THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER
Hmm, this is unprecedented- and EARLY newsletter....However there is enough happening to warrant it and tomorrow we're set to fly to Portland at the crack of dawn.
A definitive list of shows can be found below.There are more confirmations for the European Tour slated for next April while Edward Ka-Spel's small solo venture to Chile now seems to be certain barring disaster.
While the band is on tour the mail-order service has to be temporarily suspended as we have no way of sending packages in transit. It will resume early in December.
Note the new releases from LPD guitarist Martijn De Kleer and a standard reissue of LPDs' long out-of-print CDs, "Chemical Playschool 8/9" and "Alchemical Playschool"
Finally a big big thank you to our friends in Tromso at the Insomnia Festival- a wonderful, unforgettable experience.
here is a list of all shows coming up...
Do note that in the US Tour there is a new date lined up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina for Hallowe'en
16 October Vancouver BC/ Richards on Richards (CDN)
17 October Portland OR/Berbatis Pan
18 October Seattle WA/El Corizon
20 October Salt Lake City UT/Urban Lounge
21 October Denver CO/Bluebird Theatre
22 October Kansas City ..not yet confirmed
23 October Minneapolis MN/Varsity Theatre
24 October Chicago IL/Empty Bottle
25 October Detroit MI/magic Stick
26 October Toronto ON/The Mod Club (CDN)
27 October Montreal QUE/Les Saints (CDN)
28 October New York City NY/knitting Factory
29 October Boston MA/Middle east
30 October Washington DC/Rock and Roll Hotel
31 October Chapel Hill/Local 506
1 November Atlanta GA/The Earl
2 November Orlando FL/Social
3 November Ybor City FL/The Orpheum
4 November New Orleans...not yet confirmed
5 November Houston TX/Warehouse Live
8 November Austin TX/Stubbs
9 November Dallas TX/Granada Theatre
11 November Albuquerque NM/Launchpad
12 November Tempe AZ/Big Fish Pub
13 November Los Angeles CA/Knitting Factory
14 November San Francisco CA/Cafe du Nord
15 November San Francisco /Cafe du nord
TBC: 25 November -1 December Edward Ka-Spel solo in Chile.
Shows in Valparaiso and Santiago de Chile (dates : 28th and 30th November
are probable)
16 April Lyon/Sonic (F)
20 April Koln/Underground (D)
21 April Leipzig /Moritzbastei (D)
22 April Vienna (with Attrition)
23 April Munchen /Feierwerk (D)
24 April Zofingen/Ox Club (CH)
Frankfurt/Das Bett confirmed but awaiting a new date. Shows in Belgium ,France and Italy will be announced soon.
We're looking for shows in these cities...can you help?
STOCKHOLM,GOTHENBURG,STRASBOURG,RENNES,BORDEAUX,LILLE.Any tips ,please send to me at : l_khata at yahoo.com
Now for the new releases.....
1.LEGENDARY PINK DOTS/Plutonium Blonde CD...We think it's a landmark....Available now...15 euros
2.EDWARD KA-SPEL/Dream Logik 2 CD..... We have the limited and luxuriously packaged double CD version at 20 euros but it's already going down in numbers quite rapidly ( postage inside Europe is 4 euros,6 outside)
3.EDWARD KA-SPEL/Dream Logik 1-3 (4 x LP plus exclusive CD).A vinyl box set in an edition of 400 copies encompassing the entire Dream Logik project...Seriously beautiful. It will be available in October.Pre-order price is 55 euros (plus 12 for postage inside Europe and 18 outside).Do note ,orders will be posted in December after the tour...Considering the initial response to this release it does look a little unlikely that we'll have this for sale at European shows in the Spring.
3.THE SILVERMAN/Blank for your own message (CD)
A voyage to exotic ,colourful places on the wings of a black swan that speaks no earthly language. A rapidly changing but constantly enchanting landscape. On Beta lactam Ring records.20 euros (plus postage and packing).OUT NOW.
3.EDWARD KA-SPEL/The Painted River of regrets (CDR)
Latest release on the Trademark of Quantity label consists of a collection of instrumental pieces to form a soundtrack for an imaginary movie which the dots vocalist had been working on over the last year.the intention was to have it ready for the last tour , but
it over-ran by a day (apologies to all who came to the first 4 shows).
A limited , personally signed edition of 399 copies. 15 euros (plus postage and packing).OUT NOW
LATE ANNOUNCEMENT: This title will also be issued on vinyl early in 2009 in an edition of 100. Please wait for further details....
4.LEGENDARY PINK DOTS/ Chemical playschool 8/9 (2CD) ..Seems to have been out-of-print forever.Now reissued by Beta-lactam Ring as gloriously as you'd expect from this fine label.Imminent...22 euros (plus 4 for postage inside Europe and 6 outside.)
5.The T-shirts. 3 of them and thank you to those who designed them and everybody else who entered the competition. Frankly we were blown away.
6.MARTIJN DE KLEER/The Stranger it gets ( Part One)
Basement recordings from the 90s in five dimensional lysergic glory.Touching acoustic songs, explosive space exploration. Lovingly home-made CDR release- an hour of music.It costs 15 euros and will be released in time for the USA tour.
7.MARTIJN DE KLEER/THe Stranger it gets (Part Two)
Second installment of the stranger basement tapes. 15 euros...
8. THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS/ Alchemical Playschool
Regular edition of long out-of-print and screamingly rare release. 15 euros.
9. Those attending American/canadian shows could find something surprising in LPDs' humble but well-stocked shop. However, at this moment the author of this missive is sworn to secrecy.
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A LINK
We'd like to bring your attention to www.loveandloudcolours.com.
This is a website dedicated to Edward Ka-Spel's book of lyrics which was released a few years ago.The site has been updated and visitors will find
a section where Edward reveals the origins for many of his outpourings.
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BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT CAME OUR WAY
SVARTBAG
I was given this CD by a kind record store owner in Copenhagen, and what a beauty it is!!! Perhaps there are echoes of the sadly missed Godspeed You Black Emperor, but that comparison does this Danish band a disservice.Very much an individual sound to this CD on the Rump Recordings label.Charged, ecstatic .Utterly uplifting in these sepia times.
THE JOHN MORAN CORPORATION
Sometimes a CD comes along that makes you want to fling open the windows and scream about to the rest of the World (only that would of course interfere with the beautiful music).
In the case of John moran, it wasn't one but 2 albums that turned up in the mail box..Psychedelic in the braodest sense, tuneful, intelligent,happy, sad---dont know where to stop.John is from Australia and his CDs are on the Puzzle Factory label.Seek him out, and buy his music--you will not regret this.
UN FESTIN SAGITAL
Title: Epitafio a la Permanencia
Imagine Christian Vander and Pierre Henry collaborating on a lost masterpiece when they were both at the peaks of their powers.....Imagine the master tape turning up in Chile..Imagine it's reputation preceded it and turned out to be EVEN BETTER......Un Festin Sagital is a group I'd never heard of before, but I reckon I'll spend the next few years hearing them again and again such is the depth of this debut.Purchase from < www.blrrecords.com> now before it vanishes.
ARIEL KALMA
Beta-Lactam Ring has given Ariels' first insanely rare album a long overdue re-release and it's a glory.Lots of beautiful bonus material as well. We loved this record for years at Chez Dots...Hearing it with this kind of clarity was akin to waking up after a long Winter's sleep.
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AT LAST!!! THE UPDATED TEKA CATALOGUE (NOTE: WHILE WE'RE ON TOUR WE CANNOT SEND PACKAGES.NORMAL SERVICE RESUMES IN DECEMBER!!!)
All orders can be made by sending me a message at
l_khata at yahoo.com
All out-of-stock items have been removed from the previous list.Remember to read the ordering instructions at the end of the lists..
THE SECOND HAND AND RARITY LIST
A new TEKA service where we offer second hand CDs and vinyl records..
needless to say that except in exceptional circumstances we have just one copy of any item listed here....the intention is to update this list at the beginning of each month.
If you want to receive updates ,please send a request to:
l_khata at yahoo.com with the message "obscurity"
1.LACTAMASE
Very rare compilation 10" from beta Lactam Ring Records featuring an exclusive track from Edward Ka-Spel amongst others.OFFERS
2.ESKATON/Ardeur LP (ex/ex) -very rare vinyl album from france....similarity to Magma.50 EUROS
3.JAN DUKES DE GREY LP (vg+/vg)-ORIGINAL rare vinyl album.OFFERS
4.CELLORGANICS LP (vg/vg+)LP 1980 avant-garde.CDR reissued on the fabulous Creel Pone label..15 euros
5.JOHN MILLS COCKELL -Heartbeat (ex/ex) member oflegendary Canadian pioneers Syrinx...15 euros
6.EDWARD KA-SPEL 10" LP---Lilith & the Rose 10" vinyl -BLACK test pressing
(with cover)---35 EUR
7.EDWARD KA-SPEL--Fragments of Illumina (original CDR on Piehead label)---25 Euros
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Due to escalating postage prices in The Netherlands, Terminal Kaleidoscope has had to change its pricing policy. Items listed no longer include postage costs so please consult the shipping chart before sending us the total for your order. If you have questions, please send us an email for an exact quote.
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Lyric Book = 5.50 Euros
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Book = 10 Euros
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