Emusers Exclusive Legendary Pink Dots And Related Thread
I've been wanting to do this for quite a while, but here it is.
The Dots have just Introduced:
Alena's Song Of The Week
- "Consider this a regular slot. Edward's wife Alena is presenting a "Song Of The Week". Keep an eye on it as occasionally unreleased pieces will appear. In the big picture , on the 10th of October 2015, Alena cast a seed which will eventually become the compilation album that resembles a giant beanstalk. Just beware of who lives at the top of it."
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THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS HALLOWE'EN SPECIAL 2015
- What can I say ? - the Dots are still in great shape, and there's still a long way to Andromeda. ;-)
Edward Ka-Spel - The Byte Of Spring
- released February 20, 2016In this avalanche of LPD releases, it is not all of them that are keepers.
This is an exeption (as is the previous EK release) and it's a fine example of a true master operator of his array of electronic devices.
Pages Of Aquarius - A Teaser
- Pretty powerful "old school" Pink Dots.
- And here's some writing by Edward Ka-spel from the latest LPD newsletter:
Naked hippies and soma fountains and patchouli rain from candy floss clouds and flowers and the summer that would never end. The Age of Aquarius.
The Age of Harmony and understanding and tolerance. Say it softly, like an Aquarian, The Age of ….Love. The Age of Love and HAIR.
Page One Aquarius. How does it look out there?
Bad hair, no hair. Covered up. Walls. And God is everywhere, splashed in red across those walls, And the fountains are dry, the ocean is full and they're dragging the lost from the depths of the sea and tying them up with wire.
It wasn’t supposed to be like this.
Are we in for 2,160 years of this?
I’m an Aquarian. I believe in this crazy stuff and I visualise big old Pisces lying there, dying there. Huge, wounded, angry because no-one helps and every hot feverish cry brings a new storm, and every kick shakes the planet to it’s core. Big old Pisces. Huge but invisible so no-one sees him except the irritating baby that tickles his nose with an oily feather.
Page 2,000 Pisces, the end of the cycle and it hurts.
It can’t last.
Page One Aquarius.
The World is Beautiful. Blessed be.
- Edward Ka-Spel.
London 1983 . Candles flickering , instruments old and new everywhere .The Silverman alone with his small collection of synthesisers and the Roland Space Echo (which STILL works!). Consider this as a sister release to "The Berlin Tapes 1981".
Thu/Sep-15 Portland, OR Doug Fir
Fri/Sep-16 Seattle, WA Chop Suey
Sun/Sep-18 Salt Lake City, UT Metro
Tue/Sep-20 Denver, CO Marquis Theatre
Wed/Sep-21 Kansas City, MO Record Bar
Fri/Sep-23 Minneapolis, MN Turf
Sat/Sep-24 Chicago, IL Subbteranean
Sun/Sep-25 Ferndale, MI The Loving Touch
Tue/Sep-27 Toronto, ONT Horseshoe
Wed/Sep-28 Montreal, QC Salsa Rosa
Thu/Sep-29 Northampton, MA Iron Horse
Fri/Sep-30 Brooklyn, NY Knitting Factory
Sat/Oct-01 Pittsburgh, PE Brillobox
Sun/Oct-02 Philadelphia, PA Boots & Saddle
Mon/Oct-03 Washington DC Black Cat
Tue/Oct-04 Carrborro, NC Local 506
Wed/Oct-05 Atlanta, GA Drunken Unicorn
Fri/Oct-07 Dallas, TX Three Links
Sat/Oct-08 Austin, TX Elysium
Sun/Oct-09 Houston, TX Warehouse
Tue/Oct-11 Santa Fe, NM Skylight Cafe
Wed/Oct-12 Tempe, AZ Joes Grotto
Thu/Oct-13 San Diego, CA Soda Bar
Sat/Oct-15 San Francisco, CA Thee Parkside
Sun/Oct-16 Los Angeles, CA Union -DasBunkers20thAnniversary
Mon/Oct-17 Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room
You have been warned.
From:THE LEGENDARY PINK NEWSLETTER AUTUMN 2016:
The Legendary Pink Pre-Election / Post - Brexit Blues Special
Edward Ka-Spel - cybersKapes
To digitise a sunset and make it more vivid,more beautiful.To capture it and wrap yourself in it so you’ll never need to leave this room again.To play God from the comfort of your armchair ,humanity at your fingertips. To make a stranger’s day…or destroy it utterly.Without flinching. And if it gets too much, simply hit delete.Are you the One or a zero?
The Silverman - As Long As Breath Remains
from Proverbial 11 v4 by Proverbial 11
released February 3, 2017I Can Spin A Rainbow (A mere Teaser)
by Amanda Palmer & Edward Ka-Spel
http://pitchfork.com/news/71786-amanda-palmer-and-legendary-pink-dots-edward-ka-spel-announce-new-album-and-tour/Amanda is a huge LPD fan . . .
ETA:
In May Edward Ka-Spel embarks on a tour with Amanda Palmer and Patrick Q.Wright in support of their collaborative album, I Can Spin A Rainbow which will be released on cd and double vinyl by Cooking Vinyl in late Spring. It’s available for pre-order via Amanda’s Patreon page as of February 22nd and elsewhere (including our humble Bandcamp page) three days later. A unique 7” (The Hands EP) is also slated for release, while Amanda is also special guest on EK’s forthcoming solo album, High On Station Yellow Moon which is now under production by Soleilmoon Records. This will also be available on cd and limited vinyl.
http://legendarypinkdots.org/news/february-2017-newsletter/
- Could have been posted on the "Awesome Coverversions" . . .
Amanda Palmer and Edward Ka-Spel - The Clock At The Back Of The Cage
From: THE LEGENDARY PINK NEWSLETTER= MAY 2017
"This is a release for die-hards only. It’s the sound of Edward Ka-Spel lost in the Zone with synthesisers and effects units back in 1981 ,later developed a little ,but never heard by the wider World in it’s entirety until now. There have been snatches revealed ,on “Kleine Krieg” in particular but the full-on Kosmisch Attack was perhaps considered too indulgent for public consumption during the last 30 years.
Even so the session has a history .It was largely created in Conrad Schnitzler’s mighty music room in Berlin. EK stayed with him in 1981 ,ostensibly to make an interview for a fanzine (which sadly never appeared ) and the great pioneer kindly gave him shelter for almost a week.
One night Conrad had a dinner appointment and invited The Pink Dots' singer to “do whatever he wanted “ on the synths and echo chambers scattered around the magical space.
It was the equivalent of 15 Christmases arriving at once. He indulged himself and recorded the results for posterity. Bless you Conrad…we all miss you!"
released June 23, 2017
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An Interview with Amanda Palmer and Edward Ka-spel
Vocals and instruments: Amanda Palmer and Edward Ka-Spel
Violins: Patrick Q. Wright
Singing saw: Alexis Michallek
- Cooking Vinyl
- From the amazing London show june 13, 2017
The Legendary Pink Dots' Hallowe'en Special 2017
(Emusic - Metropolis Records)
Without You (Narration by Edward Ka-Spel)
from COLOSSUS (PART ONE: 1969-1993) by Andrew Liles
- released March 11, 2018
- The Quietus
The Man Who Floated Away / The Closer You Are To The Center, The Further You Are From The Edge
Edward Ka-Spel, Steven Stapleton, Colin Potter, Quentin Rollet
released January 2, 2018
When you purchase this, you won't be able to download the whole album, you'll just get the teaser. This album is released on physical supports only (LP, CD).
Track 9 ("The Haze") is a bonus piece intended for the vinyl edition which sadly never materialised.
Check out Ryan's own site at: http://www.twilightcircus.com/
Legendary Pink Dots - 1818
The concept of Des Astres D’Or Records is a noble one. The label, which is operated by sound artist Raymond Dijkstra, aims to present a vinyl release as the kind of art object you would normally find in a gallery.
To this end, the records are literally pressed one by one in the highest quality (not lathe-cut) and every cover is individual, created by the artists themselves.
It means pressings are hyper-limited as the time required to prepare a single record can be lengthy. Indeed, all but one of the releases on the label are limited to just 25 copies!
“8118” is that one exception as it runs to 40 copies. It is sold out via the label but we have 5 remaining at Chez Dots with 3 of them being offered here.
Side 81 was drawn from The Silverman’s excursions on his Victorian harmonium back in 1981 and early 82. A suite was created, drawing in field recordings (on cassette) and vocal experiments from that time.
Side 18 was recorded as a response to the results of Side 81, utilising modern creations and the rusty remains of far older sound devices.
The covers were created by The Silverman based on the photography of Astrid Mutsars. Many weeks were spent manipulating and transforming images from the area where he lives into a much stranger terrain.
We concede that the physical release is inevitably an expensive one and that’s why the 24 bit download of the music is being offered here.
- released August 30, 2018
- My to cents: WOW !
The rest of Volume 2 is sourced from the same sessions that form the first instalment.Turning the tape recorder off simply was not an option.
Legendary Pink Dots - Hallowe'en At The Double Door 2002
released October 22, 2018
As a taster for Hallowe'en 2018, this recording of the Pink Dots' show at The Double Door in Chicago on October 31 2002 felt appropriate.