Ditzy Scene

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"Ditzy Scene"
The silhouette of an anthropomorphic cat playing with mice to the left and the song's title to the right
Single by Cardiacs featuring Suzanne Kirby
from the album LSD (unreleased)
B-side
  • "Gen"
  • "Made All Up"
ReleasedSeptember 1, 2007 (2007-09-01)
RecordedAutumn 2007
StudioApollo 8, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Genre
Length
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tim Smith
Cardiacs singles chronology
"Signs"
(1999) 		"Ditzy Scene"
(2007) 		"Vermin Mangle"
(2020)
LSD track listing
3 known tracks
  1. "Ditzy Scene"
  2. "Track 2" (demo title)
  3. "Vermin Mangle"
Alternative cover
An out-of-focus photo of flowers with the band's name and the song's title above
Org Records limited edition CD single
Music video
"Ditzy Scene" on YouTube

"Ditzy Scene" is a song by English rock band Cardiacs. It was planned as the opening track and lead single from the band's unreleased sixth album, LSD, originally released on Org Records.[1] It was the band's last single to be released in frontman Tim Smith's lifetime, and their most recent one to be composed of entirely new material.[2]

"Ditzy Scene" was included in Louder's list of Knifeworld frontman Kavus Torabi's Guide to Cardiacs. In 2018, the Alphabet Business Concern rereleased the song on Bandcamp.[3]

Writing[]

"Ditzy Scene" was the first of several songs written following a Cardiacs' line-up change in 2004. Singer and guitarist Kavus Torabi wrote the lyrics after beginning to record their unreleased sixth album, provisionally titled LSD, in 2005.[4] He said it was planned to be remixed for the album:

I'm not mad on the mix of it, so the plan would've been to remix it for the LSD album that never happened. I love the tune. It was the first thing that we did with that new line-up and it was a new thing.[1]

Recording[]

The band recorded "Ditzy Scene" at Smith's Apollo 8 studio in Salisbury, Wiltshire, in autumn 2007.[5] Torabi wrote the lyrics to Smith's arrangement, as well as playing the guitar solo for the intro.[1] The intro, according to Torabi, was extremely hard to play, requiring complete concentration from the band. They recorded the song with tapes.[1] Along with Smith, vocals were provided by Torabi, bass player Jim Smith, Claire Lemmon and "special guest star" Suzanne Kirby.[6]

Composition[]

"Ditzy Scene" is a punk,[7] prog,[8] and pop song.[9]

In an interview with Louder, Torabi described his first reaction to the song's structure whilst recording: "When we started recording it was like 'Fucking hell ... here we go!' When those girl vocals came in at the start, going 'Aaah aaah!' it was a real goosebump moment and I thought 'Okay, we've really got something here ...' It's just brilliant."[1]

Release and reception[]

"Ditzy Scene" was released on September 1, 2007.[10] On November 5, it had a limited edition press release on Org Records,[5] with only 1000 copies made.

Formats and track listing[]

Personnel[]

Cardiacs

  • Tim Smith – guitar, vocals
  • Cathy Harabaras – tube bell, drums, percussion
  • Jim Smith – bass guitar, vocals
  • Kavus Torabi – guitar, vocals
  • Melanie Woods – vocals
  • Bob Leith – drums
  • Dawn Staple – tube bell, drums, percussion
  • Claire Lemmon – vocals

Features

  • Suzanne Kirby – vocals

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Dom Lawson. "Kavus Torabi's Guide To Cardiacs". Loudersound.com. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  2. ^ Sea Kitching. "Previously Unheard Cardiacs Track Released". TheQuietus.com. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "Cardiacs – Ditzy Scene (2018, File)". Discogs.com. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "History - CARDIACS". Cardiacs.net. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Cardiacs – Ditzy Scene (2007, CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "Ditzy Scene CDs". Cardiacs.org. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  7. ^ "Cardiacs Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.com. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  8. ^ "Ditzy Scene by Cardiacs (Single, Progressive Rock): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list". RateYourMusic.com. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  9. ^ "Cardiacs – Ditzy Scene (2007, CDr)". Discogs.com. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  10. ^ "Ditzy Scene (Single)". Alphabet-Business-Concern.Bandcamp.com. Retrieved September 1, 2021.

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