Tales from the Trenches

Available in June 2024

Limited edition of: 250 + 250 in Black and Brown vinyl - We offer the BROWN VINYL edition

Mostly known for his work as founder, vocalist and main songwriter for The Legendary Pink Dots, Edward Ka- Spel has long forged an equally prolific career as a solo artist given to sometimes exploring similar sonic realms as his group but clearly working at such a pace the need to channel ideas and songs in this capacity must be enforced.
And just as well too, because Edward Ka-Spel is one of those rare and exceptional artists whose high workrate doesn’t betray a keen sense of quality control.
Long known as somebody unafraid to venture wherever he pleases, his work has for a few decades now long traversed the more outward-bound or so-called ‘fringe’ areas of electronic music, psychedelia, hypnotic rock, kosmische sounds and the avant-garde.
Heartily sewn into all of this is Edward’s fantastic grasp of spinning a twilight tale or spiralling deep into the mind’s recesses to craft a song from comparatively nimble melodies and words of Kafka-esque proportions.
It’s a strikingly rich blend that’s always deserved far more attention than the cult audience it thankfully at least has.

This LP collects eight tracks of a personal nature mostly pinned into place by some refined electro rhythms, molten cosmic textures, plaintive strings, introspective keys and a late night hue that sways effortlessly between the beautiful, haunted and even, a couple of times, a steam-pumped and sweat-ravaged dancefloor.
'Tales from the Trenches' delivers exactly as the title indicates.
Everything may at first feel ominous or sombre in tone, but there’s also a glimmer of hope laid bare in all its sun-drenched glory poking between the cracks.

Tracklist:
A1. 1919 (5.20)
A2. Archetype (3.51)
A3. Charcoal Estates / Votes For Pinocchio / No Gateway (8.31)
A4. X Marks The Spot (5.10)

B1. No Show Tonight (5.18)
B2. They Seek Her There (6.06)
B3. Platform 5 (6.11)
B4. No Show Tomorrow (4.34)

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