CARDIACS – Live @ Powerhaus, Islington, London (1993)

Cardiacs are an English rock band formed in Kingston upon Thames by Tim Smith (lead guitar and vocals) and his brother Jim (bass, backing vocals) in 1977 under the name Cardiac Arrest. The band’s sound fused circus, baroque pop and medieval music with progressive rock and post-punk, adding other elements like nursery rhymes and sea shanties. Tim Smith was the primary lyricist, noted for his complex and innovative compositional style. He and his brother were the only constant members in the band’s regularly changing lineup.

Powerhaus, Islington. London. Wednesday 23rd June 1993 FULL GIG

1. Intro

2. Baby Heart Dirt

3. Everything Is Easy

4. Arnald

5. Bodysbad

6. March

7. Ideal

8. Anything I Can’t Eat

9. ABC Bang

10. Joining the Plankton

11. Tarred and Feathered

12. Helen & Heaven

13. Snakes-A-Sleeping

14. ABC Drone

15. Nurses Whispering Verses

Encore #1

1. To Go Off and Things

2. Stoneage Dinosaurs

Encore #2

Is This the Life