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pitseleh · 02-15-2006, 01:32 PM

God, The Legendary Pink Dots are amazing. The only problem is, even if they have made a shitload of incredibly strange psych-goth "pop" gems, you have to listen through a discograhy that could fill Chris Farley's coffin (bless his soul).

And then of course there is all the solo stuff from Ka-Spel and the others, along with The Tear Garden, who are an amazing band in their own right. That's a collaboration band they have with the great Skinny Puppy, people. Unfortunately though, a lot of this stuff is notoriously hard to get.

I was so lucky as to get to see them in Oslo in 2000, and it was a far-out experience for sure. Only like 30 people there, mostly old goths and weirdos, Niels Van Hoorn walking among the audience with a flashlight in his saxophone, Edward Ka-Spel all freaking me out... One of the best gigs ever.

That being said, it all depends of what side of the Dots you like best. The more psych-rock stuff, the sound collages, the dark folk, or the dinky synth tunes of the early days... they are so varied it's impossible to put an all-encompassing label on any of it.

You can go here to browse their discography: http://www.brainwashed.com/lpd/main2.html

And there is a bunch of (legal) MP3's here: http://www.epitonic.com/artists/thel...ypinkdots.html

I highly recommend anyone to have a listen if you are not familiar with this highly creative dutch band.

02-15-2006, 01:32 PM	#2
pitseleh Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 1,059	God, The Legendary Pink Dots are amazing. The only problem is, even if they have made a shitload of incredibly strange psych-goth "pop" gems, you have to listen through a discograhy that could fill Chris Farley's coffin (bless his soul). And then of course there is all the solo stuff from Ka-Spel and the others, along with The Tear Garden, who are an amazing band in their own right. That's a collaboration band they have with the great Skinny Puppy, people. Unfortunately though, a lot of this stuff is notoriously hard to get. I was so lucky as to get to see them in Oslo in 2000, and it was a far-out experience for sure. Only like 30 people there, mostly old goths and weirdos, Niels Van Hoorn walking among the audience with a flashlight in his saxophone, Edward Ka-Spel all freaking me out... One of the best gigs ever. That being said, it all depends of what side of the Dots you like best. The more psych-rock stuff, the sound collages, the dark folk, or the dinky synth tunes of the early days... they are so varied it's impossible to put an all-encompassing label on any of it. You can go here to browse their discography: http://www.brainwashed.com/lpd/main2.html And there is a bunch of (legal) MP3's here: http://www.epitonic.com/artists/thel...ypinkdots.html I highly recommend anyone to have a listen if you are not familiar with this highly creative dutch band.