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Edward Ka-Spel solo show in Vienna

Edward Ka-Spel will perform a rare solo show at KLANG 30 in Vienna on June 9/10.  For the event, we will also have a new CD ready – Edward solo in Vienna in 1988!

Tickets for both days available by writing to: klanggalerie@aon.at

Bandcamp Friday- March 2023

The tour is finished and a new Bandcamp Friday is here. Three new releases have just been announced while we also managed to obtain the very last copies of “Come Out From The Shadows Volume 4 – Live at Lounge Ax 1994’ as double vinyl as well as the very limited 3x vinyl + cds and extras set. The 3 x cd “Maria Dimension- The Complete Recordings “ is also back in stock . Other rarities also discovered in the cupboard…


Permission To Leave The Temple / The Deep
Digital or limited edition CDR
When the entire population is given a warning that it’s dangerous to go outside then it’s important to adapt to the new reality as soon as possible. I had no idea when a veneer of normality would be there again back in 2020 when COVID claimed so many. The only way to deal with it was to create as if every day would potentially be the last. “Permission To Leave the Temple “ and “ The Deep” were among the first recordings made during that initial lockdown and it now feels like a good moment to open them up to a wider public, at least temporarily. You will also find them at edwardka-spel.bandcamp.com

A Red Winter Night’s Dream / Angel Trombones
digital or limited edition CDR
A temporary import from edwardka-spel.bandcamp.com combining two early titles from ‘The Quarantine Series’

Quantum Primitiv
digital or CD
A new project with Edward Ka-Spel , Frans De Waard ( Modelbau, Bee Queen, Korm Plastics) and Nyland (Distrl, Norn). Conceived in the midst of a global pandemic, this small adventure in sound and narration blew a gap in the dark curtains to reveal a sunny day in the empty World out there. Expect more from Dynasti in the future! The cd edition is released by the estimable Klanggalerie and can also be obtained directly from the label (www.klanggalerie.com)

And from Orbit Service:
greetings friends
just finished up the legendary pink dots 2023 european tour and working hard on some new goodies for this year. many titles have sold out, and i thank you all so much for your support-

for bandcamp friday, please use this code for 20% off anything in the shop:
march2023

 

Bandcamp Friday- February 2023

From The Legendary Pink Dots- Only Dreaming (CD-R)

Bandcamp Friday is back and although I’ll spend a few hours of it on a plane to Athens, I can’t let it simply slip by.

In fact much of the weeks leading up to it have been spent painstakingly preparing a couple of CD-R editions for titles that were previously just downloads.
Inevitably one of the releases is ‘Only Dreaming’, the first recordings ever made available by the Pink Dots. Handmade, numbered and personalised- you’ll find it here:

 

From Edward Ka-Spel- Fainting By Numbers (CD-R)

Release number 2 is ‘Fainting By Numbers’ which is another solo outing from the ‘Quarantine Series’ made physical. You’ll find that one here (LPD’s Bandcamp) and here (EK’s Bandcamp). Now I will do my best to negotiate Gatwick Airport..

 

From Orbit Service- tell me what to do

this is a collection of misfit songs that never were properly released. some of them have appeared on the proverbial 11 series, and some of them have never been made public at all. hope you enjoy them while we work on more new material

 

From Witch Cat Records- All Flags Are False (lathe cut)

Follow Witch Cat Records at Bandcamp to get a notification when its available. https://witchcatrecords.bandcamp.com/

Originally released as a companion piece for the Edward Ka-Spel solo show that took place in Denver, CO on 11-20-22. Due to time constraints only 10 copies were made, and sold out immediately. For all my collector friends out there, here is the 2nd edition.
*please note – artwork will be slightly different on the 2nd edition*

This lathe cut record will only be available to purchase between Feb 3rd and Feb 28th. While the 2nd edition is limited to 50 copies, I will only make the amount that have sold in this time frame. So if only 12 are purchased only 12 will be made. The records will ship out between Mid March and early April.

The first 12 records made will be clear blue, and the remainder will be split up between the colors white, black, and clear. Records colors will be sent out randomly.

Side A: All Flags Are False – From the Album “The Concrete Diaries” which was released digitally in 2022 and will see a full vinyl release (fingers crossed) later this year
Side B: A Troubled Moment – A sound collage that was recorded during the 2022 North American Legendary Pink Dots tour. Exclusive to this lathe cut.

Please understand that lathe cut records are cut in real time and are costly to produce. These will be $30 on Bandcamp Friday and $34 the rest of the month. Shipping to the US is $6, and outside the US is $20. To my friends outside of the US, I apologize for the high shipping costs, it’s appalling, and I wish there was a better option.

 

Tour updates

4 February update:
The 17 February show in Budapest will now take place at Instant and NOT at Robot. The Dots are now playing at the Nappali Club, PECS, Hungary (tickets- https://tixa.hu/lpd_pecs)on 18 February and Fuga Club, BRATISLAVA, Slovakia on 19 February.  I will post links to the tour page as soon as I can.

I’ve uploaded a new poster to reflect these changes.

31 January update:
A new  date at the Fuga Club, Bratislava Slovakia on 19 February has been confirmed!

30 January update:
The venue for Budapest has been added (Fekete Zaj Fesztivál, Robot) and unfortunately the show in Ljubiljana has fallen through.

 

Some Pink Dotted activities:

It seems like a good moment to shine a light on Pink Dotted activities with the European Tour on the doorstep.

We had quite a few sad messages which lamented the fact that certain countries and cities are missing from the list. Admittedly London is tricky because of the curse that is Brexit but we ARE working on a possible show there in The Fall. If it happens we’ll do our best to combine with a show in Vilnius , a handful of dates in Poland, plus Copenhagen, Stockholm and quite possibly Helsinki.
Tips and pointers are very welcome if this small adventure is to happen.

Bless them, Bandcamp Friday has been revived and the first one (which is imminent) will be interesting but that’s as much information as I’m prepared to divulge right now.

A new project featuring myself , Frans De Waard and Peter Johan Nyland will be released shortly on Klanggalerie and it’s a little beauty. The combo goes by the name of ‘Dynasti’ and this first album is entitled ‘Quantum Primitiv’. New recordings are also underway with Sorry For Laughing.

Various vinyl releases are in the pipeline too including ‘ Faces In The Fire’ from Play It Again Sam – the label celebrates its 40th Anniversary with a reissue of its first ever release!
More to come….Meanwhile do pass the word on about the Tour coming up…it needs some help!

love’n’peace
Edward

The Post Pandemic Tour Diary 2023

THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS POST PANDEMIC TOUR DAY 43 ( I think)

Luton Airport at an unholy hour . I had to stay at an airport hotel to be able to be in time for the plane, but the promised 10 minute walk turned out to be twice as long and involved vaulting a fence with my bags. The first show is at Gagarin in Tel Aviv tomorrow and I regret listening to the news before the sun rose this morning. It’s a polarised planet and it seems half of the human population is hellbent on making it as ugly as possible. It’s up to the other half to counter this… with respect, sympathy and love.

 

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