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Originally recorded for Holland's Korm Plastics label, this project was instigated by Korm label boss Frans de Waard. He phoned the Legendary Pink Dots household with the brief request, "Why don't you make something for our ambient series?"

The session was organized with Edward Ka-spel, his then-wife, Elke, their 2-year-old son, Calyxx, & fellow Pink Dot Ryan Moore. The session lasted 3 days. All of this was edited & mixed by Ka-spel. The name "DNA Le Draw D-Kee" is an anagram of Edward & Elke. 

 

DNA Le Draw D Kee is a one-off that draws upon the more atmospheric qualities of the Legendary Pink Dots.

Line-up: Edward Ka-spel - keyboards, & musical box; Elke Ka-spel - keyboards, & percussuion  Calyxx Ka-spel - Babyphone, & Ryan Moore - drums, percussion, guitar, bass.

DNA Le Draw D-Kee - Decay / DNA, Korm Plstics kp 5295,1995.
decryption code in comments

Side A -
Decay (21:13)

Side B -
DNA (18:09)

Enjoy,
NØ

I’ve Got a Fever - I’m Seeing Pink Dots

 

One of my favorite bands, one that I've featured many times before as well as releases from Ryan Moore (bass, drums, percussion, Twilight Circus Dub Sound System), Niels van Hoorn (saxophones, flute, bass flute, clarinets, gadgets that need to be blown), & Martijn de Kleer (guitars, fuzz bass, banjo, violon, exotic percussion, gadgets, string driven things-plucked, bowed, & processed) as well as side project The Tear Garden (with cEvin Key).

 

I realized I have rarely posted from the extensive catalogue of Edward Ka-Spel's (Prophet Qa-Spel, Qa'Sepel, Che Banana, D'Archangel) solo releases & that I had somehow never posted anything from LPD keyboardist & song-writer The Silverman (Phil Knight, Phil Harmonix). I am about to remedy that shortcoming now. 

 

Between 1984-1990 Edward Ka-Spel released seven China Doll albums. Ka-Spel's solo output expanded on the sounds he had started along with LPD in 79. By 87 he had ventured into industial noise & experimental styles much beyond what he was doing in LPD. Eyes! China Doll & Laugh China Doll are a great accessible start into his sound. By 87s aaΔzhyd China Doll he had ventured into a darker adventurous industrial-psychedelic territory.

The first China Doll release was Eyes! China Doll. 

 

Edward Ka-Spel - Eyes! China Doll, Scarface FACE 13, 1984.
all decryption codes in comments

SIDE ONE -
Mirror Soul
Avengelist    
God in a Cupboard
Blowing Bubbles (Pt 2)    
Six Cats on a Dead Man's Chest    

SIDE TWO -
'Joey' - The Video
The Char Char    
Intermezzo    
Hotel Blanc 

 

 

The same years saw the issue of Laugh China Doll...dedicated with love to Marylou.

 

 

Edward Ka-Spel - Laugh China Doll, In Phaze Records PHA6, 1984.

SIDE ONE: Laughing China Doll -

Lilith's Daughter
Eye Contact
Lady Sunshine
Find the Lady
Requiem


SIDE TWO: Nothing Else -
Suicide Pact
Paradise Then
Irrational Anthem
Lisa's Funeral
The Glass Moved By Itself
Atomic Roses

 

 

 

Now one more darker China Doll...

 

 

Edward Ka-Spel – aaΔzhyd China Doll, Torso TORSO 33028, 1987.

STEMRA 1 -

aaΔzhyd China Doll    
Flesh Parade    
The Qa' Spell    
The Unfortunate Demise of the Fabulous Puccino Brothers    

STEMRA 2 -
Nuts in May    
Traitors' Gate    
Blowing Bubbles (Part III)    
The Fool

 

 

 

Next is this live recording of a show recorded at the Wagenmeister, Basel in Switzerland on September 30, 2005. Packaged in a handmade card cover. Sing while you may.

 

 

 

Edward Ka-Spel & Silverman - Live in Basel 2005, Trademark of Quality, 2005.

Nature of Illusion    
Black Widow's Kiss    
Prisoners of War    
Hey Rainman    
Third Secret    
Atomic Roses    
Lilith's Daughter    
Setting in Snow    
Circle the Sun & You Become One    
This Fragile Love

 

 

 

Here are the first two solo releases from LPD keyboardist & writer The Silverman (Phil Knight).

First, Dream Cell, composed, performed & produced between summer 92 - autumn 94 at various locations around Nijmegen, Holland. Dedicated to Mana.

 

 

 

 

The Silverman - Dream Cell, Terminal Kaleidoscope TeKa 777, 1995.

Visitation    
Rite of Passage    
This Fragile Love    
& the Legend Days Return...    
Dream Cell #1    
Dream Cell #2    
Serpent Time    
Stream Point Entry    
Circle the Sun & You Become One    
Desecreation

 

 

 

 

 

The Silverman - Silvermandalas, Soleilmoon Recordings SOL 88CD, 1998.

Silvermandalas 1    
Silvermandalas 2    
Silvermandalas 3    
Silvermandalas 4    
Silvermandalas 5    
Silvermandalas 6    
Silvermandalas 7

 

 

 

 

To finish things off here, I came across this while I was putting this together from long overlooked files. Strange Attractor was a Dutch downtempo project active between 2004 - 2010 featuring Niels van Hoorn (LPD), Graham Lewis (Wire, He Said, Duet Emmo, more), Ryan Moore (LPD), David J (Bauhaus, Love & Rockets, solo), Winston Tong (Tuxedomoon), Peter Christopherson (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV, Coil),  & many others.

 

 

 

 

 

Strange Attractor - Mettle, Music for Speakers M4S33CD, 2009.

Anything
The Best Things are Left Unspoken
Evaporate
Loneliness is a Crowded Room
Sleaze
Plain Gold Ring
Sound Generation
Quietude
Snail
Heaven

Enjoy,
NØ

A Short (?) Respite Before the Insanity Begins Again

Enjoy this While you  May...

Edward Ka-Spel - High on Station Yellow Moon in its legendary entirety.

OMG666
The Flick of a Switch
The Visitors Lounge
The Leary Cloud
Nowhere 2 Float 2
Provisional
Layer Cake
Tresspass (sic)
Eight Mile Bridge
Good Book


Che Banana,
NØ

Sunday Dub Plate Special

Before I slip into unconsciousness…

For breakfast, two former Pink Dots band-mates, Edward Ka-Spel & Ryan Moore (Twilight Circus Dub Sound System) get together to serve up something.

For Breakfast – Edward Ka-Spel & Twilight Circus Dub Sound System
from 800 Saints in a Day, 2013.

 

For lunch, let’s go south of the border for some Aztek grub from bass master Keith Levene.

 

Aztek Dubd – Keith Levene
from Murder Global:Killer in the Crowd EP, 2002.

For dinner, let’s go all out. Maybe hit an All-You-Can-Eat smorgasbord. Fill up like there may be no more tomorrow. I’m a bit short on the Benjamins, so I just might have to sing for my supper. Here’s hoping nobody else is hungry. My singing has been know to scare some folks off their feed.

I Got a Song to Sing – Little Axe 
from On-U Sound 30 Year Anniversary King Size Dub, 2011.

 

 

Cook’n Curry – Liquid Stranger 
from The Invisible Conquest, 2007.

 

Overloader – Dub Syndicate
from One Way System, 1983.

 

Optimism Dub (feat. David Lynch & Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry) – Dubblestandart
from Marijuana Dreams, 2010.

 

& On the Seventh Day Dub – Sheriff Lindo & the Hammer
from Ten Dubs that Shook the West, 1988.

Enjoy & Goodnight,
NØ

Strazhani Klhm I Could Not Find The Doorway

Edward Ka-Spel - Dream Logik Part One, Beta-lactum Ring Records mt203, 2007. outside cover

inside cover

Laughing Gas Edward Ka-Spel: synthesizers old & new, electric organ, percussion, found sounds, voice All artwork on Dream Logik Part One & Part Two by Jesse Peper

Enjoy, NØ

A Thing of Beauty for Ear & Eye

Nezhadaylet Twistyzharr Sing While You May Edward Ka-Spel - Dream Logik Part Two, Beta-lactum Ring Records mt213, 2008.

Outside 5-fold

Inside 5-fold

cd sleeve Under the Junction Edward Ka-Spel: vocals, analogue & digital synthesizers, piano, organ, autoharp, broken things, technological wonders. Ghosts: the bits in between

Enjoy, NØ