EDWARD KA-SPEL

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Release date and tracklist

June 30, 2012
NL MP3 self-released on Bandcamp

1. Our Captain’s Eyes / Clara Rockmore’s Dog
2. Paris 4pm

Credits

• Edward Ka-Spel- Voice, Keyboards

Notes

When The Dots played a 2 night residency in the wonderful L’Echangeur venue on the outskirts of Paris in 2005, Edward Ka-Spel was also invited to make an exclusive afternoon performance in the Herge Library.  Equipment was primitive (especially the microphone) and EK had to sing, speak, play and mix himself as there was no real desk at the venue.

However the result was a unique collection of pieces, one made especially for the occasion and a hyper-rare rendition of “Clara Rockmore’s Dog“..

It was a memorable day for the small audience and the artist and happily fiend of The Dots’ renaud captured the music on his recorder and uploaded it to the estimable Dimeadozen site.  Here it is again, a little cleaned up and edited.  Sound quality isn’t perfect by any means due to the spartan vocal PA, but it’s intimate enough to warrant it’s appearance here.

EDWARD KA-SPEL

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Credits

• Edward Ka-Spel- Voice, Keyboards

 Notes

Cassette- Edition of 100 copies with water color painted/typewriter labels and color ‘water collage’ covers.

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Composed and recorded over 5 days in the rainiest July I can remember.  A slow sinking into an ocean that ultimately reclaims all. Enjoy, but wear a lifejacket.

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“a water-logged voyage floating across the psychedelic wilderness. the land is almost a bog now, filled to the gills from the ever present rain.  Animals seek higher ground as the tide comes in and in and over, blurring the line between sea and land. You can hear the boat creek as the soggy wood warps.  Wheezing organs, cold and eerie soundscapes, a chorus of gurgling and shimmering synths.” –Tolmie Terrapin Press

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2023 remaster:
Edward has been in the process of making all his solo works available on his own Bandcamp page.  This is a remastered release with three extra tracks and a new cover.  The home made CDR is a limited edition of 99

EDWARD KA-SPEL

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Release date and tracklist

2012
IT 1 x CD  Rustblade RBL035
IT 2 x CD  Rustblade RBL035BOX
IT 3 x CD + DVD  Rustblade RBL035BOX2

CD 1

1. Ticket
2. Throwing Things
3. So What?
4. The Voyeur
5. Favourite Things Parts 1-3
6. The Bunker
7. Brighton Line
8. Bye Bye

CD 2

1. Spectrescape 1
2. Spectrescape 2
3. Spectrescape 3
4. Spectrescape 4

CD 3

1. Patriot (Version Apocalypse)

DVD

Ghost Logik- A Short Film

September 9, 2023 remaster (Ghost Logik)
NL MP3 self-released on EK’s Bandcamp

1. Ticket
2. Throwing Things
3. So What?
4. The Voyeur
5. Favourite Things Parts 1-3
6. The Bunker
7. Brighton Line
8. Bye Bye

September 9, 2023 remaster (Spectrescapes)
NL MP3 self-released on EK’s Bandcamp

1. Spectrescape 1
2. Spectrescape 2
3. Spectrescape 3
4. Spectrescape 4

Credits 

• Edward Ka-Spel- all instruments and voice

Notes

The Special Paper Digipack (RBL035) is the 1st CD in a paper sleeve that is enclosed in an outer paper covering with artwork by Alessia Catanuto.

The Limited Box (RBL035BOX) is a limited edition of 250 copies.  It contains a CDs 1 & 2, a postcard, a sticker and a skull amulet in a green bag.

The Deluxe Silver Box (RBL035BOX2) is a limited edition package of 99 copies.  It contains 3 CDs, 1 DVD, a postcard, a sticker, a green bag, a skull amulet, a tarot and a wooden bracelet.

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“Nothing logical there. A lost soul or a missing moment, derailed from the timeline, bleeding on the road as the headlights illuminate and make an arc around it.That which cannot be explained must be avoided for it is an aberration; a grain of sand on the sad eye of the good Lord above. Only that which can be held in these reliable hands is permitted here. So stop moaning. It keeps me awake and when I’m tired I see things which are not there. Just wish it wasn’t so cold in here. It’s July for Christ’s sake yet this room feels like a freezer. ghost logik. Nothing logical there. I’m repeating myself like that missing moment, like that lost soul. Trapped in a loop, mocking time itself, mocking all we are, everything we value, everything we believe in. Do you believe in ghosts? hell yeah…. BOOOOO”.  –E K-S

2023 digital remasters

Ghost Logik– The first solo album recorded by EK following his move back to the Uk. The excellent Rustblade label issued this mysterious journey in a variety of formats but it is becoming scarce these days. A CDR reissue may happen in the future.

Spectrescapes– A bonus album with the deluxe edition of ‘Ghost Logik’ in 2012. It was never released as a single disc.

Press Release

Edward Ka-spel, best known as lead singer, musician, and co-founder of The Legendary Pink Dots presents his newest work Ghost Logik. The disc represents a voyage into the most hidden recesses of the subconscious mind and flows with the dream-like quality unique to Ka-spel and his work. The atmospheres of the songs range from vast ambient spoken word spaces to enduring psychedelic ballads where the warmth of Ka-spel’s voice moves with us in solitary, dilated harmony. Meandering throughout the tracks of this eclectic opera is the sense of a conceptual overlay, tied to images of abandoned abodes and ancient spirits. An epic return and one of the most cohesive albums this artist has composed in recent years. Ghost Logik Close your eyes and listen…