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Member Number: 6204
Edward Ka-Spel has built an international following with his dark, psychedelic-folk melodies and astute lyrics, first as the enigmatic and prolific founder/lead singer of London-cum-Netherlands-based band the Legendary Pink Dots and then as a solo recording artist and performer. Ka-Spel is widely regarded as a genius bordering on madness, which explains the frequent comparisons to Syd Barrett, the first singer of Pink Floyd. Since the Legendary Pink Dots' beginning in 1980, Ka-Spel has created an extensive personal mythology, like Current 93 or Psychic TV, and has created several ongoing narratives of love, chaos, destruction, and other darkly tinged topics in what might be a works-in-progress goth opera. Accordingly, he has taken on many pseudonyms such as the Prophet Qa'Sepel and D'Archangel, making his incredibly varied recording history even more difficult to map.
With dozens of albums to the Dots' credit, Ka-Spel could already be considered a songwriting powerhouse, but he has also recorded numerous solo albums, collaborated with cEVIN kEY of Skinny Puppy in a project called the Tear Garden, and made many guest appearances. Ka-Spel remembers the young kEY sending him fan letters and mix tapes of his music as a youngster, and through this mutual respect they have collaborated and toured together.
Ka-Spel has been quoted as saying, "I'll try anything as long as it's different," and this has led to monumental sonic successes (and failures) over the last 20 years. As with the Dots, Ka-spel's recordings are often of a limited number and only available through an extensive and devoted mail-order system at Solielmoon. He has also released numerous cassette-only and now CDR special recordings, usually including materials out-of-print on earlier labels along with new tracks. Each of the recordings feature Ka-Spel's trademark cigarette-drawl, slurred-Rs, and brooding mix of found-sounds, vintage keyboards, and appearances from various LPD members and extended family. Occasionally a label like Solielmoon will run a compilation of these rare tracks, and Down in the City of Heartbreak and Needles (I and II) feature the best tracks from Laugh China Doll, Dance China Doll, and Perhaps We'll Only See a Thin Blue Line, in addition to a few singles. ~ Daphne Carr, All Music Guide
Discography
1984
- Laugh, China Doll
- Dance, China Doll
1985
- Eyes, China Doll
1986
- Chyekk, China Doll
1987
- AaΔzhyd, China Doll
- Apples (Big!), China Doll
1988
- Khataclimici, China Doll
1989
- Perhaps We'll Only See A Thin Blue Line
1990
- Lyvv, China Doll
1991
- Tanith & the Lion Tree
1992
- The Char Char / Extracts from "The Inferno"
1993
- Inferno / Illusion
1994
1995
- The Scriptures of Illumina
- The Textures of Illumina
- Khataclimichi, China Doll
- Chyekk, China Doll / AaΔzhyd, China Doll
- Down in the City of Heartbreak and Needles
1996
- The Man Who Never Was
1997
1998
- The Blue Room
- Down in the City of Heartbreak and Needles Volume 2
1999
- Share the Day
2000
- Red Letters
- A Birth Marked Conspiracy
- Public Disturbance
2001
- Caste O' Graye Skreeens
- 090301
- Absence Of Evidence
- Angelus Obscuros
- Needles Three
- Meltdown
2002
- O'er a Shalabast'r Tyde Strolt Ay
- Lilith And The Rose
- Khalash Nykow China Doll (Live 04 April 1986)
- Textures of Illumina
2003
- 090301
2004
- Pieces Of Infinity
2005
- Oh Darkness, Oh Darkness
- Fragments Of Illumina
- Happy New Year
- A Long Red Ladder to the Moon
Compilation appearances
- Lactamase Bonus Compilation
- "Sepia" on Brainwaves (2006)
- The home of The Legendary Pink Dots and Edward Ka-Spel. They run their own mailorder service.
- Cloud Zero/LPD Online, homepage not only for the mailing list dedicated to The Legendary Pink Dots, Edward Ka-Spel and related musicians, including a complete discography of Ka-Spel's solo recordings.
- The Official Live Archive, contains complete live recordings for free download
- {http://www.blrrecords.com Beta-lactam Ring Records], a wonderful record label that puts out many albums by Edward Ka-Spel
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