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Legendary Pink Dots All The King’s Men Double LP

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There’s a certain type of person who becomes a serious fan of the Legendary Pink Dots. For starters, the band is insanely prolific  and it’s difficult to keep up with them. But doing so has its rewards–even if you lose touch with LPD for a while you’ll have fun catching up.

That’s what’s been happening at Turntabling lately–the last LPD purchase prior to this was Hallway of the Gods, so there is a definite gap that needs closing. All The King’s Men has some strange sonic connectivity on this record to the Liquid Sky soundtrack (that movie has been on the player a lot lately), and some Windowlicker-period Aphex Twin (however brief) and above all, it still sounds like the same LPD you know and love. The arrangements are a bit more sparse and minimal in places on this record, but to good effect.

All The King’s Men is a double LP and fits nicely in the LPD canon somewhere (sonically speaking) between the Malachai albums and Hallway of the Gods. That said there’s a more modern sensibility to this record–the group isn’t content to use the same old studio gear and keep re-tweezing the same old synth patches again and again. There’s plenty of evidence that the group’s sound has kept up with the times, at least to these ears.

All the King’s Men is a very solid effort by the LPD camp who could arguably just sit on their laurels after all these years and issue compilations, outtakes and other bits and pieces…but they refuse to and we are all the better for it. SO glad to catch up with them now. This is NOT a new record–it came out in 2004–but it sounds new and fresh ’round here because it’s been so long.

Have a look at a live version of The Brightest Star from this album at the end of the post…if you’re in any way inclined toward LPD, this one’s a no-brainer.

And yes, Turntabling has a single lovely copy of the Legendary Pink Dots All The King’s Men double vinyl album. It’s in near mint condition and the cover shows some minor wear in the lower right corner. This is the ROIR edition of the album.

Buy the Legendary Pink Dots All The King’s Men double vinyl LP from Turntabling for $29.00 plus shipping.







Ryan Moore’s Twilight Circus Sound System

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I was introduced to Ryan Moore and Twilight Circus Dub Sound System by way of the Legendary Pink Dots. Ryan Moore toured with LPD as a bassist and opening act back in the mid 90s. He would open LPD shows as Twilight Circus, playing a heavy dub act for about half an hour, 45 minutes before the Dots took the stage. With all due respect to the Dots, I thought Moore should have had his own headliner act with a more fleshed out band, but he did very well with the backing tapes, creating a great dub atmosphere with little or no help.

Moore’s site Twilight Sound System lives on today with too many dub releases to name. Check out the free MP3 downloads page and marvel at the excellent heavy grooves on offer. Moore is a dub powerhouse and a genuinely nice guy…I’d drop my plans to see any show of his. Been digging on dub for many years now and it has to be said, Moore not only carries the tradition, he’s brought elements of the old and new together with great skill. Have a listen, dubheads…if you don’t know Twilight Sound System, you’re in for a treat.

Hating the Legendary Pink Dots: Vinyl Mine

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Vinyl Mine ran this post (not recently) about psych indie pioneers The Legendary Pink Dots. I myself enjoy the Dots–selected albums from the mile-long discography–but the pure vitriol against them in this post is so funny and all-consuming that I read it TWICE. I have a healthy respect for anyone who can vent their spleen so completely in pure, unadulterated disgust regardless of subject matter. Sure, Vinyl Mine and I disagree on LPD, but damn, what great fun to read. This one’s a great way to kill a long Friday afternoon at work.

The rest of the blog isn’t 100% vinyl-obsessed, but this is a great read. Recent reviews include Nice Strong Arm where a few brief pokes are taken at Bauhaus and Joy Division, but the thing that makes me keep coming back for more is the post about Neil Diamond.

Great stuff.