Originally released in 2015 as a beautifully packaged 5xLP box set, Soleilmoon Recordings will be releasing The Maria Dimension- The Complete Recordings as a limited edition 3xCD 8 panel digipak with a 12 page booklet.
The official release date will be November 11, 2022, but pre-orders can be made with Soleilmoon. European customers will be able pre-order from the LPD Bandcamp page beginning on November 4th (Bandcamp Friday).
For more information, please go here.
Five more days until the tour officially commences, but Edward has already started his tour diary!
October 13
Of course, referring to this tour as ‘Post Pandemic’ is wildly unrealistic but it sounds better than the “Everyone Stopped Bothering to wear masks and pretend COVID was no longer a problem Tour 2022”. I’m sitting in Heathrow Terminal 5; a busy, hassling sort of place but nestling in my list of ‘airports I hate’ at a respectable 15th.
So what is my least favourite transport hub? Frankfurt is certainly a contender for its rudeness, size and its ability to make the innocent traveler feel like a cockroach.
But no… The VERY WORST airport in the Kaspelian Diary of Horrors is Amsterdam Schiphol. I recall one horrendous night after a one hour flight in a frightening storm where it took nearly double that time to get through Passport Control ( pre Brexshit too!). The crowd was crammed into a small corridor . Here and there it actually swayed from side to side. People screamed , small children were crying incontrollably. And the unnecessarily pedantic officer in his uniform wanted to see the whites of everyone’s eyes. Naturally I did make a complaint.. it was acknowledged and passed on. Bah!!!
Let’s be positive and dwell on the wonder of Southend Airport. You have to go there….
A conversation with cEvin Key, Edward Ka-Spel and Mark Spybey on cEvin’s patreon. Watch at: patreon.com/cEvinKey
The upcoming U.S.Tour means “The Legendary Pink Dots’ Hallowe’en Special 2022” is a little premature – still you’ll find it right here.
Festive 3– includes the Hallowe’en specials from last year and this as well as Christmas ’21. A 55 minute odyssey. Edition of 133. Find it here.
Come Out From The Shadows Volume 5 (Rotterdam)– CD. Limited edition of 199 from the Old Europa Cafe Label in Italy. Find it here.
The Great Outdoors– CDR edition of 99 that includes a free download with lyrics. Find it here.
Dreamless- 12” on blue translucent vinyl, ships around October 16th. Find it here.
Post pandemic– beautifully designed black and white shirt for the Pink Dots’ World Tour 2022/2023- ships around November 28. Find it here.
This is the Museum– designed by Simon Paul, includes unlimited streaming of The Last 10 Years (A compilation For The Courageous)- ships around November 28. Find it here.
Post pandemic– designed by long-term Dot’s friend Daniel Watts, made for the U.S. tour, but a handful are available to order here.
This is the Museum– designed by Simon Paul, made for the U.S. tour, but a handful are available to order here.
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Originally released in 2010, a new reissue of Red Sky At Night on CDR is available as a limited edition of 199. This lovingly made CDR will ship out after the conclusion of the North American tour, on or around November 28.
This represents a collection of sessions featuring Edward and Alena, recorded over the last two years (2008-2010). Locations were Karis in Finland, where Alena lived for some time, and Limburgia in the Netherlands.
Instruments used include: electric church organ, percussion, laptops, analog and digital synthesisers.”
A chapter closes and another begins as Phil – The Silverman – has decided to retire from live performances with the Pink Dots, while our long term friend, Randall, is joining the band. In reality it’s a story we’ve known for many months inside The Dots as we plan for our first long tour since early 2022, but it was the sheer physical demand of such an adventure that led to Phil making his decision.
Do wish Phil well in his choice of a path – it’s been a glorious four decades.
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Randall is no stranger to life on the road with The Pink Dots having opened with his own project, Orbit Service, on many tours ( and he will be delivering a set on the forthcoming outing). Still, we’re excited to welcome an old friend into the band, composing new music with him as well as exploring some new corners of the planet together.