Bands Related to Cardiacs

  • Ad Nauseum (Jon Poole and Bob Leith – prior to joining Cardiacs)
  • Authority (Kavus Torabi with Craig Fortnam, also Jamie Keddie and Dan Chudley from The Monsoon Bassoon)
  • Blurt (Bob Leith)
  • Katherine in a Cupboard (Bob Leith, Jim Smith)
  • Dark Star (Christian Hayes – after leaving Cardiacs and Levitation)
  • The Goddamn Whores (Jon Poole – after leaving Cardiacs)
  • Guapo (Kavus Torabi)
  • Lake of Puppies (Bill Drake – after leaving Cardiacs, and Sharron Fortnam)
  • Levitation (Christian Hayes – after leaving Cardiacs)
  • Mice (Dominic Luckman and Christian Hayes – after leaving Cardiacs)
  • Mikrokosmos (Christian Hayes solo project)
  • The Monsoon Bassoon (Kavus Torabi – prior to joining Cardiacs)
  • Mr and Mrs Smith and Mr Drake (Tim Smith, Sarah Smith, and Bill Drake)
  • Panixphere Mk1 1982-1984 (Christian Hayes, Flat Hat, Little Hicky (became Cardiacs roadie))
  • Panixphere Mk2 1991-1993 (Christian Hayes, Tim Smith, Jon Poole, Dave Francolini)
  • Ponce (Jim Smith and Melanie Woods)
  • Ring (Christian Hayes – prior to joining Cardiacs)
  • Sidi Bou Said (Clare Lemmon and Melanie Woods band who toured extensively with Cardiacs in the early 1990s, before Tim asked the girls to do backing vocals on the “Sing to God” and “Guns” albums.
  • The Sea Nymphs (Tim Smith, Sarah Smith and Bill Drake)
  • The Shrubbies (Dominic Luckman – after leaving Cardiacs)
  • Tim Smith’s OceanLandWorld (Tim Smith’s solo project)
  • The Sound (Colvin Mayers – after leaving Cardiacs)
  • Spratley’s Japs (Tim Smith) – (Band’s Website)
  • The Trudy (Peter Tagg and Ralph Cade – after leaving Cardiacs)
  • The Wildhearts (Jon Poole – after leaving Cardiacs)
  • Also listen out for Tim Smith’s production for Sidi Bou Said (Bodies on Ultimate, 1995) and other bands too (eg. Eat’s ‘Epicure’, Fiction 1993; Secrets and Signals album by Stars In Battledress, House of Stairs 2003)
  • Also listen for Jon Poole’s production on Sidi Bou Said followup album “Obsessive”
  • North Sea Radio Orchestra – (Sharron Fortnam, with Kavus Torabi, William D Drake, Melaine Woods) album produced by Mark Cawthra