2013. So who said we wouldn’t get there? Hands up -to the back of the class…..
I’m fresh from a break in the sun with batteries recharged and ready for an intense year at Chez Dots.
Several releases are already in the pipeline as recording was frequently fruitful in the last 12 months, but we’re also making early plans for a
little more live action in the coming year including a tour of USA and Canada in Autumn.
A HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of you….. Continue reading January 2013 Newsletter
Just back from Moscow and we’re ready to unleash the first fruits of all our recording adventures over the last 9 months. It has been a creative and rewarding year and we’re extremely proud of the music about to be delivered to an unwary public.
On the ultra-limited edition of Chemical Playschool 15, I would ask anyone who wants it to send an email first. Our mail-order is small, very personal and there should be enough to go around… but we can only accept orders on a “first come-first serve” basis.
Address to use is: qaspel@gmail.com Continue reading October 2012 Newsletter
The Comfort Inn at Clacton-on-Sea is the unlikely location for the creation of this newsletter. It’s July and summer arrived late in the UK, but as it’ll probably be here for just a few days, perhaps it is wise to make the most of it…. indeed by writing a newsletter in a hotel room….
Seagulls woke us at 5 am this morning. I recorded them and will have my revenge by setting my host of plug-ins on them after slowing them down and turning them backwards.
Still, on to Pink Dot related matters…. Continue reading August 2012 Newsletter
This summer, ROIR is running a series of 4 day Flash Sale campaigns. This week’s sale features the Legendary Pink Dots “Angel” T-shirt for only $10 (50% OFF). The sale ends Monday July 2nd.
A hotel room in Denver and The Silverman and myself are packing for the long flight home after a delightful, but all too short, stay in the USA.
It’s a time when live shows even for the Pink Dots are becoming scarce, while solo outings (like this one ) are strictly “invitation-only”. No complaints – it’s a rough spell for almost everyone right now- but it does seem to be a time when it’s wiser to focus on recording as the road appears to be a little blocked for the smaller bands in 2012.
Nevertheless, three shows are planned for the days ahead and I hope some readers of this missive will be able to attend.
Finally prepare yourself for the great Pink Dotted REMASTER project beginning in June. Some titles are slated for CD reissue (with bonus material) while others will be available as download only (at least initially) via our Bandcamp page. Continue reading June 2012 Newsletter
Spring is here and in this part of Europe, the cruel Winter was brutal but mercifully brief. For The Pink Dots, it has been about writing and recording new material and already the vault is bursting. We shall unveil the parts that send the shivers down down our spines.
Having said that, now is the time for recording and the first notes have been plucked or prodded in anger or joy for the next Pink Dots’ album which we guess will be there in late 2012. Continue reading Spring 2012 Newsletter