Edward Ka-Spel "Dream Stealer / Share the Day" 7" Brainwashed 002 1999 (8:30)
Dream Stealer (3:48)
Share the Day (4:42)
Music, vocals by Edward Ka-Spel. Female voice on "Share the Day" by Lisa.
Overall impression: very good. Edward Ka-Spel is best known as the vocalist/lyricist for the Legendary Pink Dots, but he also has a lengthy solo career to his credit. The two songs on this 7" were recorded February-March of 1999 and neither are all that similar to the tracks on Edward's latest solo album, 1998's "The Blue Room". "Dream Stealer" begins with a few minutes of dark, atmospheric sound washes which serve as background for Edward's poetic spoken words. The latter half of the track is instrumental, switching gears to a beautifully solemn piano melody. "Share the Day" is piano, keyboard and vocal based with dabs of percussion and female backing vocals courtesy of Lisa. It's a gentle and pretty, head nodding sort of song as you sing along with the "share the day, share the day" chorus. Good stuff, a must for the Pink Dot/EKS junky. Now for the aesthetics, which is at least 1/2 of what makes these 7" singles so cool: the vinyl is a gorgeous, transparent light orange with etching "cease your lonely mourning". The cover artwork by John Beck and the enclosed postcard by Daniel McKernan are both neat, the former being an image of five blurry figures on a hillside and the latter being an image of a Picaso-esque woman in a chair. And, of course, a black with orange print "brainwashed" sticker to put on your car to show those "in the know" how cool you are! There's only 1027 of 'em so get on it. Sound clips are available at the Brainwashed Recordings url below ...
Brainwashed
Recordings
The Legendary
Pink Dots
Where did I get this 7"? - mail order via Brainwashed Recordings