Various Artists - Leader Of The Starry Skies - A Tribute To Tim Smith - DOUBLE LP GATEFOLD

This is not just a tribute album. It is an endeavour borne of love. Tim Smith composer, principal songwriter, lead singer and guitarist of Cardiacs passed away on the 21st July 2020. The artists on this record came together to celebrate Tim's unique music and further it's dominion Everyone involved in the making of this album generously gave their time and creativity freely, a testament to the love they all shared for Tim. After articles about Tim Smith and Leader Of The Starry Skies have been written in The Guardian and the Sun this is what some reviewers have had to say; A treat for fans and a primer for everyone else, this is extraordinary and timeless music that glows and trobs with love for the very brilliant man who created it.
Dom Lawson ~ Prog Classic
...the music of Mr Smith, has the uncanny ability to transform minds, delve deep into whatever it is that makes us think and feel and push and pull at it in a way that is utterly unique and endlessly rewarding...
Prog Archives
...the most diverse eclectic and excellent mix of music styles, artistic execution and musical diveristy that this reviewer has had the privelege - nay, the JOY to hear in ages.
Andi James Chamberlain ~ Subba-Cultcha
These aren’t just pop songs, there’s something far deeper going on. Many have the familiarity and spirituality of hymns... he’s our generation’s Elgar .
Sam Shepherd ~ Line Of The Best Fit
...smart, talented people performing great, unique songs in support of a very worthy cause.
Matt Evans ~ Rockarolla

Side A : Savour - William D. Drake / Big Ship - Ultrasound / Fear - Oceansize / Let Alone My Plastic Doll - Mark Cawthra
Side B : Day Is Gone - The Trudy / Founding - Stars In Battledress / Will Bleed Amen - Max Tundra feat. Sarah Measures / Shaping the River - Julianne Regan / The Stench of Honey - Knifeworld
Side C : A Little Man and a House - The Magic Numbers / Is This the Life - Mikrokosmos / March - North Sea Radio Orchestra / Lilly White's Party - Robert White feat. Andy Partridge
Side D : Wind and Rains Is Cold - Rose Kemp Vs Rarg / Up in Annie's Room - Katherine Blake / Stoneage Dinosaurs - Steven Wilson / Home of Fadeless Splendour - The Scaramanga Six