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LEGENDARY PINK NEWS ARCHIVES
(UPDATES FROM 2006)
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12/04/06: EDWARD KA-SPEL TO PERFORM AT TAC LIVE FESTIVAL Edward Ka-Spel will perform at the TAC Live Festival in Eindhoven, NL, on January 27, 2007. The festival will take place at the Temporary Art Centre. Other confirmed artists include Rude 66, Mormo, Musica Da Cucina and Yuko. More details on the festival will be posted here soon, so keep checking back. 08/21/06: FINAL SHOW OF 25th ANNIVERSARY TOUR CONFIRMED: The final show of the 25th Anniversary Tour will take place at The Roxy in Prague on October 3rd. This show will be an Edward Ka-Spel solo performance as well as a full-fledged Legendary Pink Dots extravaganza! 08/17/06: EDWARD KA-SPEL SOLO DATES AND NEW RELEASES FROM BLRR: Edward Ka-Spel will be opening for Dresden Dolls on September 2 in Hamburg and September 3 in Berlin. Info can be found at the Dolls' website.
Beta-lactam Ring has several new releases in the works. First up is the reissue of Edward's classic album Eyes China Doll. Finally reissued properly as a CD, Eyes has been repackaged with its original art in a mini LP sleeve. To order the release or listen to MP3 samples, click here. Next up is the reissue of Fragments of Illumina on both CD and double vinyl. For information and MP3 samples from the CD, click here and for information and MP3 samples from the vinyl release, click here. Ancient Daze has also been reissued as a proper CD and on double vinyl. You'll find the audio samples and information about the CD here and the album info here. Edward's forest-friendly version of Hey Rainman is also available on a compilation from Waveform Records entitled Chillicious. You can pre-order the release here.
07/30/06: MESSAGE FROM EDWARD: PRAGUE ON OCTOBER 2: The Legendary Pink Dots are seeking a show in Prague on October 2, 2006. This is a very strong city for the band, but we have not played a show there since 2004. If anyone can help us arrange a show, please email Lisa. In other news, the show at Das Bett in Frankfurt has now been confirmed for October 1st. 07/27/06: EUROPEAN DATES CONFIRMED: We would like to thank everyone for coming to see us on the North American leg of the 25th Anniversary Tour. We had a wonderful time and it's always good to see our friends in USA and Canada. As always, we appreciate your support! We have confirmed the following dates in Europe in September and October: September 1: Edward Ka-Spel and The Silverman will perform at the Schiphorst Festival We are also in the process of confirming a show in Frankfurt on October 1 at Das Bett. Keep watching this space for updates! 07/01/06: LAST DATE OF NORTH AMERICAN TOUR CONFIRMED! We have just confirmed that the last show on the North American leg of the 25th Anniversary Tour will take place Saturday July 15th at the Fox Theatre in Boulder, CO. Those of you who attended the Denver show on June 10 will be thrilled to know that there have been new songs added to the setlist and we will open this show with an Edward Ka-Spel solo show. Edward will be performing recent and classic solo material! 06/30/06: IN-STORE APPEARANCE AT AMOEBA RECORDS IN SAN FRANCISCO: 
Edward Ka-Spel and The Silverman will be doing a rare in-store appearance at Amoeba Records (1855 Haight Street) in San Francisco on Sunday, July 9th at 2:00 p.m. They will be performing both Legendary Pink Dots and Edward Ka-Spel solo material. In other tour news, we are pleased to announce that cellist Zoe Keating (formerly of Rasputina) has just come on board to open the show with her solo material. Local wonders The Plants will also be on the bill. In Seattle, former Anomalous Records owner Eric Lanzillotta will open the show along with locals Hypatia Lake. Here is the current tour schedule: 06/30/06: Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room 06/14/06: RE-LAUNCHING WWW.LOVEANDLOUDCOLOURS.COM: Lovers/owners of Edward's lyric book "Love and Loud Colours" and those of you who have yet to purchase this beauty will want to visit the newly redesigned official site for the book. The beautiful new site features a completely redesigned lyric page, "peek-inside" images, the full text of Kirsten Janene-Nelson's original interview with Edward plus 5 audio snippets from that recording, extensive conversation about the making of the book, etc. Still to come: A long-promised and much-anticipated section of lyric origins. Keep checking the page for updates as they are available. The book is also available on the merchandise table on the North American leg of the 25th Anniversary Tour. 06/02/06: NORTH AMERICAN TOUR KICKS OFF NEXT SATURDAY! The North American leg of the 25th Anniversary Tour kicks off on Saturday, June 10 in Denver, CO. This tour celebrates 25 years of Legendary Pink Dots music as well as the release of a brand new album, Your Children Placate You From Premature Graves (now available via ROIR.  Here is the tour schedule: 06/10/06: Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater with Munly and Orbit Service 05/23/06: POZNAN VENUE ANNOUNCED: The venue for the June 4th show in Poznan is Klub U Bazyla. 05/14/06: SALT LAKE CITY: We have just confirmed a show in Salt Lake City for Friday, July 14th. We are working to finalize the last show of the North American branch of the 25th Anniversary Tour, which will be on Saturday, July 15th. Information will be posted here as soon as the details are confirmed. Here is the current tour schedule: 06/10/06: Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater 05/10/06: UPDATES! SOUND CLIPS: Here are short samples of the tracks on Your Children Placate You From Premature Graves which ROIR will release on May 30, 2006: Count on Me TWO NEW EUROPEAN DATES: The Legendary Pink Dots are confirmed for Silke Arp Bricht in Hannover on June 3rd and are also set to play in Poznan on June 4th. The venue in Poznan is yet to be confirmed. EDWARD KA-SPEL SOLO SHOW: There will be an Edward Ka-Spel solo show prior to the Pink Dots set at the House of Blues in New Orleans on June 27th. More Edward Ka-Spel solo shows are possible, so keep checking this page for the latest updates. EDWARD KA-SPEL TO APPEAR ON NEW RELEASE BY ANDREW LILES: Edward Ka-Spel has lent his vocal talents to a track called Best Friend on the new Andrew Liles album Ouarda (The Subtle Art of Phyllorhodomancy). You can find more information about the album, which also features contributions from a plethora of other artists, here. LEGENDARY PINK DOTS RADIO SPECIAL: SALT LAKE CITY SHOW IN THE WORKS: We are working on a show in Salt Lake City following the Seattle show on July 11th. We will announce the date and venue here as soon as all details are confirmed. LOS ANGELES SHOW: The local performance art group, Mirror, will open the Pink Dots show at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles on July 7th. DENVER SHOW: Locals Orbit Service and Munly will open the show in Denver on June 10th. 04/24/06: VENUE CHANGE IN ARIZONA: The show orginally scheduled for the Clubhouse in Phoenix has been moved to the Real Bar. The date remains the same. Scroll down for the most current tour schedule. 04/19/06: YOUR CHILDREN PLACATE YOU FROM PREMATURE GRAVES ALBUM COVER ART: 04/17/06: PRE-SALE TICKETS GO ON SALE TODAY! Tickets to select shows go on sale today! The Legendary Pink Dots have chosen to offer pre-sale tickets at reduced handling fees for their fans before they are offered up to the general public. To access the presales, click here. COMING TO A CITY NEAR YOU...  NEW DATES CONFIRMED 4/10/06 06/10/06: Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater More dates will be announced soon, so keep watching this space for details. 04/10/06: FRAGMENTS OF ILLUMINA 2 X LP: Beta-lactam Ring Records will be releasing Edward Ka-Spel's solo album Fragments of Illumina as a double vinyl extravaganza with an extra side of bonus material. This edition will be limited to 300. Stay tuned for more details. 04/06/06: ALCHEMICAL PLAYSCHOOL AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER FROM SOLEILMOON: Alchemical Playschool, which will be released on May 8, is now available for pre-order from Soleilmoon!  Alchemical Playschool is easily one of the most unusual Legendary Pink Dots albums ever released. Based on the double CD Indian Soundscapes, released in 2004 by Soleilmoon, these recordings are best enjoyed with a cold glass of Bhang Ki Thandai, following which the operation of heavy equipment or motor vehicles is strongly discouraged. Yes, this a trippy, psychedelic album, in the tradition of earlier Chemical Playschool albums, but its been dusted with magical powders from The Orient, making it an altogether different experience from its predecessors. As experimental and esoteric works go, this is the bands definitive work. The album was born two years ago, following the conclusion of the Dots last North American tour. Edward Ka-Spel met with Soleilmoon owner Charles Powne, who had recently returned from a stay in India. Charles gave Edward a copy of his Indian Soundscapes 2xCD, and invited him to take the material and use it in a new Dots recording. The resulting music borrows lightly from the source material, deftly blends it with the bands signature electronic wizardry, and distills a potent brew redolent with the aromas of saffron, cardamom and flowers. We think youll find it both irresistable and unforgettable. Alchemical Playschool is limited to 400 hand numbered copies, presented in a stunning soapstone box. The Legendary Pink Dots trident logo has been carved into the cover in intricate detail (Note from Lisa: Yes, it's really on there - looks gorgeous, too!). The contents of the box include an eight page booklet, a numbered card, and of course the CD, packed in a cloth bag screen printed with the Sanskrit translation of the bands famous slogan. A second edition may be released at an unspecified date in the future, but in completely different packaging. Sing while you may!04/04/06: TRACKLIST FOR YOUR CHILDREN PLACATE YOU FROM PREMATURE GRAVES: Here is the tracklist for the new album: Count on Me 04/02/06: NEW LYRICS / RELEASE NEWS: Lyrics for the track No Matter What You Do from Your Children Placate You From Premature Graves: Jesus loves the little children even when they torch the cat. Jesus loves the little cat that flies then tortures this and that. Jesus loves yea, that which stings. Yea, that which stinks. Yea, look! No fingers!!! Jesus just loves everything. We do not deserve him. Jesus loves the man who takes his name then wields it
as a curse. Jesus loves the man who fakes his pain then flaunts
it, lines his purse. Jesus loves his wife, the wise guy, shy guy and the
sleazy shyster. Jesus don't steal pearls from oysters. We do not disturb him. We do not deserve him. We are so unworthy of his endless mercy. NEW RELEASE NEWS!!! Several new releases are imminent and should all be available for the North American leg of LPDs 25th Anniversary Tour.The Legendary Pink Dots: Your Children Placate You From Premature Graves. Due in late April, this is the new CD from ROIR. TeKa is now accepting pre-orders at 15 EUR / 18 USD plus shipping. From Soleilmoon comes The Legendary Pink Dots: Alchemical Playschool - a very limited CD album presented in a soapstone box and made in India. All boxes took the slow boat from the sub-continent to Los Angeles and arrived a few days after the extraordinary musical voyage through India was completed. Watch this space for further news. Price has not been determined so no pre-orders are possible just yet. The Legendary Pink Dots: The 25th Anniversary Single is a 7" created especially for the USA tour. It's imminent and pre-orders are now being accepted at TeKa for 10 Euros / 13 USD. Edward Ka-Spel: Eyes China Doll - the second in BLRR's wonderful reissue series. The Legendary Pink Dots: Ancient Daze CD. The old CDR release is undergoing a serious makeover and will be extended and pressed as a regular CD on Beta-lactam Ring Records. 04/01/06: LPD SHOW IN GENEVE: The Legendary Pink Dos will perform at L'Usine in Geneve on September 30th. This date will almost certainly conclude the 25th Anniversary Tour. Here is the current North American tour schedule: 06/10/06: Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater More dates will be announced soon, so keep watching this space for details. 03/26/06: EDWARD KA-SPEL SOLO SHOW IN STOCKHOLM / NEW STRANGE ATTRACTOR DATES: EDWARD KA-SPEL SOLO SHOW: Edward Ka-Spel will be performing a solo show at Kaskelot Live in Stockholm on April 29, 2006. The night will open with the screening of several independent short films. Local unestablished artists will exhibit their work throughout the night.  In addition to Edward's performance, Stockholm's psychedelic rock band Norma and the stunning electronic artist Ebb will take the stage. STRANGE ATTRACTOR TOUR SCHEDULE: Strange Attractor has confirmed two more dates for their European tour. Here is the current roster: 02-04: De Zeester - Nijmegen, the Netherlands 03/25/06: LPD NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES: Here are the first confirmed dates for the Legendary Pink Dots North American tour, which is set to begin in Denver, CO on June 10th: 06/11/06: Kansas City, MO - Grand Emporium More dates will be announced soon, so keep watching this space for details. 03/20/06: STRANGE ATTRACTOR EUROPEAN TOUR DATES:  02-04: De Zeester - Nijmegen, the Netherlands 03/12/06: NEW ALBUM TITLE: Coming soon: More details on the new LPD album, which is called Your Children Placate You From Premature Graves. I should have the first tentative North American tour dates within the next week or so as well. 02/15/06: EDWARD KA-SPEL SOLO SHOW IN AMSTERDAM: Edward Ka-Spel will be performing at the Sugar Factory in Amsterdam on April 1, 2006. Tickets for this show will go on sale on February 20th. Here is the press release from www.electronation.nl:  On Saturday 1 April as part of Sugar Factorys one-year anniversary weekend Electronation in co-operation with KinkFM proudly presents: Darkness Is Enlightening: An Evening Dedicated to Your Other Side.The evening will be separated into two parts. The first part of the evening is A Tribute To Balance and incorporates a release party of the latest edition of the fabulous X-rated CDs. This particular one called X-rated: The Dark Files is being released by SteamSounds music and is dedicated to and inspired by the late Balance. [The CD] is a brilliant collection of exclusive and non-explosive dark industrial music by some of the worlds most acclaimed industrial artists such as: Black Sun Productions, Peter Christopherson, Aural Rage (Danny Hyde), Monoton, Markant, Legendary Pink Dots, Scanner, Steven Stapleton and Raison d'tre and many others. From the great collection of artists that are included on the X rated CD, we have chosen to invite Edward Ka-Spel of the Legendary Pink Dots to perform live - along with the highly-acclaimed children of darkness: Black Sun Productions. Best known for their collaboration with Coil in some of the band's most iconoclastic live installations and for their Plastic Spider Thing, a cycle of 23 extreme performances, Black Sun Productions' wicked boys released in 2005 two proper albums, OperettAmorale and Visions ov Anarcadia, both warmly received by the public and critics alike. The doors will be open at 20:00 and performances will start around 20:45. For the second part of the evening we have chosen to continue with Drama Society, who are Luca Baldini and Sergio Ricciardone, both talented producers, DJs and performers hailing from Italy. Their first 2 singles Liars and Crying Hero were released on Turbo Recordings and following Tiefschwarzs use of the Tiga mix of Crying Hero on their mix album Misch Masch, Drama Society were immediately signed to Fine Records. The subsequent singles - Accident and Crescendo - were released in 2005 and gained praise from Tiga, Tiefschwarz, Laurent Garnier, Ellen Alien and Headman amongst others. Last year Luca spent 4 weeks with the Pet Shop Boys, arranging and programming part of their forthcoming new album and Sergio and Luca spent their time gigging in places such as Montreal, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Barcelona, Madrid, Paris, Berlin, London, Rome, Milan, Turin, Bologna, Lausanne and Hamburg as well as writing and recording their debut album for release later this year. Supported by our own DJ Dion and DJ Nuno dos Santos, for visuals we have chosen to work with the talented VJ Snow. The second part of the evening starts at 23:00 and finishes at 05:00. 01/30/06: WELCOME BACK, MARTIJN DE KLEER! The Legendary Pink Dots are delighted to announce that Martijn de Kleer has stepped back in to the band. This will be Marty's third spell with the band in fifteen years! Marty will be featured on the next LPD recordings and will be joining the band on the North American tour, slated to begin in early June. More details/announcements/tour dates are coming soon! 01/29/06: WEB SITE UPDATES: I am in the process of updating/cleaning up/archiving many, many areas of the Web site. While this is happening, you may notice a few weird glitches and files/pages that are temporarily disabled. One thing we are working on is moving the downloads to a different area within brainwashed.com. Those files will not be accessible for a short period of time. Keep checking this space for updates and tour/new album announcements. 01/16/06: AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM EDWARD KA-SPEL: On Saturday, January 14, Erik Drost performed with the Legendary Pink Dots for the last time. Erik has decided to leave the band for personal reasons. His talent, style and enthusiasm brought fresh energy to the Pink Dots when he came aboard in late 2003 and he will be sadly missed. We wish him well in his endeavours and hope to hear more from him in the future. Erik cannot be replaced, so we will not say that we are working on finding a suitable replacement for him. What we will say is that we will have another announcement for you shortly and that it's going to be a very positive announcement. 01/11/06: LEGENDARY PINK DOTS ON GERMAN PUBLIC RADIO: On Monday, January 16th, Deutschlandfunk (national public radio for traditional hi-quality journalism in Germany) will broadcast a special Pink Dots show to honor the band's 25th anniversary. Click here to find the live stream options for this radio program, which will be broadcast in German.
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