This is a compilation of news articles and announcements from  2005, taken from Brainwashed.com.  Most of the links are obsolete. This is for archival purposes only.

01/02/05: NEW TOUR DATE ADDED / NEW MP3 DOWNLOAD

The Legendary Pink Dots have added a show at Connewitz in Leipzig to the tour roster. The show will take place on February 28.

Over at the Downloads page, you can find a wonderful live version of Maniac fromThe Golden Age recorded in Burlington, Vermont in 1989.

 

01/08/05: UPDATED TOUR SCHEDULE:

Dates in Freiburg and Sczcezin have been added.

 

01/10/05: NEW DATES ADDED/SEEKING SHOWS IN FRANCE:

A show in Frankfurt on March 14 has been added to the tour roster. Also confirmed is a show in Avignon, France on March 12 (see the updated tour schedule below). The Pink Dots are seeking more shows in France in the days prior to the show on March 12. If you have any tips, please send me an e-mail or use the Contact Formon this website.

 

01/18/05: NEW DATE ADDED:

A show in Lund, Sweden has been confirmed for March 2nd.

 

01/21/05: NEW DATES ADDED:

Dates in London, Hoeilaart, and Erlangen have been confirmed. Also in the works is an Edward Ka-Spel solo show in London on March 18. Details will be posted here so keep checking back!

 

01/27/05: UPDATES FROM EDWARD:

Edward sent over the following annoucements – including surprising (and thrilling!) news about a possible Mimir show in Antwerp on February 12:

Unfortunately, the Pink Dots show scheduled for March 4 at the Omega Club in Erlangen has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. We are looking for a new venue, but can make no promises that we will be able to re-schedule this show at this time.

Just confirmed: There will be an Edward Ka-Spel/Mirror – and possibly MIMIR show in Antwerp on February 12. More details will follow shortly, so keep checking this page for updates.

There will be an Edward Ka-Spel solo show in London at the Drones Club on March 18 (support will be S/T).

There will be a short Edward Ka-Spel solo set before the LPD set in Avignon on March 12.

The two shows in Tel Aviv, Israel (January 28 and 29) will be completely different from one another.

In other news, those of you in the New York/New Jersey area checking out shows by Cosmic Brotherhood of Ra will get to hear a cover of the often-overlooked but brilliant LPD track Condition Green.

 

02/01/05: MIMIR SHOW CONFIRMED, NEW DATE IN LYON

The Edward Ka-Spel/Mirror/Mimir show in Antwerp has been confirmed for February 12. The venue is Mechelsesteenweg 90.

A date in Lyon, France has been confirmed for March 13. The venue is Grrrnd Zero.

 

02/08/05: NEW DATE CONFIRMED – POLISH SHOW VENUE CHANGES:

A show in Nurnberg has been confirmed for March 4 at
Z-bau.

Two venues in Poland have been changed. The show originally scheduled at the Blue Note on February 25 will now be at Piwnica 21 and the show in Bydgoszcz scheduled at Mozg on February 26 will be at The Kuznia Club. The dates for these shows have not been changed.

Here is the current tour schedule:

11 Feb: Tilburg (NL) / 013

12 Feb: Antwerp (B) / Mechelsesteenweg 90
***Edward Ka-Spel solo with Mirror and Mimir

16 Feb: Nijmegen (NL) / Merleyn

17 Feb: Freiburg (D) / Cafe Atlantik
***With Collection D’Arnell Andrea

19 Feb: Leiden (NL) / LVC

20 Feb: Utrecht (NL) / Ekko

22 Feb: Amsterdam (NL) / Desmet Live (Human Radio)

23 Feb: Munster (D) / Gleis 22

24 Feb: Potsdam (D) / Waschhaus

25 Feb: Poznan (PL) / Piwnica 21

26 Feb: Bydgoszcz (PL) / Kuznia Club

27 Feb: Lodz (PL) / Dekompresja

28 Feb: Leipzig (D) / UT Connewitz

01 Mar: Szczecin (PL) / Hormon

02 Mar: Lund (SE) / Smalands Nation

04 Mar: Nurnberg (D) / Z-bau

05 Mar: Hoeilaart (B) / Jeugdcentrum Koldam

12 Mar: Avignon (F) / Theatre du Bourg Neuf
***Also: Edward Ka-Spel solo

13 Mar: Lyon (F) / Grrrnd Zero – CANCELED

14 Mar: Frankfurt (D) / Cookies

18 Mar: London (UK) / Drones Club with S/T
***Edward Ka-Spel solo

19 Mar: London (UK) / Slimelight

 

02/13/05: MIMIR PHOTOS

You can see photos of the first-ever Mimir show (Saturday February 12, 2005 in Antwerp, Belgium) here! Many thanks to Jan de Haan for taking them and to Erik Gibbels for sending them. Make sure to keep watching the weekly brainwashed brain as an upcoming edition of the brainwashed eye will feature Mimir.

 

03/01/05: ZDZISLAW BEKSINSKI:

Last week, the Legendary Pink Dots were shocked and saddened by the news that famous Polish surrealist artist Zdzislaw Beksinski had been found murdered in his home. Beksinski provided the album cover art for LPDs Polish releases via the Big Blue label.

Beksinski’s late son Tomasz was a big LPD fan and he was largely responsible for helping LPDs find an audience in Poland.

 

03/08/05: LYON SHOW CANCELED:

The Pink Dots show scheduled for March 13 in Lyon, France has been canceled as the venue has been shut down. Unfortunately, it has not been possible to move the show to another venue at this time.

03/09/05: SECOND SHOW ADDED IN AVIGNON, FRANCE:

The Legendary Pink Dots have just confirmed a second show in Avignon, France atTheatre du Bourg Neuf on March 13. The setlist for this performance will be completely different than the setlist for the show at Theatre du Bourg Neuf on March 12!

 

03/17/05: SPECIAL CDR TO BE GIVEN AWAY AT DRONES CLUB SHOW IN LONDON:

A special CDR will be given to the first 50 audience members through the door at the Drones Club for the Edward Ka-Spel/S/T show on Friday, March 18. Don’t be late!

The tracklist is as follows:

1: Edward Ka-Spel: Atomic Roses
Recorded live in Brussels, 29th May 1999

2: Edward Ka-Spel: Prisoners Of War
Recorded live in Brussels, 29th May 1999

3: Edward Ka-Spel: The Blue Room
Vocals by Neinke. Recorded live in Brussels, 29th May 1999

4: Edward Ka-Spel: The Qaspel
Recorded live in Toronto, 13th November 1993

5: Edward Ka-Spel: A Crack In Melancholy Time
Recorded live in Toronto, 13th November 1993

6: Edward Ka-Spel: Witchfinder Suite (excerpt)
Recorded live in Toronto, 13th November 1993

7: S/T: Das Alpha Tier (long version)
Original version from the ‘Psychedelic Hogwash’ CD in the REW box set

8: S/T: What Happens… Happens
2005 rehearsal recording

9: S/T: The Silly Season
Demo version

 

04/03/05: MARTIJN DE KLEER’S VINTAGE GUITAR FOR SALE:

Former Dot Martijn de Kleer is selling his white 1966 Fender Jazzmaster guitar, which he purchased in New York City on his first LPD tour in 1992.

Since 1992, Martijn has played this guitar on every LPD tour he has been on, every solo album he has recorded and Pink Dots and Tear Garden record he appears on.

We will be selling this guitar via an e-mail auction. Because it is a vintage guitar, the starting bid is USD $2,000 (not including shipping costs). Bids will be taken for one month (through May 3, 2005). At the end of the one-month auction period and upon receipt of payment (including shipping costs), Martijn will ship the guitar to its new owner in its original case. He will include an autographed solo CD and will also autograph the guitar upon request. At the end of the auction period, payment can be submitted online via PayPal. Cash, bank transfer or credit card payment will be accepted.

To place a bid or to request further information, e-mail Martijn at tijnkleer (AT) hotmail (DOT) com and keep watching this space for updates.

GOOD LUCK!

 

04/20/05: DARKNESS NEARLY READY TO FALL:

Track 1: The Rim of the Pit
Track 2: Wings Trapped in Amber

The release of Edward Ka-Spel’s new solo album O Darkness, O Darkness is imminent. The Beta-lactam Ring vinyl-only release hits the stands on April 30. It is pressed on 180-gram audiophile vinyl and packaged in a heavy boardstock gimmick art cover. Limited to 800 copies, no CD edition will be released.

 

04/22/05: LPD 25th ANNIVERSARY TOUR:

The Legendary Pink Dots will peform at L’Echangeur, Paris on 14th and 15th October. These are the opening dates of the Dots’ 25th Anniversary Tour and there will be a different set on each night with songs that span the band’s entire history. Edward Ka-Spel and The Silverman will also play solo sets at these shows. For more information on the shows at L’Echangeur or to make reservations for the shows, please contact the venue.

It is hoped that the tour will be expand to 100 shows all over the planet. As always, tips for sympathetic venues are always welcome – and greatly appreciated. If you know of an interested venue or promoter, please send me an e-mail or use the contact form on this website.

 

05/05/05: MARTIJN DE KLEER’S GUITAR – UPDATE:

Martijn de Kleer has found a buyer for his vintage guitar. Thanks so much to everyone who contacted him!

 

05/25/05: HELP WANTED + TWO CDS EDWARD KA-SPEL WOULD LIKE YOU TO AVOID:

Edward has asked me to get the word out that he’s trying to nail down shows in Scandinavia for the LPDs 25th Anniversary tour and, as always, he could use any tips anyone out there may have for sympathetic promoters or venues in this region. He adds that this time around, it may be necessary for someone in Gothenburg to actually try to approach venues on behalf of the band as clubs in this area don’t typically respond to e-mails.

Any and all help is greatly appreciated. If you can help, please e-mail me.

On a “less savoury note,” Edward has asked that I pass along to friends and fans that for several months, he has been trying to get in touch with Silver Stars, for whom he contributed vocals to a track called “Saturn’s Rings.” Their CD Tripping Louder Attitude and their MCD Saturn’s Rings are both being promoted using Edward’s name as a selling point. In fact, on the main promo page for the releases, the band is even listed as Silver Stars featuring Edward Ka-Spel.

This is particularly offensive as despite several attempts by Edward to get in touch with this band, no one has responded to his e-mails, accounted to him in any way, or even provided him with promotional/complimentary copies of the release, though his name is obviously being used to sell the CDs.

Of course the choice is up to each individual fan, but at the present time, we are asking that people DO NOT BUY THESE RELEASES BY SILVER STAR (from anyone!) until they have accounted to or at least responded to Edward.

Interestingly, it is believed that this project is tied in heavily with the shadowy figure known as “Max from Italy” who was behind the difficult-to-obtain-and-often sought-after LPD release Synesthesia. (I was told by Edward some time ago that eventually, a reissue will surface – perhaps on vinyl).

Unfortunately, no accounting has ever been settled for that release either, though in fairness, a good number of complimentary copies of the Synesthesia album were given to LPDs to sell via mail order and at the merchandise tables when the album was released a few years ago. Regardless, something’s amiss. Feel free to contact us with any questions.

 

05/30/05: NEW EDWARD KA-SPEL SOLO ALBUM RELEASE AND ART CONTEST:

The next Edward Ka-Spel solo release comes to us via Canada’s Piehead Records. It’s called Fragments of Illumina and has been in the works for quite some time now. All tracks are previously unreleased and total time is approximately 50 minutes.

Tracklist:
1. My Space
2. The End of Everything (Part One)
3. The End of Everything (Part Two)
4. Sticks & Stones
5. Yet Another Fragment

Piehead is having a design contest for the album cover:

Piehead Records is pleased to announce that we will soon be releasingFRAGMENTS OF ILLUMINA, a full-length album of brand new solo material by Edward Ka-Spel.

This album was originally planned to be part of Piehead’s 2004 monthly limited edition CDR series, but we had to bump it from the roster due to some scheduling issues. The album will now be a one-off non-series release, still a limited edition on professionally pressed CDR, but the edition size will be larger than the originally planned 211 copies. The edition size and other details will be announced when the album goes on sale in mid-June.

Note that we are NOT yet accepting pre-orders for this album, so please don’t write asking if you can reserve a copy. I’ll make an announcement here when we are ready to receive orders.

To make this release more special, we have decided to hold a design contest for the album cover. The image that Edward has in mind for the cover is…

“A floating rock in space, with a flag at half-mast.”

Any and all visual representations of this image are welcome. Once you have created an image, please send a small but clear JPEG or GIF of your artwork to kaspel [at] pieheadrecords [dot] com (or post it somewhere and send us a link).

All submissions must be received by JUNE 15TH, 2005. The winner will be contacted as soon as we have reviewed all of the entries and chosen a favourite, at which point they must provide us with a higher quality image file that is suitable for printing.

The winning submission will receive a signed copy of FRAGMENTS OF ILLUMINA, as well as a second unique CDR made for you personally by Edward himself.

Thanks in advance to all contributors, we look forward to seeing your submissions!

 

06/24/05: FRAGMENTS OF ILLUMINA COVER ART CONTEST – WINNING DESIGN CHOSEN:

This just in from Piehead Records:

The artwork contest for our upcoming Edward Ka-Spel album, Fragments Of Illumina, closed last week, and we had dozens of great entries to choose from. It was tough narrowing it down to just one, but we finally managed to choose a favourite. Congratulations to Garvin Tieseler for his winning submission:

The reduced image above doesn’t really do it justice, so just wait until you see the finished product (not to mention the beautiful back cover and interior & disc graphics that Garvin also designed)!

Piehead expects to be able to start shipping the discs within the next few weeks.

 

06/26/05: VIDEO LINK: LPDs LIVE AT ATLANTIK CAFE (FEBRUARY 2005):

Courtesy of the Atlantik Cafe and the Letournant video team, you can find a video clip of LPDs February 2005 performance at the Cafe here. Enjoy!

 

07/04/05: NEW TOUR DATES / NEW EDWARD KA-SPEL COLLABORATION:

New tour dates for the 25th Anniversary Tour are starting to trickle in. Expect the first few confirmations to be announced here in the coming days. One official confirmation, though not part of the tour, is the Na Okraji Festival in Skrivany, CZ on 26th August.

In other news, Edward Ka-Spel has lent his vocal talents to Rise of the Fallen, who have recorded a special remake of LPDs classic Hellsville.

The track will appear on Rise of the Fallen’s album Nest of Ten. Edward will also appear in some capacity on the Rise of the Fallen tracks Armilius, Edom andGeneration. For more information, please visit the Golem Records website.

 

07/05/05: LEGENDARY PINK DOTS – 25th ANNIVERSARY TOUR: FIRST CONFIRMED DATES:

The first dates for the Legendary Pink Dots 25th Anniversary Tour are rolling in:

26 Aug: Novy Bydzov (CZ) – Na Okraji Festival (one-off show)
14 Oct: Paris (F) – L’Echangeur
15 Oct: Paris (F) – L’Echangeur
16 Oct: Avignon (F) – Le Theatre du Bourg Neuf
17 Oct: Rennes (F) – Le Jardin Moderne
19 Oct: Hamburg (D) – Waagenbau
20 Oct: Hamburg (D) – Waagenbau
26 Oct: Copenhagen (D) – Loppen
27 Oct: Oslo (N) – Garage
28 Oct: Bergen (N) – Garage
31 Oct: Stockholm (S) – Debaser
01 Nov: Helsinki (SF) – Semifinal
03 Nov: Riga (LV) – Depo
11 Nov: Jena (D) – Kassablanca Gleis 1
12 Nov: Strasbourg (F) – La Laiterie
(Heaven’s Gate 5 Festival)***
18 Nov: Budapest (H) – Marco Polo
09 Dec: Berne (CH) – ElkClub

***Also appearing at the Heaven’s Gate Festival on 11th and 12th November:

In the Nursery
Clan of Xymox
Neon Cage Experiment
Jad Wio
Psyche
Ex_tension
The Eternal Afflict
Sex Gang Children
Tamtrum
The Invincible Spirit
Eva O
Olen’K
Haujobb
Punish Yourself
Dolls of Pain
Ausgang
Skoyz

More dates are being confirmed and will be announced shortly. Keep checking this space for updates.

 

07/10/05: JARBOE “MEN” ALBUM / MORE LPD TOUR DATES CONFIRMED:

MEN ALBUM: Six years in the making, the release of Jarboe’s highly-ancicipated album The Men, which features Edward Ka-Spel and a plethora of other diverse artists (some of the most talented and respected in the business!) is imminent. I have heard Edward’s contribution (though perhaps not the final mix) and the blending of these two vocal and artistic talents is mesmerizing – well worth the wait!

PRESS RELEASE: THE MEN

Six years in the making, The Men as revealed via twenty tracks on this double CD showcases the impressive range of Jarboe’s artistry. The Men brings together an eclectic global roster of artists from diverse musical backgrounds whose only commonality is Jarboe herself. Conceptually, The Men examines the dreams of a woman and the exploration therein of her identity through males eyes.

Featured artists include veteran performers Blixa Bargeld (Einsterzende Neubauten, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds), Alan Sparhawk (LOW), Iva Davies (Icehouse, Master & Commander soundtrack), Jim Thirlwell (Foetus), Edward Ka-Spel (Legendary Pink Dots), Paz Lenchantin (A Perfect Circle, Zwan, RTX), William Faith (Faith & The Muse, Tweaker), Monica Richards (Faith & The Muse), David Torn (David Bowie, David Sylvian, SPLaTTeRCeLL…), Chris Connelly (Revolting Cocks, Ministry, Pigface), David J (Bauhaus, Love & Rockets, The Jazz Butcher), Percy Howard (Bill Laswell, Meridiem), Steve Von Till (Neurosis), Joseph Budenholzer (Current 93, Backworld, Lydia Lunch), Mika Vainio (PanSonic, Bjork remix), Kris Force (Amber Asylum), as well as : James Izzo (Thread), Blind Michael Bradley (Myssouri), Diana Obscura (The Living Jarboe), and new Jarboe collaborator: songwriter/guitarist Nic Le Ban.

The gorgeous image above is the cover of the album, which can be pre-orderedhere. The anticipated release date is October, 2005.

MORE TOUR DATES CONFIRMED: Scroll down to see the most recent confirmed dates for LPDs 25th Anniversary Tour.

 

07/12/05: NEW DATE CONFIRMED:

The Legendary Pink Dots have just confirmed a show in Rennes, France on 17th October. Scroll down for the complete list of dates.

 

07/14/05: NEW DATES CONFIRMED:

25th Anniversary Tour shows are now confirmed in Berlin and Budapest. Here is the most recent tour schedule:

26 Aug: Novy Bydzov (CZ) – Na Okraji Festival (one-off show)
23 Sep: Rosslau (D) – Burgnaechte Festival (one-off show)
13 Oct: Amsterdam (NL) – Wilhelmia Pakhuis
14 Oct: Paris (F) – L’Echangeur
15 Oct: Paris (F) – L’Echangeur
16 Oct: Avignon (F) – Le Theatre du Bourg Neuf
17 Oct: Rennes (F) – Le Jardin Moderne
19 Oct: Hamburg (D) – Waagenbau
20 Oct: Hamburg (D) – Waagenbau
24 Oct: Berlin (D) – Magnet
26 Oct: Copenhagen (D) – Loppen
27 Oct: Oslo (N) – Garage
28 Oct: Bergen (N) – Garage
31 Oct: Stockholm (S) – Debaser
01 Nov: Helsinki (SF) – Semifinal
03 Nov: Riga (LV) – Depo
11 Nov: Jena (D) – Kassablanca Gleis 1
12 Nov: Strasbourg (F) – La Laiterie
(Heaven’s Gate 5 Festival)***
13 Nov: Koln (D) – Underground
18 Nov: Budapest (H) – Marco Polo
09 Dec: Berne (CH) – ElkClub

 

07/16/05: NEW RELEASES, NEW CONFIRMED DATE AND HELP WANTED:

HELP WANTED: Though the European leg of the 25th Anniversary Tour is coming together quite nicely now, there are always those “rough patches” where the band could use tips and contacts. Edward recently asked me to pass on that the Pink Dots are “very anxious to find shows in Germany on 21 and 22 October and in Switzerland, Austria and South Germany on 13, 14, 15 and 16 November so if anyone can help, we will be eternally grateful.”

The latest confirmed date is Koln on 13th November. Scroll down for the most current tour schedule.

NEW RELEASES: Beta-lactam Ring Records will be reissuing many of Edward Ka-Spel’s solo albums beginning in October 2005 (Chyekk China Doll, AAazhyd China Doll, Khataclimici China Doll, Eyes China Doll and Laugh China Doll.Each will contain the original music fully remastered with bonus material and original artwork. Each CD reissue will feature a coupon. Collect all the coupons to receive a bonus CD of exclusive material.

There are also a plethora of Edward Ka-Spel solo releases imminent via BLRR. First up is Happy New Year: Two tracks recorded on December 31, 2004 and January 1, 2005. Packed in a broadstock 6-color gatefold sleeve, this release is limited to 300 numbered copies. Due mid-August 2005.

Edward’s new studio album, Long Red Ladder To The Moon will be released in October 2005 on CD and 2 X LP. Track list is as follows:

Black Widow’s Kiss
Mechanical Sam
Flipside
Hey Rainman
Gone Subterranean (Parts 1 and 2)
It’s Just A Job
Never Say Never
Treehugger (Parts 1 and 2)

The vinyl issue will also include the bonus track Spacerock (Parts 1 and 2).

A new studio album by Silverman, Nature of Illusion will also be released on CD and LP later this year. It is described as “Soliloquy for Lilith by Nurse With Wound crossed with the ambient works of Brian Eno and Persepolis by Xenakis.”

Nature of Illusion represents the shamanic struggle to break through the nature of our illusionary existence and the sense of resignation with our worldly existence. This album also features a very unique vocal performance by Edward.

Coming late this fall is The Legendary Pink Dots: Live in Utrecht 1987 DVD. It is a wonderful live concert featuring a historical document of the 6-piece band that included violin. Here is the tracklist:

The Dream Intro
Curious Guy
Plasma Twins
Premonition 16/She Said
The Hill
Echo Police
Rattlesnake Arena
Poppy Day
Jewel in the Crown
Our Lady In Chambers
Guardians Of Eden
The Dairy
Neon Gladiators
Love Puppets
The Heretic
I’m The Way, The Truth, The Light
Silverture/Flowers For The Silverman

 

07/21/05: BURGNAECHTE FESTIVAL:

The Legendary Pink Dots will be appearing in an old castle at the Burgnaechte Festival on Friday, September 23.

 

07/24/05: NOW AVAILABLE: EDWARD KA-SPEL – THE FRAGMENTS OF ILLUMINA:

Edward Ka-Spel’s latest solo release The Fragments of Illumina is now available through Piehead Records!

Tracklist:
1. My Space
2. The End of Everything (Part One)
3. The End of Everything (Part Two)
4. Sticks & Stones
5. Yet Another Fragment

Visit the Piehead website to place your order.

 

07/27/05: NEW DATE CONFIRMED:

The Legendary Pink Dots will perform in Amsterdam on October 13th. Here is the latest tour schedule:

26 Aug: Novy Bydzov (CZ) – Na Okraji Festival (one-off show)
23 Sep: Rosslau (D) – Burgnaechte Festival (one-off show)
13 Oct: Amsterdam (NL) – Wilhelmia Pakhuis
14 Oct: Paris (F) – L’Echangeur
15 Oct: Paris (F) – L’Echangeur
16 Oct: Avignon (F) – Le Theatre du Bourg Neuf
17 Oct: Rennes (F) – Le Jardin Moderne
19 Oct: Hamburg (D) – Waagenbau
20 Oct: Hamburg (D) – Waagenbau
23 Oct: Bensheim (D) – Pipato Keller Theater
25 Oct: Berlin (D) – Magnet
26 Oct: Copenhagen (D) – Loppen
27 Oct: Oslo (N) – Garage
28 Oct: Bergen (N) – Garage
31 Oct: Stockholm (S) – Debaser
01 Nov: Helsinki (SF) – Semifinal
03 Nov: Riga (LV) – Depo
05 Nov: Warsaw (PL) – No Mercy
06 Nov: Warsaw (PL) – No Mercy
07 Nov: Poznan (PL) – TBA
08 Nov: Krakow (PL) – Re
11 Nov: Jena (D) – Kassablanca Gleis 1
12 Nov: Strasbourg (F) – La Laiterie
(Heaven’s Gate 5 Festival)***
13 Nov: Koln (D) – Underground
17 Nov: Vienna (A) – Monastery
18 Nov: Budapest (H) – Marco Polo
09 Dec: Berne (CH) – ElkClub

10 Dec : Verviers (B) – Spirit of ’66
12 Dec: Frankfurt (D) – Cookeys

08/17/05: ESTONIA:

The Pink Dots are trying to arrange for a show in Tallinn, Estonia on November 2nd but we need your help! If you have any contacts in Estonia or know of interested promoters or venues, please e-mail me.

08/19/05: NEW DATES CONFIRMED – DATE CHANGE IN BERLIN:

The show at Magnet in Berlin has been moved from October 24th to October 25th. A few more shows have been confirmed. Here is the current tour schedule:

23 Sep: Rosslau (D) – Burgnaechte Festival (one-off show)
13 Oct: Amsterdam (NL) – Wilhelmia Pakhuis
14 Oct: Paris (F) – L’Echangeur
15 Oct: Paris (F) – L’Echangeur
16 Oct: Avignon (F) – Le Theatre du Bourg Neuf
17 Oct: Rennes (F) – Le Jardin Moderne
19 Oct: Hamburg (D) – Waagenbau
20 Oct: Hamburg (D) – Waagenbau
22 Oct: Leipzig (UT) – Connewitz
25 Oct: Berlin (D) – Magnet
26 Oct: Copenhagen (D) – Loppen
27 Oct: Oslo (N) – Garage
28 Oct: Bergen (N) – Garage
31 Oct: Stockholm (S) – Debaser
01 Nov: Helsinki (SF) – Semifinal
03 Nov: Riga (LV) – Depo
05 Nov: Warsaw (PL) – No Mercy
06 Nov: Warsaw (PL) – No Mercy
07 Nov: Poznan (PL) – TBA
08 Nov: Krakow (PL) – Re
11 Nov: Jena (D) – Kassablanca Gleis 1
12 Nov: Strasbourg (F) – La Laiterie
(Heaven’s Gate 5 Festival)***
13 Nov: Koln (D) – Underground
17 Nov: Vienna (A) – Monastery
18 Nov: Budapest (H) – Marco Polo
09 Dec: Berne (CH) – ElkClub
10 Dec : Verviers (B) – Spirit of ’66
12 Dec: Frankfurt (D) – Cookeys

 

08/21/05: MINIZZA:

French label Brocoli has just released the first album by french band Minizza,Music for Girls, which features Edward Ka-Spel singing on one track.

The CD (deluxe digipack with a 12-page booklet) is available throughEAR/Rational in USA and through Brocoli everywhere else.

 

08/29/05: BENSHEIM CANCELED, LEIPZIG CONFIRMED:

The show scheduled for October 23 in Bensheim has been canceled. A new show has been confirmed on October 22 in Leipzig at UT Connewitz.

The Pink Dots are still looking for a German show on October 21 or 23 if anyone can help! If you know of interested venues or promoters,please e-mail me.

Here is the current tour schedule:

23 Sep: Rosslau (D) – Burgnaechte Festival (one-off show)
29 Sep: Geneva (SE) – Usine (Edward Ka-Spel solo show with Toby Dammit and Scorn)
30 Sep: Basel (SE) – Wagenmeister (Edward Ka-Spel solo show with Toby Dammit)
01 Oct: Bern (SE) – Schlachthaus Theater (Edward Ka-Spel solo show with Toby Dammit and Everest)
13 Oct: Amsterdam (NL) – Wilhelmia Pakhuis
14 Oct: Paris (F) – L’Echangeur
15 Oct: Paris (F) – L’Echangeur
16 Oct: Avignon (F) – Le Theatre du Bourg Neuf
17 Oct: Rennes (F) – Le Jardin Moderne
19 Oct: Hamburg (D) – Waagenbau
20 Oct: Hamburg (D) – Waagenbau
21 Oct: Rotterdam (NL) – Waterfront
22 Oct: Leipzig (D) – UT Connewitz
25 Oct: Berlin (D) – Magnet
26 Oct: Copenhagen (D) – Loppen
27 Oct: Oslo (N) – Garage
28 Oct: Bergen (N) – Garage
31 Oct: Stockholm (S) – Debaser
01 Nov: Helsinki (SF) – Semifinal
03 Nov: Riga (LV) – Depo
05 Nov: Warsaw (PL) – No Mercy
06 Nov: Warsaw (PL) – No Mercy
07 Nov: Poznan (PL) – TBA
08 Nov: Krakow (PL) – Re
11 Nov: Jena (D) – Kassablanca Gleis 1
12 Nov: Strasbourg (F) – La Laiterie
(Heaven’s Gate 5 Festival)***
13 Nov: Koln (D) – Underground
17 Nov: Vienna (A) – Monastery
18 Nov: Budapest (H) – Marco Polo
09 Dec: Berne (CH) – ElkClub
10 Dec : Verviers (B) – Spirit of ’66
12 Dec: Frankfurt (D) – Cookeys

 

09/01/05: NEW SHOW DATE CONFIRMED:

A show has been confirmed for October 21 at Waterfront in Rotterdam.

 

This is a compilation of news articles and announcements from  2004, taken from Brainwashed.com.  Most, if not all, of the links are obsolete. This is for archival purposes only.

01/02/04: SITE UPDATE

NEW MP3: There is a new MP3 online at the Downloads page. We’re kicking off the new year with “When I’m With You,” which was recorded in Milwaukee, WI on October 29, 2002. Look for more updates soon!

01/03/04: 2003 LPD SHOW IN BRIGHTON, UK TO BE BROADCAST ON RESONANCE 104.4 FM THIS COMING TUESDAY

The Legendary Pink Dots’ recent show (November 2, 2003) at Pressure Point in Brighton, UK will be broadcast this Tuesday (January 6, 2004) on the Kosmische Club radio show on Resonance 104.4 FM in London. To listen in streaming Real Audio or MP3, click here. The show will be broadcast from 10:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. GMT and will feature snippets from an interview with Edward Ka-Spel. I’m told there will possibly be some giveaways as well. Happy listening!

 

01/11/04: SEPTEMBER 28, 2003 EDWARD KA-SPEL SOLO SHOW FROM MIDDLE EAST CLUB IN CAMBRIDGE, MA FEATURED AT THE BRAINWASHED EYE THIS WEEK:

The January 12 edition of The Brainwashed Eye, a video feature of The Brainwashed Brain, will feature three full songs from Edward Ka-Spel’s solo show at The Middle East Club in Cambridge, MA on September 28, 2003 as filmed by our long-time friend Jon Whitney. You will also be able see two short interview segments from the same evening.

The Brainwashed Brain is a weekly digest put together by the staff ofbrainwashed.com. New issues are posted online every Monday morning.

To see the videos and interviews, click here and scroll down. Enjoy!

 

01/18/04: JUST RELEASED: CD VERSION OF “EL KALEIDOSCOPIO TERMINAL”

Mexican label/distributor Noise Kontrol has just released a CD version of this compilation which features tracks from Hallway of the Gods, Chemical Playschool 10, Nemesis Online and A Perfect Mystery. As does the LP release, the CD includes a previously unreleased version of the song Blue from A Perfect Mystery. Full tracklist is as follows:

A Scarlet Wish
All Sides
Sterre
A Sunset For A Swan
Little Romeo
Lucifer Landed
Cheating The Shadow
Blue (Full Glory)
Ghost
Hallway
Slaapliedje

Click here to order from Soleilmoon.

 

01/23/04: LEGENDARY PINK NEWS: BIRTHDAY WISHES AND A NEW ALBUM IN THE WORKS!

Today, The Legendary Pink Dots are taking a break from their busy recording schedule to celebrate Edward Ka-Spel’s birthday! Happy Birthday, Edward!

Fans will be pleased to know that the band is currently recording a brand new studio album, which is expected sometime this spring. We are also in the earliest, earliest, earliest planning stages of the North American tour, which will follow the release of the new album. Keep checking this space for details!

 

01/30/04: “9 LIVES TO WONDER” 2 X LP UPDATE

Keeping the pace with the buzz already generating since we announced tentative plans for the Pink Dots’ return to North America for an extensive tour this spring, 9 Lives To Wonder, the newest LPD-related offering from Canadian-based labelFlesh Eating Ants, is entering wider distribution. You can now order this release from The Terminal Kaleidoscope, Soleilmoon, Beta-lactam Ring Records, and of course the Ants themselves.

Label Press Release: When The Legendary Pink Dots first unveiled their euphonious album 9 Lives To Wonder in 1994, few could have foreseen that this journey into the softer side of the band’s psyche would withstand the test of time to become what is one of the best-loved and highly-regarded works in their prolific history.

Like many of their releases from this time period, 9 Lives To Wonder aggressively explores the darker and more melancholy side of the Pink Dots, but it is also renowned for its strikingly romantic undertones and some of vocalist Edward Ka-Spel’s most whimsical lyrics to date.

Though many CD editions of this recording exist, Flesh Eating Ants Records is extremely proud to present 9 Lives To Wonder on vinyl for the very first time. In typical Flesh Eating Ants fashion, nothing has been held back. 9 Lives To Wonderhas been issued as a 220-gram double LP, pressed on magnificently coloured audiophile vinyl, and housed in a stunning full-colour gatefold sleeve featuring the original cover artwork in a much larger magnitude, which showcases the beauty of the original piece. The album also includes an insert with lyrics, and is limited to just 404 hand-numbered copies. Some of the pieces have been slightly re-worked by Edward Ka-Spel, who has carefully layered and optimized the original musical textures and interludes to maximize the listening experience. 9 Lives To Wonderalso includes an entire side’s worth of exclusive bonus material and a new version of a beloved classic.

So sink into soft nether worlds of enthrallingly kaleidoscopic melodies, transcendental ponderings, and wistfully languishing balladry as you absorb the album’s underlying messages of peace, optimism and hope.

 

02/02/04: SITE UPDATE:

You’ll find live versions of Evolution and The Brightest Star from Salt Lake City (November 2002) on the Downloads page.

 

02/04/04: NEW BIG CITY ORCHESTRA MUSIC FEATURING THE SILVERMAN AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD

The new Big City Orchestra release, Trixxy Pixxy, is now available as a free download! Featured musicians include Phil Knight (The Silverman), Daevid Allen (Gong and University of Errors), and the amazing Ninah Pixie. Those of you who were lucky enough to attend Edward Ka-Spel’s solo show at Cafe du Nord in San Francisco last year will remember Ninah for her musical prowess with a dancing flowerpot.

Click here to download the album and jewel case artwork.

 

02/25/04: 2004 TOUR/LIVE SHOW UPDATES

The Legendary Pink Dots are finalizing details for at least two shows in Europe this April. More information on the European dates will be posted here soon. We are also sewing up the schedule for the massive North American tour this spring. Expect the first few confirmed U.S. and Canadian dates to be announced here shortly.

 

03/01/04: UPDATE: SHOWS IN BELGIUM/NORTH AMERICA

Just confirmed: The Legendary Pink Dots will be performing in Belgium on the following dates:

April 2, 2004 – Bruxelles: Botanique
April 14, 2004 – Lige: La Zone

Also confirmed: June 17, 2004 – Dallas, TX: Gypsy Tea Room

We are currently in the process of confirming our May/June shows in the following North American cities:

Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Boston, New York City, Charlotte, Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa, Atlanta, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Phoenix, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Denver.

Don’t panic if you don’t see your city mentioned in the list above. There are plenty more shows to confirm right behind the ones I’ve mentioned here. This is merely the list of shows I expect will be finalized/confirmed within the next few days.

 

03/04/04: NEW EDWARD KA-SPEL SOLO ALBUM

Beta-lactam Ring is issuing a new Edward Ka-Spel solo album on May 18, 2004. The album is titled Pieces of ∞ (Pieces of Eight) and its release will coincide with the Legendary Pink Dots’ North American tour, which is slated to begin on May 20.

The album is described as “The third part in the Caste O’ Graye Skreeens/O’er A Shalabast’r Tyde Strolt Ay series.”

 

03/09/04: FIRST LPD NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES CONFIRMED:

We have just confirmed the first few dates for The Legendary Pink Dots’ North American tour. The obligatory disclaimer applies as always – dates and venues can still change.

5/21: Sauget, IL – Pop’s
5/22: Chicago, IL – Double Door
5/24: Milwaukee, WI – Shank Hall
5/26: Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
5/28: Detroit, MI – Magic Bag
6/01: Boston, MA – Middle East
6/02: New York, NY – BB King’s
6/05: Charlotte, NC – Tremont Music Hall
6/09: Orlando, FL – The Social
6/10: St. Petersburg, FL – State Theatre
6/11: Atlanta, GA – Echo Lounge
6/13: Houston, TX – Engine Room
6/17: Dallas, TX – Gypsy Tea Room
6/23: San Francisco, CA – Cafe du Nord
6/24: San Francisco, CA – Cafe du Nord
6/29: Seattle, WA – Chop Suey
7/02: Denver, CO – Bluebird

 

03/11/04: MORE NORTH AMERICAN DATES CONFIRMED:

We have just confirmed dates in Detroit and Boston. Please see the updated schedule below.

 

03/12/04: NEW YORK CITY DATE CONFIRMED:

We have just confirmed our show in New York City. Please see the updated schedule below.

 

03/16/04: MORE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES CONFIRMED:

Here is the updated tour schedule. We have many more dates to confirm, so please check this page often.

5/20: Kansas City, MO – The Hurricane
5/21: Sauget, IL – Pop’s
5/22: Chicago, IL – Double Door
5/23: Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
5/24: Milwaukee, WI – Shank Hall
5/26: Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
5/28: Detroit, MI – Magic Bag
5/29: Toronto, ONT – Lee’s Palace
5/30: Montreal, QUE – Le Salon
6/01: Boston, MA – Middle East
6/02: New York, NY – BB King’s
6/05: Charlotte, NC – Tremont Music Hall
6/08: Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
6/09: Orlando, FL – The Social
6/10: St. Petersburg, FL – State Theatre
6/11: Atlanta, GA – Echo Lounge
6/12: New Orleans, LA – Howlin’ Wolf
6/13: Houston, TX – Engine Room
6/17: Dallas, TX – Gypsy Tea Room
6/18: Oklahoma City, OK – The Green Door
6/22: West Hollywood, CA – Troubadour
6/23: San Francisco, CA – Cafe du Nord
6/24: San Francisco, CA – Cafe du Nord
6/26: Portland, OR – Berbati’s Pan
6/28: Vancouver, BC – Richard’s On Richards
6/29: Seattle, WA – Chop Suey
7/02: Denver, CO – Bluebird ONE NIGHT ONLY!!!

 

03/19/04: NEW LPD ALBUM TITLE AND EDWARD KA-SPEL SOLO ALBUM TRACKLIST:

Just in from Chez Dots: The new Legendary Pink Dots album (due this spring just in time for the North American tour) is called The Whispering Wall. It will be released by ROIR, who brought you All The King’s Men in 2002. More details are expected shortly.

In other news, I have also received the tracklist for the new Edward Ka-Spel solo album from Beta-lactam Ring.

The album (entitled Pieces of ∞) will be released both on CD and 2 X LP. The 2 X LP will be limited to 333 copies and the CD version will be unlimited.

Tracklist:

1. The Writing On The Wall
2. Here Comes The Night
3. Comedown
4. Alms For Lepers
5. Shanti
6. 8.2
7. 8.3

The 2 X LP will also feature a track called Wall Of Fire.

 

03/24/04: MINNEAPOLIS DATE CONFIRMED!

We have just confirmed our show in Minneapolis, MN. Scroll down to see the most current tour schedule.

 

03/25/04: IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM EDWARD KA-SPEL REGARDING WORLD SERPENT DISTRIBUTION:

It is with regret that the Legendary Pink Dots and Edward Ka-Spel feel that is now necessary to make it public that we have severed all ties with World Serpent Distribution.

World Serpent last accounted to the band over a year ago, and made one partial payment under duress last August. While we appreciate that everybody involved in “independent” music is experiencing difficulties in a financially unstable climate, World Serpent’s failure to answer even the politest question is simply unforgivable.

Plans are already underway for the reissue of Chemical Playschool Volumes 8/9, with the other two titles on the World Serpent roster to follow later this year.

In the meantime we request that distributors, shops and individuals do not buy our titles directly from World Serpent. – Edward Ka-Spel

 

 

03/29/04: COVER ART FOR NEW EDWARD KA-SPEL SOLO ALBUM:

Beta-lactam Ring just sent over the cover art for the new Edward Ka-Spel solo album Pieces of ∞:

Details for the album’s release are as follows:

CD edition: First 1000 packaged in a full color 8-panel digipack.

Limited edition CD: Packaged in a metal case with a textured white enamel coating and silkscreened lid. Also included will be several photo inserts and a sticker. Limited to 75 copies.

2 x LP edition: 180 gram audiophile vinyl with a bonus 4th side of music, gatefold sleeve and special signed, numbered insert and mystery item. Limited to 333 copies.

We do expect to have this release in time for the North American tour this spring! For details, keep checking this page or go to Beta-lactam Ring’s website.

 

03/31/04: NORTH AMERICAN TOUR: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

In an effort to preserve my sanity (and to make sure everyone who e-mails me with the following questions has a proper response), I am posting the answers to the most common questions popping up in my mailbox these days. Please read them carefully. If you have any further questions, please contact Lisa.

Question: I would like to videotape The Pink Dots show in my city. Who should I contact?

Answer: We will not allow video recordings. If you are a television station and would like to film the band, please contact Lisa. Otherwise, please do not bring any video recording equipment to the venue.

Question: I would like to make an audio recording of the concert. Is this okay?

Answer: We have no objections to audience recordings being made from small, unobtrusive hand-held devices. We will not allow you access to the sound board/F.O.H. console. We will not allow you to host your recordings on your personal website or server and we ask that you do not offer them for download on P2P networks such as (but not limited to) soulseek, grokster or kazaa. It goes without saying that placing the recordings on E-bay will not impress us. Private trades between friends, fans and collectors are perfectly fine so as long as no money changes hands. Please do note that if a specific venue has a strict no-recording policy, we cannot and will not intervene if you are asked by venue staff to stop recording or if you are denied access to the venue due to your audio equipment.

All of that said, we do like to offer live tracks for download here at the website. If you are able to get a nice audio recording and will be so kind as to send me a copy, I will greatly appreciate it.

Lisa Amend
P.O. Box 25327
Colorado Springs, CO 80936-5327

Question: Can I take pictures of the band while they are performing?

Answer: Still photography is permitted. Please try to refrain from using a flash whenever possible as flash photography can be distracting to the band and other members of the audience. As noted above, if a specific venue has a strict no-photography policy, we cannot and will not intervene if you are asked by venue staff to stop taking photographs or if you are denied access to the venue because you have a camera. If you are a journalist and will be photographing the band for an article or review, we do appreciate copies of the photos to use for our own promotional purposes. Full credit will be given to the photographer every time we use a photo.If you are interested in photographing the band for a magazine review, please contact Lisa.

Question: I am under 21, but the show you are playing in my city is 21+. Can you get me in?

Answer: Unfortunately, no. If the venue itself wants to make arrangements for you to attend a show, it is their prerogative and it’s fine with us…but the band, tour manager/merchandiser, and sound engineer cannot intervene on your behalf. We do understand and appreciate that not all of our fans are over the age of 21, but we have no control whatsoever over specific venue age restrictions.

Question: My band wants to open for The Legendary Pink Dots when they play in my city. Who should I contact?

Answer: Please contact Lisa. I forward all of your requests to the individual promoters in each city. It is their prerogative whether or not local bands open for national/international touring acts. If a promoter wishes to put you on the bill with The Legendary Pink Dots, either they or I will be back in touch as soon as possible. EDITED TO ADD: Sending your request directly to our booking agent will only result in our booking agent immediately e-mailing the request right back to me so I can discuss it with the promoters. Therefore, we ask that you do not contact the booking agent directly.

Question: I see you have booked a date at “X” venue in “X” city. I think my club/venue would be a better match for The Pink Dots. Who can I contact to see if you will move the show to my club/venue?

Answer: Thank you for your interest and enthusiasm. We do appreciate your desire to book The Pink Dots. If you are really and truly interested in booking LPD at your venue, however, PLEASE do not wait until we have already started to announce tour dates. Send Lisa a list of your club specs, contact information, sound capabilities, and the names, e-mail addresses and phone numbers for club promoters/club management. I forward all of this information directly to our booking agent so it is readily available to him when he begins routing a tour. You would be amazed at how many people I never, ever hear from again when I ask them for this information!

 

04/02/04: AN AVALANCHE OF UPDATES:

In these increasingly busy, overly-caffeinated days before we embark on the North American tour, there is so much going on at Chez Dots it has become apparent that I will be updating the NEWS section of this website pretty much every other day for the next month or so. In other words, just try to keep up with us now! Away we go:

TOUR NEWS: The spring tour is about 95% confirmed. Our booking agent is working diligently to nail down the remaining shows as I type. We have just confirmed our dates in Denver, Ft. Lauderdale, and Phoenix. An updated tour schedule appears at the bottom of today’s marathon missive. Note that this will be the first time The Legendary Pink Dots have played only one night in Denver since 1995. It’s an all-ages show, it’s the last night of the tour and it’s one night only, so BRING EVERYBODY!

EDWARD KA-SPEL SOLO ALBUM MP3s: In other exciting news, Edward Ka-Spel’s solo album Pieces of 8 – yes, yes, I know – we all thought it was called Pieces of Infinitytoo, but upon closer inspection of recent e-mails from Edward, both Beta-lactam Ring and I slapped our respective foreheads and withdrew our previous enthusiastic announcements. Anyway, it is indeed called Pieces of 8 though to be fair, the “8” really is laying on its side and looks just like an infinity symbol! Ah well…the important thing here is that we have MP3 samples from each and every track on the CD. To hear them, simply head to the Downloads page and click the links. BLRR strongly encourages people to pre-order this release from their website as the buzz is already spreading and copies are going fast! You don’t want to miss out, do you?

NEW LEGENDARY PINK DOTS ALBUM: I am absolutely thrilled by the gorgeous cover art for the new LPD album, which really is called The Whispering Wall. ROIR sent it over a few days ago, so here it is for all to see:

For those plucky souls who can handle even more excitement, here is the tracklist (though the order may be re-arranged prior to the album’s release, sayeth ROIR) to wet your whistles. We promise to get you some little soundbites as soon as we can!

Soft Toy
It’s All In The Past Now
Dominic
In Sickness And In Health
06
Sticks And Stones
Enemy Of The People
Peek A Boo
The Modern Man
Dividing Lines
Whispers

EDWARD KA-SPEL SOLO TRACK ON NEW BLRR SAMPLER: Beta-lactam Ring is issuing a new sampler in its popular Beta Beat series. Wistfully titled Death’s Last Life’s Breath, this one features an excerpt from the brand-new Edward Ka-Spel solo track Comedown and an exclusive Nurse With Wound piece called A Wasted Life Of Phogocyte Foot Fetishism. The sampler is available from BLRR and we should have copies of it for you at our merch booth as well. I know you’re dying to see it, so here’s the cover art:

TOUR FAQs: If you haven’t already done so, please take a few moments to read through the FAQs pertaining to the North American tour. I would really appreciate it.

STREET-LEVEL PROMOTIONS: Those of you who want to know how you can help promote the upcoming tour, please keep checking this space. As soon as my head stops spinning from this whirlwind of updating, I will be uploading a little page I built for the website where you will be able to download and print out fliers and find the information you are so desperately seeking! I’ve got loads of ideas for you if you can keep up!

UPDATED TOUR SCHEDULE: And finally, here is that updated North American tour schedule I promised above!

5/20: Kansas City, MO – The Hurricane
5/21: Sauget, IL – Pop’s
5/22: Chicago, IL – Double Door
5/23: Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
5/24: Milwaukee, WI – Shank Hall
5/26: Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
5/28: Detroit, MI – Magic Bag
5/29: Toronto, ONT – Lee’s Palace
5/30: Montreal, QUE – Le Salon
6/01: Boston, MA – Middle East
6/02: New York, NY – BB King’s
6/05: Charlotte, NC – Tremont Music Hall
6/08: Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
6/09: Orlando, FL – The Social
6/10: St. Petersburg, FL – State Theatre
6/11: Atlanta, GA – Echo Lounge
6/12: New Orleans, LA – Howlin’ Wolf
6/13: Houston, TX – Engine Room
6/17: Dallas, TX – Gypsy Tea Room
6/18: Oklahoma City, OK – The Green Door
6/20: Phoenix, AZ – The Mason Jar
6/22: West Hollywood, CA – Troubadour
6/23: San Francisco, CA – Cafe du Nord
6/24: San Francisco, CA – Cafe du Nord
6/26: Portland, OR – Berbati’s Pan
6/28: Vancouver, BC – Richard’s On Richards
6/29: Seattle, WA – Chop Suey
7/02: Denver, CO – Bluebird ONE NIGHT ONLY!!!

 

04/04/04: WHISPERING WALL TRACK LIST UPDATE:

As predicted, the tracklist for The Whispering Wall has changed! Here is the final version – straight from the lips (or fingertips) of The Silverman:

01. Soft Toy
02. A Distant Summer
03. Dominic
04. In Sickness And In Health
05. For Sale
06. King Of A Small World
07. The Region Beyond
08. 06
09. Peek-A-Boo
10. The Divide
11. Sunken Pleasure/Rising Pleasure/No Walls, No Strings

 

04/05/04: MORE UPDATES – FULL SPEED AHEAD!

RASPUTINA JOINS LPD IN ORLANDO: In big, big, BIG news, I can now announce thatRasputina will join us on the bill at our gig in Orlando on June 9th!

TOUR UPDATE: We have just confirmed our show in Salt Lake City on July 1st. An updated tour schedule appears below. We’re still wrapping up shows in Washington DC, Albuquerque, Austin, Pittsburgh, and Tulsa.

THANK YOU RYAN! Former Pink Dot Ryan Moore has been helping me out these days by taking photos of the new band line-up. I believe the last promo photos we saw of the Pink Dots were taken during the Malachai era, so his efforts are greatly appreciated. Otherwise, Ryan’s been doing well in his endeavours with Twilight Circus Dub Sound System and he is now an official label-mate of LPD – via ROIR. You can read all about his latest release, due out April 20, by clicking here.

AND OF COURSE: Here is the most recent tour schedule!

5/20: Kansas City, MO – The Hurricane
5/21: Sauget, IL – Pop’s
5/22: Chicago, IL – Double Door
5/23: Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
5/24: Milwaukee, WI – Shank Hall
5/26: Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
5/28: Detroit, MI – Magic Bag
5/29: Toronto, ONT – Lee’s Palace
5/30: Montreal, QUE – Le Salon
6/01: Boston, MA – Middle East
6/02: New York, NY – BB King’s
6/05: Charlotte, NC – Tremont Music Hall
6/08: Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
6/09: Orlando, FL – The Social
6/10: St. Petersburg, FL – State Theatre
6/11: Atlanta, GA – Echo Lounge
6/12: New Orleans, LA – Howlin’ Wolf
6/13: Houston, TX – Engine Room
6/17: Dallas, TX – Gypsy Tea Room
6/18: Oklahoma City, OK – The Green Door
6/20: Phoenix, AZ – The Mason Jar
6/22: West Hollywood, CA – Troubadour
6/23: San Francisco, CA – Cafe du Nord
6/24: San Francisco, CA – Cafe du Nord
6/26: Portland, OR – Berbati’s Pan
6/28: Vancouver, BC – Richard’s On Richards
6/29: Seattle, WA – Chop Suey
7/01: Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
7/02: Denver, CO – Bluebird ONE NIGHT ONLY!!!

 

04/06/04: HELLO ALBUQUERQUE!

LPD fans in Albuquerque, New Mexico will be thrilled to know that there is no need for them to make that long drive to Denver this spring! For the first time ever, The Legendary Pink Dots will perform in Albuquerque at the Launch Pad on Saturday June 19th! We are very excited and look forward to seeing you there!

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR FAQs EDITED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING:

Question: My band wants to open for The Legendary Pink Dots when they play in my city. Who should I contact?

Answer: Please contact Lisa. I forward all of your requests to the individual promoters in each city. It is their prerogative whether or not local bands open for national/international touring acts. If a promoter wishes to put you on the bill with The Legendary Pink Dots, either they or I will be back in touch as soon as possible.

EDITED TO ADD: Sending your request directly to our booking agent will only result in our booking agent immediately e-mailing the request right back to me so I can discuss it with the promoters. Therefore, we ask that you do not contact our booking agent directly.

FURTHER EDITED TO ADD: Please do not send multiple e-mail requests to me. I have already stated if a promoter is interested in putting you on the bill, someone will be in touch with you as soon as possible. By sending multiple requests, you will only succeed in slowing me down further and making it that much more difficult for me to find your message in the ocean of e-mail churning away in my mailbox. I do appreciate your enthusiasm and The Pink Dots appreciate it too, but please keep in mind that multiple posts are completely counter-productive for the reasons stated above.

 

04/12/04: MP3s FROM THE WHISPERING WALL ONLINE NOW – NEW TOUR DATES CONFIRMED TOO!

NEW MP3s: Head over to the Downloads page for MP3 snippets from every track on the new Pink Dots album The Whispering Wall, which will be released by ROIRon May 18, 2004 – two days before our first show!

MORE CONFIRMED TOUR DATES:

We have just added dates in Washington DC, Austin, Tulsa, San Diego, and Chapel Hill to our tour schedule!

5/20: Kansas City, MO – The Hurricane
5/21: Sauget, IL – Pop’s
5/22: Chicago, IL – Double Door
5/23: Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue with Gotterdammerung
5/24: Milwaukee, WI – Shank Hall
5/26: Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
5/28: Detroit, MI – Magic Bag
5/29: Toronto, ONT – Lee’s Palace
5/30: Montreal, QUE – Le Salon
6/01: Boston, MA – Middle East
6/02: New York, NY – BB King’s
6/03: Washington, DC – Velvet Lounge
6/05: Charlotte, NC – Tremont Music Hall
6/06: Chapel Hill, NC – Room 4
6/08: Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
6/09: Orlando, FL – The Social with Rasputina
6/10: St. Petersburg, FL – State Theatre
6/11: Atlanta, GA – Echo Lounge
6/12: New Orleans, LA – Howlin’ Wolf
6/13: Houston, TX – Engine Room
6/14: Austin, TX – Elysium
6/16: Tulsa, OK – Ikon
6/17: Dallas, TX – Gypsy Tea Room
6/18: Oklahoma City, OK – The Green Door
6/19: Albuquerque, NM – Launch Pad
6/20: Phoenix, AZ – The Mason Jar
6/21: San Diego, CA – Casbah
6/22: West Hollywood, CA – Troubadour
6/23: San Francisco, CA – Cafe du Nord
6/24: San Francisco, CA – Cafe du Nord
6/26: Portland, OR – Berbati’s Pan
6/28: Vancouver, BC – Richard’s On Richards
6/29: Seattle, WA – Chop Suey
7/01: Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
7/02: Denver, CO – Bluebird ONE NIGHT ONLY!!!

 

04/13/04: ANOTHER NEW LPD ALBUM IN THE WORKS!

There is yet another LPD album in the works this year. I’ve just been given the thumbs up to release the following details:

TeKa15/BLRR The Legendary Pink Dots: The Poppy Variations

Newest CD release from Terminal Kaleidoscope licensed to Beta-lactam Ring Records for the Americas. Details, MP3 samples and art coming soon. A vinyl edition will occur late Summer 2004 with a bonus 4th side and remixed songs from the CD.

I’ll post more details as and when, so keep checking this space!

 

04/16/04: UPDATE: THE POPPY VARIATIONS

Over at the Downloads page, you’ll find MP3 samples of every track on the nextnew LPD album The Poppy Variations, which will be released by TEKA/Beta-lactam Ring. The track list is as follows:

Krussoe
L’oiseau Rare (Parts I & II)
Personal Monster
Hot Breath Around Your Neck
Poppy Variations Part I
Equaliser
It Doesn’t Matter Anyway
Poppy Variations Part II

 

04/22/04: WHISPERING WALL/LPD TOUR PARTY AT THE LUCKY CAT IN NYC MAY 12

The Lucky Cat
245 Grand Street
Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Dogs Blood Rising
Wednesday May 12, 2004

Cover: $2.00
10pm – 4am
18+

The Legendary Pink Dots 2004 Tour Party

DJs Princess Coldheart and The Narwhal will spin a variety of LPD and LPD side projects. There will also be drawings for free copies of the new Legendary Pink Dots CD The Whispering Wall and other goodies!

Remember: The Pink Dots perform at BB Kings on June 2 so get your tickets soon! LPD will be playing several tracks from The Whispering Wall on the 2004 tour, so you don’t want to miss your chance to win a free copy!

“Sing While You May!”

Live PA TBA – Starts promptly at 10pm

Information:
Dog’s Blood Rising
The Lucky Cat

 

04/24/04: NEW RELEASES AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER AT TEKA NOW!

A plethora of new releases is now available for pre-order through TeKa. Click on the big magenta letters on the main page and you’ll be able to place your orders for The Whispering Wall, Pieces of 8, The Poppy Variations, and yet another release entitled Crushed Momentos, which is described by Chez Dots as “Ridiculously rare pieces from the early 80s presented on CD for the first time. Not so lo-fi anymore as Raymond painstakingly remastered this delightful dance around the People Tree.”

TeKa is also taking pre-orders for Legendary Pink Dots t-shirts and buttons this time around! We’ll also have buttons galore at the LPD merch booths along the course of the North American tour (Thanks to the kind folks at ROIR).

More updates to follow this weekend, including the long-awaited “Street Team” page, so keep checking back!

 

04/25/04: STREET-LEVEL PROMOTIONS – FULL SPEED AHEAD!

When you’re taking a break from perusing TeKa and pre-ordering all those beautiful new releases, you may want to head over to the Street Team page to find out how you can help promote the rapidly-approaching North American tour. Any help is greatly appreciated! I’ve outlined some basic suggestions for you, but please always feel free to think outside the box. If you have a great idea for additional promotions, get in touch!

You’ll also find a new link on our purple sidebar at the left-hand side of your screen that will take you straight to the tour dates. No more scrolling through pages and pages of text to make sure you’ve got the most current information. Just use the handy link!

 

04/27/04: PIETER SCHOOLWERTH – PINK DOTS FAN, ARTIST, … DJ?

Those of you attending the LPD Tour Party at The Lucky Cat in Brooklyn on May 12th are in for a treat! Artist extraordinaire Pieter Schoolwerth will be spinning tunes along with DJ Princess Coldheart. You’ll remember Pieter for the brilliant cover art gracing the cover of the 090301 CD-single from the Love and Loud Colours lyric book.

Remember, they’ll be giving away free copies of the new Legendary Pink Dots album The Whispering Wall, so don’t miss out!

The Lucky Cat
245 Grand Street
Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Dogs Blood Rising
Wednesday May 12, 2004

Cover: $2.00
10pm – 4am
18+

 

04/28/04: WHISPERING WALL LISTENING PARTIES IN FLORIDA!

There will be two Whispering Wall listening parties in Florida next month! They’ll be giving away tickets to the June 8 LPD show at The Culture Room in Ft. Lauderdale and ROIR will supply all sorts of fun stuff, so don’t miss out!

Details are as follows:

May 19 at Wormhole:
Legendary Pink Dots – The Whispering Wall 11pm
THE WORMHOLE
@ The Lounge
517 Clematis Street
Downtown WPB
561.655.9747 9P-3A
Indie/ElectroSmash/80’s/BritPop/NewWave “…A refreshing change from the all too familiar corporate radio, cheesy club, and annoying MTV fodder that currently pollutes the entire freakin’ world.”

May 22 at Respectable Street:
Legendary Pink Dots – The Whispering Wall Midnite
PSYCHOCANDY
@ RESPECTABLE STREET
518 Clematis Street
Downtown WPB
DJs: BITCHWAX, CLOUDER, NICO, and MORE! 9pm-4am

 

04/29/04: BIG CITY ORCHESTRA TO OPEN SAN FRANCISCO LPD SHOWS

We’re pleased to announce that Big City Orchestra will be opening the shows atCafe du Nord on June 23 and 24th. LPD and BCO have collaborated on several different projects throughout the years so we’re looking forward to these dates!

 

05/05/04: NEW T-SHIRT DESIGNS, ANOTHER RASPUTINA DATE, WHITELODGE TO OPEN IN ATLANTA

We’re very excited to announce that Rasputina will once again be coming on board at the State Theatre in St. Petersburg on the 10th of June!

We have also added Whitelodge to our bill in Atlanta on June 11th.

Thought you all might want a sneak peek at the new t-shirts we’ll be peddling this year. Here they are:

Text on the “Poppy” design reads The Legendary Pink Dots: We Shall Not Grow Old. Text on the “Handprint” design reads The Legendary Pink Dots: It Won’t Be Long Now

We’ll have plenty of these at the merch stands in North America for sure, but if you simply can’t wait to get your hands on one of these gorgeous new t-shirts, you can pre-order them through TeKa now!

 

05/11/04: PITTSBURGH, PA DATE ADDED – MORE OPENING ACTS ANNOUNCED

LPD fans in Pittsburgh take heart! We’ve been able to add a date at The Brew House Art Space (2100 Mary Street – 412-381-7767) on May 25th! We’re glad this one worked out as we were feeling a bit sad about not visiting PA on this romp through the US.

We’d also like to welcome A Tiger Named Lovesick to our bill in Dallas, TX andGlow to our bill in Sauget, IL!

 

05/12/04: OPENING ACT IN DENVER ANNOUNCED – LIVE VERSION OF NEW TRACK AT DOWLOADS PAGE

Over at the Downloads page, you’ll find a live version of Soft Toy, which is the opening track on the new CD The Whispering Wall – many thanks to Erik Gibbels.Soft Toy was recorded in Liege on April 14, 2004.

Denver-based Orbit Service has been invited to open for The Legendary Pink Dots in Denver on July 2. Orbit Service also opened the show last year when Edward Ka-Spel’s solo tour made its way through Colorado. Welcome back, guys!

 

05/19/04: LET’S HIT THE ROAD AND ON WE GO

We are very, very excited about the North American tour! Lots of great buzz is circulating – we’ve scheduled lots of interviews for national and local print media and – dare I say it – The Whispering Wall is even seeing some airplay on several radio stations around the country! We’ll also be broadcasting our June 23 show at Cafe du Nord live as it’s happening – so keep your ears peeled!

It’s going to be a great tour and we are all looking forward to seeing all of you at the shows! Make sure to come and say hello to me at the merch booths.

A few final things before we jump in the van:

If you write or see a print review of one of our North American shows or the new albums, please send a copy to:

Lisa Amend
P.O. Box 25327
Colorado Springs, CO 80936-5327

If you take photos at the shows, we would really appreciate it if you would send copies to me at the address noted above. 300 dpi resolution photos of the band are ALWAYS requested and we ensure that full credit is given to the photographer if the photos are used on album releases or in print media.

A side note: PLEASE DO NOT E-MAIL ME ANY PHOTOGRAPHS UNTIL I RETURN FROM THE ROAD. My e-mail access will be very limited until mid-July.

So – until soon…off we go!

 

06/12/04: ATLANTA

The Atlanta show at Echo Lounge was cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances outside of everybody’s control. Both the band and the Echo Lounge want to extend their apologies to everybody who came out for the show but were unfortunately turned away. LPD want to especially thank everybody who stuck around and bought merch from the group on the street. At this point, if there are still people who are in need of a refund, they need to conact the Echo Lounge at 404-681-3600. LPD are doing well and are sad they didn’t get to play, Atlanta’s always been a supportive town and LPD will definitely return there next tour.

 

07/12/04: THE STUFF DREAMS ARE MADE OF:

The Legendary Pink Dots will open for Skinny Puppy in Amsterdam at the Paradisoon 13th July!!!!!!

 

08/08/04: EGG LAKE SHOW / NEW DOWNLOAD

The Legendary Pink Dots will perform on San Juan Island on August 14 at Egg Lake Music Faire (Friday Harbor, WA). Those attending should e-mail egglake (AT) rockisland (DOT) com for details and to be added to the invitation list – required by the State of Washington Liqour Board.

At our Downloads page, you will find a live version of one of the more popular new tracks The Equaliser. This version was recorded in Washington, DC on June 3, 2004.

 

08/12/04: LEGENDARY PINK DOTS RETURN TO ST. PETERSBURG

The Legendary Pink Dots will be appearing at Red Club in St. Petersburg, Russia on September 18. I will post more details as they are confirmed.

 

08/19/04: EURO TOUR PLANS UNDERWAY / ALL THE KING’S MEN ON VINYL

The Legendary Pink Dots are preparing for their European tour which is slated to begin on October 13 at the Underground in Cologne. The Pink Dots also hope to play their first-ever shows in Finland, Latvia, Greece, Slovania and Estonia this year.

Edward has asked that fans with tips for clubs in the south of France or Slovania contact the band with information. You can use the contact form at this site or send an e-mail to me.

Also, the vinyl release of ROIR‘s All The King’s Men is imminent (release date is August 24). You can view the one-sheet here.

 

08/20/04: THE BRAINWASHED EYE VOLUME 834

We are pleased to announce that the Brainwashed Eye: Volume 834 is now available for sale through Brainwashed Commerce.

Arranged and filmed by Jon Whitney, The Eye: Volume 834 includes interviews and concert footage from Edward Ka-Spel’s solo show (September 2003) and The Legendary Pink Dots concert (June 2004) at The Middle East in Boston, MA.

IMPORTANT: These will only be available directly from Brainwashed and not from the band or TEKA or any other retailer. They come personalized (yes, your name is written on it) since nobody wants these floating around on ebay…

To see part of the videos, you can go here. Both videos have been slightly updated/modified to include footage not featured in the online versions.

This volume is being sold for $15 (before shipping) and is only available here.

 

08/26/04: NEW LPD AND EKS VINYL RELEASES

The 2 X LP version of All The King’s Men has been released by ROIR. Though there is no bonus material on this album, it will still make a spiffy addition to your LPD collection. The cover art is exactly the same as the CD release, only “bigger and more beautiful.” Though the album may not be listed on the ROIR website just yet, rest assured it is indeed available for purchase.

Beta-lactam Ring tells me that the 2 X LP version of Edward’s Pieces of 8 will start shipping on or around September 1. The LP features a bonus track called Wall of Fire as well as a poster and a signed and numbered insert. This release is limited to 333 copies.

 

09/02/04: FIRST EUROPEAN TOUR DATES / CONTACTS IN GOTHENBURG NEEDED

The Legendary Pink Dots are in the process of confirming dates for their European tour. Previously, we had announced that the tour would begin in Cologne on October 13, but now it is slated to kick off on October 20 in Arhus. The show in Cologne will take place later in the tour. We will post updates as shows are confirmed, so keep checking the website for details. The Dots are looking for contacts in Sweden (preferably Gothenburg – preferred date is October 22). Please use the contact form at this website or send me an e-mail if you can help.

The obligatory disclaimer: Dates and venues can still change.

20 Oct: Arhus / Train (DK)
21 Oct: Copenhagen / Rust
23 Oct: Oslo
24 Oct: Stockholm / Debaser
26 Oct: Helsinki / Tavistia-Semifinal (provisional)
27 Oct: Tallinn (provisional)
28 Oct: Riga (provisional)
29 Oct: Vilnius
30 Oct: Gdansk / Zak
31 Oct: Berlin / Knaack

 

09/22/04: UPDATE: EUROPEAN TOUR SCHEDULE

More dates for the upcoming European tour are being confirmed. The latest tour roster looks like this:

19 Oct: Rostock (D) / MS Stubnitz
20 Oct: Arhus / Train (DK)
21 Oct: Copenhagen (DK) / Rust
23 Oct: Oslo (N) / Elm Street
24 Oct: Stockholm (S) / Debaser
26 Oct: Helsinki (SF) / Taviasti-Semifinal (to be confirmed)
28 Oct: Riga (LV) / TBA
29 Oct: Vilnius (LT) / Mule Rozas
30 Oct: Gdansk (PL) / Zak
31 Oct: Berlin (D) / Knaack
02 Nov: Hamburg (D) / Logo
04 Nov: Brno (CZ) / Fleda
05 Nov: Krakow (PL) / TBA
06 Nov: Warszawa (PL) / Fabryka
07 Nov: Wroclaw (PL) / WZ
08 Nov: Plzen (CZ) /Pod Lampou
09 Nov: Prague (CZ) / TBA
10 Nov: Munchen (D) / Feierwerk
11 Nov: Vienna (A) / Monastery
13 Nov: Debrechen (H) / TBA
21 Nov: Athens (GR) / Gagarin 205
01 Dec: Basel (CH) / Wagenmeister
02 Dec: Brussels (B) / Magasin 4
03 Dec: Verviers (B) / Spirit of 66

Please note that date and venue changes are likely, so keep checking this page for details. Also, friends and fans with contacts that can help us “fill the gaps” in the current roster can use the contact form at this site or e-mail me with tips and / or information. We appreciate all the help!

 

09/23/04: ANOTHER UPDATE: MORE EURO SHOWS CONFIRMED:

The following dates have been added to the roster:

27 Oct: Riga / Klub Depo
04 Dec: Darmstadt / Villa Oetinger

 

The Helsinki show at Taviasti-Semifinal on 26th October has been officially confirmed as well.

 

09/24/04: BEYOND THE MUSIC ART EXHIBIT:

What: See Beyond the Music
When: Sept. 30th – Oct. 27th (Opening Reception Sept. 30 6PM – 10PM)
Where: 1829 NE Alberta St. #11, Portland, Oregon. Phone: 503.827.4142
Who: Optic Nerve Arts, Jackpot Records, Beta-lactam Ring Records

Featuring: Edward Ka-Spel: “15 Minutes of Sorrow” – an edition of one cassette album release with a lament dedicated to the format itself. Music is exclusive to the artpiece. There will also be a limited gallery 10″ acetate with new tracks from Edward Ka-Spel and many other BLRR artists. Come one, come all!

 

09/28/04: EUROPEAN TOUR UPDATE

The following shows have just been added to the European tour schedule:

12 Nov: Budapest (H) / Marco Polo
15 Nov: Ostrava (CZ) / TBA
17 Nov: Ljubljana (SI) / Channel Zero
15 Dec: Cologne (D) / Underground

Also confirmed:

23 Feb 2005: Munster (D) / Gleis 22

I will post shows as they are added/confirmed, so please keep checking this website for details.

 

09/29/04: MP3 DOWNLOADS / CURRENT EUROPEAN TOUR SCHEDULE:

If any of you have been having trouble with the latest downloads, the files have been re-uploaded and should be working fine now. If you are still having problems, please e-mail me.

Here is the current European tour schedule. More shows are being confirmed so keep checking this page.

19 Oct: Rostock (D) / MS Stubnitz
20 Oct: Arhus / Train (DK)
21 Oct: Copenhagen (DK) / Rust
23 Oct: Oslo (N) / Elm Street
24 Oct: Stockholm (S) / Debaser
26 Oct: Helsinki (SF) / Taviasti-Semifinal
27 Oct: Riga (LV) / Klub Depo
29 Oct: Vilnius (LT) / Mule Rozas
30 Oct: Gdansk (PL) / Zak
31 Oct: Berlin (D) / Knaack
02 Nov: Hamburg (D) / Logo
04 Nov: Brno (CZ) / Fleda
05 Nov: Krakow (PL) / TBA
06 Nov: Warszawa (PL) / Fabryka
07 Nov: Wroclaw (PL) / WZ
08 Nov: Plzen (CZ) /Pod Lampou
09 Nov: Prague (CZ) / TBA
10 Nov: Munchen (D) / Feierwerk
11 Nov: Vienna (A) / Monastery
12 Nov: Budapest (H) / Marco Polo
13 Nov: Debrechen (H) / TBA
15 Nov: Ostrava (CZ) / TBA
17 Nov: Ljubljana (SI) / Channel Zero
21 Nov: Athens (GR) / Gagarin 205
01 Dec: Basel (CH) / Wagenmeister
02 Dec: Brussels (B) / Magasin 4
03 Dec: Verviers (B) / Spirit of 66
04 Dec: Darmstadt (D) / Villa Oetinger
08 Dec: Weinheim (D) / Cafe Central
15 Dec: Cologne (D) / Underground
23 Feb 2005: Munster (D) / Gleis 22

 

10/01/04: NEW MP3 DOWNLOAD:

The download for the month of October is Third Secret recorded in Salt Lake City, UT on July 1, 2004.

 

10/04/04: STRANGE ATTRACTOR: NEW NIELS VAN HOORN / SONAR LODGE PROJECT TO BE RELEASED NOVEMBER 18:

Niels Van Hoorn and Richard van Kruysdijk (of Sonar Lodge) are pleased to announce their first release under the name Strange Attractor. Entitled Rorschach, the album will be officially released November 18 on the Music for Speakerslabel. Legendary Pink Dots fans will be able to purchase the album at the merchandise stand on the European tour prior to the release date.

From the label press release: “Out of a warm, acoustic jazz atmosphere springs forth a cold, sequenced synth pattern. ÔFull throttleÕ acoustic drums and harsh double sax frenzy turns into minimal glitches. Hip-hop style raw beats are underlined with eerie, floating acousmatic soundscapes. Touching the edges of jazz, ambient and electronica, Strange Attractor’s debut LP is a high-spirited exercise in associative music-making. Rorschach gives insight in how tracks evolve through different approaches of sound, while retaining a constant emotional depth and consistent, intense undercurrent. Although often placed in a moody, melancholic musical setting, it is the result of a joyful, inspired collaboration between Niels van Hoorn (The Legendary Pink Dots) and M4S resident Richard van Kruysdijk (Sonar Lodge). Guest appearances by vocalists Edward Ka-Spel (The Legendary Pink Dots) and Marie-Claudine Vanvlemen (Sonar Lodge) add even more colour to the rich sound palette of this vinyl-only release.”

You can listen to the album in RealAudio here and you can view the entire .pdf press release here.

 

10/05/04: ANOTHER EUROPEAN TOUR DATE CONFIRMED:

The Legendary Pink Dots have just confirmed a show at Cafe Central in Weinheim on December 8th. Scroll down for a complete list of European tour dates.

 

10/13/04: MORE EUROPEAN TOUR DATES CONFIRMED:

Here is the current European tour schedule for The Legendary Pink Dots. More shows are being added and confirmed, so keep checking this space for updates.

19 Oct: Rostock (D) / MS Stubnitz
20 Oct: Arhus / Musickafeen (DK)
21 Oct: Copenhagen (DK) / Rust
23 Oct: Oslo (N) / Elm Street
24 Oct: Stockholm (S) / Debaser
26 Oct: Helsinki (SF) / Taviasti-Semifinal
27 Oct: Riga (LV) / Klub Depo
29 Oct: Vilnius (LT) / Mulen Ruzas
30 Oct: Gdansk (PL) / Zak – CANCELED
31 Oct: Berlin (D) / Knaack
02 Nov: Hamburg (D) / Logo
04 Nov: Brno (CZ) / Fleda
05 Nov: Krakow (PL) / Loch Ness
06 Nov: Warszawa (PL) / Fabryka
07 Nov: Wroclaw (PL) / WK
08 Nov: Plzen (CZ) /Pod Lampou
09 Nov: Prague (CZ) / Roxy
10 Nov: Munchen (D) / Feierwerk
11 Nov: Vienna (A) / Monastery
12 Nov: Budapest (H) / Marco Polo
13 Nov: Debrehen (H) / City Theatre of Debrecen (Csokonai Szinhaz Studio)
15 Nov: Ostrava (CZ) / Marley
17 Nov: Ljubljana (SI) / Channel Zero
21 Nov: Athens (GR) / Gagarin 205
26 Nov: Campi Bisenzio – Firenze (IT) / Werk
28 Nov: Milano (IT) / Transilvania
29 Nov: Torino (IT) / Antidox
30 Nov: Innsbruck (A) / PMK Bogen
01 Dec: Basel (CH) / Wagenmeister
02 Dec: Brussels (B) / Magasin 4
03 Dec: Verviers (B) / Spirit of 66
04 Dec: Darmstadt (D) / Villa Oetinger
08 Dec: Weinheim (D) / Cafe Central
14 Dec: Wurzburg (D) / Cafe Cairo
15 Dec: Cologne (D) / Underground
11 Feb 2005: Tilburg (NL) / 013
19 Feb 2005: Leiden (NL) / LVC
20 Feb 2005: Utrecht (NL) / Ekko
23 Feb 2005: Munster (D) / Gleis 22
24 Feb 2005: Potsdam (D) / Waschhaus

 

10/14/04: VENUE CHANGE:

The show in Arhus on October 20th has been moved from Train to Musickafeen.

 

10/15/04: NEW DATE ADDED:

A show at Waschhaus in Potsdam has just been confirmed. This show will take place on February 24, 2005. Scroll down to see all confirmed dates for 2004/2005.

10/22/04: OSTRAVA SHOW CONFIRMED:

The Pink Dots have confirmed their show in Ostrava for November 15th. The show will take place at Marley. Scroll down for a list of all confirmed dates for 2004/2005 and please keep checking this page for updates.

 

10/28/04: GDANSK SHOW CANCELED:

Due to unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of the band or the venue, The Pink Dots show scheduled for October 30th in Gdansk has been canceled by the promoter. The Pink Dots extend their apologies and hope to return to Gdansk as soon as possible.

 

10/29/04: NEW DATES CONFIRMED FOR 2004 / 2005:

Shows in Wurzburg and The Netherlands have been added to the 2004 / 2005 European tour schedule. Scroll down for a complete list of dates.

 

11/02/04: NEW DOWNLOAD:

Over at the Downloads page, you’ll find an achingly beautiful version of The More It Changes recorded in Burlington, VT in 1989. Lovely!

 

11/03/04: KRAKOW, PL VENUE CHANGE:

The show in Krakow, Poland on 5 November will be at Loch Ness instead of RE.

 

11/05/04: NEW DATE ADDED:

The Legendary Pink Dots have just added a show at Antidox in Torino, Italy to the roster. The show wil be on November 29 and Fabrizio Modonese Palumbo & Paul Beauchamp will open.

The Pink Dots are still looking for contacts and tips for venues and more shows in Italy this month. If you can help, please e-mail me. Any and all information will be greatly appreciated.

 

11/10/04: DEBRECEN VENUE CHANGE:

The November 13 show in Debrecen (originally at Kasanthaz) has been moved to City Theatre of Debrecen (Csokonai Szinhaz Studio). Scroll down for a complete list of European tour dates.

 

11/16/04: NEW EURO TOUR DATE ADDED:

A show in Milan, Italy at Transilvania has been added. The show will take place on November 28.

Here is the current tour roster for Europe 2004/2005:

17 Nov: Ljubljana (SI) / Channel Zero
21 Nov: Athens (GR) / Gagarin 205
26 Nov: Campi Bisenzio – Firenze (IT) / Werk
28 Nov: Milano (IT) / Transilvania
29 Nov: Torino (IT) / Antidox
30 Nov: Innsbruck (A) / PMK Bogen
01 Dec: Basel (CH) / Wagenmeister
02 Dec: Brussels (B) / Magasin 4
03 Dec: Verviers (B) / Spirit of 66
04 Dec: Darmstadt (D) / Villa Oetinger
08 Dec: Weinheim (D) / Cafe Central
14 Dec: Wurzburg (D) / Cafe Cairo
15 Dec: Cologne (D) / Underground
28 Jan 2005: Tel Aviv (IS) / Barbie Club
29 Jan 2005: Tel Aviv (IS) / Barbie Club
11 Feb 2005: Tilburg (NL) / 013
16 Feb 2005: Nijmegen (NL) / Merleyn
19 Feb 2005: Leiden (NL) / LVC
20 Feb 2005: Utrecht (NL) / Ekko
22 Feb 2005: Amsterdam (NL) / Desmet Live (Human Radio)
23 Feb 2005: Munster (D) / Gleis 22
24 Feb 2005: Potsdam (D) / Waschhaus

 

11/21/04: NEW DATE ADDED – NIJMEGEN, NL:

A show at Merleyn in Nijmegen has been added to the tour roster. The show will take place on February 16, 2005.

 

11/29/04: DESMET LIVE (HUMAN RADIO):

The Legendary Pink Dots will perform at Desmet Live (Human Radio) on February 22, 2005. Admission for approximately 40 people will be possible. More details will be posted soon.

 

12/01/04: NEW MP3 DOWNLOAD:

At the Downloads page, you will find a great version of Black Zone, recorded in Burlington, VT in 1989.

 

12/06/04: NEW TOUR DATES ADDED: TEL AVIV, ISRAEL:

Just confirmed: The Legendary Pink Dots will perform in Tel Aviv, Israel on January 28 and January 29, 2005.

Here is the most current tour roster:

08 Dec: Weinheim (D) / Cafe Central
14 Dec: Wurzburg (D) / Cafe Cairo
15 Dec: Cologne (D) / Underground
28 Jan 2005: Tel Aviv (IS) / Barbie Club
29 Jan 2005: Tel Aviv (IS) / Barbie Club
11 Feb 2005: Tilburg (NL) / 013
16 Feb 2005: Nijmegen (NL) / Merleyn
19 Feb 2005: Leiden (NL) / LVC
20 Feb 2005: Utrecht (NL) / Ekko
22 Feb 2005: Amsterdam (NL) / Desmet Live (Human Radio)
23 Feb 2005: Munster (D) / Gleis 22
24 Feb 2005: Potsdam (D) / Waschhaus
25 Feb 2005: Poznan (PL) / Browar
26 Feb 2005: Bydgoszcz (PL) / Mozg
27 Feb 2005: Lodz (PL) / Dekompresja

 

12/07/04: NEW TOUR DATES ADDED / HELP WANTED IN EAST GERMANY / CZECH REPUBLIC:

The following dates in Poland have just been confirmed:

25 Feb 2005: Poznan (PL) / Browar
26 Feb 2005: Bydgoszcz (PL) / Mozg
27 Feb 2005: Lodz (PL) / Dekompresja

The Pink Dots are looking for shows in East Germany or Czech Republic on February 28 or March 1. If anyone has any suggestions or venue contact information, please use the Contact Form on this website or send me an e-mail. Any and all tips will be welcomed!

 

12/11/04: 12/07/04 UPDATE EDITED TO ADD:

The Pink Dots have tentatively scheduled a show in Lund, Sweden on March 2, 2005 (more details to follow as they are confirmed). They are still seeking shows in East Germany or Northern Czech Republic on February 28 and/or March 1, 2005.

Areas of interest in East Germany are Leipzig, Dresden, Chemnitz and possibilities in Northern CZ are Hradec Kralove, Olomouc. If anyone has any suggestions, contacts or tips for the aforementioned locations, please send me an e-mail or use the Contact Form on this website.

 

12/23/04: CORRECTION:

The show in Poznan, Poland on 25 February, 2005, will be at the Blue Note and not the Browar.

 

This is a compilation of news articles and announcements from 2003, taken from Brainwashed.com.  Most, if not all, of the links are obsolete. This is for archival purposes only.

PHOTOS FROM PARIS (28 JANUARY 2003) AND NEW MP3 ONLINE AT LEGENDARYPINKDOTS.ORG:

Appx. date: February 1, 2003

Photos from the festival in Paris on 28 January are online now at LegendaryPinkDots.org. There is also a nice version of “Stitching Time” from the Double Door in Chicago (Halloween 2002) here.

 

LIVE SHOW UPDATE:

Appx. date: February 2, 2003

The live shows originally slated for Italy and Greece in March are being postponed until later this year as schedules are juggled. Right now, the Dots are eyeing a potential mini-tour in May and are looking for venues in Sweden (particularly Stockholm), Norway, Finland, Denmark, Poland, and Scandinavia. If anyone can help the Dots with booking/venue information in these countries, please contact Edward. If you do not know how to contact Edward, please e-mail Lisa with the words “Club Info” in the subject line and your messages will be forwarded directly to the band.

 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS UPDATED:

The Legendary Pink FAQs have been updated by Edward, based on the most common inquiries turning up via e-mail correspondence. Please take a moment to read through them and see if your questions have been answered before you contact the band or the webmistress with general queries.

 

SITE UPDATE: CAST OF CHARACTERS:

We have updated the Cast of Characters.

 

UTOPIA UPDATE:

Appx. date: February 3, 2003

In 1999, Terminal Kaleidescope introduced the “Utopia” page to its newsletter. The aim of this section of our website is to pass on information about other worthwhile artists and actions in what could loosely be described as “The International Underground.” We have updated Utopia as of March 5, 2003. You can find the latest additions (Ink and Hotel Encore)here. Long time LPD fans will recall Stephan Barbery’s beautiful cover illustrations for Pink Dot releases such as “The Crushed Velvet Apocalypse” and “The Golden Age.

 

THE RETURN OF THE LEGENDARY PINK NEWSLETTER:

Appx. date: February 10, 2003

Due to an increasing number of requests, we will be re-launching The Legendary Pink Newsletter this spring. If you would like to subscribe, you may do so by clicking here and choosing the appropriate subject line from the drop down menu. We will not automatically subscribe you to this mailing list without your permission (even if we know you personally and we know you would love to receive our updates!), so if you are interested, please remember to take a moment and drop us a line.

This is a compilation of news articles and announcements from  2002, taken from Brainwashed.com.  Most, if not all, of the links are obsolete. This is for archival purposes only.

LEGENDARYPINKDOTS.ORG:

appx. date: January 1, 2002

legendarypinkdots.org is a new page created and run by the Dots themselves (with a little help from their friends). Among other things, you will be able download unique MP3 files.

 

NIELS VAN HORN/MARK SPYBEY CD OUT NOW:

appx. date: February 1, 2002

The longtime LPD hornblower has collaborated with Mark Spybey (Dead Voices on Air) on a new disc entitled “De Klaverland Klompen Voetbal Club”. Read a review and listen to samples in The Brainwashed Brain, then buy it from TEKA mailorder or Soleilmoon.

 

CACIOVALLO COLLECTION SOLD OUT AT SOLEILMOON:

appx. date: March 1, 2002

The new 10 CD collection (limited to 24 copies) has sold out at Soleilmoon. The string of e-bay auctions have also ended. Congratulations to everyone who ended up with one of these sets!

 

LEGENDARY PINK DOTS NOW REPRESENTED BY THE AGENCY WORLDWIDE

appx. date: March 20, 2002

The Legendary Pink Dots are now working with The Agency worldwide for concert and festival booking. We’d like to thank Paperclip Agency for their work on our behalf in Europe over the past few years.

 

A MESSAGE FROM YOUR WEBMISTRESS

appx. date: April 1, 2002

The first edition of the Legendary Pink Newsletter (“Resurrection”) was sent out on April 1. If you subscribed to the newsletter, but have not received your copy via e-mail, please contact me (Lisa). If you have not yet subscribed to the newsletter, but would like to receive a copy, you can sign up by clicking here and choosing “Subscribe to the LPD Newsletter” from the drop-down menu. Please note that you MUST enter your e-mail address correctly in the contact form in order to receive the newsletter.If you subscribed using a hotmail address, please check your hotmail filters. I have not received any notification of any of the newsletters sent to hotmail addresses bouncing, but have gotten some e-mails from people using hotmail who have not received their newsletter. Please get in touch with me as soon as you have checked your account for filters ( use this e-mail address ) and I’ll send you the newsletter again straight away.

TANITH AND THE LION TREE 2 x LP NOW AVAILABLE:

appx. date: April 1, 2002

Over a decade after its initial CD release, Flesh Eating Ants Records is proud to present Edward Ka-Spel’s classic “Tanith and the Lion Tree” in the format it was always intended: on ultra-thick vinyl. “Tanith and the Lion Tree” has been repackaged as a double LP set on grey-coloured, 220 gram audiophile quality vinyl. Edward has also provided 3 brand new bonus tracks to complete the second LP. For those of you who may not know, the original planned vinyl release would have seen the final two tracks omitted to allow the piece to sit as a single LP, however the bonus material fits so well with the tracks (“Phoney War” and “Old Man Trouble”) that a double LP was entirely necessary. The complete work has been remastered by Edward to better fit the medium, and a few changes have been made. The release is limited to 512 hand-numbered copies, and the item is now in stock and has been shipped out to those who have pre-ordered.

 

ELECTRICALLY INDUCED VIBRATIONS:

appx. date: May 1, 2002

Edward Ka-Spel and The Silverman are featured on the new “Electrically Induced Vibrations” compilation which will be released in August 2002 by Anomalous Records. Edward’s song is entitled “Burdon” and the new Silverman piece is called “Cartilage Music”. Both tracks are exclusive to this release. The LP itself is on multi-coloured vinyl and is limited to 414 copies. 100 of these copies will be given to contributors and a large number of pre-orders have already been placed, so act VERY quickly!

 

UPCOMING RELEASES FROM BETA-LACTAM RING RECORDS:

appx. date: May 15, 2002

Many new Pink Dot related releases are in the pipeline at Beta-Lactam Ring Records. First up is “So Close Yet So Far Out”, the latest solo offering from the ultra-talented Martijn de Kleer. This will be a double LP pressed on 220 gram vinyl via direct metal mastering. Packaged with various inserts, the first 250 copies will also include postcards autographed by Martijn. The music itself ranges from pure psychedelia to melodic abstract collages. Martijn is joined on this LP by cEvin Key, The Silverman and Ryan Moore. Expect this release sometime in October, but for now you can listen to a short MP3.

Also due in October is the CD edition of “O’er A Shalabast’r Tyde Strolt Ay”, Edward’s most recent musical masterpiece. The CD edition will be slightly re-mixed and will include bonus material.

Last but not least are two new Legendary Pink Dot CDRs, which will be packed with professionally printed inserts and burned onto white washed discs. More details are coming soon, so stay tuned.

 

ALL THE KING’S HORSES & ALL THE KING’S MEN:

appx. date: June 1, 2002

The first details of the two new LPD studio albums, due this fall, are starting to emerge from Chez Dots. “All The King’s Horses” is actually finished and will be released by Soleilmoon, while “All The King’s Men” (to be released by ROIR) is awaiting the final mix.

Word from Edward is that these albums are more “song based” than the last few releases, with the exception of the 25-minute opus “All The King’s Men”/ “The Brightest Star” which concludes the ROIR CD.

 

EYE SPY WITH MY LITTLE EYE:

appx. date: July 1, 2002

Edward is hard at work on the forthcoming Tear Garden release, entitled “Eye Spy With My Little Eye”. This CD is part of the Subconcious Communications “From The Vault” series. The cover art (courtesy of Litany) can be seen here. All tracks will be exclusive to this release.

 

2002 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES (AS OF 10/22/02):

appx. date: October 22, 2002

The Legendary Pink Dots have announced the itinerary for their North American tour. The support act will be Origami Galaktika from Norway.

The obligatory disclaimer: Schedule changes may still occur. Changes of dates and venues will be posted to this website as they occur.

October 6: TORONTO/ Lee’s Palace
October 8: MONTREAL / Cabaret
October 9: CAMBRIDGE/ Middle East
October 10: PROVIDENCE/ Met Cafe
October 11: NEW YORK CITY/ Village Underground
October 12: PHILADELPHIA/ North Star Bar
October 13: WASH. DC/ Black Cat Also: Coven of One
October 15: CHAPEL HILL/ Cat’s Cradle
October 16: CHARLOTTE/ Tremont Music Hall
October 17: ATLANTA/ Cotton Club
October 18: ST. PETERSBURG/ State Theatre
October 19: ORLANDO/ The Social
October 21: NEW ORLEANS/ Shim Sham
October 23: NASHVILLE/ The Church
October 24: CINCINNATI/ 20th Century Theater
October 25: PITTSBURGH/ Rosebud
October 26: CLEVELAND/ Beachland Ballroom
October 27: DETROIT/ Magic Stick
October 29: MILWAUKEE/ Rave
October 30: MINNEAPOLIS/ First Avenue
October 31: CHICAGO/ Double Door
November 1: ST.LOUIS/ Galaxy
November 2: KANSAS CITY/ The Hurricane
November 4: AUSTIN/ Stubb’s Bar
November 5: HOUSTON/ Engine Room
November 6: DALLAS/ Gypsy Tea Room
November 8: DENVER/ Bluebird Theater
November 9: DENVER/ Bluebird Theater*
*Different LPD set + Edward Ka-Spel solo
November 11: SALT LAKE CITY/ X-Scape
November 14: WEST HOLLYWOOD/ The Key Club
November 15: SAN FRANCISCO/ Slim’s
November 17: PORTLAND/ Berbati’s Pan
November 18: SEATTLE/ Graceland

 

ELECTRICALLY INDUCED VIBRATIONS LP NOW AVAILABLE:

appx. date: October 23, 2002

The Anomalous Records compilation “Electrically Induced Vibrations”, which features tracks by Edward Ka-Spel (“Burdon”) and The Silverman (“Cartilage Music”) is now available from Anomalous Records and The Terminal Kaleidescope .

 

“ALL THE KING’S HORSES”, “ALL THE KING’S MEN”, AND “LILITH & THE ROSE” NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER:

appx. date: October 24, 2002

You can now pre-order the new studio CDs “All The King’s Horses” and “All The King’s Men” from The Terminal Kaleidescope. Also available for pre-order throughTEKA is Edward’s 10″ picture disc Lilith & the Rose. At the time of this update, it is anticipated that the Pink Dots will be able to ship all of these items to those who order from TEKA before embarking on their 2002 North American tour.

 

NEW TEAR GARDEN CD:

appx. date: October 25, 2002

The new Tear Garden CD, entitled Eye Spy With My Little Eye is now finished and expected to be released in October. The track list is as follows:

Perforated Man
A Bitter Pill
The Train To China
Extract From Empathy No.2
Splatterflick
Black Curtains
The Bomb Bomb Loopapa Tribe Drown Themselves In A Vat Of Marmite
All The Stars Are Falling
Extract From Empathy No.3
Changer

To pre-order your copy, click here.

 

LOVE AND LOUD COLOURS:

appx. date: November 2, 2002

Now shipping: An authorized lyric collection by Edward Ka-Spel, prolific vocal wizard of the Legendary Pink Dots and The Tear Garden. The illustrated book will present song lyrics selected from the nearly forty albums’ worth of Edward’s musical ventures from 1980 to the present. In addition, the book will be graced by a CD-single featuring an exclusive four-part Edward Ka-Spel creation.

You can check all details at www.loveandloudcolours.com. Numbered books are sold out as of June 2002, but plenty unnumbered books are available. As of now the book & single will be available only through www.loveandloudcolours.comand at select (maybe all?) Legendary Pink Dot appearances along their North American tour.

 

NEW RELEASES FROM BETA-LACTAM RING: “BASILISK” AND “O’ER A SHALABAST’R TYDE STROLT AY” CD:

appx. date: November 5, 2002

Beta-lactam Ring Records has just announced the release of Edward’s “O’er A Shalabast’r Tyde Strolt Ay” on CD. The LP issue of this release is sold out. 999 copies of the CD, due October 3, will be pressed. There will also be a limited sub-edition (35 copies) which is packaged in a handmade wallet with 6 CD size inserts on archival photopaper.

The CD issue of “Basilisk” is due soon from BLRR as well. For the time being, there will only be 500 copies of the CD pressed. The release will be packaged in a standard jewel case with printed inserts. The track list is as follows:

Stigmata Part One (Freiheit) / Klazh / Love Is… / No Reason / 834 / Wall Purges Night (Version) / Basilisk 1 / Methods / Clean Up / Basilisk 2/ The Ocean Cried Blue Murder: A Ferry In A Storm On A Walkman */ Ideal Home ** / The Glory The Glory ***

* This version of “The Ocean Cried Blue Murder” was recorded in 1990 on (what else?) a ferry during (what else?) a stormy night directly into (what else?) the microphone of a Walkman.
** Unreleased version with lead vocals by Keith Thompson and backing vocals by Edward recorded 1981.
*** Unreleased version recorded in 1981.

BLRR will also be issuing the CD release of “Apparition” and “Atomic Roses”. More details are coming soon.

 

“ALL THE KING’S HORSES”, “ALL THE KING’S MEN” & “COLOURS” BY NIELS VAN HOORN ARE NOW AVAILABLE:

appx. date: November 10, 2002

You may now place your order for “All The King’s Horses” and “All The King’s Men” through Soleilmoon and “All The King’s Men” through ROIR.

Track lists are as follows:

ALL THE KING’S HORSES:
1. The Unlikely Event
2. The Way I Feel Today
3. 12th
4. Our Dominion
5. Chain Surfing
6. Just Wave
7. It’s The Real Thing
8. A Bargain At Twice The Price
9. Daisy
10. Birdie
11. Lisa Goes Surfing
12. Wax And Feathers

ALL THE KING’S MEN:
1. Cross Of Fire
2. The Warden
3. Touched By The Midnight Sun
4. Rash
5. The Day Before It Happened
6. Brighter Now
7. Marz Attacks
8. Sabres At Dawn
9. All The King’s Men
10. The Brightest Star

The new Niels Van Hoorn CD is also available through Soleilmoon. According to the label press release: In the middle of 2001, Niels Van Hoorn (Legendary Pink Dots) received a friendly e-mail from Ryan Moore (Twilight Circus Dub Sound System / Legendary Pink Dots) offering assistance with his new solo album. He promised “no stress, just fun!” And that is exactly what happened. Moore ended up playing drums and congas, which were looped and later employed for multi-track recordings. Van Hoorn’s experiments with a Boomerang Phrase sampler resulted in the first sax loop on the album, which were mixed live with effects to a 2-track tape. For the most part, Van Hoorn placed himself in the middle of his studio, encircled by his collection of saxes, clarinets, flutes, analogue windsynths and keyboards, and would walk around to each, improvising. Everything was then recorded by Moore and passed through his “effects kitchen” for some sonic baking. And voila! “Colours” came into being. Both Niels and Ryan hope you enjoy listening to it as much as they enjoyed producing it.

 

“EYE SPY WITH MY LITTLE EYE” UPDATE:

appx. date: November 15, 2002

Scott at Litany passed on the following information regarding the new Tear Garden CD:

“Some of the tracks were recorded in the 80’s and sound “lo-fi” at times. The songs are time-sequential-ish and start with demos from 1986 and work up to a new track (entitled “Changer”) which was recorded just for this release. Everything is pretty close to being finalized and “Eye Spy With My Little Eye” should hit the presses relatively soon.”

If you still need to pre-order a copy, you can do it here.

 

TOUR PHOTOS FROM LEE’S PALACE IN TORONTO POSTED AT LITANY.NET:

appx. date: November 20, 2002

Litany has posted some photos from Lee’s Palace in Toronto on 6 October. The gorgeous light show, courtesy of General Chaos Visuals, is prominently featured in these shots.

 

“BASILISK” CD NOW AVAILABLE:

appx. date: November 25, 2002

“Basilisk” is now available from Beta-lactam Ring Records. You will also be able to order this release from TEKA once the Dots return from their North American tour in mid-November. “Basilisk” features all of the music from the original cassette release and three bonus tracks: “The Ocean Cried Blue Murder: A Ferry In A Storm On A Walkman”, “Ideal Home” with vocals by Keith Thompson, and a previously unreleased version of “The Glory, The Glory.”

 

FINISHED COVER ART FOR “EYE SPY WITH MY LITTLE EYE”:

appx. date: November 30, 2002

Once again, thanks are due to Scott over at Litany for keeping me in the loop and sending me the final version of the cover art for the upcoming Tear Garden release. Click here to see the image. Edward is very pleased with this release and tells me that it is “the missing album” between “Tired Eyes Slowly Burning” and “The Last Man To Fly”. Pre-orders are still being taken here.

 

“EYE SPY WITH MY LITTLE EYE” NOW SHIPPING:

appx. date: December 1, 2002

The wait is over! Per Corey over at Litany, the new Tear Garden CD “Eye Spy With My Little Eye” is being shipped as I type!

 

LIVE DATES FOR EARLY 2003:

appx. date: December 5, 2002

The Legendary Pink Dots and Edward Ka-Spel have tentatively scheduled the following shows for early 2003. More details will be posted to this website as they emerge. The two festival dates in January are “100% confirmed”, according to Edward. He also reports that the shows in Athens, Greece are looking “extremely likely”. These will be the first live Pink Dot performances in Greece.

January 25: Cannes, France (Festival)
January 28: Paris, France/La Locomotive (Festival)
March 14: Vicenza, Italy
March 15: Florence, Italy
March 16: Rome, Italy
March 21: Athens, Greece (Edward Ka-Spel…TENTATIVE)
March 22: Athens, Greece (Legendary Pink Dots…TENTATIVE)

 

BETA-LACTAM RING PRINTS AND ARTWORK FOR SALE:

appx. date: December 10, 2002

Beta-lactam Ring Records is now offering prints of the cover art from Edward Ka-Spel’s “O’er A Shalabast’r Tyde Strolt Ay”, Martijn de Kleer’s “So Close Yet So Far Out.” Prints are available in very limited quantities and can be purchased here.

 

MARTIJN DE KLEER: “SO CLOSE YET SO FAR OUT”:

appx. date: December 15, 2002

Beta-lactam Ring Records is now accepting orders for Martijn’s new 2 X LP.

From the label press release:

” All the I’s are microdotted and all the mushroom teas crossed as Martijn’s guitar gently seeps, crawls, oozes, boils and burns. And even though Martijn’s Dotted past is in some evidence, this is hardly an LPD karaoke album. This is a fully fleshed-out beast of original design. Martijn’s vocals occasionally punctuate the parade, but the majority involves instrumental clusters, some based in rock form and others more like giant swelling clouds, all thick with psychedelia (acid rain?). Besides the requisite fuzzing guitar (see also Damon and/or Helios Creed), Martijn employs such merry men as Ryan Moore and cEvin Key. A beautiful production that is filled with sonic surprises at every turn and is sure to make any day trip, erm, trippier. 8 tracks over 2 albums, exactly the way any good psych record is supposed to be, damnit! The finale is a particularly rewarding climb to Heaven on a honeyed ladder, from which view is all poppies, beautiful poppies, and the sound is perfectly Kleer. 2-220 gram audiophile vinyl lps, packed in a full color gatefold sleeve.”

Click here for MP3 extracts!

 

LETTER TO LPD FANS FROM BENNY (ORIGAMI GALAKTIKA):

appx. date: December 25, 2002

On Christmas Day, I received the following e-mail from Benny of Origami Galaktika. He asked me if I would put it online in the usual places so that he could thank everyone for the kindness they showed him when he opened for the Legendary Pink Dots on their North American tour. So without further ado…here it is:

Hello everybody!

I hope you’re all doing well and that the Great Lord and/or the High Spirits (whichever you prefer) look upon you with grace and that you will all be granted good lives.

I would like to use this as an opportunity to express my gratefulness and appreciation to the following people:

First of all to The Dots and their collaborators for inviting me along on this, my first journey to the US of A, and by doing this giving me the chance to see and meet all you people.

When Edward first asked me (in Oslo, summer 2001) I immediately replied “Yes I’d love to, if it turns out to be possible, and if I’m granted the right to enter the country”…(it’s hard to tell right?!) of a year went by and then I got a mail asking if I was still into it and the ball started rolling…

Luckily, it turned out I was allowed to enter by the authorities that seem to believe they’re in charge…

Then second, to everybody that I will not mention by name, you know who you are!!!!

Then third but no less important, to all you people that were there for treating me so nice and being mostly open-minded to what Origami represents and what I represent within the Origami Republika. It’s about love, it’s about freedom, it’s about life.

Also to the one guy in New Orleans that was shouting so loud during my gig that I was almost scared and to the crowd in Orlando where most people seemed to have way more important things to do than pay attention to this tall, weird guy with the braided beard, making all these slow and drony sounds.

And I must not forget the guy in St. Petersburg that went to the wrong gig. I guess Lynyrd Skynyrd were playing somewhere else and you, my dear friend, didn’t notice that it wasn’t where you bought a ticket to enter. But I’m not angry, (I’ve heard that hillbilly life isn’t always easy and you had probably had a hard day throwing rocks at your neighbours) I’m sorry that I could not play “Freebird in Chains” for you.

Maybe next time…

Those of you that I have promised to write will hear from me sooner or later and those of you that would like to get in touch, my e-mail is galaktika@hotmail.com.

But please remember to write “Pink Dots” or something I will understand in the subject line, ok!? It is hotmail and as those of you that have hotmail know I do get a lot of shit there…

I could go on but my point is just to say thank you all, hope to see you again!!!!

All the best to all of you, take care, make a difference.

Sing while you may and treat your neighbours nice.

Love + light,

Benny

 

THE OFFICIAL LIVE ARCHIVES HAVE BEEN RESTORED:

appx. date: December 29, 2002

The Official Live Archives, which have been offline for several months, have been fully restored. The Live Archives contain about 30 live Pink Dot shows and several solo performances by Edward Ka-Spel, all of which are available for public download. As an extra bonus, all the MP3 files hosted over the past year atLegendaryPinkDots.org have been put online again as well. Download while you may!

 

This is a compilation of news articles and announcements from  2000 and 2001, taken from Brainwashed.com.  Most if not all of the links are obsolete. This is for archival purposes only.

ONLINE UPDATE – 10th February, 2000

RELEASE DATES

Soleilmoon has announced the release dates for the next few items:

• February 22, 2000 – Edward Ka-Spel “Red Letters” CD (Caciocavallo CAD 2)
• April 18, 2000 – Dark Star “Travelogue II” CD (Soleilmoon SOL 102 CD) [not sure if the Dots are involved with this one or not]
Edward Ka-Spel “Scriptures of Illumina” (Cacciocavallo CAD 8)
• May 23, 2000 – Legendary Pink Dots “A Perfect Mystery” CD/double LP(Cacciocavallo CAD 11/CAL 11)

The Legendary Pink Dots will tour North America from late May into July.

Look for an exclusive Dots CD available only at the shows.

NEWSLETTER 5

The question is, what the hell am I going to do with the 350 cans of peas I stockpiled for the apocalypse? It was a cosy retreat out there on the Ombahba Islands, at least 3 kilometres under the ground…plenty of candles, a few thousand boxes of matches, vegetarian cup-a-soup (3 cartons),… I won´t go on. Didn´t bother with a TV because I was counting on hearing the ceiling rumble a little when the 4 horsemen thundered across the planet on January 1st. When the rumbling stopped I figured it was safe to come out again.
The reason why I am writing this now is that I forgot my can-opener, and when I emerged to make a swift dash to the local Ombahba Supermarket to buy one I noticed it was January the 8th and everything was still there. It has occurred to me, however, that I may have inadvertently slipped into another dimension where everything simply looks the same. Nevertheless my behavioural patterns will remain the same. So happy new millenium, folks… welcome to the Legendary Pink Dots’ latest newsletter.

On a more serious note,everyone here was shocked and saddened to hear about the death of our old friend Tomasz Beksinski in Warsaw on Christmas Eve. Tomasz was a DJ with Radio 3 in Poland and introduced our music to the whole country many years ago. We met him for the first time early in the 90s in Wroclaw, liked him enormously and the friendship grew each time we returned. Tomasz.. wherever you are now… may you have found the peace you deserve.

THE YEAR 2000….PLANS,DELUSIONS etc.

Legendary Pink Dots have resumed recording their latest album. Release date is scheduled for March/April and a long North American tour is planned for end May/June. A taster for the album will be made available here at the Dots website at the end of February thanks to the miracle of the MP3.
Before this album is available, a new TEAR GARDEN CD should be in the shops entitled “Crystal Mass.” Tear Garden´s first tour looks set to occur in the Fall in North America. Also imminent is MIMIR 3 on Streamline/Anomalous Records.
Legendary Pink Dots are planning only a few shows in Europe this year, though dates listed below are confirmed. We have just received an invitation to play in Greece (possibly end -April) and want to do this.. but no promises as our previous attempts to play there ended in disappointment. Israel, Russia, Mexico and The Baltic States remain possibilities for this year as well.
A new album by Edward Ka-Spel is planned for release in February entitled “Red Letters”, while “The Scriptures of Illumina” along with other long unavailable Terminal Kaleidoscope titles will be reissued by Soleilmoon. This doesn´t mean the end of the TEKA label… it simply isn´t feasible for re-presses without any distribution in Europe.
All Play it Again Sam titles will re-emerge via Soleilmoon this year,while the last of LPDs cassettes on CD series is slated for the Spring (“Stained Glass Volume 2”- APPARITION/ATOMIC ROSES/BASLISK. A double). Also likely is the appearance of “Under triple Moons” on vinyl.
LPDs were sad to see Edwin Von Trippenhof leave the band at the start of December for personal reasons. We wish him all the best, and would like to point out that he is also making some fine music as a solo artist. If he wants to release it, look for it here. 
Martijn de Kleer has rejoined the Pink Dots on guitar and occasional violin.

LPD 2000
Year 2000 marks 20 years that LPD has been playing and recording together as such. There’s now a brand new miniature biography authored by EKS where the history page is.

RECENT RELEASES

• DNA LE DRAW D-KEE – Reissue on CD of very obscure vinyl release project of Edward Ka-Spel, Elke P., Ryan Moore.
• Sing While You May – Russian compilation CD in Cyrillic fonts. 2 new tracks, one new version of Supper at J’s, domestic USA price from Soleilmoon…
• LEGENDARY PINK DOTS Live at the metro (35 DFL/20 $ US/ 17 goddamn Euros).
First full-length live CD from the Dots. A good audience recording of our show in Chicago last November (thanks to Nick who provided the CDRs for us). Original plan was to issue multi-tracked recording from Poznan a couple of years ago…but the fire and spirit of this performance in Chicago simply came across much stronger even if it isn’t quite so hi-fi. Parts of the Poznan show (3 tracks) will eventually emerge …possibly as a mini-CD.
This “Live at Metro” CD is a Polish import, features many photographs and includes CD-rom material of a rather silly interview.
• EDWARD KA-SPEL, “Share the Day/Dream Stealer” (15 DFL/8 $ US)
2 new tracks on a 7″ vinyl single released by long term LPD friend jon Whitney of the excellent Brainwashed website (www.brainwashed.com).

For other news and older archives, check out Dirk Ruster’s LPD Newsticker at home.rhein-zeitung.de/~druster/news.htm

 

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ONLINE UPDATE – 29th May, 2000

INTERVIEW WITH EDWARD KA-SPEL

A recent radio interview with Edward Ka-Spel was done on May 25, 2000, by Jon Whitney and Daniel McKernan concerning their latest album and tour. It is available in streaming real audio and text formats.

LPD NEWS UPDATES

• A PERFECT MYSTERY CD is out now and will be on sale at the Toronto show of LPDs.
• FAREWELL MILKY WAY (best ever LPD live recording on CD) will also be on our stall throughout the tour. That will hit the shops , and Europe when the tour is finished.
• There are 4 new T-shirt designs, one of which is a special shirt made only for Canadian shows (100 only)….some of these may be available at the first US shows.
• THE SCRIPTURES OF ILLUMINA has been drastically remastered, given a new cover and now has a lyrics booklet- it will be released during the tour.
• THE TEAR GARDEN have a compilation CD appearing while the Dots are on the roads entitled “For Those who would walk with the Gods”. Label issuing it is BRUDENIA and as with LPDs comp. last year, all typesetting is in the Russian (cyrillic ) alphabet.There is bonus material.
• Khataclimici China Doll has ben reissued in a run of 750 copies.
• LPDs are no longer working with Paperclip Agency in Europe following practices by the latter which shocked all members of the band. We’ll seek new representatives here when we return from the States.
• There is a POSSIBILITY that LPDs last scheduled US show of the tour on San Juan Island may be moved back one day to the Friday.
• Martyn de Kleer has released a solo album on CDR in an edition of 100. Title is “Flow”.Its beautiful, and will be available on the tour.

WEBSITE ADDITIONS

Press releases for the forthcoming LPD and Twilight Circus albums are now available in the text section of the website.

Also, that exclusive track from the Stone Circles Anthology, Gladiators Version Apocalypse is now available for download in the full version via MP3 technology. This is in the media page.

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR UPDATE

The following are the latest confirmed dates for the LPD tour of North America for 2000. All dates so far include Dead Voices on Air as special opening guest. More dates will be posted when they’re confirmed.

5/24 – Toronto, ON          Lee’s Palace

5/25 – London, ON           Call the Office

5/26 – Montreal, PQ         Cabaret Music Hall

5/27 – Cambridge, MA        Middle East Downstairs

5/28 – Winooski, VT         Higher Ground

5/31 – Rochester, NY        Water St. Music Hall

6/01 – New York, NY         Wetlands Preserve

6/02 – Washington, DC       Black Cat

6/03 – Philadelphia, PA     Upstage

6/04 – Richmond, VA         Twisters

6/06 – Carborro, NC         Cat’s Cradle

6/07 – Charlotte, NC        Tremont Music Hall

6/08 – Atlanta, GA          Cotton Club

6/09 – Jacksonville, FL     Jack Rabbits

6/10 – Orlando, FL          Sapphire Supper Club

6/11 – St. Petersburg, FL   The State Theatre

6/12 – New Orleans, LA      Howlin’ Wolf

6/14 – Cincinnati, OH       Bogart’s

6/15 – Cleveland, OH        Peabody’s Down Under

6/16 – Columbus, OH         Little Brother’s

6/17 – Pittsburgh, PA       Club Laga

6/18 – Pontiac, MI          7th House

6/20 – Milwaukee, WI        Rave Bar

6/21 – Minneapolis, MN      First Avenue

6/22 – Chicago, IL          Double Door

6/23 – St. Louis, MO        Side Door

6/24 – Lawrence, KS         The Bottleneck

6/26 – Austin, TX           Stubb’s Bar-B-Q

6/27 – Houston, TX          Instant Karma

6/28 – Dallas, TX           Curtain Club

6/30 – Denver, CO           Bluebird Theatre

7/01 – Denver, CO           Bluebird Theatre

7/03 – Salt Lake City, UT   DV8

7/05 – Los Angeles, CA      Roxy Theatre

7/06 – Santra Ana, CA       Galaxy Theatre

7/08 – San Francisco, CA    Slim’s

7/10 – Portland, OR         Barbati’s Pan

7/11 – Seattle, WA          The Showbox

7/12 – Vancouver, BC        Richard’s On Richards

7/13 – Friday Harbor, WA    Egg Lake Saw Mill

LOVE AND LOUD COLOURS
Production is under way for release of an authorized lyric collection by Edward Ka-Spel. The illustrated book will also include a CD-single featuring two exclusive Edward Ka-Spel creations. Due January 23, 2001, the collection will be available mostly through mail order. If supplies last, copies will be available at select Legendary Pink Dot appearances following the January 2001 publication.

Advance reservations are being accepted now, with payment requested for just before the book goes to press^×in November of 2000. For more information, and to place your reservation, please go to: www.slip.net/~apologia/loveloud.htm.

NEWSLETTER 6
Spring. The new millenium. The battered Winter fields transforming into a riot of colour.
Ah, glorious isn’t it? Can see a beam from the almost forgotten sun reflecting on the roof of a Mercedes as it speeds down the highway which runs past this window. Happy demolition workers roll up their sleeves as the big metal ball smashes into what’s left of a farmhouse across the road. Happy workers part the curtains in the automatic door factory which backs onto the demolition site. 
Spring….

THE YEAR 2000…. PLANS,DELUSIONS etc.
Legendary Pink Dots are pleased to announce that the new album ,”A Perfect Mystery” is completed, and we’re quite pleased with ourselves this time around. It feels like an especially good one to all who made it. Look out for it perhaps sometime in April.

Mimir 3 and Edward Ka-Spel’s new solo album, “Red Letters” are out now, but new Tear Garden (“Crystal Mass”) is now slated for Summer release.

LPDs’ USA/Canada tour with Dead Voices on Air is in advanced planning stage now and first date should be in Toronto on May 24. There are still plans to visit Greece. A special CD will become available at shows on the USA tour, reaching the shops when it has finished.

Tear Garden may play a handful of shows in Europe in September, with a USA tour tentatively planned for November.

STAALPLAAT/OPEN CIRCUIT
Staalplaat have embarked on a project offering bands and artists who have not yet had anything commercially released,or have gained no serious exposure,a real chance to have their music heard. Anyone supplying them with a finished ,coded CDR and artwork can have this work manufactured (as CDRs) and distributed to their regular outlets as well as advertised in their catalogues.For further information contact Staalplaat via www.staalplaat.com and click on the “news” item. The project/distribution outlet is known as Open Circuit.

A WORD OF ADVICE FOR NEW BANDS
In the jubilation of creating a new CD and receiving a contract from a record company, mistakes can sometimes be made.
Chances are, a representative of the record company will wave a SECOND contract under your nose stating how the label’s publishing wing wants to publish your songs. Chances are, this contract will be in an obscure branch of English known as “legalese”. Should you ask a question about it, you will be assured that it’s “just standard industry practice” for a label’s publishing wing to publish the songs of its sister company.
Chances are, there will be an innocuous sentence telling you that the contract is valid for the “period of the copyright”.
Don’t sign it! We did to find out that Play it Again Sam’s publishing wing (SC Confidence) apparently has us under contract until 70 years after our deaths. We are making trouble about this. 
Standard industry practice….

RELEASE DATES
Soleilmoon has announced the release dates for the next few items:

• Out now – Edward Ka-Spel “Red Letters” CD (Caciocavallo CAD 2)
• April 18, 2000 – Dark Star “Travelogue II” CD (Soleilmoon SOL 102 CD) [not sure if the Dots are involved with this one or not]
Edward Ka-Spel “Scriptures of Illumina” (Cacciocavallo CAD 8)
• May 23, 2000 – Legendary Pink Dots “A Perfect Mystery” CD (Cacciocavallo CAD 11/CAL 11)
double LP will follow shortly thereafter

OLDER BITS OF INTEREST
All Play it Again Sam titles will re-emerge via Soleilmoon this year,while the last of LPDs cassettes on CD series is slated for the Spring (“Stained Glass Volume 2”- APPARITION/ATOMIC ROSES/BASLISK. A double). Also likely is the appearance of “Under triple Moons” on vinyl.
LPDs were sad to see Edwin Von Trippenhof leave the band at the start of December for personal reasons. We wish him all the best, and would like to point out that he is also making some fine music as a solo artist. If he wants to release it, look for it here. 
Martijn de Kleer has rejoined the Pink Dots on guitar and occasional violin. LPD 2000
Year 2000 marks 20 years that LPD has been playing and recording together as such. There’s now a brand new miniature biography authored by EKS where the history page is.

RECENT RELEASES

• DNA LE DRAW D-KEE – Reissue on CD of very obscure vinyl release project of Edward Ka-Spel, Elke P., Ryan Moore.
• Sing While You May – Russian compilation CD in Cyrillic fonts. 2 new tracks, one new version of Supper at J’s, domestic USA price from Soleilmoon…
• LEGENDARY PINK DOTS Live at the metro (35 DFL/20 $ US/ 17 goddamn Euros).
First full-length live CD from the Dots. A good audience recording of our show in Chicago last November (thanks to Nick who provided the CDRs for us). Original plan was to issue multi-tracked recording from Poznan a couple of years ago…but the fire and spirit of this performance in Chicago simply came across much stronger even if it isn’t quite so hi-fi. Parts of the Poznan show (3 tracks) will eventually emerge …possibly as a mini-CD.
This “Live at Metro” CD is a Polish import, features many photographs and includes CD-rom material of a rather silly interview.
• EDWARD KA-SPEL, “Share the Day/Dream Stealer” (15 DFL/8 $ US)
2 new tracks on a 7″ vinyl single released by long term LPD friend jon Whitney of the excellent Brainwashed website (www.brainwashed.com).

 

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ONLINE UPDATE – 12th July, 2000

SUMMER 2000
Here is the latest Legendary Pink newsletter for the curious,and the first to appear after our USA tour, which may have been the most enjoyable adventure we’ve had on the highway. Many thanks to all those who turned up and made us feel so welcome.

Alas the two European festivals planned in Dresden and Trutnov are going ahead without LPDs, but the band is planning shows in Europe in the near future, so suggestions would be welcome. Also all apologies for the new LPD album, “A Perfect Mystery” not being available yet in Europe. Thank you for your patience.

LOVE AND LOUD COLOURS
Production is under way for release of an authorized lyric collection by Edward Ka-Spel. The illustrated book will also include a CD-single featuring two exclusive Edward Ka-Spel creations. Due January 23, 2001, the collection will be available mostly through mail order. If supplies last, copies will be available at select Legendary Pink Dot appearances following the January 2001 publication.

Advance reservations are being accepted now, with payment requested for just before the book goes to press^×in November of 2000. For more information, and to place your reservation, please go to:www.slip.net/~apologia/loveloud.htm.

STAALPLAAT/OPEN CIRCUIT
Staalplaat have embarked on a project offering bands and artists who have not yet had anything commercially released,or have gained no serious exposure,a real chance to have their music heard. Anyone supplying them with a finished ,coded CDR and artwork can have this work manufactured (as CDRs) and distributed to their regular outlets as well as advertised in their catalogues.For further information contact Staalplaat viawww.staalplaat.com and click on the “news” item. The project/distribution outlet is known as Open Circuit.

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ONLINE UPDATE – 27th August, 2000

LATE SUMMER 2000

A new section has been added to the website, a Frequently Asked Questions place where the band themselves have answered some of the questions that have been asked a lot as of late. This has no overlap from the FAQ from the Cloud-Zero mailing list, so please take a look as there’s newsworthy items in there.

Alas the two European festivals planned in Dresden and Trutnov are going ahead without LPDs, but the band is planning shows in Europe in the near future, so suggestions would be welcome. Also all apologies for the new LPD album, “A Perfect Mystery” not being available yet in Europe. Thank you for your patience.

LOVE AND LOUD COLOURS
Production is under way for release of an authorized lyric collection by Edward Ka-Spel. The illustrated book will also include a CD-single featuring two exclusive Edward Ka-Spel creations. Due January 23, 2001, the collection will be available mostly through mail order. If supplies last, copies will be available at select Legendary Pink Dot appearances following the January 2001 publication.

Advance reservations are being accepted now, with payment requested for just before the book goes to press^×in November of 2000. For more information, and to place your reservation, please go to: www.slip.net/~apologia/loveloud.htm.

STAALPLAAT/OPEN CIRCUIT
Staalplaat have embarked on a project offering bands and artists who have not yet had anything commercially released,or have gained no serious exposure,a real chance to have their music heard. Anyone supplying them with a finished ,coded CDR and artwork can have this work manufactured (as CDRs) and distributed to their regular outlets as well as advertised in their catalogues.For further information contact Staalplaat via www.staalplaat.com and click on the “news” item. The project/distribution outlet is known as Open Circuit.

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ONLINE UPDATE – 9th October, 2000

CRYSTAL MASS

The first new Tear Garden in four years is scheduled to be released in North America by Nettwerk on October 24th. Here’s a sneaky peek at it: Lament. It’s the first of 9 brand new tracks. The CD clocks in at just under an hour and a cover scan is located in the image archive. More sound samples due soon!

REISSUE SCHEDULE

Soleilmoon has given us their tentative plans for LPD reissues. The release dates can and may change at any time so don’t be surprised if they do:

• January 18, 2001
• >>> CAD 17 Legendary Pink Dots “Any Day Now”
• >>> CAD 18 Legendary Pink Dots “The Golden Age”
• >>> CAD 20 Legendary Pink Dots “Crushed Velvet Apocalypse”
• >>> CAD 21 Legendary Pink Dots “The Maria Dimension”
• February 20, 2001
• >>> CAD 16 Legendary Pink Dots “Island of Jewels”
• >>> CAD 19 Legendary Pink Dots “Legendary Pink Box”
• March 20, 2001
• >>> CAD 14 Legendary Pink Dots “The Lovers”
• >>> CAD 15 Legendary Pink Dots “Asylum”
• April 17, 2001
• >>> CAD 22 Legendary Pink Dots “Shadow Weaver”
• >>> CAD 23 Legendary Pink Dots “Malachai”

FAQs

A new section has been added to the website, a Frequently Asked Questions place where the band themselves have answered some of the questions that have been asked a lot as of late. This has no overlap from the FAQ from the Cloud-Zero mailing list, so please take a look as there’s newsworthy items in there.

LOVE AND LOUD COLOURS
Production has been slightly delayed on the Edward Ka-Spel lyric collection book. The illustrated book will also include a CD-single featuring two exclusive Edward Ka-Spel creations. Due Spring 2001, the collection will be available mostly through mail order. If supplies last, copies will be available at select Legendary Pink Dot appearances following the publication.

Advance reservations are being accepted now, with payment requested for just before the book goes to press (hopefully by December). For more information, and to place your reservation, please go to: www.slip.net/~apologia/loveloud.htm.

STAALPLAAT/OPEN CIRCUIT
Staalplaat have embarked on a project offering bands and artists who have not yet had anything commercially released,or have gained no serious exposure,a real chance to have their music heard. Anyone supplying them with a finished ,coded CDR and artwork can have this work manufactured (as CDRs) and distributed to their regular outlets as well as advertised in their catalogues.For further information contact Staalplaat via www.staalplaat.com and click on the “news” item. The project/distribution outlet is known as Open Circuit.

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2001-

FIRST SOLEILMOON RE-RELEASES ARE NOW AVAILABLE:

appx date: January 1, 2001

“The Crushed Velvet Apocalypse” (1990) and “The Golden Age” (1989) have now been re-released on CD. Visit www.soleilmoon.com for more info.

ONLINE UPDATE – 6th January, 2001

NEW CD-Rs
Beta-Lactam Ring Records is announcing the release of two more CD-Rs from the dots: “KOLLABARIS,” TeKa05/B-LRR features drastic re-workings of Tear Garden pieces previously only available on compilation CDs plus unreleased sessions; Artwork/Bring the Rain; rare unheard LPD pieces and quite a bit more. “Needles 3,” TeKa04/B-LRR collects many pieces from the long deleted “Thin Blue Line” LP plus very obscure/exclusive pieces. It includes “Moments” from Dance China Doll 12″. “Live ’91” isn’t going to happen now. Out now is “Public Disturbance,” a live Edward Ka-Spel performance.

REISSUE ISSUES
The Soleilmoon reissues scneduled for January 18th have been pushed back. There is no current date set but the following is the plan for reissues of PIAS products:

first round
>>> CAD 17 Legendary Pink Dots “Any Day Now”
>>> CAD 18 Legendary Pink Dots “The Golden Age”
>>> CAD 20 Legendary Pink Dots “Crushed Velvet Apocalypse”
>>> CAD 21 Legendary Pink Dots “The Maria Dimension”

second round
>>> CAD 16 Legendary Pink Dots “Island of Jewels”
>>> CAD 19 Legendary Pink Dots “Legendary Pink Box”

third round
>>> CAD 14 Legendary Pink Dots “The Lovers”
>>> CAD 15 Legendary Pink Dots “Asylum”

fourth round
>>> CAD 22 Legendary Pink Dots “Shadow Weaver”
>>> CAD 23 Legendary Pink Dots “Malachai”

CRYSTAL MESS

The brand new Tear Garden CD, “Crystal Mass” has been released by Nettwerk in North America. The track listing, however is rather mismatched to the track numbers on the CD. While we here at brainwashed are still awaiting confirmation on the music, we can say with 100% certainty that track one is “Lament” while two different songs share track four. Those songs which share track four and the rest of the CD have been debated upon.

FAQs 
A new section has been added to the website, a Frequently Asked Questions place where the band themselves have answered some of the questions that have been asked a lot as of late. This has no overlap from the FAQ from the Cloud-Zero mailing list, so please take a look as there’s newsworthy items in there.

LOVE AND LOUD COLOURS 
Production has been slightly delayed on the Edward Ka-Spel lyric collection book. The illustrated book will also include a CD-single featuring two exclusive Edward Ka-Spel creations. Due Spring 2001, the collection will be available mostly through mail order. If supplies last, copies will be available at select Legendary Pink Dot appearances following the publication.

Advance reservations are being accepted now, with payment requested for just before the book goes to press (hopefully by December). For more information, and to place your reservation, please go to: www.slip.net/~apologia/loveloud.htm.

STAALPLAAT/OPEN CIRCUIT
 Staalplaat have embarked on a project offering bands and artists who have not yet had anything commercially released,or have gained no serious exposure,a real chance to have their music heard. Anyone supplying them with a finished ,coded CDR and artwork can have this work manufactured (as CDRs) and distributed to their regular outlets as well as advertised in their catalogues.For further information contact Staalplaat via www.staalplaat.com and click on the “news” item. The project/distribution outlet is known as Open Circuit.

 

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LOVE AND LOUD COLOURS – UPDATE:

appx date: January 15, 2001

Production is still underway for an illustrated book of lyrics by Edward Ka-Spel, which will also include a CD-single featuring an exclusive four-part EK creation. The collection will be available mostly through mail order, but, if supplies last, copies will be available at select Legendary Pink Dot appearances following publication.

Production update: the music and corrected lyrics arrived from Holland in the spring of 2001. As such, we’d like to set a new (and hopefully final) publication date of 23 January 2002 (with heartfelt apologies to the anticipant and ever-patient). Advance reservations (without payment yet) are being accepted now for the first 834 copies, which will be numbered and beribboned. For more information, go to the website at its new address:www.loveandloudcolours.com.

 

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EXCLUSIVE LPD TRACK ON BENEFIT CD:

appx date: January 30, 2001

A new compilation CD from moving on music features an exclusive Pink Dots track entitled “Out There Pt 2”, which is a companion track to the first track on the forthcoming Chemical Playschool boxset. It’s available now from TEKA mailorder (38 Dutch guilders/20 US $). For more info visit Moving On Music’s website.

 

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MORE RE-ISSUES:

appx date: February 1, 2001

“The Maria Dimension”, “Shadow Weaver”, “The Golden Age” and “Any Day Now” have now been re-released by SPV Poland, and more LPD re-issues are to come. All CDs have new artwork, which bears no resemblence to the original covers. Curious? More info here.

 

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LPDs CONTRIBUTE TO NEW CEVIN KEY SOLO LP:

appx date: February 15, 2001

Cevin Key’s new album is called “The Ghost of Each Room”. Edward Ka-Spel sings on one track, and other Dots can be heard performing as well. Visit Metropolis Records for more info.

 

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SINCE THE LAST UPDATE:

appx date: March 15, 2001

Beta Lactam Ring Recordings have released “A Perfect Mystery” on vinyl (with an extra side of unreleased material), and the Russian Teargarden compilation “For Those Who Walk With the Gods” has seen the light of day. Soleilmoon has also re-released the classic Legendary Pink Dots album “Island of Jewels” from 1986 and “The Lovers” from 1985. The latter has fully restored artwork, featuring “all five faces”.

 

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“CASTE O’ GRAYE SKREEENS”

appx date: March 17, 2001

Brand new Edward Ka-spel solo album album entitled “Caste o’ Graye Skreeens” has now been released by TEKA / World Serpent. The album consists of two tracks; “Our Captain’s Eye” and “Lights Out”. The CD is a digipak, “My first” says a proud Edward. Jon Whitney has reviewed the album in The Brain. Go there to read the review and listen to soundclips.

 

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OFFICIAL LIVE ARCHIVE UPDATE:

appx date: March 20, 2001

Five whole new LPD concerts are now available from the LPD Official Live Archive. The shows in question are Amsterdam 1986-01-07, London 1990-05-12, Wuppertal 1991-06-12, Chicago 1993-05-15 and Copenhagen 1995-09-18. It’s fun, it’s free and it’s MP3!

 

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“BRAIN IN THE WIRE”:

appx date: March 25, 2001

The compilation CD “Brain in the Wire” includes the exclusive LPD track “Old Sparky”. It was originally given away to subscribers of The Wire. Now it’s released “officially” by Brainwashed Recordings, this time with a second disc of (non-LPD) material from various artists who reside on Brainwashed. A ‘secret’ third disc will contain a few surprises. Read more here.

 

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ONLINE UPDATE – 28th March, 2001

NEW RELEASES FROM TEKA / BETA-LACTAM RING RECORDINGS

THE SILVERMAN: STATE OF UNION

A brand new CDR from LPD keyboardist. Colourful artwork supplied by the man himself. Eight tracks, 20 dollars!

EDWARD KA-SPEL: EVIDENCE OF ABSENCE

LP-only release. All new material. Limited edition of 300.

As usual, you can buy these records from Soleilmoon and Anomalous.

EXIT RYAN MOORE

Ryan Moore has left the Legendary Pink Dots. A message from Ryan can be found here.

“After nearly 10 years of intensive recording & touring activity, I have left the Pink Dots. The reason is that I really feel the need at this time to move on to new experiences & challenges in life and music. I’m pleased with the significant body of recorded and live work we accomplished over the past 10 years & I can think back on some great moments which were had in the studio, onstage, travelling on some distant highway / sonic tangent etc – none of which would’ve been possible without the support of YOU, the fans of the Pink Dots. All in all, it has been a life enriching experience.

My departure shouldn’t have an effect, other than the lineup change, on upcoming LPD european tour plans & you can bet, in one form or another, the Pink Dots will continue to keep making their unique music for some time to come.

For anyone who is interested, you can check on my upcoming projects as they arise, most likely at: www.twilightcircus.com

kind regards

ryan moore
So, thank you!”

LPD TOUR DATES (TENTATIVE)

April

13 Sittard – Fenix

24 Poznan – Blue Note

25 Krakow – Miasto Krakoff

26 Warszawa – t.b.a.

27 Riga – t.b.a.

28 Vilnius – t.b.a.

May

08 Praha – Palac Akropolis

09 Plzen – Divadlo Pod Lampou

10 Budapest – t.b.a.

13 Wien – B72

31 Leipzig – Die naTo

June

02 Bremen – Schlachthof

07 Jena – Kassablanca Gleis 1

08 Köln – Underground

09 Bochum – Zwischenfall

NEW CDR RELEASES

The following CDR releases are now available. For more detailed info on each release see the new releases page.

THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS WITH FRIENDS AND RELATIONS: KOLLABARIS

Long awaited CDR featuring the various members of the Dots in the role of collaborators. Among other things you get four exclusive/compilation tracks from Teargarden, a never before heard Mimir track plus lots of hard-to-find or out-of-print material with artists such as Lydia Tomkiw , Artwork in collaborations with the LPDs. This is a TEKA/Beta-Lactam Ring Recordings release available also through Soleilmoon or Anomalous.

EDWARD KA-SPEL: NEEDLES THREE

Another TEKA/Beta-Lactam Ring Recordings CDR, this time featuring tracks from Edward Ka-Spel’s long deleted “Perhaps We’ll Only See a Thin Blue Line” LPD plus a number of previously unheard tracks. Also available through Soleilmoon or Anomalous.

EDWARD KA-SPEL: ANGELOS OBSCUROS 16-5-85

This Beta-Lactam Ring Recordings CDRis now available through Soleilmoon or Anomalous. It’s a recording of a solo concert at the Paradiso, Amsterdam with Edward Ka-Spel, Hero Wouters and Patrick Paganini performing a set of early EKS songs as well as a few LPD classics.This is a limited edition of 250, so hurry up if you want to lay your hands on one of these. Delivered in “poly box” with a sticker!

Tracklist:

Mirror Soul, Six Cats On A Dead Man’s Chest, Blowing Bubbles 2, Even Now, Avengalist, God In A Cupboard, Hotel Blanc, Black Zone, Spontaneous Human Combustion and Love in a Plain Brown Envelope.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE?

• LEGENDARY PINK DOTS

A PERFECT MYSTERY as a double vinyl release.With (sorry…) a bonus 4th side and (sorry) limited to 500 copies.

STAINED GLASS Volume 2. Double CD release taking in the cassette albums “Apparition”,”Basilisk” and “Atomic Roses.” We are working on the original tapes to maximise quality.

CHEMICAL PLAYSCHOOL 11,12 and 13.A 3 x CD box set.A statement of intent, and hopefully the release that will quell rather unreasonable fears that the Dots are considering dropping into a lower gear or calling it a day.Music and artwork is finished but release will probably not occur until after the summer.

Reissues of all titles from the back catalogue from “The Lovers” through to “Malachai” by Soleilmoon in USA and SPV in Poland. Artwork for Polish editions is unique and very special with Polish translations of the lyrics. Alas, we still have no distribution in Western Europe but a series of compilations is planned by a small Italian label focussing the releases which are hard to find in this part of the World.

A European tour., beginning at Sittard (Fenix) in Holland on April 13.

• THE TEAR GARDEN

FOR THOSE WHO WALK WITH GODS.Compilation set for release by Brudenia Records , Russia with 20 mins of exclusive material.Waiting for the blessing of Nettwerk ,USA.

• EDWARD KA-SPEL

THE TEXTURES OF ILLUMINA…Cuts from the now rare Das Digitale vertrauen double Cd plus ultra-obscure “Atomic Roses 95”.A 73 min album. On Soleilmoon.

EVIDENCE OF ABSENCE (working title). Vinyl only release on TEKA which should be available for forthcoming Euro tour.

• THE SILVERMAN

REQUIEM SETTINGS. New solo CD completed with release scheduled for later this year.

(Untitled). CDR release of pieces made through the last years slated for release by TEKA and beta lectam ring records.

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED

REISSUE ISSUES
The Soleilmoon reissues scneduled for January 18th have been pushed back. There is no current date set but the following is the plan for reissues of PIAS products:first round
>>> CAD 17 Legendary Pink Dots “Any Day Now”
>>> CAD 18 Legendary Pink Dots “The Golden Age”
>>> CAD 20 Legendary Pink Dots “Crushed Velvet Apocalypse”
>>> CAD 21 Legendary Pink Dots “The Maria Dimension”

second round
>>> CAD 16 Legendary Pink Dots “Island of Jewels”
>>> CAD 19 Legendary Pink Dots “Legendary Pink Box”

third round
>>> CAD 14 Legendary Pink Dots “The Lovers”
>>> CAD 15 Legendary Pink Dots “Asylum”

fourth round
>>> CAD 22 Legendary Pink Dots “Shadow Weaver”
>>> CAD 23 Legendary Pink Dots “Malachai”

CRYSTAL MESS
 The brand new Tear Garden CD, “Crystal Mass” has been released by Nettwerk in North America. The track listing, however is rather mismatched to the track numbers on the CD. While we here at brainwashed are still awaiting confirmation on the music, we can say with 100% certainty that track one is “Lament” while two different songs share track four. Those songs which share track four and the rest of the CD have been debated upon.

FAQs
 A new section has been added to the website, a Frequently Asked Questions place where the band themselves have answered some of the questions that have been asked a lot as of late. This has no overlap from the FAQ from the Cloud-Zero mailing list, so please take a look as there’s newsworthy items in there.

LOVE AND LOUD COLOURS
Production has been slightly delayed on the Edward Ka-Spel lyric collection book. The illustrated book will also include a CD-single featuring two exclusive Edward Ka-Spel creations. Due Spring 2001, the collection will be available mostly through mail order. If supplies last, copies will be available at select Legendary Pink Dot appearances following the publication.

Advance reservations are being accepted now, with payment requested for just before the book goes to press (hopefully by December). For more information, and to place your reservation, please go to: www.slip.net/~apologia/loveloud.htm.

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FORTHCOMING RELEASES:

appx date: April 1, 2001

• The Legendary Pink Dots
  “EL KALEIDOSCOPO TERMINAL”
• Edward Kaspel
  “O’ER A SHALABST’R TYDE STROLT AY” LP & CD
• Tear Garden
  “EYE SPY WITH MY LITTLE EYE” CD

“El Kaleidoscopo Terminal” is the title of a new “best of” CD, soon to be released on Mexican label Noise Kontrol Discs. Caciocavallo will do a vinyl edition and distribute the CD version in the US.

The double CD version of “Textures of Illumina” was released in March.

“Synesthesia” is the title of a CD of previously unreleased LPD recordings which was released in March on Italian label SPKR. It’s described by Edward Ka-Spel as a “companion to the CP box”.

And as if this wasn’t enough, another Edward Kaspel LP/CD will be relased by Beta Lactam Ring Recordings in late April/October (respectively). The title is “O’er A Ahalabast’r Tyde Strolt Ay”. Tracks include “An Ill Wind”, “O’Riley’s Comet” and “Safer Than The Open”. Listen to soundclips at the BLLR site. The CD version, set for an October release, will include remixed versions of the LP tracklist as well as bonus material.

Subsconscious are planning to release a series of “outtake” CDs with many of their artists under the title “FRom tHE vAult”. This includes a Teargarden outtake CD entitled “Eye Spy With My Little Eye “. It will be released sometime next year, and will be limited edition of 1000. To be sure to get a copy, one might “subscribe” and get all “FRom tHE vAult” CDs at a special price. Read more about ithere.

 

CHEMICAL PLAYSCHOOL 11/12/13 IS OUT NOW:

appx. date: April 5, 2001

Brand new 3CD box set now available from Soleilmoon. Most likely Beta Lactam Ring Recordings will do a 6LP (!) vinyl edition of the whole thing. Support the band and buy your copy from TEKA.

Tracklist:

VOLUME 11 (“EXCESS”) The Truth Is Out There \ In The Jar…O \ A Problem With The Natives \ In One \ London’s Burning\ In The Blink Of An Eye \ Further Further Further Further Further\ 10th Shade* \ Schatten*

VOLUME 12 (“WHERE THE HELL????”) Guinevere \ You Again \ Vavavavava\ Christmas On A Sunspot \ Shanty \ Rascal Helmut \ Bridge \ Where We’d Choose To Be \ Snarling At My Shadow \ And My Shadow Snarled At Me

VOLUME 13 (“I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW (I THINK)”) Touched By The Moon \ No Names \ It’s Ticking (But Not For You) \ Cat \ On A Hot Tin Roof \ Sleeping (But Not Sick) \ Push The Pie\ Part Two\ Part Three \ Learning To Swim \ Still No Names \ Pedestal \ I Told You…NO GODDAMN NAMES \ OK, It’s Betsy The Bumblebee \ Bye Bye

* Previously available only as bonus tracks on the vinyl edition of Nemesis Online.

Read a review of Chemical Playschool 11,12 and 13 here.

 

LEGENDARY PINK BOX RE-RELEASED:

appx. date: April 10, 2001

This US reissue contains full lyrics and two fold-out posters of artwork reproduced from the original vinyl box set. This classic LPD release is available now fromSoleilmoon.

 

THE FUTURE IS UNCERTAIN FOR “OPEN CIRCUIT”:

appx. date: April 15, 2001

Staalplaat‘s “Open Circuit” project (previously mentioned on this page) was supposed to be re-launched this year. However, the people at Staalplaat are now uncertain if this will happen. It possible that “Open Circuit” won’t make a comeback at all.

 

MIMIR 3 FINALLY AVAILABLE ON CD:

appx. date: May 1, 2001

The third Mimir album was released in 1999, but it’s not been available on CD until now. Streamline is the label behind the re-release.

 

THE LPDs TOUR EUROPE:

appx. date: May 3, 2001

All dates are tentative so far.

14/5 – Studio Desmet (Radio Human) – Amsterdam (NL)
15/5 – Merelyn – Nijmegen (NL)
16/5 – Ekko – Utrecht (NL) (note: date changed)
17/5 – Paris – La Maroquinerie (Legendary Pink Dots) (F)
18/5 – Paris – La Maroquinerie (Edward Kaspel) (F)
19/5 – Swamp Room Happening Festival -Hannover (D)
20/5 – Wave Gotik Treffen Festival – Leipzig (D)
21/5 – La Fete -Wroclaw (PL)
22/5 – Kuznia – Bydgoszcz (PL)
23/5 – Szczecin – Harmon Club (PL)
24/5 – Mega Club – Katowice (PL)
25/5 – Freeport – Budapest (H)
26/5 – Roxy – Praha (CZ)
28/5 – Boa – Luzern (CH)
29/5 – La Laiterie – Strasbourg (F)
30/5 – Reithalle – Bern (CH)
1/6 – Starclub – Dresden (D)
2/6 – Kassablanka/Gleis 1 – Jena (D)
4/6 – Knaack – Berlin (D)
5/6 – Logo – Hamburg (D)
6/6 – Underground – Kšln (D)
7/6 – Colos-Saal – Aschaffenburg (D)
8/6 – CafŽ Central – Weinheim (D)
9/6 – t.b.a. – Innsbruck
11/6 – Waschhaus – Potsdam
12/6 – Kulturzentrum Schlachthof – Bremen ( LPD and Edward Ka-Spel solo) (D)
14/6 – Zwischenfall – Bochum (D)
15/6 – La Grand Mix – Tourcoing (F)

 

NEW RELEASES AND OLDER NEWS:

appx. date: May 5, 2001

Silverman: “Requiem Settings”
Brand new album. Read a review here.

The Legendary Pink Dots: “Synesthesia”
Described as a companion album to CP 11-13. All new material. Read a review here.

Edward Kaspel: “Textures of Illumina”
Tracks from Das Digitale Vertrauen CD + previously unreleased material.

All albums available from Soleilmoon or from TEKA mailorder.

“Tanith and the Lion Tree” by Edward Ka-Spel will be issued for the very first time on LP by a new label, Flesh Eating Ants.

 

NEW EDWARD KA-SPEL 10″ PICTURE DISC – “LILITH & THE ROSE”:

appx. date: May 15, 2001

To coincide with the Legendary Pink Dots European tour, a 10″ picture disc entitled “Lilith & The Rose” will be released this summer. The first edition of this release will be limited to 513 copies. The disc contains the following tracks: “Lilith (Version Apocalypse)”, which is a completely re-recorded version of the classic “Lilith’s Daughter” and an absolutely gorgeous piano piece entitled “The Rose”. Both tracks are approximately 11 minutes in length. A postcard and 26″ x 19″ poster featuring the disc art will be included with the 10″. You will also be able to order the poster separately. More information is forthcoming and will be posted in the usual places… or you can contact info@aurinia.de if you have questions. There is also an official website for this release: LilithAndTheRose.com.

 

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ONLINE UPDATE – May 22, 2001

EXIT FRANK VERSCHUUREN – ENTER RAYMOND STEEG

After six years with the Legendary Pink Dots Frank Verschuuren (aka Frankie Pett) has decided to move on to other things. New soundman is Raymond Steeg, who worked with the Dots in the early nineties. Raymond will do the sound on the current european tour.

LPD EUROPEAN TOUR 2001 (UPDATED May 22th)

All dates confirmed. Note that the date has changed for the Bolkow Castle Party.

April

13 Sittard – Fenix

24 Poznan – Blue Note

25 Krakow – Miasto Krakoff

26 Warszawa – Club Remont

27 Vilnius – St Christopher Chamber Orchesta Hall

May

08 Praha – Palac Akropolis

09 Plzen – Divadlo Pod Lampou

10 Budapest – Kultiplex

11 Bratislava – Cultural House Luky

12 Brezno – Bombura

13 Wien – B72

23 Bremen – Kioto / Lagerhaus (+Edward Ka-Spel)

25 Göteborg – Pusterviksbaren

26 Uppsala – Black Orchid (Flustret)

27 Olso – So What

31 Leipzig – Die naTo

June

01 Rostock – MS Stubnitz

02 Sindelfingen – Movida

03 Bielefeld – AJZ (+ Edward Kaspel)

05 Dresden – Starclub

06 Hamburg – Marx

07 Jena – Kassablanca Gleis 1

08 Köln – Underground

09 Bochum – Zwischenfall

10 Berlin – Knaack

July

21 Králiky – Festival Králiky.Com2001

29 Bolkow – Castle Party Festival

 

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UPCOMING RELEASES:

appx. date: July 20, 2001

There’s been a lot of LPD-related releases this year, but there’s more to come.  ROIR will release Chemical Playschool 15, a collection of older cassette-only tracks from LPD and EKS. Said label will also release “All the King’s Men”, one of two upcoming LPD studio albums. The other will be called “All the King’s Horses” and will be released through Soleilmoon. There’s no date yet for CP15, and the two studio albums will be out this fall, “…at the very earliest.”.

 

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THE TERMINAL KALEIDOSCOPE:

appx. date: August 1, 2001

Say hello to the new, revived and very useful TEKA website!

The Dots’ own website terminalkaleidoscope.com is now more than just a mail order service. The site is run by Lisa Amend, who has given it a new design. Among other things, you can listen to snippets from newer Dots releases. Lisa is now also in charge of the Dotsography found on this site.

 

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ONLINE UPDATE – AUGUST 17, 2001

LPD/EKS CONTRIBUTES TO NEW CEVIN KEY SOLO ALBUM

Cevin Key’s new album is called “The Ghost of Each Room”. Edward Ka-Spel sings on one track, and other dots can be heard performing as well. Visit Metropolis records for more info.

MORE RE-ISSUES

The Maria Dimension, Shadow Weaver, The Golden Age and Any Day Now have now been re-released by SPV Poland. All CDs have new artwork, which bears no resemblence to the original covers. Curious? More info here.

EXCLUSIVE LPD TRACK ON BENEFIT CD

A new compilation CD from moving on music features an exclusive Pink Dots track entitled “Out There Pt 2”. It’s available now from TEKA mailorder (38 Dutch guilders/20 US $). For more info visit moving on music’s website.

LOVE AND LOUD COLOURS – UPDATE

Production is still underway for an illustrated book of lyrics by Edward Ka-Spel, which will also include a CD-single featuring an exclusive four-part EK creation. The collection will be available mostly through mail order, but, if supplies last, copies will be available at select Legendary Pink Dot appearances following publication.

Production update: the music and corrected lyrics arrived from Holland in the spring of 2001. As such, we’d like to set a new (and hopefully final) publication date of 23 January 2002 (with heartfelt apologies to the anticipant and ever-patient). Advance reservations (without payment yet) are being accepted now for the first 834 copies, which will be numbered and beribboned. For more information, go to the website at its new address: www.loveandloudcolours.com.

FIRST SOLEILMOON RE-RELEASES ARE NOW AVAILABLE

The Crushed Velvet Apocalypse (1990) and The Golden Age (1989) have now been re-released on CD. Visit www.soleilmoon.com for more info.

 

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NOW AVAILABLE: EDWARD KA-SPEL: “O`ER A SHALABAST’R TYDE STROLT AY”:

appx. date: September 1, 2001

Contact Beta Lactam Ring Records for more information. A *limited* number of “Shalabast’r Tyde” posters and t-shirts are also available now, so act quickly!

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ONLINE UPDATE – NOVEMBER 7, 2001

“CASTE o’ GRAYE SKREEENS”

New brand new Edward Ka-spel solo album album entitled “Caste o’ Graye Skreeens” has now been released by TEKA / World Serpent. (the record is not yet on the World Serpent website, but it’s been confirmed that they have it in stock). The album consists of two tracks, one of them split into “11 or 12” sections. The CD is a digipak, “My first” says a proud Edward.

SINCE THE LAST UPDATE….

…Beta Latcam Ring Recordings have released “A Perfect Mystery” on vinyl, and the russian Teargarden compilation “For Those Who Walk With the Gods” has seen the light of day. Soleilmoon has also re-released the classic Legendary Pink Dots album “Island of Jewels” from 1986.

THE DOTS AND THE CURRENT SITUATION

“To put it mildly, it has been a traumatic year so far. Unexpected and unwelcomed changes in the Dots’ line-up could not have occurred at a more awkward time, and it meant a hectic, nervous preparation for the European tour. Having said that, the later shows felt particularly joyful and now the debate concerns whether the band actually needs to expand …or not.

Recordings for the next LPD album begin in the Autumn, and there are tentative plans to work with a drummer, a cello player and even a brass band. Whatever happens,the Dots plan a return to USA and Canada next Summer.

Slowly the band is recovering from what seemed to be quite a crisis at the beginning of the year. The disappearance of so much of our back catalogue for 2-3 years indeed put us in trouble (as you are aware, there are many mouths to feed at Chez Dots), but a big thank you to Soleilmoon, SPV Poland and Beta Lactam Ring Records for putting things back together.

“Sing while you may”

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ONLINE UPDATE – DECEMBER 1, 2001

CHEMICAL PLAYSCHOOL 11/12/13 + NEW “BEST OF” + TEXTURES OF ILLUMINA DCD

The new CP box set is at the pressing plant, and will be available soon from Soleilmoon/Caciocavallo. Most likely Beta Latcam Ring Recordings will propably do a vinyl edition of the whole thing.

“El Kaleidoscopo Terminale” is the title of a new “best of” CD, soon to be released on mexican label Noise Kontrol Discs. Caciocavallo will do a vinyl edition and distribute the CD version in the US.

The double CD version of “Textures of Illumina” will most likely be out in February/March.

“BRAIN IN THE WIRE”

The compilation CD “Brain in the Wire” includes the exclusive LPD track “Old Sparky”. It was originally given away to subscribers of The Wire. Now it’s released “officially” by Brainwashed Recordings, this time with a second disc of (non-LPD) material from various artists who reside on Brainwashed. A ‘secret’ third disc will contain a few surprises. Read more here. 

OFFICIAL LIVE ARCHIVE UPDATE

Five whole new LPD concerts are now available from the LPD Official Live Archive. The shows in question are Amsterdam 1986-01-07, London 1990-05-12, Wuppertal 1991-06-12, Chicago 1993-05-15 and Copenhagen 1995-09-18. It’s free, it’s fun and it’s mp3!

This is a compilation of news articles and announcements from  1998 and 1999, taken from Brainwashed.com.  Most if not all of the links are obsolete. This is for archival purposes only.

 

ONLINE UPDATE – 21st November, 1998

TOUR NEWS…

Changes to LPD Show in Mexico: Originally this tour-closing event was supposed to be full enchilada (pardon me, I couldn’t resist) of LPD, Twilight Circus, Edward Ka-Spel that’s been touring the US and Canada this fall, but an unexpected currency devaluation made the purchase of so many plane tickets impossible. Fortunately for Mexican LPD fans Edward will still put in an appearance on Saturday December 5th. Here are the details:

EVENT:                  EDWARD KA SPEL

HUMAN DRAMA

EL CLAN (Mexico)

VENUE:                  PARQUE ECOLOGICO 18 DE MARZO

ADDRESS:                AV.5 DE MAYO s/n -ATZCAPOTZALCO

ENTRE TEZOZOMOC Y AUILES SERDAN

METRO REFINERIA

DOORS:                  7:00 PM

SHOWTIME:               8:00 PM

TICKETS:                PRESALE $ 130.00 PESOS

LIBRERIAS GANDHI & ROCKSHOP

BOX OFFICE $ 150.00 PESOS

NIGHT OF THE EVENT

INFORMATION:            ++ 52 5 782 3906 (Mexico D.F.)

arteria@compuserve.com

Here’s the rest of the North American tour dates:

Sat Nov. 21 Ventura, CA – Ventura Theatre (all ages)

Sun Nov. 22 San Francisco, CA – Fillmore/Maritime Hall (all ages)

Mon Nov. 23 Las Vegas, NV – Huntridge Theatre, (unconfirmed)

or Palo Alto, CA – The Edge, (unconfirmed)

Tue Nov. 24 Portland, OR – La Luna (all ages)

Wed Nov. 25 Seattle, WA – Showbox (21+)

Thu Nov. 26 Vancouver, BC – Starfish Room (19+)

Sat Nov. 28 Mexico City, DF – Salon Mexico (unconfirmed)

 

End of January: LPDs in Greece – Athens & Thessaloniki

Feb/March: London, UK, Paris, Germany, Scandinavia, Poland, Czec Republic

NEW RELEASE NEWS:
Silvermandalas and The Blue Room are finally available through Soleilmoon.

OLDER NEWS

• SPV Poland has re-emerged and paid royalties. To the unknowns who contacted Poland , we salute you!!!!
Anyhow, I do get a sense that SPV ARE trying now- so we indeed will go on. At least they had the decency to say sorry (try getting a “sorry” out of PIAS and you’ll understand how much it means to us).
• Meanwhile “Nemesis” seems set for European release on KODEX in Germany.
• We’re looking for someone to licence in Greece, Russia, Japan, Israel and Australia. If anyone knows anyone ….then pass it on .
• First Tear Garden Tour (with Download) planned for Summer, ’99
• New solo album by EKS (“The Blue Room”) + Phil (“Silver Mandela”) finished, and due in October. “Blue Room” will also be on vinyl with a bonus side.
• “Lullabies” pic disc box set is the start of getting the albums available on vinyl again. We want to go on with the likes of “9 Lives,…” + “From Here,…” which never appeared in vinyl format.
• PIAS contract ends in ’99, so Soleilmoon will take over + make everything at least twice as affordable.
• TENTATIVE plan for an EKS solo tour of South America (Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Columbia). “I’ll believe it when I step off the plane.” – EKS
• LPD should go to Greece in January + there will be plans for shows in North of Norway, White Russia, Baltic States, as well as the usual places. Advanced plans for a show in London (early ’99).
• Mimir 3 approaches completion.
• First OFFICIAL live CD (a double) approaches completion (due out on World Serpent in ’99).

WE’re really trying to build up a directory of sympathetic shops, mail-order services, clubs and labels, radio stations and fanzines to try and overcome this distribution vacuum. Consequently we’d really like people to send information about what is decent in their own parts. In turn, we’ll make this information freely available to bands we know + like, or who write to us – encouraging them to circulate it as well. Maybe the idea is Utopian, but energry usually produces results and it’s time for a pre-millennial underground explosion!

For even more detailed news, check out Dirk Ruster’s LPD Newsticker at home.rhein-zeitung.de/~druster/news.htm

 

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ONLINE UPDATE – 26th August, 1999

FALL INTO THE DOTS

The autumn is coming and the LPDs are planning to hit Europe again for a few dates. Also imminent are a few new releases. DNA Le DRAW D-KEE CD, also expect a New Twilight Circus in October plus a new Edward Ka-Spel solo album (“Red Letters” ) before the end of year (it´s finished; cover being worked on).

CONFIRMED DATES

Oct  2 DARMSTADT…Oetinger Villa

Oct  3 FREIBURG….Atlantic Cafe

Oct 15 POTSDAM ….Waschhaus

Oct 16 COPENHAGEN..Stengade 13

Oct 18 GOTEBORG….Pusterviksbaren

Oct 19 OSLO……..John Dee

Oct 20 STOCKHOLM…Fritz Larner

Nov  6 AMERSFOORT..De Kelder

We hope to go on to FINLAND,RUSSIA and POLAND from Stockholm but await more news.Help is always appreciated,and thanks to those who have been sending tips.

DATE SOUGHT
We´re desperately looking for a show in Germany (anywhere), Belgium (anywhere) or Eastern France (Nancy/metz) for Friday October 1. If anybody has any serious leads, please contact kaspel@euronet.nl.

VISUAL STIMULATION  
Fellow Dotter, and cover artist for one of them Triple Moon Tribute tapes, Jared Butler now has available his short film, Underneath ready to send out to folks and friends. The LPDs granted him permission to use some of their songs in his low budget hi-fi filming effort. Filmed in Sweden and San Francisco, it’ll be a neat thing to have once our friend has made the big time! It is on an NTSC-only stereo VHS tape. Sorry, no European machine compatible copies…

MIMIR NEWS…
Mimir did not play the Nevers festival in July this month as planned nor did they do the VPRO radio show. Andreas Heemann sprained his arm and they were unable to perform. Mimir 3 and a possible Mimir 4 are nearing completion and should be due soon.

WEBSITE NEWS…
The Live Connections web page has finally been automated for those looking to trade LPD live cassettes with other LPD friends around the world. Go check it out!

OLDER ISSUES…
  Help sought for Scandinavia and Baltic States: LPD are looking to book a string of dates in October/November and are looking for any leads in Sweden, Norway and Finland. If you have any ideas of clubs in Malmo, Stockholm, Jonkoping, Norrkoping, Sundsvall, Uppsala, Umea or Tornio, please email kaspel@euronet.nl.

RELEASE NEWS  Just out are the following….

• DNA LE DRAW D-KEE – Reissue on CD of very obscure vinyl release project of Edward Ka-Spel, Elke P., Ryan Moore.
• Sing While You May – Russian compilation CD in Cyrillic fonts. 2 new tracks, one new version of Supper at J’s, domestic USA price from Soleilmoon…
• LEGENDARY PINK DOTS Live at the metro (35 DFL/20 $ US/ 17 goddamn Euros).
First full-length live CD from the Dots. A good audience recording of our show in Chicago last November (thanks to Nick who provided the CDRs for us). Original plan was to issue multi-tracked recording from Poznan a couple of years ago…but the fire and spirit of this performance in Chicago simply came across much stronger even if it isn’t quite so hi-fi. Parts of the Poznan show (3 tracks) will eventually emerge …possibly as a mini-CD.
This “Live at Metro” CD is a Polish import, features many photographs and includes CD-rom material of a rather silly interview.
• EDWARD KA-SPEL/ Share the Day\Dream Stealer (15 DFL/8 $ US)
2 new tracks on a 7″ vinyl single released by long term LPD friend jon Whitney of the excellent Brainwashed website (www.brainwashed.com).
• MIMIR/Mimiryad LP (40 DFL/25 US $)
Hyper limited vinyl only, drastically re-worked from original CD.
• For completists, the old cassette compilation,”Voices in a Dark Room” has been reissued as a CDR by Staalplaat. LPDs, contribution is “MIRROR MESSIAH” recorded live in Cologne in 1983 (the first ever official live show). To be fair, it’s a patchy release… though the pieces from Mekanik Kommando (now known as The Use of Ashes) and Kapotte Musik made these ears dance a little. It’s available directly from us or Staalplaat.
• Also available is the industrial compilation “Triton”, which features “Sterre” from the “Hallway of the Gods” CD. The only remarkable feature of this release is the ugliness of the cover.

Imminent…

• Second full length live double CD will be issued by World Serpent in the Summer (“Farewell Milky Way” is the title).
• New TEAR GARDEN CD planned for release in Autumn.
• SOLEILMOON reissue of PIAS catalogue slated for the start of 2000.

There is more,but these fingers ache….

VARIOUS RANDOM OLDER NEWS TOPICS…

• Did you know the correct title of the album should be: “To Be An Angel Blind, The CRIPPLE Soul Divide” and that Edward wanted “The Last Man to Fly” to end with “Last Post” and not include “3-D Technicolour”?
• The Mimir gig in Nevers France is part of a festival that also includes Autechre, but I really can’t get any further info on it so far. In addition, they should be doing a radio session for VPRO in Holland. And last I heard Babs Santini has finished the cover for the third Mimir album. Oh, one more thing, neither Christoph nor Edward has ever heard of a Greek edition of the first Mimir album as listed in the Dots-o-graphy.
• No new album for the Dots for a while still, but the live CD is here and Russian CD is coming soon, Edward reports. The US edition of “Tanith and the Lion Tree” has been cancelled as the SPV in Poland have made good on themselves. By the “Phoney War” and “Old Man Trouble” were actually bonus tracks on this album (which was supposed to come out on LP originally) and Ed doesn’t really consider them part of the album.
• “Four Days”, “Prayer for Aradia” and “Scriptures for Illumina” are all pretty much sold out from them. It’s advised to grab these whereever you can if you don’t have them already. I don’t think they mean to let any of them go out of print, but it wouldn’t be unlikely if it’s a little while before they can press more of any of the three. Dna Le Draw D-Kee as well as “Basilisk”, “Atomic Roses” and “Apparition” are due to be reissued by Soleilmoon someday, though probably not any time in the immediate future.
• The contract with PIAS ends this year, so hold off the temptation to buy any of those cheap imports which they probably won’t see any money from anyhow. These titles all will be reissued by Soleilmoon Recordings someday (next year?).

For more news and older archives, check out Dirk Ruster’s LPD Newsticker at home.rhein-zeitung.de/~druster/news.htm

 

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ONLINE UPDATE – 10th November, 1999

WINTER APPROACHES

As the last month of the millennium approaches, the LPDs are making plans for 2000. On the agenda right now is a brand new North American widescale tour (no, there’s no confirmation of a Tear Garden set at this time so stop asking). In the meantime, LPDs would like to get psyched by playing some dates to essentially warm up for the show. LPDs are looking to book the last week of January and the first of February for some dates in France, Belgium and possibly Spain. If anybody can help arrange some shows for these dates, please email kaspel@euronet.nl.

In the meanwhile, please be on the lookout for a New Twilight Circus release plus a new Edward Ka-Spel solo album (“Red Letters” ) before the end of year (it´s finished; cover being worked on). Mimir 3 and a possible Mimir 4 are also nearing completion and should be due soon.

OLDER ISSUES OF REMOTE RELEVANCE
The Live Connections web page has finally been automated for those looking to trade LPD live cassettes with other LPD friends around the world. Go check it out!

Fellow Dotter, and cover artist for one of them Triple Moon Tribute tapes, Jared Butler now has available his short film, Underneath ready to send out to folks and friends. The LPDs granted him permission to use some of their songs in his low budget hi-fi filming effort. Filmed in Sweden and San Francisco, it’ll be a neat thing to have once our friend has made the big time! It is on an NTSC-only stereo VHS tape. Sorry, no European machine compatible copies…

Help sought for Scandinavia and Baltic States: LPD are looking to book a string of dates in October/November and are looking for any leads in Sweden, Norway and Finland. If you have any ideas of clubs in Malmo, Stockholm, Jonkoping, Norrkoping, Sundsvall, Uppsala, Umea or Tornio, please email kaspel@euronet.nl.

RECENT RELEASES

• DNA LE DRAW D-KEE – Reissue on CD of very obscure vinyl release project of Edward Ka-Spel, Elke P., Ryan Moore.
• Sing While You May – Russian compilation CD in Cyrillic fonts. 2 new tracks, one new version of Supper at J’s, domestic USA price from Soleilmoon…
• LEGENDARY PINK DOTS Live at the metro (35 DFL/20 $ US/ 17 goddamn Euros).
First full-length live CD from the Dots. A good audience recording of our show in Chicago last November (thanks to Nick who provided the CDRs for us). Original plan was to issue multi-tracked recording from Poznan a couple of years ago…but the fire and spirit of this performance in Chicago simply came across much stronger even if it isn’t quite so hi-fi. Parts of the Poznan show (3 tracks) will eventually emerge …possibly as a mini-CD.
This “Live at Metro” CD is a Polish import, features many photographs and includes CD-rom material of a rather silly interview.
• EDWARD KA-SPEL, “Share the Day/Dream Stealer” (15 DFL/8 $ US)
2 new tracks on a 7″ vinyl single released by long term LPD friend jon Whitney of the excellent Brainwashed website (www.brainwashed.com).

For other news and older archives, check out Dirk Ruster’s LPD Newsticker at home.rhein-zeitung.de/~druster/news.htm