Tim Smith - Heaven Born And Ever Bright
Tim Smith, driving force of the band Cardiacs and one of the most uniquely creative songwriters, has passed to another realm. I am deeply saddened at the loss of one of my favourite artists. Even though a double stroke and heart attack in 2008 left him mostly paralysed, I always hoped that he may sufficiently recover to find some way of creating music again. As fate would have it, I have been listening to his back catalogue for the last week and a half.
Rest in fadeless splendour, Tim.
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Just listened back to Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone from last Sunday where he played three tracks from Cardiacs Sing To God in tribute to Tim. As I turned up the volume for Nurses Whispering Verses, I noticed that the scale goes up to 11. Nice touch, 6 Music.
You can hear the show here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000lgrb