The Scriptures of Illumina (2024 remaster), by Edward Ka-Spel

The Scriptures of Illumina (2024 remaster)

by Edward Ka-Spel

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Schuyler Brundage When I purchased this album so long ago, I was very intrigued by the album art.
On the back of the CD case was a sticker, with the words "Made In The Netherlands" on it. I used to love showing this album to people who had never heard of LPD/EKS.

The sound quality is something I never minded terribly.
I've gotten used to this album and other releases, over the years, and have somewhat come to expect it like a EKS trademark. 👍
Maybe that's part of the charm?
Anyway, it's a great album. Favorite track: The Never Man.

thenewspaper So clangy and utilizes some long lost software, to be sure... but what an album! This one is staggering in terms of passion, play, and point. Like The Tower, this is one you ought to hand a young person, and maybe they will end up thinking for themselves. There is one rule to this game: Don't let anyone tell you what to like!! Favorite track: The Memoirs of Dr.Bliss.

RTW 1994 was a big year for the clangy percussion loops (see 9 Lives to Wonder) but it's better than Tanith, isn't it? Scriptures has a really muted mood to it and some really, really heavy material, but it all fits together so well. The Illumina tracks are landmarks but the way the first mutates into "Dr. Bliss" and presents an overarching asylum theme is nothing short of inspired. The record feels beautiful because of its lulling atmosphere, but it's a hard, captivating listen. Favorite track: The Memoirs of Dr.Bliss.

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1.	Illumina 1 07:28	buy track
2.	The Memoirs of Dr.Bliss 08:01	buy track
3.	A Grain of Salt 02:13	buy track
4.	Homage 04:14	buy track
5.	Gomorrah 05:03	buy track
6.	Mayday 06:52	buy track
7.	Edward Ka_Spel - The Never Man 07:07	buy track
8.	Laughing Venus 07:29	buy track
9.	There Was a Crooked Man 05:21	buy track
10.	Illumina 2 / Last Door On The Left 11:16	buy track

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1993.Picture this. It's a glorious Summer day but EK is inside with only
Sabine's dog ,Skoi, to keep him company. An old friend, Sabine, had asked him and Elke to look after her house (and hound) for a week while she went on holiday.
On this sunny afternoon , EK is strumming an out-of-tune acoustic guitar. Skoi seems to object and HOWLS (a lot). The howls are recorded, as the would-be guitarist runs around the room ,followed by one small dog.
Then it's overdub time....Ballbearings are rolled across the wooden floor .Skoi takes a rest.
Then there's the vocal part...EK seems annoyed by a record company.In retrospect, it's a little embarassing (said label really wasn't THAT BAD). However they made it clear that they didn't like LPDs' "Shadow Weaver", and childish as it may seem, criticism goes down very badly with the singer .Consquently, the lyrics are painfully vitriolic.
"Scriptures" was that kind of album - peculiar, noisy and rather unique but sadly not so well recorded. The Soleilmoon reissue remastered by Raymond put some of this matter to rights, but consider this latest downloadable version to be definitive. EK 2024

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released April 4, 2024

EK-vox,keys, acoustic things;Ryan Moore-drums,bass; Raymond Steeg-sonix
Cover by Elke Skeltzer
First edition by Terminal Kaleidoscope Records

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