May Day. Even in the darkest of years, the flowers bloom, the sun appears, the pollen flies…It’s Bandcamp Friday and new releases from Edward Ka-Spel and Orbit Service as well as a plethora of ‘Test Pressing ‘ editions are on display. As I type, the latter seem to have already vanished but there will be a small addition later today…

2026 and we made it to May Day but the sound of the alarm will not stop. On a personal level it has been a challenging year with a persistent ear infection casting a long shadow over the early months. Thankfully, when it finally cleared up, there was a lot to address musically and the new solo album “ Hallucinating Happy Land “ is the sound of a genie shattering an overheated lamp, and wafting its way over the horizon. I’m proud of this one…

Likewise fellow Pink Dot Randall has been on fire over the last weeks and his new offering “Radio Hypnosis Volume 2” is a stunner. You’ll find it here:

The Tear Garden tour is finally becoming a reality!

The first confirmed show is the one at the Cold Waves Festival in Chicago- Thursday September 24th 8 PM

Information about this festival can be found at https://www.coldwaves.net/.

Tickets will go on sale April 17th at 10 AM CDT. buy them here: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/the-tear-garden-bottom-lounge-tickets/14852003

Just finished listening to a test pressing of ‘Chemical Playschool 25’ and conclude it may just be the best sounding vinyl release in Pink Dotted history. A big thank you to Raymond & Peter who mastered it … that’s jaw-dropping! Hopefully the full blown pressing will happen soon. EK

Bandcamp Friday , the 6th Day of Spring, still looking for a light in the sky..
Two special releases on the menu today.

Randall and Elisa spent the last weeks preparing a beautiful CD-R release of ‘Don’t get Lost‘ by Orbit Service. This 5 year old work has been enhanced, expanded and dressed in a beautiful block printed cover.

You’ll find it here (LPD Bandcamp) and here (OS Bandcamp)

The second release of the day is my solo album, ‘A Monument to Wasted Tears‘ on double vinyl. A bonus 4th side has been added and it has been given a beautiful gatefold cover. It’s at the pressing plant now and will inevitably need time but it is inevitably very limited. I’m under no illusions that it will never break even, but I cannot deny the sheer excitement here in the kaspeslian household. Bonus cuts are added to the download too, so anyone who bought the digital or cd editions can simply re-download the album with no need to pay anything extra for the new material.

You’ll find this Monument here (LPD Bandcamp)… and here (EK Bandcamp)

Here is a recent chat between Dereck Higgins and Edward Ka-Spel.

New this coming Sunday:

cEvin Key of Skinny Puppy chats with electronic musician Randall Frazier of Orbit Service and the Legendary Pink Dots!live from Italy !. We’ll catch up on all things pink and look into the future plans.
As well Randall has recently launched his own tech Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/cw/randallfrazier and we’ll talk about the details. @frazier_randall Exclusive to patreons www.patreon.com/cEvinKey