Sing to God

by Cardiacs

Sing to God cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 10 June 1996
  • Label: Alphabet Business Concern
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:28:59
  • Community rating: 4.18/5 from 12 ratings

Artists on this release: Sarah Smith, Catherine Morgan, Mark Barratt, Jim Smith, Mark Pharoah, Dawn Staple, Claire Lemmon, Robert Woollard, Chris Brierley, Natalie Box

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Sing to God' is an overwhelmingly dense, sprawling double album that serves as the magnum opus of the 'pronk' (progressive punk) genre. Cardiacs masterfully layer highly complex, manic uncommon time signatures beneath quirky, fiercely energetic art-punk and psychedelic pop melodies.

Genres

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

Tracklist

  1. Eden On The Air (2:21)
  2. Eat It Up Worms Hero (2:33)
  3. Dog like Sparky (4:53)
  4. Fiery Gun Hand (5:13)
  5. Insect Hoofs On Lassie (3:00)
  6. Fairy Mary Mag (3:44)
  7. Bellyeye (4:09)
  8. A Horse's Tail (3:47)
  9. Manhoo (4:59)
  10. Wireless (8:22)
  11. Dirty Boy (8:54)
  12. Billion (0:41)
  13. Odd Even (3:18)
  14. Bell Stinks (1:19)
  15. Bell Clinks (2:54)
  16. Flap Off You Beak (3:44)
  17. Quiet As A Mouse (1:27)
  18. Angleworm Angel (2:24)
  19. Red Fire Coming Out From His Gills (2:14)
  20. No Gold (3:31)
  21. Nurses Whispering Verses (9:53)
  22. Foundling (5:27)

Credits

  • Cardiacs - primary artist, organ [television organ]
  • Jon Poole - arranged by [string quartet arrangements throughout], guitar, keyboards, vocals, music by, words by
  • Tim Smith - arranged by [string quartet arrangements throughout], guitar, keyboards, vocals, producer, music by, words by, arranged by [string quartet arragement]
  • Jim Smith - bass, vocals
  • Bob Leith - drums [drumming], vocals, words by
  • Jane Kyprianidis - performer [scissors]
  • Matt Anker - photography by
  • Philip Weaver - photography by [manipulated]
  • Catherine Morgan - strings
  • Chris Brierley - strings
  • Mark Pharoah - strings
  • Robert Woollard - strings
  • Mark Barratt - trumpet
  • Natalie Box - violin
  • Claire Lemmon - vocals
  • Sarah Smith - vocals, saxophone [saxes]
  • David Murder - composed by [orchestral arrangements], conductor
  • Dawn Staple - written-by

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