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Boston, Massachusetts, United States (2003 – present)
Kayo Dot is an avant-rock group originally from Boston, Massachusetts, United States (now based in Brooklyn, New York) that was formed in 2003 by Toby Driver after the disband of maudlin of the Well. They released their debut album Choirs of the Eye on John Zorn’s Tzadik label that year.
Its members are Toby Driver, Mia Matsumiya, Keith Abrams, Tim Byrnes, David Bodie, Dan Means and Terran Olson.
The music of Kayo Dot can not be accurately described by the limiting contemporary genre nomenclatures. Their songs involve complex instrumentation (composed by singer and frontman Driver), generally without refrain. They are substantially longer than typical rock songs, often ranging from 8 to 15 minutes in length.
Kayo Dot’s second album Dowsing Anemone With Copper Tongue was released in January of 2006.
On May 6 2008, they released their third full-length, Blue Lambency Downward, on Hydra Head Records.
Their fourth album, recorded in June 2009, named ‘Coyote’, was released on 20 April 2010 on Hydra Head Records.
Their fifth album, ‘Stained Glass,’ was released in January 2011 by Hydra Head, with very little fanfare.
Their sixth album, ‘Gamma Knife,’ was self-released digitally via http://kayodot.bandcamp.com in January 2012.
Its members are Toby Driver, Mia Matsumiya, Keith Abrams, Tim Byrnes, David Bodie, Dan Means and Terran Olson.
The music of Kayo Dot can not be accurately described by the limiting contemporary genre nomenclatures. Their songs involve complex instrumentation (composed by singer and frontman Driver), generally without refrain. They are substantially longer than typical rock songs, often ranging from 8 to 15 minutes in length.
Kayo Dot’s second album Dowsing Anemone With Copper Tongue was released in January of 2006.
On May 6 2008, they released their third full-length, Blue Lambency Downward, on Hydra Head Records.
Their fourth album, recorded in June 2009, named ‘Coyote’, was released on 20 April 2010 on Hydra Head Records.
Their fifth album, ‘Stained Glass,’ was released in January 2011 by Hydra Head, with very little fanfare.
Their sixth album, ‘Gamma Knife,’ was self-released digitally via http://kayodot.bandcamp.com in January 2012.
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AmpleVoltage wrote:
Speaking of collaborations, whatever happened to D.U.M.E.?
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XfnSnow wrote:
"I'm super-pliable" That's assuring! Rope Kristoffer Rygg and Daniel O'sullivan (already in a budding bromance (or should that be Wolfmance) ) into something KD:TD related and make the world spin the opposite direction by way of most interesting avantgardiers in the community creating a trinity of cosmos defining proportions. SC3,Sunn0))),Aethenor,Mothlite,Ulver,Kayo Dot,Asva... it's really only a bunch of dudes who need to start sharing a bit more creative spittle.
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MirrorsrorriM wrote:
I hope so @weloveprison
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weloveprison wrote:
so there's a lot of discussion going on but i think the real question is this: will kitty song be played on the upcoming tour [y/n]
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ModestFloyd wrote:
Maybe I finally got the right mixing on my system down, but Gamma Knife is really starting to click
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sometimeshuman wrote:
i wish more people would read into what they are listening to lol @ that goku guy @_@
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atommalac wrote:
i think you're missing something.
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bloodmaw wrote:
" Also I think they fucked up the mastering" it was recorded live, by like 2 microphones
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SanPietro05 wrote:
http://b.static.memegenerator.net/cache/instances/500x/13/13849/14182301.jpg
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AmpleVoltage wrote:
Is "universities or liberal urban settings" code for "hipster dens"?
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thedailygrind wrote:
http://f.static.memegenerator.net/cache/instances/500x/13/13844/14176958.jpg
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reaganomics777 wrote:
genius trolling gokualsorises, genius
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GokuAlsoRises wrote:
MY Gamma Knife review: This album's got a lot of things like the metal genre, my favourite genre, but it's also got stuff thats different. For instance the drums are way too low in the mix, they should be higher. Also I think they fucked up the mastering - I can hear a horn, from the jazz genre, so it sounds like 2 songs at once(?!) The Kayo Dot band used to be a metal band but then they weren't. It's funny how something can be one thing, yet at the same time be its opposite. Anywho, I like but I don't like it. 4/10.
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thedailygrind wrote:
Gamma Knife review up here: http://www.last.fm/group/Dissonant+Network
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reaganomics777 wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5MGJ87hPGw love this song
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SanPietro05 wrote:
I'd love to hear some of that ''classical type stuff'' Toby talks about
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atommalac wrote:
they should just stream half of it :P well I bought it, and while I don't buy many albums, I'm a lot more likely to buy self-released stuff.
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GokuAlsoRises wrote:
http://sorroweternal.blogspot.com/2012/02/kayo-dot-interview.html -- Really depressing/enlightening interview. Only 350 Gamma Knives sold...
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melez102 wrote:
agreed with atommalac
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supa_pedro wrote:
Keith is a part on this! http://hybegnu.bandcamp.com/album/she-mask
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