On Land and in the Sea

by Cardiacs

On Land and in the Sea cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 2 May 1989
  • Label: Alphabet Business Concern
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 48:46
  • Community rating: 4.23/5 from 11 ratings

Artists on this release: The Alphabet Business Concern, William D. Drake, Tim Smith

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Regarded as the pinnacle of Tim Smith's 'pronk' (progressive punk) vision, 'On Land and in the Sea' is a staggeringly complex, relentlessly inventive masterpiece. The Cardiacs collide wildly energetic art punk with dizzying avant-prog arrangements, resulting in a manic, highly quirky, and surreal musical rollercoaster.

Genres

Descriptors: avant-garde, uncommon-time-signatures, complex, progressive, theatrical, eccentric, melodic, experimental, bombastic

Tracklist

  1. Two Bites Of Cherry (3:19)
  2. Baby Heart Dirt (3:32)
  3. The Leader Of The Starry Skies (3:52)
  4. I Hold My Love In My Arms (1:10)
  5. The Duck And Roger The Horse (3:56)
  6. Arnald (2:49)
  7. Horsehead (1:20)
  8. Fast Robert (3:59)
  9. Mare's Nest (4:15)
  10. The Stench Of Honey (3:33)
  11. Buds And Spawn (6:46)
  12. The Safety Bowl (1:45)
  13. The Everso Closely Guarded Line (8:23)

Credits

  • Cardiacs - primary artist, vocals [all singing], instruments
  • Alan James - a&r [p.r.]
  • Bill Hiles - crew [we let him do our shop until he dies]
  • Dominic Luckman - drums [drummer]
  • Graham Simmonds - engineer, engineer [live sound]
  • Roger Tebbutt - engineer
  • Steve Rooke - lacquer cut by
  • Mike Cooper - lighting
  • Mark Walmesley - management
  • Jon Daniel - management [tour manager]
  • Consultant, The - other [a drunk]
  • Miss Swift - other [a fornicator]
  • Steve Payne - photography by
  • Maxwell Anandappa - plated by
  • Tim Smith - producer, words by, written-by
  • William D. Drake - written-by
  • The Alphabet Business Concern - written-by

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