June 2009

THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS SUMMER 2009 NEWSLETTER

The sun beats down on Chez Dots right now. Evil flies congregate in dusty corners , the temperature gauge hovers in the mid-thousands. I need something cold NOW....and I don't mean a fish wrapped around my head.

Still, to relevant matters.... The Pink Dots turn 30 in 2010 and we're marking the occasion with a myriad of new releases, live shows and other surprises in the months leading up to and stretching beyond the magic birthday itself.

If it seems that we've been quiet recently, it is down to the fact that band members have been combing the archives for undiscovered pearls. That which deserves a wider audience has been dusted , edited and enhanced and we are delighted to reveal the first 3 anniversary releases right now.

Here they are.....

THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS/ The Maria Sessions (CDR)
Back in 1991 , every note played by the Dots was captured on a tape recorder which was literally never switched off. Some of the more inspired improvisations were worked on and turned into songs which found their way on the Maria dimension album.
This CDR captures the very best of those sessions and features some of the most wonderful guitar work from Bob Pistoor that you'll ever hear. A perfect companion release to Maria Dimension itself, this literally brought tears to our eyes when we played the finished version recently.Highly highly recommended- everything unreleased and unheard outside the Dots.
A TOQ CDR ...it costs 13.50 euros plus postage. Availability IMMINENT

THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS/Desmet 04 (CDR)
A radio broadcast in 2004 before a tiny audience in an Amsterdam cafe.
Crystal clear recordings interspersed with snippets of interview plus the material the Dots played in the cafe AFTER the radio show was finished.
Songs included are "Isis Veiled", "Our Dominion", "12th" ,"The More it stays the same" and a few others.A quiet beauty....This TOQ CDR costs 13.50 euros plus postage.
Availability IMMINENT

EDWARD KA-SPEL/THE SILVERMAN/ The Whispering Whale (CDR)
Again ,fine recordings from 2004 featuring Edward and Phil improvising with " The Whispering Wall" album in mind. It's wild and loud and at times utterly uplifting.Again, this one comes recommended .All pieces unreleased and unheard outside Chez Dots.
A TOQ CDR..it costs 13.50 euros plus postage.
Availability IMMINENT

CONCERT NEWS (LEGENDARY PINK DOTS)

15 October MOSCOW /IKRA (RU)
12 November PARIS/ Le Klub (FR)
13 November PARIS/Le klub (FR)

LPDs intend to tour Europe in late October/early November.If you have tips for venues please write to Edward at l_khata at yahoo.com

NEW RELEASE
EDWARD KA-SPEL/The Painted River of Regrets (vinyl LP)
Just released by Beta-Lactam Ring records in an edition of 300 copies. A delirious voyage to a melancholy corner of the universe. It costs 20 euros plus 8 for postage /packing inside Europe and 10 further afield.

Also recent...
1.LEGENDARY PINK DOTS/Plutonium Blonde CD...We think it's a landmark....Available now...15 euros
2.EDWARD KA-SPEL/Dream Logik 2 CD..... We have the limited and luxuriously packaged double CD version at 20 euros ( postage inside Europe is 4 euros,6 outside) .PLEASE ENQUIRE BEFORE ORDERING as very few left in stock.
3.EDWARD KA-SPEL/Dream Logik 1-3 (4 x LP plus exclusive CD).A vinyl box set in an edition of 400 copies encompassing the entire Dream Logik project...Seriously beautiful. It will be available in October.It costs 65 euros (plus 12 for postage inside Europe and 18 outside).
4.LEGENDARY PINK DOTS/ Chemical playschool 8/9 (2CD) ..Seems to have been out-of-print forever.Now reissued by Beta-lactam Ring as gloriously as you'd expect from this fine label.Imminent...20 euros (plus 4 for postage inside Europe and 6 outside.)
5.The T-shirts. 2 of them and thank you to those who designed them and everybody else who entered the competition. They cost 20 euros each but please enquire about availability and sizes .
6.MARTIJN DE KLEER/The Stranger it gets ( Part One) CDR
Basement recordings from the 90s in five dimensional lysergic glory.Touching acoustic songs, explosive space exploration. Lovingly home-made CDR release- an hour of music.It costs 15 euros .
7.MARTIJN DE KLEER/THe Stranger it gets (Part Two) CDR
Second installment of the stranger basement tapes. 15 euros...
8. THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS/ Alchemical Playschool CD only
Regular edition of long out-of-print and screamingly rare release. 15 euros.
9.THE LEGENDARY PINK DOTS/Live in Paris 2007 CDR
Probably the best sounding live release in the Dots' history. A remarkable night. 15 euros<
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FRIENDS & RELATIONS
Keep your eyes peeled for a new CD by long term LPD friends PHALLUS DEI who recently reunited to record a glorious CD .Highlight for me was the performance of guest John Walker (of Walker Brothers fame) who produces a vocal so touching it brought tears to these eyes.

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A LINK

We'd like to bring your attention to www.loveandloudcolours.com.
This is a website dedicated to Edward Ka-Spel's book of lyrics which was released a few years ago.The site has been updated and visitors will find
a section where Edward reveals the origins for many of his outpourings.

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BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT CAME OUR WAY

ES/ Sateenkaarisuudelma
Available as a beautiful double album release and as a double CD.
Quite honestly if the amount of love and devotion poured into this album was contagious (I hope it is) then we could seriously talk about the dawn of a New Age of earth. Nothing sweet here, this is music that lifts the listener to a place he or she probably hoped would exist but somehow doubted it. I had to think of the best work of Terry Riley at odd (golden) moments, but that would be a lazy comparison ultimately.
Much has been written about the "Finnish free folk" movement ,and there are an awful lot of releases out there which carry this categorization.My recommendation is to dive into the ocean with confidence...but this is a good place to start from.

KEMIALLISET YSTAVAT...anything
Just what is in the water in Finland? I confess I'm completely hooked on the music that emerges from a small community of musicians and non-musicians in this remote Northern country.Rarely have I heard such a glorious union of technology and anti-technology.Rarely have I encountered such care, such feeling in modern music...Ah, Im ranting ...Kemialliset Ystavat is a wonderful, special and unique band and I heartily recommend their entire catalogue.Check out releases on Fonal records, Secret Eye records and Beta-lactam ring records (Thanks to Chris at BLRR for introducing me to this group).

UTON...anything

Also from Finland...A myriad of fantastic releases in all formats.Dig for a new perspective, you will not regret this....

SVARTBAG
I was given this CD by a kind record store owner in Copenhagen, and what a beauty it is!!! Perhaps there are echoes of the sadly missed Godspeed You Black Emperor, but that comparison does this Danish band a disservice.Very much an individual sound to this CD on the Rump Recordings label.Charged, ecstatic .Utterly uplifting in these sepia times.

THE JOHN MORAN CORPORATION
Sometimes a CD comes along that makes you want to fling open the windows and scream about to the rest of the World (only that would of course interfere with the beautiful music).
In the case of John moran, it wasn't one but 2 albums that turned up in the mail box..Psychedelic in the braodest sense, tuneful, intelligent,happy, sad---dont know where to stop.John is from Australia and his CDs are on the Puzzle Factory label.Seek him out, and buy his music--you will not regret this.

UN FESTIN SAGITAL
Title: Epitafio a la Permanencia
Imagine Christian Vander and Pierre Henry collaborating on a lost masterpiece when they were both at the peaks of their powers.....Imagine the master tape turning up in Chile..Imagine it's reputation preceded it and turned out to be EVEN BETTER......Un Festin Sagital is a group I'd never heard of before, but I reckon I'll spend the next few years hearing them again and again such is the depth of this debut.Purchase from < www.blrrecords.com> now before it vanishes.

ARIEL KALMA
Beta-Lactam Ring has given Ariels' first insanely rare album a long overdue re-release and it's a glory.Lots of beautiful bonus material as well. We loved this record for years at Chez Dots...Hearing it with this kind of clarity was akin to waking up after a long Winter's sleep.



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AT LAST!!! THE UPDATED TEKA CATALOGUE (NOTE: WHILE WE'RE ON TOUR WE CANNOT SEND PACKAGES. NORMAL SERVICE RESUMES IN DECEMBER!!!)

All orders can be made by sending me a message at
l_khata at yahoo.com

All out-of-stock items have been removed from the previous list.Remember to read the ordering instructions at the end of the lists..

ArtistTitleYearFormatPrice (€)
Legendary Pink DotsPlutonium Blonde2008CD15.00
Legendary Pink Dots25th Anniversary single20067"10.00shocking pink vinyl
Legendary Pink DotsCassette Archives2007LPx565.00VERY LTD!
Legendary Pink DotsKey Club2007DVD-R15.00live in Los Angeles 2002
Legendary Pink DotsYour Children Placate You from Premature Graves2006CD15.00
Legendary Pink DotsAlchemical Playschool200610"x235.00Soleilmoon 2 copies left
Legendary Pink DotsAlchemical Playschool2008CD15.00Soleilmoon new "standard" edition
Legendary Pink DotsA Dream is a Dream is a Dream2005DVD20.00LPDs live in 1987
Legendary Pink DotsLive in Montpelier2005CD-Rx220.00
Legendary Pink DotsLive in Hildeshem 19912005CD-R10.00
Legendary Pink DotsThe Whispering Wall2004CD15.00
Legendary Pink DotsPoppy Variations2004CD15.00
Legendary Pink DotsPoppy Variations2004LPx230.00very last copies
Legendary Pink DotsA Guide To... Vol. 2: Psychedelic Classics and Rarities2003CDx2+DVD25.00(compilation - 1 copy in stock)
Legendary Pink DotsAll the King's Men2002CD15.00
Legendary Pink DotsAll the King's Horses2002CD15.00ROIR Edition
Legendary Pink DotsAll the King's Horses2002CD15.00Big Blue Edition
Legendary Pink DotsChemical Playschool Volume 11, 12 & 132001CDx340.00
Legendary Pink DotsA Guide To... Vol 1: The Best Ballads2000CD15.00(compilation)
Legendary Pink DotsA Perfect Mystery2000CD15.00Soleilmoon
Legendary Pink DotsA Perfect Mystery2000CD10.00Big Blue re-issue - SPECIAL OFFER
Legendary Pink DotsFarewell, Milky Way2000CD15.00
Legendary Pink DotsLive at the Metro1999CD15.00
Legendary Pink DotsLive at La Luna1998DVD15.00
Legendary Pink DotsNemesis Online1998CD15.00
Legendary Pink DotsThe Pre-Millennial Single1998CDEP15.00
Legendary Pink DotsThe Pre-Millennial Single199812" EP15.00
Legendary Pink DotsSterre1997CDEP8.00
Legendary Pink DotsChemical Playschool 101997CD15.00
Legendary Pink DotsStained Glass Soma Fountains1997CDx220.00
Legendary Pink DotsHallway of the Gods1997CD15.00
Legendary Pink DotsUnder Triple Moons1997CD15.00
Legendary Pink DotsLive '891997CD-R15.00
Legendary Pink DotsLive '85-'881997CD-R15.00
Legendary Pink DotsAncient Daze1997CD15.00
Legendary Pink DotsCanta Mientras Puedas1996CD15.00(compilation)
Legendary Pink DotsRemember Me This Way1996CDEP10.00
Legendary Pink DotsChemical Playschool Volumes 8 & 91995CDx222.00
Legendary Pink DotsFrom Here You'll Watch the World Go By1995CD15.00
Legendary Pink DotsMalachai (Shadow Weaver Part 2)1993CD15.00Soleilmoon re-issue
Legendary Pink DotsMalachai (Shadow Weaver Part 2)1993CD15.00Big Blue re-issue
Legendary Pink DotsShadow Weaver1992CD15.00Soleilmoon re-issue
Legendary Pink DotsShadow Weaver1992CD15.00Big Blue re-issue
Legendary Pink DotsThe Maria Dimension1991CD15.00Soleilmoon re-issue
Legendary Pink DotsThe Maria Dimension1991CD15.00Big Blue re-issue
Legendary Pink DotsFour Days1990CD15.00Big Blue re-issue
Legendary Pink DotsThe Crushed Velvet Apocalypse1990CD15.00Soleilmoon re-issue
Legendary Pink DotsThe Crushed Velvet Apocalypse1990CD15.00Big Blue re-issue
Legendary Pink DotsThe Legendary Pink Box1989CDx220.00Soleilmoon re-issue
Legendary Pink DotsThe Golden Age1989CD15.00Soleilmoon re-issue
Legendary Pink DotsThe Golden Age1989CD15.00Big Blue re-issue
Legendary Pink DotsTraumstadt 11988CD15.00
Legendary Pink DotsAny Day Now1988CD15.00Big Blue re-issue
Legendary Pink DotsIsland of Jewels1986CD15.00Soleilmoon re-issue
Legendary Pink DotsIsland of Jewels1986CD15.00Big Blue re-issue
Legendary Pink DotsPrayer for Aradia1985CD15.00Big Blue re-issue
Legendary Pink DotsAsylum1985CD15.00Soleilmoon re-issue
Legendary Pink DotsAsylum1985CD15.00Big Blue re-issue
Legendary Pink DotsThe Lovers1984CD15.00Soleilmoon re-issue
Legendary Pink DotsThe Lovers1984CD15.00Big Blue re-issue
Legendary Pink DotsThe Tower1984CD15.00Soleilmoon re-issue
Legendary Pink DotsThe Tower1984CD10.00Big Blue re-issue - SPECIAL OFFER
Legendary Pink DotsFaces in the Fire1984CD15.00Soleilmoon re-issue
Legendary Pink DotsFaces in the Fire1984CD10.00Big Blue re-issue - SPECIAL OFFER
Legendary Pink DotsCurse1983CD15.00Big Blue re-issue
Legendary Pink DotsChemical Playschool 3+41983CDx220.00
Legendary Pink DotsBasilisk1983CD20.00very last copies
Edward Ka-SpelDream Logik Part Two2008CDx220.00last copy of deluxe version
Edward Ka-SpelThe Painted River Of Regrets2008CDR15.00personally signed edition of 399 copies
Edward Ka-SpelMelancholics Anonymous2007CD20.00300 only
Edward Ka-SpelDream Logik Part One2007CD20.00last copies of deluxe book style cover
Edward Ka-SpelA Long Red Ladder To The Moon2005CD15.00
Edward Ka-SpelO Darkness! O Darkness!2005LP25.00
Edward Ka-Spel/Silverman Live In Basel 2005 2005CD-R10.00
Edward Ka-SpelPieces Of ∞2004CD15.00
Edward Ka-SpelAn Unlikely Event2003CD-R15.00
Edward Ka-SpelLove & Loud Colours2002book + CD35.00
Edward Ka-SpelNeedles 32001CDR15.00
Edward Ka-SpelCaste O' Graye Skreeëns2001CD12.00special offer
Edward Ka-SpelRed Letters2000CD15.00
Edward Ka-SpelThe Blue Room1998CD15.00
Edward Ka-SpelThe Textures Of Illumina1995CDx220.00
Edward Ka-SpelThe Scriptures Of Illumina1995CD15.00
Edward Ka-SpelDNA Le Draw D-Kee1995CD15.00Edward, Elke, Ryan & Calyxx
Edward Ka-SpelEyes! China Doll1985CD15.00original vinyl replica sleeve with bonus material
Edward Ka-SpelLaugh China Doll1984CD15.00original vinyl replica cover with bonus tracks from Dance China Doll and unreleased
SilvermanBlank For Your Own Message 2008CD20.00
SilvermanWoodland Calling 2007CD-R10.00
SilvermanSun With A Beating Heart 2007CD-R10.00
SilvermanSpectral Artifact 2007CD-R10.00
SilvermanNature Of Illusion 2005CD20.00
SilvermanNature Of Illusion 2005LPx225.00bonus 4th side - LOW STOCK
SilvermanRequiem Settings 2002CD15.00
SilvermanState of Union 2001CD20.00(300 only) expanded and remastered from deleted CDR issue
SilvermanDream Cell 1995LPx225.00bonus 4th side - LOW STOCK
MimirMimyriad 1999CD15.00second album originally on vinyl now as CD. It is NOT the reissue of the orginal Mimyriad CD which was different to vinyl version
LAST COPIES
Various ArtistsKollabaris2001CD-R15.00LPD and FRIENDS (includes exclusive Tear Garden and Mimir)
Ulkomaalaiset12007CD20.00improvisational trio of E.Ka-spel, Alena Boikova and Martin Heuser (last copies)
Ulkomaalaiset22007CD20.00improvisational trio of E.Ka-spel, Alena Boikova and Martin Heuser
MinizzaMusic for Girls2007CD15.00Collaboration - Edward Ka-Spel lent vocals and lyrics to one track
Martijn De KleerFlow2002CD15.00
Niels Van HoornColours2004CD15.00
Niels Van HoornKlaverland Klompen2006CD15.00with mark Spybey of dead Voices on Air
Silver StarsSilver Stars2008CD10.00Collaboration - Edward Ka-Spel lent vocals and lyrics to one track
Strange Attractor12006LP20.00Niels van Hoorn and Richard van Kruysdijk (very low stock)
Strange Attractor22006LP20.00Niels van Hoorn and Richard van Kruysdijk (very low stock)
Strange Attractor1&22006CD15.002 albums combined - features Edward Ka-Spel


THE SECOND HAND AND RARITY LIST

A new TEKA service where we offer second hand CDs and vinyl records..
needless to say that except in exceptional circumstances we have just one copy of any item listed here....the intention is to update this list at the beginning of each month.
If you want to receive updates ,please send a request to:
l_khata at yahoo.com with the message "obscurity"

1.LACTAMASE
Very rare compilation 10" from beta Lactam Ring Records featuring an exclusive track from Edward Ka-Spel amongst others.OFFERS

2.ESKATON/Ardeur LP (ex/ex) -very rare vinyl album from france....similarity to Magma.50 EUROS

3.JAN DUKES DE GREY LP (vg+/vg)-ORIGINAL rare vinyl album.OFFERS

4.CELLORGANICS LP (vg/vg+)LP 1980 avant-garde.CDR reissued on the fabulous Creel Pone label..15 euros

5.JOHN MILLS COCKELL -Heartbeat (ex/ex) member oflegendary Canadian pioneers Syrinx...15 euros

6.EDWARD KA-SPEL 10" LP---Lilith & the Rose 10" vinyl -BLACK test pressing
(with cover)---35 EUR

7.EDWARD KA-SPEL--Fragments of Illumina (original CDR on Piehead label)---25 Euros

HOW TO ORDER!!!

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l_khata at yahoo.com

IMPORTANT NEWS ABOUT OUR SHIPPING POLICY (NOVEMBER 2007):

Due to escalating postage prices in The Netherlands, Terminal Kaleidoscope has had to change its pricing policy. Items listed no longer include postage costs so please consult the shipping chart before sending us the total for your order. If you have questions, please send us an email for an exact quote.

WITHIN EUROPEAN UNION:

1-2 x CDs = 3.50 Euros
3-5 x CDs = 6 Euros
6-10 x CDs = 10 Euros
More than 10 CDs, please contact us before placing your order.


1 x LP (Priority Mail) = 8 Euros
2 x LPs= 12 Euros
3-5 x LPs = 18 euros
More than 5 LPs, please contact us before placing your order.

Lyric Book = 5.50 Euros

OUTSIDE EUROPEAN UNION (USA/ISRAEL/JAPAN/AUSTRALIA/NZ/SOUTH AMERICA):

1-2 x CDs = 5 Euros
3-5 x CDs = 10 Euros
More than 5 CDs, please contact us before placing your order.

1 x LP (Priority Mail) = 10 Euros
2-5 x LPs (Priority Mail) = 22 Euros

Book = 10 Euros


GENERAL ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS:

1. All prices are listed in Euros and USD. The Euro price is for readers in western Europe while the dollar price is for everyone outside this continent- note: we ALWAYS prefer Euros as the Dollar becomes weaker every day.Always check for availability of items before ordering by emailing:
l_khata at yahoo.com

2. . Under normal circumstances, we process orders within five working days, though CD-R orders may take longer. Trans-Atlantic deliveries usually take an average of three weeks for items that are in stock. However, since the postal service can take significantly longer than three weeks in some instances (and considerably shorter than three weeks in others!), we cannot be held accountable for fluctuations in your delivery time. If you are in a real hurry, your package can be sent by a service of your choosing such as UPS, FedEx, Overnight or Priority Mail. It is very important that you discuss delivery options and preferences with us at the time you place your order so that we can add the appropriate shipping fees to your total.

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