The Crucial Conspiracy is the third full-length album by Californian ska band The Dingees. The album shows a reggae and roots music influence, although its style constantly shifts and includes what was described as only "a fading memory" of third wave ska.
Track listing "Spray Paint" – 3:03 "Middle Man" – 2:14 "Summer" – 3:41 "Dear Sister, Dear Brother" – 4:21 "Christina Fight Back" – 1:41 "Ronnie Raygun" – 1:15 "We Rot the Voodoo" – 2:52 "General Information" – 2:17 "Latch Key Kids" – 3:44 "Moving Underground" – 4:10 "Whole Scene" – 3:43 "The World's Last Night" – 4:37 "Declaration" – 1:39
Personnel Pegleg – vocals, guitar, sax Dave Chevalier – throat, tenor sax, organ, piano Aaron Landers – guitar, organ, backups Bean – M-bass Scott Rodgers – drums, backups
Guest musicians J Bonner – Hammond organ, Rhodes, clavinet, Melodica, Produb Angelo Moore – bari sax, alto sax, Theremin, vocals Ronnie Martin – synth Travis Larsen – trombone Mike Sullivan – trumpet Frank Lenz – drums, percussion, organ, piano Chris Colbert – sampling
Vinyl release The Crucial Conspiracy was re-released on vinyl by Open Water Records in 2009.
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