I'll never forget the day I turned 30. Sure there were plenty of cards, balloons , bottles of wine, a good curry  and , significantly , sympathy. However it was a traumatic day... I wasn't going to let go of my youth so easily. After all, the Legendary Pink Dots was still young and there was so much fun to be had.

Roll over the years and now the Dots have turned 30 and I have turned to cheap hair dye  and it has been traumatic but in a way we least expected.

Halfway through our anniversary tour, two long term members (Niels van Hoorn and Martijn De Kleer) left the band and suddenly the Dots were staring at what could have been an uncertain future.

That's where the balloons and good bottles of wine come in.

The real anniversary began with Erik Drost rejoining the Dots after a brief period in the band a few years ago. He is simply one of the most inventive guitar players on the planet.

Next came the album, "Seconds Late for the Brighton Line" (ROIR). It took one very intense month. Hearts and minds... I hate that expression but this album has that quality.

Then came a long tour of North America. 30 dates ! We were nervous that audiences would reject what was effectively a trio onstage where once 6 people had been.  Actually they embraced the new Dots.

In reality we never talk about that anniversary these days.The Legendary Pink Dots is a NEW band , fresh as a Spring breeze in February.

Of course ,Edward Ka-Spel (voice) , the Silverman (keys, devices) and Raymond Steeg  have been there all along- just don't ask them their ages. It's impolite anyhow.

EDWARD KA-SPEL

Fondés à Lessines, ville natale de René Magritte, The Ultimate Dreamers sortent d'un très long sommeil en 2021. Entre cold wave et post-punk, leurs sonorités froides et organiques s'ajustent en des mélodies mélancoliques, souvent accrocheuses et parfois dissonantes, servant de trame musicale à des thèmes dominés par le rêve, la détresse amoureuse et la critique sociale.
"Live Happily While Waiting For Death", une compilation de démos artisanales enregistrées à la fin des 80's, sort en septembre 2021 sur Wool-E Discs / Dans les Profondeurs.
La magie est de retour. The Ultimate Dreamers reprennent vie avec un nouveau line-up et un répertoire actualisé et enchaînent les concerts.
En septembre 2022, le quatuor publie le single "Polarized". Il sera suivi début 2023 par l'EP Echoing Reverie.

Belgian cinematic indie rock band revolving around two basses. Fragile universe oscillating between outrageous intimacy and contained explosion. Permeated by Dead Man Ray, Tortoise,
Do Make Say Think, Karate, Motorpsycho & peers. Proudly hosted by Honest House.With its second album 'Dis-location', recorded, mixed, mastered and produced by Peter Deimel at Studio Black Box (F) between May and July 2024, the band has taken significant steps forward that blend a return to sound straight from the amps with an increased emphasis on electronic elements in the composition process. The six new tracks explore themes of life, society, and human relationships, and include a trilogy inspired by the flooding in the Vesdre valley. ‘Dis-location’ : an album title which is, as such, a political statement statement about 

the state of the world. Cover drawing by street artist Jaba: will you pick one of the 121 fragments for your collection of vinyls ?