He doesn't care that they sound like a riot in a fairground.
― chris, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Rebecca, Wednesday, 13 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Marina organ, Monday, 25 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Norman Phay, Monday, 25 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
They supported Blur at their big Mile End Indiefest, as I recall. Damian Allbran always sites them as a major influence, although you never know with Blurboy whether it's just something he says to prove his uniqueness. The only other band to really take Cardiac-worship into the mainstream were Ultrasound, and for all their freaky- outsider posturing they were never quite as interesting (Whatever happened to Tiny?)
Popular rumour has it that one editor banned them from the NME. I'd love that to be true, although I've seen the printed review of "Heaven Born" so it seems unlikely.
― Phil A, Saturday, 30 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Anyway, you do know about 'Cardiacs Greatest Hits' just out? - lots of nicely remastered tracks and a soaring new one.
― Marina the organgrinder, Thursday, 11 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Norman Phay, Thursday, 11 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― marinecreature, Monday, 22 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
they change my life constantly. no one today can touch them.
to be muttered in the same breath as the smiths, dexys, detroit techno, etc etc
― del a robbo, Thursday, 2 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― dagasque, Saturday, 4 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― The Limey Tank, Saturday, 4 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
Classic, Classic, CLASSIC
― derek welch, Monday, 6 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 6 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― david sheridon, Tuesday, 7 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― angeline campbell, Tuesday, 7 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― marinecreature, Tuesday, 7 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― david sheridon, Wednesday, 8 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Labrat, Thursday, 9 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― DAVID SHERIDON, Tuesday, 14 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
There's a Rock Sounds mention this week (thanks to Sean Organ), and a couple or articles in The Organ 'zine - www.organart.com
Always check out WWW.CARDIACS.COM for info!
― marinecreature, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
I've had the Greatest Hits on constant play since I got it. What an album! I've only had Guns, Sing to God and the Sampler up till now, so most of the old stuff is new to me. Affectionate Friends ain't bad either.
― Phil A, Monday, 27 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― AIDA HORSE, Tuesday, 4 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― marinecreature, Sunday, 16 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― david sheridon, Tuesday, 18 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― keith phillips, Friday, 5 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Marina organ, Friday, 5 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
xini
― xini, Saturday, 20 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
BTW if you get the chance go see Bill Drake, he has an album forthcoming, and there's a CD-single out produced by Tim Smith (Cardiacs).
A fan!
― Wilco Boumans, Monday, 22 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
Result!
― Marinaorgan (Marina Organ), Saturday, 28 September 2002 23:14 (twenty-one years ago) link
― dleone (dleone), Sunday, 12 January 2003 16:34 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Allen, Tuesday, 11 February 2003 09:13 (twenty-one years ago) link
DL... If you've just heard 'Guns', wait till you hear 'A Little Man And A House And The Whole World Window'... give us an email if you have difficulty getting stuff.
― Marinaorgan (Marina Organ), Wednesday, 16 April 2003 21:54 (twenty-one years ago) link
― dleone (dleone), Wednesday, 24 December 2003 00:06 (twenty years ago) link
― paul ashby, Saturday, 13 March 2004 12:19 (twenty years ago) link
― David Sheridon, Monday, 31 May 2004 08:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― mzui, Monday, 31 May 2004 09:05 (nineteen years ago) link
― MR SHERIDON, Saturday, 17 July 2004 16:14 (nineteen years ago) link
08/12/04: London - Astoria09/12/04: Manchester - MDH (Uni)10/12/04: Glasgow - Garage11/12/04: Sheffield - Leadmill13/12/04: Cambridge - Junction14/12/04: Bristol - Anson Rooms15/12/04: Wolverhampton - Wulfrun Hall
Did anyone see them at the Astoria on 12th Nov? What happened?
― everything, Monday, 22 November 2004 20:12 (nineteen years ago) link
Say WHAT? What a fuckin' double-bill!!!!!
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 22 November 2004 20:29 (nineteen years ago) link
― udu wudu (udu wudu), Monday, 22 November 2004 20:32 (nineteen years ago) link
I expect indifference followed by swift irritation followed speedily by violence.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 22 November 2004 20:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― everything, Monday, 22 November 2004 20:42 (nineteen years ago) link
― Dominique (dleone), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 14:40 (eighteen years ago) link
― zeus, Tuesday, 10 May 2005 15:00 (eighteen years ago) link
― Pashmina (Pashmina), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 15:10 (eighteen years ago) link
― Japanese Giraffe (Japanese Giraffe), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 15:21 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dominique (dleone), Monday, 31 October 2005 18:34 (eighteen years ago) link
― everything, Monday, 31 October 2005 19:07 (eighteen 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 (one year 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 (one year 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
Listening to Sing to God right now, my best attempt at a description is "What if Nomeansno tried to be early Genesis?"
wild band
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 17 April 2023 16:33 (one year ago) link
i guess they are the UK cheer accident or cheer accident is the US cardiacs?
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 17 April 2023 16:39 (one year ago) link
"what if poster imago's favourite album" haha, NOW YOU KNOW
― imago, Monday, 17 April 2023 17:08 (one year ago) link
C-A a decent analogue!
i think this is stressing my dog out
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 17 April 2023 17:29 (one year ago) link
laaaaasssie's
on the tvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
― imago, Monday, 17 April 2023 17:47 (one year ago) link
Interview with Jon Poolehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbFfLpJUQYMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKSap5N2tmw
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 2 December 2023 21:48 (four months ago) link
lol i just knowingly listened to the cardiacs for the first time ever
― mark s, Wednesday, 10 January 2024 14:42 (three months ago) link
didn't expect to be reminded of henry cow
― mark s, Wednesday, 10 January 2024 14:43 (three months ago) link
Beyond the often quoted 'Salvation Army band playing carousel punk in a force ten gale' type of thing, there are a multitude of influences that suffused Tim's style - prog and ROI, new wave, traditional British and early music composers, twelve-tone music, and so on.
― MaresNest, Wednesday, 10 January 2024 17:20 (three months ago) link
you love to hear it
― mark s, Wednesday, 10 January 2024 17:26 (three months ago) link
welcome to the first day of the rest of your music listenerhood, or something
― imago, Wednesday, 10 January 2024 17:36 (three months ago) link