February 2010 Newsletter

hopeful year

A Happy New Year to one and all.

We just crawled out of the snow here and felt it was time to show signs of activity once more. Trust me, it will be a lively year ahead and, we think, a good one.

LEGENDARY PINK DOTS 30th Anniversary Tour – PART 2.

Remember to always check our tour schedule for updated information.

LPD on TV
2 Apr Brussels, B ……………………….. Botanique
7 Apr Frankfurt, D……………………….. das Bett
8 Apr Prague, CZ…………………………. Jazzdock
9 Apr Breclav, CZ – (tbc)
15 Apr Bucharest, RO…………………… Club Controle
17 Apr Thessalonika, GR – (tbc)
18 Apr Athens, GR – (tbc)
24 Apr Geneva, CH………………………. L’Usine

More shows to be confirmed in Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria (we hope), Austria, Hungary, and Italy. A show in Moscow planned for September together with (hopefully) shows in Sweden and Finland.

Cloud-Zero trident

USA/Canada planned for fall 2010

 


NEW RELEASES

Watch this space for the second round of 30th Anniversary CDRs. Prepare to be surprised!
THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS – Live 1991 DVD-R
Filmed with one camera in LPDs home town of Nijmegen. Hugely nostalgic (one of Martijn’s first shows) and very wild and intimidating at a time when “Maria Dimension” was new. Consider this as a companion release to “The Maria Sessions”. 15 Euros plus postage.

Tear Garden: Have a Nice Trip CD

THE TEAR GARDEN – Have a Nice Trip (CD)
Now finished and primed for production in the near future. Songs composed and recorded in Los Angeles early in 2008. A sumptuous audio rollercoaster. 20 Euros plus postage.

EDWARD KA-SPEL – Trapped in Amber (LP)
Limited Vinyl only release from EK on the Dutch Plinkity Plonk label. Colourful and precious, a natural follow-up to “Painted River of Regrets”. 20 Euros plus postage.

EDWARD KA-SPEL – Dream Loops (CD) Edward Ka-Spel: Dream Loops
Originally planned as a CDR release on TEKA, it was decided to make it a silver disc on Beta-Lactam Ring Records after a chat between Edward and Chris at the label. All proceeds go towards a a good cause (go to www.blrrecords.com for full details). 15 euros plus postage and packing.

THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS – The Maria Sessions (CDR)
Back in 1991 , every note played by the Dots was captured on a tape recorder which was literally never switched off. Some of the more inspired improvisations were worked on and turned into songs which found their way on the Maria Dimension album.

This CDR captures the very best of those sessions and features some of the most wonderful guitar work from Bob Pistoor that you’ll ever hear. A perfect companion release to Maria Dimension itself, this literally brought tears to our eyes when we played the finished version recently. Highly highly recommended – everything unreleased and unheard outside the Dots. A TOQ CDR… it costs 13.50 Euros plus postage.

THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS – Human Radio (CDR)
A radio broadcast in 2002 before a tiny audience in an Amsterdam cafe. Crystal clear recordings interspersed with snippets of interview plus the material the Dots played in the cafe AFTER the radio show was finished. Songs included are “Isis Veiled”, “Our Dominion”, “12th”, “The More it stays the same” and a few others. A quiet beauty…. This TOQ CDR costs 13.50 Euros plus postage.

EDWARD KA-SPEL/THE SILVERMAN – The Whispering Wail (CDR)
Fine recordings from 2004 featuring Edward and Phil improvising with “The Whispering Wall” album in mind. It’s wild and loud and at times utterly uplifting. Again, this one comes recommended. All pieces unreleased and unheard outside Chez Dots. A TOQ CDR..it costs 13.50 Euros plus postage. Beta Lactam Ring - Mom

VARIOUS ARTISTS – Mom
An excellent compilation from Beta Lactam Ring Records featuring an exclusive track from LPDs, as well as contributions from Nurse With Wound, Nadja, Andrew Liles, Troum and many others. All proceeds go to a very good cause… For more information contact: www.blrrecords.com. – From us it costs 15 Euros plus postage.


REISSUED!

EDWARD KA-SPEL – O’er a Shalabaster Tyde Stroll’t ay (CD)
Remastered and gloriously repackaged, this album is available once more after being out-of-print for a long time. 15 Euros plus postage. Chyekk China Doll

EDWARD KA-SPEL – Chyekk China Doll (CD)
The remaster of this is quite remarkable, it never sounded this good in the past. New bonus tracks added and newly covered up – possibly the finest release so far in the ongoing reissue series. Expect in January/February.

LEGENDARY PINK DOTS – Synesthesia (CD)
Reissued by Big Blue records (Poland) with a new cover. 15 Euros plus postage.


BACK IN STOCK!!

Tear Garden: Secret Experiment

THE TEAR GARDEN – Eye Spy with my little Eye (CD)
Only 1 left! 20 Euros plus postage.

THE TEAR GARDEN – The Secret Experiment (CD)
A handful in the cupboard. 20 Euros plus postage.

 

RUSSIAN EDITIONS (with unique covers)

Edward Ka-Spel: Kissing Frogs is Fine

LEGENDARY PINK DOTS – All the Kings Horses – 15 Euros

LEGENDARY PINK DOTS – Crushed Velvet Apocalypse – 10 Euros. SPECIAL OFFER

LEGENDARY PINK DOTS – I did not Inhale (comp) – 15 Euros

EDWARD KA-SPEL – Kissing Frogs is Fine (comp with rare and exclusive tracks)- 15 Euros

Ordering Instructions (scroll to bottom of page)


A LINK

Dissonant Plane Music in Seattle, WALong term Pink Dots’ friend Eric Lanzilotta of Anomalous Records has opened an excellent new music shop in Seattle. Music lovers should check this out. Here is a description in Eric’s own words…

Dissonant Plane is a record store selling experimental, avant garde classical, psychedelic rock, drone, electroacoustic, free improv, noise, weird soundtracks, out rock, ambient, free jazz, metal (black, death, heavy, speed, power, thrash, symphonic, doom, gothic, experimental, grindcore, industrial, brutal death, viking, folk, noodlecore, avante, patriotic, electronic, shred, progressive, “deathphonic”, dark, satanic, religious, hateful,…) vinyl, compact discs, videos, books, and tapes.