October 2012 Newsletter

Edward KaSpel by leiermann77Just 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


2012 – TOUR NEWS

23 November – Bern (CH) – Dampfzentrale Festival
24 November –  Arlon – L’Entrepot (B)

Keep your eye on the Tour page for all updates.


RELEASE NEWS

THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS – Chemical Playschool 15 (CD)
On the Rustblade label, a new voyage into the Chemical Playschool after over 10 years of being locked outside the laboratory. Songs, labyrinths, and colours so vivid you’ll never wash them out of your mind. We hope to have it by Christmas. 12 euros plus postage.

THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS – CHEMICAL PLAYSCHOOL 15…. (1 x cd plus 1x dvd and gadgets,sticker etc.) 299 copies only – 29 euros plus postage.

THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS – CHEMICAL PLAYSCHOOL 15…. (2 X CD, 1 X DVD, T-SHIRT (!), STICKERS, VIVID VIOLET BAG). Just 100 copies- we’ll have 22 of them – 70 euros plus postage.


EDWARD KA-SPEL – Tanith & The Lion Tree (remastered/expanded CD)

Digipak, remaster with 3 exclusive bonus cuts. Now scheduled for mid November. PRE ORDER: 15 euros

In the pipeline – Adverse Effect magazine (with interview and exclusive 7″ from EK);  “One Last Pose before the Ruin – EK (the successor to “Pleasure Cruise”) – a vinyl and cd release on BLR Records.EK-The Patriot /Last man Standing 7″; “Deciduous Flux” (EK collaborating fully on a cd with artist friends Jesse Peper and  Wesley Young); plus 2 BRAND NEW LPD albums (being finished right now!)


NEW RELEASES

TEKA CATALOGUE

  • All orders can be made by emailing l_khata@yahoo.com
  • Ordering instructions are at the bottom of the page
  • Please note – all prices are excluding postage!

    Ghost Logic

THAT WHICH IS NOW AVAILABLE
Firstly, something seriously ambitious…

EDWARD KA-SPEL – Ghost Logik

Alas, the limited editions are gone at TEKA hq, but the single cd version IS now in stock. 12 euros plus postage for the most exotic ride you’ll ever have on a ghost train.

ARMCHAIR MIGRAINE JOURNEY – Cosmic Space Drone CD
A seriously electric installment of this trip into hyperspace. Hynotic (real) drums, analogue mayhem and EK providing vocals on a 20 minute piece. 15 euros plus postage.

ARMCHAIR MIGRAINE JOURNEY – Cosmic Space Drone

We have a handful of the exclusive (and rare) cassette version which feature AMJ together with guests Edward Ka-Spel and Scott Solida. Exquisite…. 10,50 euros

ASVA & PHILIPPE PETIT – Empires Should Burn CD
Highly recommended cd of immaculate soundscapes and spoken word. EK delivers vocals on the 23 minute opener. Jarboe is also a contributor. 15 euros plus postage

THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS – 9 Live to Wonder – A film by Cevin Key
Occasionally hallucinatory, always personal this DVD presents The Dots at home as it was back in ’93. Lots of unheard improvisation, lots of old machines, dripping with atmosphere. JUST A HANDFUL IN STOCK!! 15 euros plus postage.

EDWARD KA-SPEL – A Pleasure Cruise Through 9 Dimensions

Beta-Lactam Ring release this new EK salvo which lives up to it’s name in almost every possible format (even 8-track cartridge). However, pride of place goes to the vinyl edition with an astonishing handmade gimmix cover. The vinyl edition is hyper-limited and costs 45 euros.  Most copies were sold via pre-order, but we still have 2 copies in stock.

EDWARD KA-SPEL – A Pleasure Cruise through 9 Dimensions….ltd CD version – 20 euros (plus postage) Other formats? Alas, no more I think…

EDWARD KA-SPEL – This Saturated Land
Exclusive album only available as a download via LPDs ‘ Bandcamp site. This is also the place to go for all the LPD remasters..

THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS – The Creature That Tasted Sound (CDR)
New CDR release with new studio pieces. 13,50 euros

THE SILVERMAN – Dream Cell Deluxe (2 x CDR)
Now out of print on CD for over 10 years, “Dream Cell ” has been remastered and coupled with a bonus disc with the vinyl version’s extra side and some exciting extras. 18 euros

A mere 6 copies of the original Dream cell double vinyl are still available at 25 euros. Anyone ordering this will receive the CDR bonus disc free.

EDWARD KA-SPEL – 11.11.11.11 (CDR)

Recorded between 11th and 14th November 2011, and fittingly includes a new version of “Poppy Day” plus songs and pieces directly related to this occasion. 13,50 euros

 

VARIOUS ARTISTS – Zelphabet “L”

A wonderful compilation and part of a wonderful series based upon letters of the alphabet put together by G.X Jupiter Larsen. “L” features a long and unusual exclusive piece by the Pink Dots. Other artists include Lasse Marhaug and Lionel Marchetti. 11 euros

 

THE BOWLES GIVEN – 7″ single

aka Edward Ka-Spel and old pal Mark Spybey. This single is part of Dead Voices on Air’s 20th Anniversary series). 10 euros

TEKA CATALOGUE

  • All orders can be made by emailing l_khata@yahoo.com
  • Ordering instructions are at the bottom of the page
  • Please note – all prices are excluding postage!

THE WEBSITES

BANDCAMP: We are using the Bandcamp site to preview forthcoming releases and make available some rare and exclusive songs.

Legendary Pink Dots: legendarypinkdots1.bandcamp.com
Edward Ka-Spel: edwardka-spel.bandcamp.com

 

FACEBOOK: facebook.com/pages/The-Legendary-Pink-Dots/293302137369774 – Please note: Edward Ka-Spel and Erik Drost also have Facebook pages


MYSPACE
: myspace.com/thelegendarypinkdots (Thanks Erik!)
BRAINWASHED: http://www.brainwashed.com/lpd/ (Thanks Jon!)

TWITTER: @pinkdots


BACK IN STOCK

THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS – Ancient Daze (CD)
Very limited.  15 euros

THE TEAR GARDEN – Eye Spy with my little Eye (CD)
20 euros


IN THE PIPELINE

EDWARD KA-SPEL – The Patriot / Last Man Standing (7″)
Now slated for June/July release

EDWARD KA-SPEL – Tanith & The Lion Tree
Glorious remaster with 20 minutes of new bonus material (never previously released. A 3-fold digipak too….

EDWARD KA-SPEL – Ghost Logik
New CD and deluxe ltd  2 disc set. Destined for Autumn release.

THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS – Any Day Now

Remasterd and expanded CD with special packaging.

 

 


OUT OF STOCK

THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS – Seconds Late for the Brighton Line  (double LP)
Please do not order this one from us.


STILL AVAILABLE

THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS – Seconds Late for the Brighton Line  (CD)
Now available on CD – from ROIR and we’re fiercely proud of it. 15 euros

THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS – Paris In The Fall (2009) DVD
Spectacular and exciting DVD release from Paris in the Fall 2009. Imagine a club packed like sardines in a can and three cameras hovering over the throng. Possibly LPDs finest, and most intense, visual document. On Soleilmoon. 15 euros

THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS – The French Collection

On BLRR, could this be The Legendary Pink Dots’ finest Live document? Collected from shows during a seriously spectacular tour of France back in 1994, Raymond has remastered hours of material previously unheard. There are chestnuts here which were never repeated. It’s a wild ride, but there are moments when you can hear a glass tear hit the floor.

  • DOUBLE CD: 20 euros
  • 4 x LP VINYL BOX SET: 65 euros (check for availability – just 350 made in a beautiful black and silver box).

THE SILVERMAN – Time on thin Ice
A mysterious, spiritual voyage from The Silverman, featuring a guest appearance from Edward Ka-Spel on vocals.

  • CD: 15 euros

EDWARD KA-SPEL – The Minus Touch
In Purgatory you have a choice of doors. New CD just released on BLRR.

  • CD: 15 euros

EDWARD KA-SPEL/THE SILVERMAN – The 30 Year Itch
Special limited vinyl release celebrating 30 years of life in the Dots together for Edward and Phil.

  • Limited Tour CD: 15 euros
  • Vinyl: 20 euros (Check for availability!)

LEGENDARY PINK DOTS – The Crushed velvet Apocalypse (remaster)

Special hyper limited edition CD in velvet bag with inserts: 20 euros
Regular edition: 15 euros

EDWARD KA-SPEL – Chyekk China Doll (remastered CD with new bonus tracks). A marvelous spring clean for the sound on this album originally released back in 1986. Musically a collaboration between Edward and Patrick Paganini who played violin for the Dots at that time. Steve Stapleton edited and made his inimitable mark. First edition CD with deluxe cover: 15 euros


T-SHIRTS

The Angel (various sizes): To celebrate 30 years we reproduce the design from LPD’s first vinyl album “Brighter Now”. A popular number on the tour which just concluded – check for availability. Note: “mediums” are VERY thin on the ground. 20 euros

Seconds Late (various sizes): The shirt of the tour and the Dots’ latest album designed by The Silverman himself. Very few in “medium” size – very popular on the US tour. 20 euros

TEKA CATALOGUE

  • All orders can be made by emailing l_khata@yahoo.com
  • Ordering instructions are at the bottom of the page
  • Please note – all prices are excluding postage!

 


CONTINUING: The TEKA hand-made series….

Terminal Kaleidescope

The Terminal Kaleidoscope mail order service is happy to announce a series of hand-made items brought to you by members of the band.

 

The Tower: A picture disc with original artwork by the Silverman hailing back to the original live presentation of songs from this album back in the 80s. 40 euros plus postage.

Faces in the Fire as a picture disc with a handmade cover by The Silverman and New Orleans artist, Alan Jaeger. A handful, lovingly created. This is perhaps the cover this release should always have had. Price: 40 euros (2 copies left)

 

TEKA CATALOGUE

  • All orders can be made by emailing l_khata@yahoo.com
  • Ordering instructions are at the bottom of the page
  • Please note – all prices are excluding postage!

 


BEAUTIFUL THINGS WHICH DRIFTED OUR WAY

Robodop Snei

A beautifully packaged and lovingly crafted CD from old Pink Dots’ friend Danny Eschbach‘s project in Australia. Danny has his own way with the synthesizer that frequently thrills you and certianly takes you out there. The title is “Strange Ongoings” released by Tempest Records. www.tempestrecordings.com/robodopsnei.htm

Old Pink Dots’ friends Thorsten Wald and Lars Tangmark urged me to direct you all to their own project here: http://www.hotel-encore.de/teka.html – It comes strongly recommended.

ON ROTATION AT CHEZ DOTS:

  • Painting Petals on the Planet Ghost
  • Jean-Claude Eloy (glorious reissues on CD- try “Shanti ” first)
  • Orbit service (we had a sneak preview of the new CD – it’s astonishing!
  • ILITCH !!!! BLRR just released a CD of long lost pieces by Thierry Muller and Co that make our collective jaws drop….

LINKS

LOVE AND LOUD COLOURS – The lyrics of Edward Ka-Spel

We’d like to bring your attention to www.loveandloudcolours.com… this is a website dedicated to Edward Ka-Spel’s book of lyrics which was released a few years ago. The site has been updated and visitors will find a section where Edward reveals the origins for many of his outpourings.  There are not so many books left now.  Those interested should write to Kirsten who lovingly created the book and the website.

 

TAPAJAWA – Critical Magic

Barry Gray (aka Stret majest Alarme), Legendary Pink Dots’ guitar player from all of the first albums, has just released a fine and utterly spacey cassette on Beam Ends Records. Now operating under the name of TAPAJAWA, it can be ordered via our old friend Freek of BeeQueen for 15 Euros. Order directly from Freek: info – at – beequeen – dot – nl.