''Nemesis Online'' is an album by
the Legendary Pink Dots
The Legendary Pink Dots (aka LPD) are an Anglo-Dutch experimental rock band formed in London in August 1980. In 1984, the band moved to Amsterdam, playing with rotating musicians and having, as core members, singer/songwriter/keyboardist Edwar ...
, released in 1998.
Critical reception
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'' wrote: "Using today's technology to evoke the spirit of 1972, the Legendary Pink Dots make a credible case for self-indulgent art-rock." ''
Keyboard'' thought that "as talented as the band is at manipulating tonal moods through programming, sampling, and effects, they can just as easily evoke feelings of terror or tranquillity with only a piano or guitar and vocals." The ''
Chicago Tribune
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'' called the album "a tad uneven," but wrote that "it still erupts with some typically pretty, woozy and eerie hallucinations."
Track listing
# "Dissonance" - 5:46
# "Jasz" - 1:25
# "As Long As It's Purple And Green" - 6:04
# "Ghost" - 3:46
# "Under Your Wheels" - 4:09
# "A Sunset For A Swan" - 5:43
# "Is It Something I Said?" - 5:11
# "Zoo" - 5:35
# "Fate's Faithful Punchline" - 5:43
# "Cheating The Shadow" - 3:29
# "Abracadabra" - 5:54
# "Slaapliedje" - 5:32
There has been a limited edition vinyl release too, encompassing two bonus songs on the D side.
#"10th Shade" - 12:16
#"Schatten" - 5:10
Credits
*
The Prophet Qa'Sepel - keyboards, voice, loops, destroyed lyre
*The Silverman (Phil Knight) - keyboards, loops, devices
*Niels van Hoornblower - horns, flutes
*Ryan Moore - bass, drums, guitar
*Edwin von Trippenhof - guitar and guitar mutations
*Frank Verschuuren - sound devices
References
1998 albums
The Legendary Pink Dots albums
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