The Legendary Pink Dots
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August 2010
NEW ALBUM - Seconds Late For The Brighton Line
Unlike most acts of their vintage, The Legendary Pink Dots look forward. After more than 25 years, they continue to make compelling new music that is demanded by fans and maintains the high level of quality that set their careers in motion. Led by singer/songwriter Edward Ka-Spel and keyboardist/songwriter Phil “Silverman” Knight, the band continues to create their singular brand of modern psychedelia. Edward Ka-Spel’s lyrics breathe with a sagacity and cleverness only found in rock’s greatest writers. Their new album “Seconds Late For The Brighton Line” finds the band in familiar territory; pulsing Krautrock, dark and sinister pop and epic post-industrial soundscapes. The album invites the listener to put on head phones, close their eyes and embark on a technicolor journey. Stand out tracks include the epic electronic groove of “Russian Roulette”, the pretty naivete of “Someday” and the chilling goth-pop of “Endless Time.” The recent departure of long-time band members Niels Van Hoorn & Martijn De Kleer has left The Legendary Pink Dots to operate as a quartet. The new crew will embark on an extensive North American tour this Fall that celebrates the band’s 30th Anniversary.
Tracklist
1. Russian Roulette
2. Endless Time
3. Leap Of Faith
4. Radiation Day
5. God And Machines
6. No Star Too Far
7. Someday
8. Hauptbahnhof 20:10
9. Ascension
Torchsong / Cubic Caesar (Live in Germany 2009)
The new album is out on October 5th, 2010.
30th ANNIVERSARY US & CANADA TOUR
Fri Oct 15 - Biltmore, Vancouver, BC
Sat Oct 16 - El Corazon, Seattle, WA
Mon Oct 18 - Club Sound, Salt Lake City, UT
Tue Oct 19 - Gothic Theater, Englewood, CO
Thur Oct 21 - Triple Rock, Minneapolis, MN
Fri Oct 22 - Double Door, Chicago, IL
Sat Oct 23 - Rumba Café, Columbus, OH
Sun Oct 24 - Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH
Mon Oct 25 - Magic Stick, Detroit, MI
Tue Oct 26 - The Mod Club, Toronto, ON
Thur Oct 28 - Middle East Upstairs, Cambridge, MA
Fri Oct 29 - Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY
Sat Oct 30 - DC9, Washington, DC
Mon Nov 1 - M Room, Philadelphia, PA
Tue Nov 2 - Thunderbird Café, Pittsburgh, PA
Wed Nov 3 - Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC
Thur Nov 4 - The Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
Fri Nov 5 - The Plaza Theatre, Orlando, FL
Sat Nov 6 - Orpheum, Tampa, FL
Tue Nov 9 - House of Blues Dallas, Dallas, TX
Wed Nov 10 - Elyslum, Austin, TX
Sun Nov 14 - The Rhythm Room, Scottsdale, AZ
Mon Nov 15 - The Casbah, San Diego, CA
Tue Nov 16 - Echoplex, Echo Park, CA
Wed Nov 17 - Sainte Rocke, Hermosa Beach, CA
Thur Nov 18 - The Detroit Bar, Costa Mesa, CA
Fri Nov 19 - Café Du Nord, San Francisco, CA
Sat Nov 20 - Café Du Nord, San Francisco, CA
Mon Nov 22 - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS SUMMER 2010 NEWSLETTER
Many apologies for the long silence from LPDs headquarters as sad personal events overshadowed everything else in early 2010.
Now we're making plans for the future. New releases are in the pipeline and be prepared for a torrent of activity from The Dots in the coming months.
The 30th Anniversary Tour continues in October in North America and, following cancellations earlier in 2010, will be resume in Europe next Spring.
There will be a string of shows in Poland in April (probably). Originally these dates were slated for this September but it was felt that it was best to wait for a few more months as we were so recently in that country. Shows in St.Petersburg and Moscow are also on the cards for Spring 2011.
NEW RELEASES
THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS - Seconds Late for the Brighton Line
Coming soon on ROIR, the new LPDs album on CD (the first 500 will have a deluxe cover) and as a double vinyl edition with a bonus side.
THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS - Paris 09 DVD
Spectacular and exciting DVD release from 2009. On Soleilmoon Recordings.
THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS - The French Collection
On BLRR, a striking collection from one of the most memorable tours in LPDs history. Many rare songs played and Raymond has remastered hours of material previously unheard.
THE SILVERMAN - Time on thin Ice
A mysterious, spiritual voyage. BLRR will release this in time for the USA Tour.
EDWARD KA-SPEL - The Minus Touch
In Purgatory you have a choice of doors. New CD slated for release on BLRR.
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. There will also be a small CD edition for the US tour.
BACK IN STOCK!!
THE TEAR GARDEN - The Secret Experiment (CD)
Just a handful in the cupboard - 20 euros plus postage.
THE TEAR GARDEN - Eye Spy with my little Eye (CD)
20 euros plus postage.
THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS/ATTRITION - The Terminal Kaleidoscope (CD)
Astonishing presentation of this live collection documenting a tour for the 2 bands back in 1984. Last copies! - 20 euros
ALL NOW IN STOCK
IMPORTANT: CHANGE OF ADDRESS ALERT!!!!!
The Pink Dots postbox address is no longer active. Write directly to the band at this address from now on....
LEGENDARY PINK DOTS
c/o Philip Knight
Bloemenhof 16-1
6663 BL LENT
THE NETHERLANDS
May 2010
LPD Live Dates Rescheduled
Following some personal events, The Legendary Pink Dots have confirmed that they will now go back out onto the road, and have two confirmed shows lined up:
14 May at the Wilhelmina Parkhuis in Amsterdam
21 May at Wave-Gotik Treffen in Leipzig, Germany
The Dots hope to reschedule the dates they had to back out of this year due to the unforeseen circumstances.
New releases now available
See all the latest updates at terminalkaleidoscope.com
NEW LEGENDARYPINKDOTS.ORG LAUNCHES
A new site for legendarypinkdots.org has launched. This is going to be the "Web 2.0" type site with constantly changing content and more interactivity while the site here will remain as the Cloud-Zero Archives.In the forthcoming months expect interactive features (like the gallery, a forum, and trading post) will be transitioned over there. (People who have given pictures over here don't worry, nothing is gone.) We're still working on combining lyrics, press releases, video clips, and reviews into the discography here while all the text from the old site is now in its new section here. Thanks for your time and patience during this construction period.
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Music video for "Rainbows Too?"
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Blonde, out now on ROIR
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