (Matt #2), Friday, 3 February 2023 17:32 (one year ago) link
R.I.P. the great Tim Quy, who I had the pleasure of meeting at ABC 2019.
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Friday, 3 February 2023 17:56 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUclU3nUOb4
― MaresNest, Thursday, 23 March 2023 13:34 (one year ago) link