On Land and in the Sea

On Land and in the Sea
Studio album by
Cardiacs
Released2 May 1989
Recorded1988–1989[1]
StudioThe Slaughterhouse, Yorkshire
Genre
Length47:19
LabelAlphabet Business Concern/Torso
ProducerTim Smith
Cardiacs chronology
Cardiacs Live
(1989) 		On Land and in the Sea
(1989) 		Archive Cardiacs
(1989)
Singles from On Land and in the Sea
  1. "Baby Heart Dirt"
    Released: 10 April 1989[4]

On Land and in the Sea is the second studio album proper[nb 1] by the English rock band Cardiacs. Produced by band leader Tim Smith, it was recorded and mixed in 1988 at The Slaughterhouse studios in Yorkshire and released in May 1989 by the band's label Alphabet Business Concern. The record features a complex sound, with songs moving through rapid shifts in tempo and key, as well as more experimentation with song structures than the group's previous album. Critics have described the record as art rock and pop in style. It was their final album with their "classic" six-piece line-up.

Promoted by the single "Baby Heart Dirt", On Land and in the Sea received mixed reviews from music critics, although attracted more favourable notices than the group's previous work. Many Cardiacs fans consider it the band's best album. The album also turned future Cardiacs member Kavus Torabi onto the group. The album was re-released in 1995 and 2007 after the album fell out-of-print.

  1. ^ "The home of CARDIACS on the World Wide Web".
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  4. ^ "Baby Heart Dirt Flyer -". 2 August 2014.
  5. ^ Kitching, Sean (3 July 2013). "A Little Man & A House & The Whole World Window By Cardiacs Revisited". The Quietus. Retrieved 25 July 2020.


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