The Crucial Conspiracy

The Crucial Conspiracy
Studio album by The Dingees
Released	January 23, 2001
Genre	Punk rock, ska
Length	39:17
Label	Tooth & Nail / Open Water
Producer	The Dingees; Chris Colbert; Frank Lenz
The Dingees chronology
Sundown to Midnight (1999) The Crucial Conspiracy (2001) Rebel Soul Sound System (2010)
Alternative cover

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Source	Rating
Cross Rhythms	(not rated) link
The Phantom Tollbooth	(not rated) link
Jesus Freak Hideout	(not rated) link
CCM Magazine	(not rated)
HM Magazine	(not rated)

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

1. "Spray Paint" – 3:03
2. "Middle Man" – 2:14
3. "Summer" – 3:41
4. "Dear Sister, Dear Brother" – 4:21
5. "Christina Fight Back" – 1:41
6. "Ronnie Raygun" – 1:15
7. "We Rot the Voodoo" – 2:52
8. "General Information" – 2:17
9. "Latch Key Kids" – 3:44
10. "Moving Underground" – 4:10
11. "Whole Scene" – 3:43
12. "The World's Last Night" – 4:37
13. "Declaration" – 1:39

Lineup

• 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

Miscellaneous

The Crucial Conspiracy was re-released on vinyl by Open Water Records in 2009.