(although 'their own spin' contains something of the aggressive-wacky male progmetal stench that cardiacs themselves completely avoid at all times - we'll ignore this for now as they have decent tunes)
― imago, Friday, 9 September 2016 11:51 (seven years ago) link
Anyway, true excellence is required for any Cardiacsy graduate to get their own thread...like this: North Sea Radio Orchestra - NSRO - chamber kraut folk - see also Shrubbies
― imago, Friday, 9 September 2016 11:57 (seven years ago) link
fyi on the last Steve Davis/Kavus Torabi show, they played one of the new Sea Nymphs songs. It was good. Don't have the link, but it's on mixcloud.
― Dominique, Friday, 9 September 2016 13:41 (seven years ago) link
Heard it now. It's amazing
― imago, Wednesday, 28 September 2016 00:47 (seven years ago) link
So I saw on Facebook that Tim travelled up to London to see the Dutch band De Staat playing recently so I checked them out and well, yeah...hello.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ttGgIQpAUc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXEgY7Xieus
― MaresNest, Wednesday, 26 October 2016 19:00 (seven years ago) link
much as I applaud the attempt to make a live-action Cyriak video, I'm not sold on the music, either as Cardiacsy or otherwise, but I won't close my mind to 'em just yet
― imago, Wednesday, 26 October 2016 19:38 (seven years ago) link
actually wtf am I talking about, they're repulsively loathsome, they have the most hateful stage presence I've ever seen in a live video, let's pretend this bump didn't happen. and tim, whatever refloats yr boat man but if you can stomach this you can stomach finishing lsd :p
― imago, Wednesday, 26 October 2016 19:46 (seven years ago) link
imma just stop posting on this thread that's named after me lol
― MaresNest, Wednesday, 26 October 2016 20:26 (seven years ago) link
we agree usually! aw man it is nothing personal
― imago, Wednesday, 26 October 2016 20:28 (seven years ago) link
this thread is for stuff we both like though, you also have power of veto ;)
― imago, Wednesday, 26 October 2016 20:29 (seven years ago) link
You go in hard LJ, have a care :)
― MaresNest, Wednesday, 26 October 2016 20:30 (seven years ago) link
sea nymphs will wash away all this discord next week anyway
― imago, Wednesday, 26 October 2016 20:31 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, which reminds me, I must puchase
― MaresNest, Wednesday, 26 October 2016 20:34 (seven years ago) link
Joanna Wang has a new song and I think a new album on November 11 (or it might be an EP, I'm not sure):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew99FiYS9Q0
― MarkoP, Saturday, 29 October 2016 00:09 (seven years ago) link
It's very, very exciting :D
She's only gone and gotten more Cardiacsy
― imago, Saturday, 29 October 2016 00:19 (seven years ago) link
Of course she also released an EP earlier in the year that was very pop:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v8GAfhUoME
So you can never quite tell what she's gonna do next.
― MarkoP, Saturday, 29 October 2016 00:25 (seven years ago) link
Yeah I wasn't sold on that last EP - file under 'odd experiment' - but the new song is amazing
― imago, Saturday, 29 October 2016 00:37 (seven years ago) link
I get the impression she has to put out things like that EP occasionally to keep Sony happy so they'll let her keep doing her own stuff.
― Pheeel, Saturday, 29 October 2016 11:12 (seven years ago) link
I find it absolutely incredible that she's still on Sony, and able to release such music under their banner
― imago, Saturday, 29 October 2016 11:14 (seven years ago) link
It's a full Cardiacsy rock-opera! Not sure it's quite better than the amazing Bob Music, but wow, what a joyride :)
― imago, Friday, 11 November 2016 12:04 (seven years ago) link
hah, it just popped up in my RYM feed, deal me in
― frogbs, Friday, 11 November 2016 13:41 (seven years ago) link
That is because I added it to RYM lol
― imago, Friday, 11 November 2016 13:50 (seven years ago) link
my man
― frogbs, Friday, 11 November 2016 14:03 (seven years ago) link
just got your friend request...browsing the 5 stars and seeing so many records that I've only heard you talk about :)
― frogbs, Friday, 11 November 2016 14:29 (seven years ago) link
I've definitely tried to listen to your five-starred records before. A lot of the YMO-affiliated ones are quite hard to find, but I'll definitely give it another go. My list definitely skews British. Hope you can forgive my 0.5-star album :p
― imago, Friday, 11 November 2016 14:33 (seven years ago) link
Anyway, some highlights are emerging from this - aside from Isn't It Exciting, we have The Rightful Heir and When I Dream In Technicolor. And probably some others - it's hard to wrap my head around it all so far!
― imago, Friday, 11 November 2016 14:37 (seven years ago) link
Liar and the chicken calls are legit hilarious too
― imago, Friday, 11 November 2016 14:38 (seven years ago) link
Sound of Silver 0.5 wow! What did that record ever do to you???
― frogbs, Friday, 11 November 2016 15:13 (seven years ago) link
It's a bit of an ILX in-joke tbh
― imago, Friday, 11 November 2016 15:22 (seven years ago) link
I never worked out that frogbs=JAMOOL ffs
― ultros ultros-ghali, Friday, 11 November 2016 15:26 (seven years ago) link
The Art Of Bullying probably has the album's best Cardiacs impression (ending in its best Queen impression, lol)
― imago, Friday, 11 November 2016 20:34 (seven years ago) link
In fact,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQl3TZUmzYM
I've made her her own thread now too
― imago, Friday, 25 November 2016 13:36 (seven years ago) link
https://zofff.bandcamp.com/album/zofff-1
Zofff - longform psychedelic jam not really in the spirit of Cardiacs, but many familiar faces here including Jo Spratley and Bic Hayes.
― dance band (tangenttangent), Sunday, 22 January 2017 13:54 (seven years ago) link
Popped up as a BandCamp advertorial today but their content is often kinda interesting, to me it's strongly reminiscent of Monsoon Bassoon or Thingy/Heavy Veg.
https://palmnewyork.bandcamp.com/album/shadow-expert
― MaresNest, Monday, 14 August 2017 21:25 (six years ago) link
*caveat* this track at least
― MaresNest, Monday, 14 August 2017 21:26 (six years ago) link
oh I like this! good find :)
― imago, Monday, 14 August 2017 21:31 (six years ago) link
it fits nicely with my 2017 year of discovering cheer-accident vibe
― imago, Monday, 14 August 2017 21:32 (six years ago) link
how has early oingo boingo not been mentioned in this thread? can't think of anything more "cardiacsy"
― kurt schwitterz, Monday, 14 August 2017 22:16 (six years ago) link
Idk, they had zero impact in the UK at the time though.
― MaresNest, Monday, 14 August 2017 22:27 (six years ago) link
Scouring their first record on Youtube right now and it sounds like herky jerky new wave, Devo/XTC/Split Enz or Bill Nelson's Red Noise.
― MaresNest, Monday, 14 August 2017 22:30 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GrBkJIuKSkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp6NmzOcWjw
― kurt schwitterz, Monday, 14 August 2017 22:47 (six years ago) link
there are superficial similarities, especially in instrumentation and tempo, but tim smith's composition is way more mindboggling than this, the key is so fluid, and that's a large part of what i understand by 'cardiacsy'
― imago, Monday, 14 August 2017 22:56 (six years ago) link
this isn't bad though! btw neil cicierega is a good example of someone who's equally influenced by oingo boingo and cardiacs :)
― imago, Monday, 14 August 2017 22:59 (six years ago) link
That Palm EP's very good. Definite shades of 90s Rob Crow bands with some of Battles' 1st album in there too.
― ultros ultros-ghali, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 17:55 (six years ago) link
Derial:
Ultros, if you *are* working your way through all the Japan shows? I take my hat off to you sir!
― MaresNest, Wednesday, 16 August 2017 22:44 (six years ago) link
oh yeah glad to hear that palm ep getting some ilx love, they've been getting some well-deserved buzz lately.
― The Saga of Rodney Stooksbury (rushomancy), Thursday, 17 August 2017 02:20 (six years ago) link
This isn't pop but I'm figuring something this good will find some love here. Polish jazz/punk group Kurws:
All That Is Solid Melts Into Air
― Doran, Monday, 9 October 2017 22:16 (six years ago) link
nice! shades of Deep Turtle, except maybe a bit less pop
― imago, Tuesday, 10 October 2017 07:45 (six years ago) link
Like this thanks! Makes me think a little of NoMeansNo or Laddio Bolocko.
― MaresNest, Tuesday, 10 October 2017 09:54 (six years ago) link
Digging around and found this really cool old track by a Japanese band called the Moonriders, little echoes of Devo, Cardiacs, XTC the usual, not to mention Japan's P Model.
Frogbs do you know these guys?
Had to upload it meself , no trace of it online.
https://soundcloud.com/nowherians/moonriders
― MaresNest, Saturday, 28 October 2017 17:52 (six years ago) link