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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = The Legendary Pink Dots
| name = The Legendary Pink Dots
| background = group_or_band
| background = group_or_band
| image = Tierecke LegendaryPinkDots.jpg
| image = Tierecke LegendaryPinkDots.jpg
| landscape = yes
| landscape = yes
| caption = LPD vocalist [[Edward Ka-Spel]] on the keyboard and [[Niels van Hoorn]] at a 14 October 2007 show at the Stubnitz boat in [[Amsterdam]]
| caption = LPD vocalist [[Edward Ka-Spel]] on the keyboard and [[Niels van Hoorn]] at a 14 October 2007 show at the Stubnitz boat in [[Amsterdam]]
| origin = [[London]], England
| origin = [[London]], England
| genre = {{flatlist|
| genre = {{flatlist|
*[[Experimental rock|Avant-rock]]
*[[Experimental rock|Avant-rock]]
*[[neo-psychedelia]]
*[[neo-psychedelia]]
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*[[noise music|noise]]
*[[noise music|noise]]
}}
}}
| years_active = 1980–present
| years_active = 1980–present
| label = [[ROIR]], [[Beta-lactam Ring Records]], [[Third Mind Records|Third Mind]], Terminal Kaleidoscope, Car Crash International, [[Flesh Eating Ants Records]], [[Soleilmoon]], [[Play It Again Sam (record label)|PIAS]], InPhaze
| label = [[Metropolis Records]], [[ROIR]], [[Beta-lactam Ring Records]], [[Third Mind Records|Third Mind]], Terminal Kaleidoscope, Car Crash International, [[Flesh Eating Ants Records]], [[Soleilmoon]], [[Play It Again Sam (record label)|PIAS]], InPhaze
| associated_acts = {{plainlist|
| associated_acts = {{plainlist|
* [[Mimir (band)|Mimir]]
* [[Mimir (band)|Mimir]]
* [[The Tear Garden]]}}
* [[The Tear Garden]]}}
* Orbit Service
⚫
| website = [http://legendarypinkdots.org/ LegendaryPinkDots.org]
* A Star Too Far
⚫
| current_members = {{plainlist|
⚫
| website = [http://legendarypinkdots.org/ LegendaryPinkDots.org]
⚫
| current_members = {{plainlist|
* [[Edward Ka-Spel]]
* [[Edward Ka-Spel]]
* Phil Knight
* Erik Drost
* Erik Drost
* Randall Frazier
* Raymond Steeg}}
* Joep Hendrikx}}
}}
}}


'''The Legendary Pink Dots''' ('''LPD''') are an Anglo-Dutch [[experimental rock]] band formed in [[London]] in August 1980.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Legendary Pink Dots - A 20 Year History (2000)|url=http://brainwashed.com/common/htdocs/publications/lpd-2000-history.php?site=lpd08|access-date=6 October 2012|author=Edward Ka-Spel}}</ref> In 1984, the band moved to [[Amsterdam]], playing with rotating musicians and having, as core members, singer/songwriter/keyboardist [[Edward Ka-Spel]] and keyboardist Phil Knight. As of 2012, the group is composed of Edward Ka-Spel (vocals, keyboards, songwriter), Phil Knight (keyboards, electronics), [[Erik Drost]] (guitars) and Raymond Steeg (live sound engineer).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://legendarypinkdots.org/|title=The Legendary Pink Dots|website=Legendarypinkdots.org}}</ref>
'''The Legendary Pink Dots''' ('''LPD''') are an Anglo-Dutch [[experimental rock]] band formed in [[London]] in August 1980.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Legendary Pink Dots - A 20 Year History (2000)|url=http://brainwashed.com/common/htdocs/publications/lpd-2000-history.php?site=lpd08|access-date=6 October 2012|author=Edward Ka-Spel}}</ref> In 1984, the band moved to [[Amsterdam]], playing with rotating musicians and having, as core members, singer/songwriter/keyboardist [[Edward Ka-Spel]] and keyboardist Phil Knight. In 2022, founding member and synthesist Philip Knight retired from touring, and Randall Frazier (Orbit Service, A Star Too Far) joined the band on synths, samples and electronics.
As of 2022, the group is composed of Edward Ka-Spel (vocals, keyboards, songwriter), Randall Frazier (keyboards, electronics), [[Erik Drost]] (guitars) and Joep Hendrikx (live sound engineer).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://legendarypinkdots.org/|title=The Legendary Pink Dots|website=Legendarypinkdots.org}}</ref>


Although outside the mainstream (in terms of their music and career path), LPD have released more than 40 albums, have a devoted worldwide following, and tour frequently.
Although outside the mainstream (in terms of their music and career path), LPD have released more than 40 albums, have a devoted worldwide following, and tour frequently.
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==Related bands==
==Related bands==
The Pink Dots frequently collaborated with [[Skinny Puppy]]'s [[cEvin Key]], forming a side project named [[The Tear Garden]].<ref name="Thompson2000">{{cite book|last=Thompson|first=Dave|title=Alternative Rock|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZHP-r9-eqdAC&pg=PA458|year=2000|publisher=Miller Freeman Books|isbn=9780879306076|pages=457–58}}</ref> Key also played drums on several tracks of the 1994 LPD album ''9 Lives to Wonder''.
The Pink Dots frequently collaborated with [[Skinny Puppy]]'s [[cEvin Key]], forming a side project named [[The Tear Garden]].<ref name="Thompson2000">{{cite book|last=Thompson|first=Dave|title=Alternative Rock|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZHP-r9-eqdAC&pg=PA458|year=2000|publisher=Miller Freeman Books|isbn=9780879306076|pages=457–58}}</ref> Key also played drums on several tracks of the 1994 LPD album ''9 Lives to Wonder''.


[[Ryan Moore (musician)|Ryan Moore]], who drummed on studio and live performances for the Legendary Pink Dots, left to work on his own musical outlet, the [[Twilight Circus Dub Sound System]]. He wrote and produced albums for [[Michael Rose (singer)|Michael Rose]] of [[Black Uhuru]], and has worked with other reggae figures such as [[Sly Dunbar]].
[[Ryan Moore (musician)|Ryan Moore]], who drummed on studio and live performances for the Legendary Pink Dots, left to work on his own musical outlet, the [[Twilight Circus Dub Sound System]]. He wrote and produced albums for [[Michael Rose (singer)|Michael Rose]] of [[Black Uhuru]], and has worked with other reggae figures such as [[Sly Dunbar]].


The Pink Dots have influenced a wide range of bands, such as [[The Dresden Dolls]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Amanda Palmer: "Thank God my best friend's a therapist"|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/aug/19/amanda-palmer-thank-god-therapist|work=The Guardian | location=London|first=Dorian|last=Lynskey|date=19 August 2012}}</ref> [[MGMT]], and Skinny Puppy.
The Pink Dots have influenced a wide range of bands, such as [[The Dresden Dolls]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Amanda Palmer: "Thank God my best friend's a therapist"|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/aug/19/amanda-palmer-thank-god-therapist|work=The Guardian | location=London|first=Dorian|last=Lynskey|date=19 August 2012}}</ref> [[MGMT]], Orbit Service, and Skinny Puppy.


==Discography==
==Discography==

Revision as of 00:22, 1 November 2022

The Legendary Pink Dots
LPD vocalist Edward Ka-Spel on the keyboard and Niels van Hoorn at a 14 October 2007 show at the Stubnitz boat in Amsterdam
LPD vocalist Edward Ka-Spel on the keyboard and Niels van Hoorn at a 14 October 2007 show at the Stubnitz boat in Amsterdam
Background information
OriginLondon, England
Genres
Years active1980–present
LabelsMetropolis Records, ROIR, Beta-lactam Ring Records, Third Mind, Terminal Kaleidoscope, Car Crash International, Flesh Eating Ants Records, Soleilmoon, PIAS, InPhaze
Members
WebsiteLegendaryPinkDots.org

The Legendary Pink Dots (LPD) are an Anglo-Dutch experimental rock band formed in London in August 1980.[1] In 1984, the band moved to Amsterdam, playing with rotating musicians and having, as core members, singer/songwriter/keyboardist Edward Ka-Spel and keyboardist Phil Knight. In 2022, founding member and synthesist Philip Knight retired from touring, and Randall Frazier (Orbit Service, A Star Too Far) joined the band on synths, samples and electronics.

As of 2022, the group is composed of Edward Ka-Spel (vocals, keyboards, songwriter), Randall Frazier (keyboards, electronics), Erik Drost (guitars) and Joep Hendrikx (live sound engineer).[2]

Although outside the mainstream (in terms of their music and career path), LPD have released more than 40 albums, have a devoted worldwide following, and tour frequently.

Overview

The band was originally called "One Day..."[3] but subsequently changed the name to The Legendary Pink Dots, apparently inspired by pink dots on certain keys of the band's main recording studio piano.[citation needed]

In the 1980s, the band released albums on Mirrordot and InPhaze; in 1985 they signed with Play It Again Sam for the release of The Lovers.[4] The line-up had become stable by 1988, with Niels van Hoornblower (horns) and Bob Pistoor (guitar) joining in time for the band's 1988 US tour.[5] Pistoor died of cancer and his place was filled by Martijn de Kleer; drummer Ryan Moore completed the line-up live and in the studio. Their appeal has always been relatively small—a 1995 show in Mexico in front of 2,500 fans was described as "massive (by Dots' standards)".[6]

Their music touches on elements of neo-psychedelia, ambient music, electronic music, tape music, psychedelic folk, synthpop, post-punk, progressive, jazz, noise, pop, and goth rock, with a distinctly experimental/avant-garde bent; their sound has evolved over time and remains distinctive, making it difficult to place the group into a concise style or genre. The group's overall sound combined with Ka-Spel's distinct lyrics and singing have earned comparisons to Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett;[7] the group also has links to the sounds of krautrock bands such as Can,[8] Faust, Brainticket, Magma or Neu! (whose "Super" they covered on the 1999 tribute album "A Homage to NEU!").

The Pink Dots frequently collaborated with Skinny Puppy's cEvin Key, forming a side project named The Tear Garden.[6] Key also played drums on several tracks of the 1994 LPD album 9 Lives to Wonder.

Ryan Moore, who drummed on studio and live performances for the Legendary Pink Dots, left to work on his own musical outlet, the Twilight Circus Dub Sound System. He wrote and produced albums for Michael Rose of Black Uhuru, and has worked with other reggae figures such as Sly Dunbar.

The Pink Dots have influenced a wide range of bands, such as The Dresden Dolls,[9] MGMT, Orbit Service, and Skinny Puppy.

Discography

Main article: The Legendary Pink Dots discography

References

  1. ^ Edward Ka-Spel. "The Legendary Pink Dots - A 20 Year History (2000)". Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  2. ^ "The Legendary Pink Dots". Legendarypinkdots.org.
  3. ^ "Interview with Edward Ka-Spel (Option Magazine)". LPD Official Site. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  4. ^ Bogdanov, Vladimir (2001). All Music Guide to Electronica: The Definitive Guide to Electronic Music. Backbeat Books. pp. 247–48. ISBN 9780879306281.
  5. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Indie and New Wave Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 160. ISBN 0-85112-579-4.
  6. ^ a b Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock. Miller Freeman Books. pp. 457–58. ISBN 9780879306076.
  7. ^ Mason, Stewart: "Your Children Placate You from Premature Graves", AllMusic review. Retrieved 3 February 2007.
  8. ^ Mason, James: "A Perfect Mystery", AllMusic review. Retrieved 3 February 2007.
  9. ^ Lynskey, Dorian (19 August 2012). "Amanda Palmer: "Thank God my best friend's a therapist"". The Guardian. London.
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