Cardiacs: Why I Love Them

A brief introduction to the music of Cardiacs and the history of their frontman, Tim Smith.
If you’d like to make a donation to help pay for Tim’s healthcare costs for one year:
www.justgiving...
The place to go to get Cardiacs Albums, DVDs or merchandise:
www.cardiacs.net/
If you'd like to support me on Patreon: / tantacrul
(It goes without saying that Tim's campaign is much more important that my Patreon)
Thanks to the following people for help, excellent photos, posters and general knowledge:
Michael Chapman
Chris Crawford
Jonathan Venables
Chris D Butcher
Extra special thanks for detailed advice and help:
Ron Synovitz (who remastered the Seaside - one of my favourite albums!) along with Mary & The Ordinary Shop Girls for their blessing.
Link to DFAN, a great blog that's sadly not been updated in years:
dfan.org/blog/...
The only published mention of the NME ban I can find:
goo.gl/ammmBg

[@DrGodinho]

RIP Tim Smith. You will be forever missed.

[@ian_b]

I only found out a few days ago that Tim passed away 7 months ago. Made me feel, really sad, saddest that I ever had.

[@MaximumZargon]

Tim came to see the band I was playing in, thought the (house) engineer was doing a very poor job, walked into the sound booth claiming he was our engineer who had arrived late and did the sound for the rest of the gig. A lovely man.

[@brainawayfilms1687]

I can actually believe that!

[@ramshackleevents]

That is such a Tim thing to do. He was our live sound engineer for two years (The Peoples Friend) and recorded and mixed four of our songs. Because he was made of gold, if love, of the essence of sea creatures yet to be named.

[@rodnee2340]

You lucky so and so.

[@rodnee2340]

@@ramshackleevents you are blessed.

[@Kobayashi704]

Do you have any of these recordings online? I'm obsessed with tracking down everything he has produced

[@HoraceMash]

This is like someone telling you there’s treasure buried at the bottom of your garden and you go digging in the hope of finding a bar of chocolate but instead you discover a door to another world full of gardens with even more buried treasure... and chocolate! Thanks man for sharing something truly amazing.

[@mySelf-yx4hw]

Yes it's like Alice falling down the rabbit hole and then........WOW :-)

[@WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS]

That was a very Timmy analogy.

[@zazenbo]

the joke of it all was, the night I found out Tim died, my fiancé decided to leave me, and I wasn’t sure which to be sadder about. What a life we’ve got.

[@Franklinberry773]

Sorry to hear that and I hope you’re doing better.

[@FatDave2112]

True love comes and goes, but Tim's genius will live forever.

[@WiiDii3D]

@Hany M.Gamal I hope we didn't get the bad ending

[@shayneoneill1506]

Oh jesus, thats a brutal double blow :(

[@Alsatiagent]

You sure weren't in love. With your fiancé, I mean.

[@armyofmoths]

Tim Smith. There are no words big enough to describe the love. He changed everything.

[@serendipity58680576]

Thank you for this, it's fab! Love Sarah (Tim's gelfriend) xx

[@shayneoneill1506]

[@serge-etiennefreytag332]

All the best to Tim! Thanks Tantacurl, I can't wait to listen through the whole discography and buy some LP's!

[@kevcatnip7589]

woe didnt SARAH leave TIM years ago???? pardon me if wrong

[@norbicsek]

@@kevcatnip7589 That's another Sarah. His ex-wife's first name is the same as his current girlfriend's.

[@GuvernorDave]

@@kevcatnip7589 She's also his "Gelfriend" (whatever that is) not Girlfriend

[@mxlxok3483]

Tim Smith came to one of my gigs - when I'd finished he followed me outside, kissed me on the ear and called me a bastard

[@thehotyounggrandpas8207]

Wow! You bastard!

[@thehotyounggrandpas8207]

If that had happened to me I'd be so smug that random people would walk up to me in the street and punch me in the face.

[@dorengarcia5097]

Beautiful story. Really sums up Tim's lovable rascal personality.

[@chiasson65]

I would never wash my ear again.....great story bro!

[@mxlxok3483]

@@thehotyounggrandpas8207 his words were actually "you fucking bastard, how did you do that? How did you go all on there and know it wasn't gonna come out all "merrrrrgggghhh"?

[@ADHDIYuk]

My uncle Bill worked for them for years, credited on their records as Tea Boy Bill Hiles. Used to go and see them a lot live.

[@Analogtech.]

Cool he was the ordinary shop lady right?

[@alex-E7WHU]

Tim smith and cardiacs were as groundbreaking and original as kraftwerk were in their day. Rest in peace Tim, you beautiful, madcap genius.

[@tirmey]

They both are genius. Kraftwerk as Apollo and Cardiacs as Dionisius!

[@paticekclare5880]

So sad to see such a legend pass away. R.I.P. Timmy.

[@simonwallin7710]

I cannot express in words how gratful I am that you brought Cardiacs into my life about a month ago! Never would have found them without your channel. Life changing stuff. Your other videos are cool as well :)

[@Tantacrul]

I'm delighted to be the person who introduced you. It's genuinely crazy that they aren't better known.

[@ArasheNorto]

@@Tantacrul same with Pixies (sadly :( )

[@NunYurbis]

@@ArasheNorto You mean the same Pixies that have a huge following, have appeared on many TV shows with millions of viewers and has had their music be the soundtrack of many great films over the last 20 years? Yeah... the pixies are great, but I don't think they can be described as little-known in any way, as you're suggesting..

[@PrinceWesterburg]

I was recently trying to work, no music would satisfy and then I put the Cardiacs on. The memories came flooding back, their gigs where just incredible - the two day event playing their old material was a treasure! Watching this video I nearly had tears in my eyes, its just so sad. Why does the world crap on talent and rolls turds in glitter?!?

[@101Volts]

They can't taste the excrement for a long while, if ever. It's a thick coating of glitter. BTW, isn't "Glitter" a way of saying "Porn?" Go listen to XTC's "Funk Pop a Roll" if you want a despairing song about the sad state of the music industry. Tim would have known it, I expect. He loved XTC.

[@CaJoel]

rest in peace Tim Quy, we’ve lost two Tims too many ❀

[@supershape8510]

:(

[@antonia4722]

RIP Tim. I found you late but loved you still. The world is a much smaller place without you xx

[@KermodeBear]

I decided to look up Cardiacs here on KZbin and I landed on their "Sing to God" album. It's amazing work. It's rare that someone suggests a band / composer and I get *excited* within the first few minutes. Thank you.

[@ian_b]

If you haven't listened to On Land And In The Sea, do it now. I think it's their peak.

[@davidmulqueen8322]

I discovered Cardiacs a week ago and it feels very much like when The Fall clicked with me. This band are their own genre.

[@martinstent5339]

The Cardiacs remind me of the early Mothers of Invention. Musical genius interspaced with mockery and madcap antics. Wonderful!

[@augustjschroeder]

I just want to formally thank you for introducing me to the world of Cardiacs. They have completely reshaped my understanding and taste in music, and have expanded my horizons like no other band could've. Rest in peace Tim.

[@herbertthecat]

So glad i saw them play probably hundreds of times in the late eighties, early 90s, Even played in a band that played a few cardiacs covers, thanks cardiacs

[@peterlawson777]

Cardiacs are in a league all of their own and Tim Smith is a genius. Dirty Boy is beyond just music, it’s a code for life. Great vid, thank you.

[@jasonthornberry1875]

Cardiacs are the most underrated band in existence. On behalf of fans worldwide, thank you thank you thank you so much for making this video!

[@seal869]

I never knew this band. They're a bit before my time, and even more obscure in the US than in the UK. But a few days ago I noticed many of the musicians I follow on social media were paying their respects to a fellow called Tim Smith who had passed away. They all described Cardiacs as underappreciated geniuses. I'm already a follower and appreciator of Tantacrul, but I never saw this video. I'm so glad folks take the time to document the history of my heroes' heroes so folks like me can learn about them. RIP Tim Smith.

[@spacemonkey4811]

I saw Cardiacs as support to Chumbawamba at The Arches in Glasgow in '95. Both of these groups that night were fantastic and the audience were fully appreciative of both. One of the best gigs ever.

[@isaacgardner7722]

I'm really sorry to say that Tim Smith died a few hours ago. R.I.P.

[@c11p]

RIP, Tim. Even on this tough day, this video is wonderful. Thank you.

[@IrrationalRecreation]

I've ended up here after Gaz Williams' recent interview with Kavus Torabi sent me down a delightful Cardiacs rabbit hole. Like many of us who were about in the 80s & 90s, I am disappointed to have missed or ignored them first time around and now to learn of Tim Smith's situation. Having been listening to their works de novo, it was strikingly obvious how Blur's music sits in this 'influenced' context, which is explicitly acknowledged here. Better to have come late, than never at all. Thank you Tim and Cardiacs.

[@jatmoz]

how is it possible for a band to be so ahead of their time that Tarred and Feathered video would've been a hit in early or mid 2010's, it has that strange and surreal aesthetic a lot of people like today.

[@corruptedmilk2481]

I know! Even the humour of the band is quite ahead of its time, it fits in very nicely with mid to late 2010 internet humour.

[@101Volts]

I get the feeling that Cardiacs _really_ didn't want to play something conventional and of their own time period.

[@particlejim]

@@101Volts I think more than that this was just the sound that Tim Smith liked, I remember overhearing him say "you know those chord changes that make your tummy feel funny? Those are the ones I like to use" when he was talking to someone after a gig

[@csgrinds]

My hair stood on end the first time I heard/saw the breakdown/solo on R.E.S...can remember exactly where I was. On of my favourite moments in all of prog.

[@spEAMerNation]

ever since I discovered Fiery Gun Hand my life hasn't been the same. it's awesome seeing a relatively known channel cover Cardiacs.

[@garthgoldwater5256]

this music sounds like every melodic and harmonic gimmick of late 2000s indie rock bands brilliantly composed together and then thrown in a blender. love it

[@Sarah-oj7bh]

The video was lovely, Cardiacs are very interesting, but can we talk about healthcare systems that force people to set up donation drives to pay for someone's care?

[@aaronjsolomon]

No.

[@Sarah-oj7bh]

@@aaronjsolomon I have to admit, this got a laugh out of me

[@zacharydetrick7428]

also useful to mention how much tim loves whole tone scales. examples: "to go off and things", the rising bassline in the middle of "big ship", the chorus of "dog like sparky"

[@TH_BP]

OMG I listened to Dirty Boy years ago and I couldn't find the title or the name of the band. I can't thank you enough for that. This track is pure magic.

[@NekomimiNinja]

Coming back to this video after a few years I'm absolutely heartbroken to learn of Tims passing. When I first saw this vid, I was disappointed to find their stuff wasn't available on spotify, at least not in my region. That has since changed and I have gone on an absolute binge of their music, as well as pointing them out to my dad, who's big into prog. The step to go order some physical copies and merch was a natural one. I genuinely can't remember when last I got so into a new musical discovery. Thanks, Tantacrul, for bringing them to my attention. Consider me a thoroughly recruited fan.

[@GreenTeaViewer]

I'm fascinated by their chord structures. Dirty Boy is pretty epic

[@grief_hammer]

So I came to this channel randomly from Adam Neely. Astounded I've never heard this band before, I'm a massive fan of both Napalm Death *and* Van Der Graaf Generator, and until now there's been nothing that sounds like both of those bands and the same time. Superb.

[@vcrheadaches]

Thanks to the youtube algorithm doing something good once in a while, I have only RECENTLY discovered Cardiacs as of last Monday. It has been quite the adventure listening to absolutely everything I can!

[@filipberntsson6634]

Was introduced to Cardiacs via That Pedal Show, just a couple of months ago. Such an amazing legacy Tim Smith left behind. It really deserves more recognition. For me it scratches the same sort of maximalistic itch that Meshuggah does, despite their apparant differances. Call it "high information music", to put it in opposition to what Rick Beato calls modern radio music ("low information music"). It's just SO good.

[@neilparry4390]

I love them too! I saw them live three times and have all their albums. Their music will live with me forever.

[@vincentsheehan3193]

This video is fantastic - but what really blew me away is that this is the first time I’ve ever seen/heard somebody analyse their music; and in such a knowledgable way. Thanks

[@lilithxlethe]

This was lovely to watch in the face of such sad news today. Thanks for making it.

[@EddieKMusic]

Holy fuckballs, this has to be the greatest channel I stumbled upon in years

[@WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS]

Greatest band I never got to see (had tickets for the year of the "incident"). I love them now like a lover who's gone yet you still wake up occasionally feeling them next to you and the scent of them in the air. Their music has helped me through some of the darkest periods of my life and I'm forever glad to witness other people coming to love them as I do.

[@RealBesty]

Shared again under the saddest of circumstances. Thanks for sharing your insight and obvious passion for this musical one-off.

[@mookyzook]

I'm one of those obsessed fans you mentioned. You are right about influencing other bands. I used to live in a house share with Ginger from the Wildhearts and he introduced them to me when we went to see them in Hammersmith in the late eighties. They did a few gigs with them later and you can definately see the change of time signatures in the Wildhearts music. So sad to hear of Tim's death...

[@daisysummitt7300]

I'm completely self-taught on everything so I don't know a whole lot about theory. Analysis like this definitely interests me though, especially when it's about music as special as Tim's. I hope he gets the help he needs.

[@shayneoneill1506]

Take a Jazz course. Even as a non Jazz musician or much of a fan, it opened up SO many new ideas knowing how all those chords and scales work. Seriously, its like getting super powers.

[@quentinnussbaumer8922]

Dirty Boy looks like it's never ending, a strange and beautiful ever expanding piece of wizardry. Sing to God is a sheer masterpiece

[@OrganHats]

3:28 the style is a cry for help- god i love these guys

[@dacoconutnut9503]

This but unironically. If you take a deeper look at the lyrics...

[@Omanaite]

Glad to find a new pocket of Cardiacs fandom. The Everso Closely Guarded Line still sticks with me after years and years as something truly, truly special

[@voxlabnet]

I don't know if I should thank you or curse you for having gotten me so deep in this rabbit hole. I can't unhear this… and I love it

[@DrBobMedia]

I bought Heaven Born and Ever Bright in 93 when I read that Mr Bungle (who's first album had just finished blowing my brain open) listed them as an influence. I was smitten immediately and bought everything I could find in a pre internet world when you had to go to record stores with a list of things you were looking for.

[@JuliaBrown-te9dp]

I was missing Tim Smith today and fumbling around in KZbin, and happened across this video. I wasn't expecting a great music lesson as well! Fantastic. Subscribed! (RIP, Tim Smith)

[@twickersargyle]

This is great. Finding fellow Cardiacs enthusiasts is always a joy.

[@LiveMusic-fj3tc]

Great Video I have followed Tim and boys since Whole world window and seen them over 20 times. Nothing but nothing compares to them live. Its all lovely in the pond

[@ARGBlackCloud]

I've only recently found out about Cardiacs , and Im totally hooked , no one writes or composses like this , it's totally unique !! Critics are always what Frank Zappa said about people , minds are like parachutes , they only work if they're open !!! ANd very few critics are trully open . I think if Frank had heard these guys he would've insisted on producing them !!!

[@aaronjsolomon]

I can't thank you enough for making this. I'd never heard of Cardiacs until running across your video in my KZbin recs, and six months later they're my favorite band of all time, and I haven't wanted to anything else since...and that's really saying something, as I've been a voracious music consumer since the mid-'80s.

[@icarusmuse9324]

Thank you for making this. Even though I've loved Cardiacs for nearly 30 years, this film gives me goosebumps ♥♥♥

[@B_T_B]

He was my neighbour and unfortunately wasn't around much as well known. Nice to see the videos had mostly been filmed in the surrounding areas. RIP Tim. NIce video Tantarcul.

[@armyofmoths]

This is utterly brilliant. Thank you.

[@mordaciousfilms]

I'm glad I found out about this band this year. I can't believe of all the music from that era and style, in all my music nerd-ism, I hadn't heard of this group!

[@pamdoyle3459]

I knew Tim and like everyone else,I’m busted by his death. My brother died a couple of days before, aged 17 so I was a bit preoccupied but Tim remains a bloody gorgeous influence. Let’s all take heart from that. Miss him SO much! ❤️❤️❤️

[@PrinceWesterburg]

I saw them a number of times, just epic experiences, no other band like them at all - and I've seen a lot on 35 years!

[@benodaboy]

Thanks for taking me on this musical journey. I’ve been looking to expand my listening and these guys are a happy little wormhole to get sucked into.

[@bornhuman67]

A really excellent video - entertaining, educational, interesting, and constructed with care, attention and love. KZbin needs more content of this quality.

[@kevcatnip7589]

Saw them in HUDERSFIELD YEARS AGO ,, LIKE ENTERING ANOTHER WORLD

[@spindrifttim8901]

I saw them on that Marillion tour in 1984 and fell in love. Still love Cardiacs all these years later and can't believe Timmy was taken from us so soon.

[@Hausch13]

I am Fascinated by them! Thank you so much for bringing them to my attention.

[@ahhpeixepeixepeixe]

I always come back to Cardiacs and stumbled upon this video. It really struck a chord with me. I loved this band so much. It made the strange ok without a rockstar attitude and glam and all that frivolous bullshit. Just weirdos doing weird and beautiful music.I can tell you were a fan. RIP Tim.

[@dylanschink3316]

Rest in peace, Tim. Heaven born and ever bright.

[@StevenCorr]

When I joined Blyth Power, we were due to appear on The Tube. We all had to sign up to the musicians union. About 2 weeks before our TV debut, chanel 4 and the Union were locked in some dispute. Consequently, we didn't get to go on The Tube. Cardiacs weren't in the Union, and so they got to play. Not sure if they literally took our place, but it felt like it. An awful lot of Blyth Power fans are Cardiacs fans too. We played with them a couple of times. I was, and still am a huge fan.

[@joshdear9173]

Wow, thank you for making this video. Gave me that classic over whelming sense of joy and tear filled eyes that only cardiacs can create. What a wonderful band and what a special thing for us all to be a part of.

[@JulianHBurchill]

Regarding the Sunday Sport story, Cardiacs were totally in on the joke and encouraged it. I seem to recall the article ends with Tim and Jim Smith's mother being quoted as saying "I don't have a daughter called Sarah, I have a daughter in law called Sarah".

[@willowsparks4576]

RIP Tim Smith - may your legacy carry on in our hearts

[@stephenlynch5143]

Since 1985 I've been a fan I was given a tape From the word play I was totally hooked Been to so many gig's of cardiacs All signed my records Love u timmy xxxx

[@PuzzledlifeTV]

Back in the day i was at the birds nest pub/venue, my play was about to be performed there the next week. A band was playing at the time Napalm death, a local unheard of band. Behind me I heard a voice talking and i recognised it, from a cassette id bought from a concert from a new band at that time, again unheard of, cardiacs. it was tim smith. we chatted for a while about where the band were going and about my play. he asked me to keep listening, i asked him watch my play. ill never know if he ever turned up but 35 years later theyre still my favourite band and rightly so. they say the beatles were the biggest influence of the rock era, cardiacs were the root of all you hear nowadays, ask radiohead... thanks for the upload mate, appreciated

[@mlykbg]

Cardiacs is the classical music of the future.

[@WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS]

@Bruno Jimmy He's not, pretty brilliant composition really.

[@VoidEon]

You have to be more descriptive Bruno.

[@WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS]

@Bruno Jimmy Good bait chap but I'm not falling for it.

[@paulmares9815]

löl

[@agdgdgwngo]

@Bruno Jimmy Radiohead are good but dig a bit deeper, this a lot more like classical music

[@Meagreman]

Fantastic video and THANK YOU for explaining some of the musical theory behind what makes Cardiacs so amazing and unique.

[@ianstrand5862]

I want to thank you a thousand times for introducing me to this utterly phandabbulous band!

[@thomasdevries8558]

Thank you for sharing this band - I may have head of their name but for whatever reason have never listened to them. Now that I have, I'm saddened that I've missed out for so long. Same problem with Gentle Giant from a few years back. Well, as they say... better late than never! Cheers!

[@antoniosaraiva9263]

Thanks a lot for opening the door to this band for me.

[@shayneoneill1506]

I'm still a long way from completely understanding how the hell Dirty boys chord structure works. Theres shit in there that my brain thinks "This should not work" but my ears tell me is bliss.

[@pauljohnson7461]

Tim told me: "It doesn't actually matter - does it?". Just enjoy it. Some of the drum parts took me a decade to work out it was just 4/4.

[@shayneoneill1506]

Oh I know. But as a musician, I cant help it. I want to know how tim works. After all if one must study, why not study the greats.

[@shayneoneill1506]

Also RE surprise 4/4, I remember my amazement at working out Radioheads Pyramid song was just 4/4. It seemed almost perverse that such a mind boggling syncopation was just vanila 4/4. But it was, and its amazing

[@thesmexdungeon]

It's so fucking bizzare...like how??

[@EvilDragon666]

Not sure if exactly mind-boggling, but do check out "Rope Ends" by Pain Of Salvation. Also has a pretty nifty syncopated rhythm that amounts to 4/4. Threw me in a loop until I figured it out. Bonus: that song has a guitar solo in 15/16! :)

[@miketunky2277]

Thanks. I don’t think I,ve seen their music analysed so expertly. They were incredible musicians. I saw them a couple of times in the 80,s and at the 1992 Reading Festival. Brilliant live band which I sadly don’t think will ever play again. All the best Tim.

[@siryba8855]

A magnificent introduction to the band. I doff my hat to you, sir.

[@homegrowndave]

when yr a cardiacs fan it's like your a lone leper as you first shout can't u hear what I hear and your friends say there shit it makes u a question yr friendship lol.i say forget what they look like and play then over it takes a while .loved them and can still remain a constant buzz since 15 now 46 absolute fuckin magical.thankyou Tim and co.

[@bxp_bass]

Thanks for this from one of those strange guys who love to search and find lots of treasures in unpopular music. There are so much great music that deserves a lot more fans than it gets, but seems, Cardiacs is one of the greatest discoveries. Prog rock fans are mostly friendly guys like me who listen to all kinds of music, don't blame the music for this :)

[@cocelano]

Brilliantly put thanks for this Every one who loves music is missing out if they don’t listen to Cardiacs One of the best bands of all time Without doubt the most underrated

[@zeenoh5811]

this video got me into cardiacs. thanks dude, this band is truly special

[@CasualAlbiniAppreciator]

This is wonderful, I've known about Cardiacs for about three years now thanks to a Teamrock article and it's great to see someone repping them in YT's music community. Your style reminds me a bit of Adam Neely, hope your channel grows just as his did ;)

[@Tantacrul]

Thanks a lot Wade! I hope so too. Adam was a KZbinr for a long time and put in some serious work. I plan to do the same but I'm only 9 months in at this stage. New video is underway!

[@linksauce_1]

Found Cardiacs due to blur’s dropping of their name. I absolutely adore The Seaside. Love watching my co-workers’ reactions when they come by and Cardiacs are on

[@johnanthonyp]

I came to Cardiacs later than can be after reading of Tim Smith's passing in an obituary ( RIP). I hope I don't sound pretentious but I was immediately consumed by a strange grief, perhaps because of the extremeness of his tragic circumstances. Very odd given he was an artist I hadn't previously known. I checked out their catalogue and was astounded at how these maestros had eluded me. I never tire of the epic track, Stone Age Dinosaurs and wonder in awe at the virtuosity on display, particularly the keyboard outro, which I feel is reminiscent of another outrageously talented musician, Keith Emerson, who sadly also met a tragic end. Thanks for your insightful views, Tantacrul.

[@WheezyLiam]

Woah Dirty Boy is wild. There's enough familiarity to make you feel like you have an idea of where it might be going. but then the next chord hits you totally out of the blue and sends the song careening down a totally unseen turn, then again and again for almost 9 minutes, constantly catching you by surprise. It's like a musical Mr. Toads Wild Ride. Crazy.

[@salkjshaweoiuenvohvr]

thanks for introducing me to this wonderful band

[@TONE11111]

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[@DanielVerberne]

I was introduced to Cardiacs just two weeks ago by a work colleague. I was skeptical, I'm more of a Dream Theater-style prog fan, but I've found so much to love in their catalogue!

[@pauljohnson7461]

Brilliant piece of short intro to my favourite band of 30 years.

[@danielonnerlov]

Thanks for sharing this. It answered a lot of my questions discovering them just the other week. Super incredible music!

[@avitalalef9947]

Rest in peace, tim ♡

[@sixflyingwhales1907]

Thanks for making this video! Long overdue. I always wanted to make a video with every appearance of the cardiacs cadence, but it’s great to find them on your own and melt a bit each time.

[@barretprivateer8768]

Thanks to this video I single handedly changed the most popular cardiacs song on KZbin music to bellyeye. Thanks Tentacrul! Sing to God is a mind blowing album

[@TheFlenen]

that's LITERALLY what happened to me, except i was in college. My tutor asked me if i'd heard of cardiacs, i said no, he put RES on the projector, the class left.... i stayed... and i fell in love

[@rodnee2340]

The very very top. They are the best underrated band ever. RIP Tim.

[@stuartbirch7815]

I saw them live in London in '88. The only gig where the ticket was barely together by the end because it was so sweat-soaked. Never a concert with more jumping, manic fans, and Tim was an absolute maestro in how he controlled us all. Never has there been a band like Cardiacs, and there never will be again.