Those are from Toby
― dow, Saturday, 11 August 2012 14:33 (eleven years ago) link
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Hello everyone!
I feel like it's been a while since I've sent one of these. A lot has happened, but I want to keep this message focused mainly on one thing - the new and forthcoming Kayo Dot album!
Basically what's going on is that we've been working on an epic double-album prog masterwork. I'm pasting the press release below so you can read all the details and trade it around, post it on your blogs (if you would be so kind!) and all that. We think this is one of the best things we've ever done, honest. So, we're incredibly excited about it. It'll be our first pro studio album in a few years', too... the last two were more or less home recordings due to budget constraints. So, the pre-order is really what's going to make this possible for us or not - therefore, if this is something that interests you, please place a pre-order now! We need to sell a bunch of these before the beginning of April... crunch!!! Check out the press release below.
And, since we're running a new preorder for Kayo Dot, I also wanted to anticipate any questions about the Ichneumonidae DVD and record that we funded last year. If you're not on my facebook or missed the post, the music part is totally finished - there are some samples from Ichneumonidae up at this soundcloud link:https://soundcloud.com/tobydriver/sets/ichneumonidae-unmastered-clips"> https://soundcloud.com/tobydriver/sets/ichneumonidae-unmastered-clips . And the film portion is still forthcoming. I hope the audio clips can tide you over until we are able to make that happen.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Boston-born, and now New York City-based veteran avant-metallers KAYO DOT, led by Toby Driver, are set to hit the studio for their 7th album, Hubardo, this April. This album will mark the 10-year anniversary of KAYO DOT's debut and landmark release, Choirs of The Eye, and the band will trek out to Avast Studios in Seattle, Washington, with producer RANDALL DUNN (SunnO))), Wolves In The Throne Room, Black Mountain) returning to the helm.
Hubardo is an approximately 90-minute conceptual epic double-album, with story and lyrics written by longtime lyricist and former MAUDLIN OF THE WELL vocalist, Jason Byron. Musically, the album covers the spectrum of all of the band's works, from the sparse doomy elements of Choirs of The Eye to the blast-beat, woodwind-driven Gamma Knife, the chorus-bass goth fusion of Coyote, and even lush orchestrated prog moments harkening back to the days of their previous band, MAUDLIN OF THE WELL, and, as with all the band's releases, Driver and Co. venturing into new territory. The album sees a returning cast of characters with Toby Driver on Bass, Keys, Guitars and Vocals, Terran Olson on Keys and Woodwinds, Daniel Means on Woodwinds and Synth, Mia Matsumiya on violin, Tim Byrnes on Trumpet and Horn in F, the first proper studio recording with Keith Abrams on drums, and the first recording contribution of longtime live collaborator Ron Varod on Guitar. Hubardo will also feature a very special guest vocal appearance by Jason Byron - his first recorded appearance since MAUDLIN OF THE WELL's 2001 albums, Bath and Leaving Your Body Map.
This album will be self-released on the band's own imprint, ICE LEVEL MUSIC, and pre-orders will be taken to help fund the recording and travel costs. Pre-Orders will be offered in 3xLP Deluxe, Standard, and Digital-only editions, featuring limited 200g colored vinyl in a triple gatefold (6 huge panels of artwork), a 5-chapter poem by Jason Byron entitled The Sword Of Satan, signed poster, T-shirt, guitar pick, and sticker. The Pre-Order system is now LIVE at http://kayodot.bigcartel.com The records will be limited to 300 copies for the Deluxe Edition and 200 copies for the Standard Edition. Hubardo is slated for a fall 2013 release to coincide with Kayo Dot's tenth anniversary.Here is the track listing for the album:1. The Black Stone (~7:00)2. Crown-In-The-Muck (~9:00)3. Thief (~5:30)4. Vision Adjustment To Another Wavelength (~5:00)5. Zodelida Caosaji (To Water The Earth) (~6:00)6. The First Matter (Saturn In The Guise Of Sadness) (~9:30)7. The Second Operation (Lunar Water) (~10:30)8. Floodgate (~7:00)9. And He Built Him A Boat (~7:00)10. Passing The River (~8:00)11. The Wait Of The World (~18:00
Thanks for reading, and for your continued support!
Toby Driver on behalf of Kayo Dot.
― dow, Thursday, 14 March 2013 15:48 (eleven years ago) link
Whoops, that second soundcloud link (after the <) is one to click; sorry.
― dow, Thursday, 14 March 2013 15:51 (eleven years ago) link
nobody ever told me that the split w/ bloody panda contained one of their best songs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhKgoMX3n_4
― tsarnaev paleface (imago), Monday, 22 April 2013 23:02 (eleven years ago) link
Greetings! Just a very brief message to let you know that a 13-minute teaser trailer for the new KAYO DOT double-album, HUBARDO, is now online athttps://soundcloud.com/tobydriver/kayo-dot-hubardo-teaser
We're still running our preorder to help fund the mastering and manufacturing of this record, so please have a listen to the trailer, and then head on over to http://kayodot.bigcartel.com to preorder a.s.a.p. so we can get this record out in time for our tenth anniversary in Autumn 2013. We need to sell about 200 more copies of the vinyl to move this along! Thanks so much for your ears & heart & continued support!
Toby Driver on behalf of Kayo Dot
― dow, Tuesday, 21 May 2013 22:12 (eleven years ago) link
It's with great pleasure that we present to you the first preview track, "And He Built Him a Boat," from Kayo Dot's forthcoming double-album, HUBARDO, due this fall.
http://kayodot.bandcamp.com/track/and-he-built-him-a-boat-2
"And He Built Him A Boat" is the record's ninth track, so the lyrics have to do with events about 5/8 of the way through the album's narrative. Along with the band's core members, the song also features guest backing vocals by Jessika Kenney (who has also sung for Wolves in the Throne Room, Sunn0))), ASVA, and many others), and BC Campbell.
We hope you enjoy this song, and please spread the link around if you may!We're still running the preorder for the 3xLP at http://kayodot.bigcartel.com--we need to sell about 150 more copies of the vinyl in order to have enough money to manufacture it, so please don't hesitate to snap this up.
We also have a few shows coming up in NYC:
This Saturday, July 13 at Spectrum as part of the NYX II: New York Progressive and Experimental Rock Festival. Playing all new material!
http://www.spectrumnyc.com/
Friday, August 16 at St. Vitus Bar with MIRRORGATE, their first show in two years and possibly their last ever?
Thanks for reading, listening, and supporting!Toby Driver on behalf of Kayo Dot
― dow, Tuesday, 9 July 2013 00:22 (ten years ago) link
Hello all!
The digital release date of the new KAYO DOT double-album epic prog avant-goth tenth-anniversary meisterwerk, HUBARDO, is upon us!
I want to thank everyone who pre-ordered - your support has truly made this record possible - and all the members of the press who have supported us with streams, articles, and reviews thus far (I'll link this stuff below).
Here's the release schedule:
Thursday, August 29: I'll send an email to everyone who pre-ordered, containing a personal download code for the music, around 6pm Eastern Time. Let's all have a virtual listening party together!
Friday, August 30: The album will go up for sale on our bandcamp page - http://kayodot.bandcamp.com
NB: I originally said I was going to do this on Sept 1, but I realized that it would probably be cool for people to have this album for the long weekend (Labor Day in the U.S.)
Tuesday, Sept 10: The album will be available via iTunes, Spotify, etc. etc.!
Sometime in November - the vinyl will be ready and hopefully all pre-orders will be able to be shipped. We still need to raise several thousand dollars to completely fulfill all the physical preorders, so any support in that regard (buying the digital version or pre-oredering the vinyl) would be invaluable! We'll continue to run the vinyl pre-order until we raise enough, but the digital pre-orders will be closed (obviously). Anyone who pre-orders the vinyl after the digital release date will receive their digital download relatively immediately.
If you haven't heard any of HUBARDO yet, check out these streams of preview tracks, and excellent reviews that we have so far received:
STREAMS-------
CVLT Nation - Exclusive CVLT Nation Streaming: KAYO DOT – “Passing the River”http://www.cvltnation.com/exclusive-cvlt-nation-streaming-kayo-dot-passing-river
NPR - Viking's Choice: Kayo Dot Sums Up A Decade Of Sonic Transgression In 'Thief': http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/08/01/207932250/vikings-choice-kayo-dot-sums-up-a-decade-of-sonic-transgression-in-thief
Invisible Oranges - Stream: Kayo Dot – “And He Built Him A Boat” : http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2013/07/stream-kayo-dot-and-he-built-him-a-boat
REVIEWS-------
Scene Point Blank (10/10!!!) http://www.scenepointblank.com/reviews/kayo-dot/hubardo
Hearwax: http://hearwaxmedia.com/kayo-dot-hubardo
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We are planning on touring this music as much as possible, beginning with a leg down the Southeast US (and yes, including Florida!) for a couple weeks from November 8-23.
Here are the dates, with more in Florida to be confirmed soon:
Sept 6, Brooklyn NY @ The Bell House with Sal Mineo (Eugene Robinson of Oxbow and Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu)Sept 14, New York NY @ Bowery Electric with Ahleuchatistas and Psalm Zero
Nov 8, Baltimore MD @ The Wind-up SpaceNov 9, Asheville NC - TBCNov 10, Nashville TN @ The End (subject to change)Nov 11, Little Rock, AR - TBCNov 12, Hattiesburg, MS @ The TavernNov 13, New Orleans, LA @ Big TopNov 14, 15 - Florida TBCNov 16, Miami, FL @ Churchill'sNov 17 - Florida TBCNov 18 - Atlanta, GA @ Goat Farm ArtsNov 19 - West Columbia, SC @ ConundrumNov 20 - Greenville NC - TBCNov 21 - Richmond, VA @ Gallery 5Nov 22 - Brooklyn, NY at 285 Kent with Vaura and Psalm ZeroNov 23 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Khyber Upstairs with Vaura and Cleric
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Just one more thing. If you have ordered merch from our site and have been waiting for a while, I apologize. It has been hard for me to keep up with the orders since work began on the record, touring, and other things this past spring. But - I'm working on it as we speak and everything should be sent out by the end of next week. I thank you immensely for your patience and continued support.
THANKS again to all, and best wishes!
― dow, Wednesday, 28 August 2013 23:35 (ten years ago) link
http://kayodot.bandcamp.com/album/hubardo
album available now!
― not some dude poking a Line 6 pedal with his dick (sarahell), Wednesday, 4 September 2013 03:48 (ten years ago) link
Yep, it's still on bandcamp, and now on Spotify, iTunes, maybe others. More details on some tour venues, mail order issues:
KAYO DOT FALL 2013 TOUR--------------------------------------------
Friday, November 8, 2013 @ The Windup Space12 West North Avenue, Baltimore, MD
Saturday, November 9, 2013 @ The Mothlight (at Mr. Fred's)Asheville, NC with Ahleuchatistas
Sunday, November 10, 2013 @ The EndNashville, TN with The Ascent Of Everest and The Most Amazing Century Of Science
Monday, November 11, 2013 @ White Water Tavern2500 W. 7th St., Little Rock, AR with Coliseum
Tuesday, November 12, 2013 @ Big Top1638 Clio, New Orleans, LA with Glish
Wednesday, November 13, 2013 @ The Tavern1825 Hardie St., Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Friday, November 15, 2013 @ Fubar658 central ave, St Petersburgh, FL
Saturday, November 16, 2013 @ Gramps Bar176 NW 24TH STREET, Miami, FL
Sunday, November 17, 2013 MATINEE SHOW @ Backbooth37 W Pine St., Orlando, FLSet: 4:00 PMAll Ages Monday, November 18, 2013 @ Goat Farm1200 Foster St. NW, Atlanta, GA
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 @ Conundrum626 Meeting Street, West Columbia, SC
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 @ The Tipsy Teapot409 South Evans Street, Greenville, NC
Thursday, November 21, 2013 @ Gallery 5200 W Marshall St., Richmond, VA
Friday, November 22, 2013Kayo Dot / Vaura / Psalm Zero @ 285 Kent Ave285 Kent Ave, Brooklyn, NYHUBARDO vinyl release show, and Vaura CD release show!
Saturday, Nov 23, 2013House show at 10 Nyack Ave, Lansdowne PA(one block from the Lansdowne stop on the train from Phiadelphia - don't snooze!)A couple other things:
HUBARDO preorders - I've been receiving a few emails asking where your stuff is. Just want to reiterate that this was a PRE order and everything is still in production. Everything should be ready to ship out by the end of November! All the materials are looking beautiful so far, so we're confident you guys will be happy with the goods. Thanks for your patience.
On that note - I'm notoriously bad at keeping up with mailorder, and I know some people have been waiting a bit for their non-Hubardo orders. I was just on tour for a while, etc etc, but anywho, I'm happy to report that I'm now caught up all the way through mid-September, so if you'd placed your order before then, you should expect your package within a week or so (except Australians, maybe longer). Thanks again for your continued support and patience about this. If anyone wants to be my mailorder intern, lmk. :)
That reminds me - please add me on Facebook and Twitter http://facebook.com/tobydriver and http://twitter.com/tobydriver, because that's where I put all my daily updates about this kind of stuff. It keeps me from having to constantly bombard the mailinglist for just minor updates. Thanks!
Hope to see you out there in November - we haven't been down to those parts in a few years!Love & Respect,Toby Driver on behalf of Kayo Dothttp://www.kayodot.nethttp://www.kayodot.net/tobyhttp://www.tartarlamb.comhttp://www.maudlinofthewell.net
― dow, Tuesday, 29 October 2013 22:51 (ten years ago) link
New album is incredible for the first 2 tracks then peters out a little
― light will have borne the eternal thing (imago), Tuesday, 29 October 2013 23:17 (ten years ago) link
I also think Kayo Dot features the worst lyrics of any band I like
― light will have borne the eternal thing (imago), Tuesday, 29 October 2013 23:28 (ten years ago) link
I mean, the first track is easily the best.
I normally dig insane complexity in composition but my favourite Kayo Dot songs are often their most linear (if still highly abstract) pieces
― light will have borne the eternal thing (imago), Tuesday, 29 October 2013 23:33 (ten years ago) link
Well, then
http://theflenser.com/kayo-dot-coffins-on-io/
I'm a massive fan of this band and Toby Driver in general but I have serious misgivings about this... all the musical references in this statement are fucking awful in my view (apart from Bowie, nothing against him). I'm not a fan of 80s music in general mostly, and the whole retro-futurist thing seems awfully commonplace nowadays.
Driver always delivers though, even his lesser albums (Blue Lambency Downward is seriously underrated) are serious growers after a few listens. Even if I don't like it that much I can at least hold on to the thought that the album afterwards will be completely different again.
― ultros ultros-ghali, Sunday, 13 July 2014 19:19 (nine years ago) link
I'll listen to this, of course (they derived from 80s music in the bass tone of Coyote, a great record way more underrated IMO than BLD), but I will confess, on this thread only, to a dislike of Bowie
― i'm elf-ein lusophonic (imago), Monday, 14 July 2014 01:36 (nine years ago) link
Sisters of Mercy meets Peter Gabriel-era Genesis, Scritti Politti and early Roxy Music
hellloooo
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Monday, 14 July 2014 06:28 (nine years ago) link
Lotta bad news first, then the good or anyway better (for one thing, would like to hear Stern, with members of KD and a guy from Time of Orchids):
Hello from Kayo Dot!
Haven't sent out one of these in a while because it's been a totally insane year for us. Firstly, our entire year has been taken up by trying to fulfill pre-orders and orders for our 2013 triple-LP, Hubardo. I have a few things to say about it - One: The interest and support you guys have shown us for that album has been AMAZING and overwhelming, and we have great love and appreciation for you (If you haven't heard it yet, head on over to our bandcamp page,http:kayodot.bandcamp.com/album/hubardo or Spotify or wherever suits you)!!! Two, the experience has almost been a bit too overwhelming in terms of trying to do a self-release of this scale. As a result, I know that there are some of you out there who are still waiting for your packages. Please know that they are trickling out gradually and that it is at the forefront of our minds. The slowness has to do with the fact that I've been balancing handling mailorder with my busy tour schedule (as usual), and also that postage ended up being quite a bit more expensive than we had anticipated, so we can only send out packages as quickly as our bank account allows. Additionally, many packages have been returned to us and we haven't been able to get in touch with those people via email. If you are one of the people who hasn't received your Hubardo package yet (or if there's any other order that you have questions about), please feel free to email me at band at kayodot.net. This is our official address, so please use it for all correspondence... we don't check our Facebook inbox.
Three: We are never doing this again!!!*** Between making the music itself, handling artwork, layout, record production, T-shirts, hand-manufacturing the Sword of Satan booklets, mailorder... it was (and continues to be) just way too much work and expense for our tiny, independent, band-run operation. Kayo Dot actually exists right now in this weird purgatory space that small businesses often go through, where the demand for your stuff is high but the income isn't enough to be able to hire anyone or outsource any of the grunt-work. We're trying hard to get out of this purgatory. Your support always helps!
On that note, we put up some older live performances on our bandcamp page that you can buy digitally for cheap. I would especially like to draw attention to the live performance of Coyote on WMBR-FM from 2010 http://kayodot.bandcamp.com/album/coyote-live-on-wmbr-august-31-2010 I think this performance of Coyote really does the piece justice, and it makes me feel very proud of my band. Please check it out, along with the other live albums, and throw 5 bucks down if you're so inclined. Your support will help us get the outstanding mailorder out faster, and will also help us cover some old bills that hang over our heads.
***Speaking of never doing a self-release like Hubardo again, hopefully we will never have to, because we finally have some label support again! And, it's with the great Flenser Recordings out of San Francisco. They've just announced our next album, Coffins on Io, to be released later this year. Check out the blurbage, and visit this link http://theflenser.com/kayo-dot-coffins-on-io/ for images of the album cover and band photo:
Kayo Dot - Coffins on Io
Led by founding member Toby Driver (also of Secret Chiefs 3), Kayo Dot emerged in Boston, MA in 2002 from the ashes of metal group Maudlin of the Well. Since then, Driver has led Kayo Dot through several lineup changes and dramatic stylistic shifts: from traditional metal, to atmospheric, avant-garde metal; and now with their new album Coffins on Io, the bats-in-your-belfry hard rock of Sisters of Mercy meets Peter Gabriel-era Genesis, Scritti Politti and early Roxy Music.
In 2013, Kayo Dot demarcated the beginning of a sonic change by releasing their critically acclaimed conceptual double-album, Hubardo. Undeniably experimental, but largely unclassifiable, Hubardo received rave reviews: SputnikMusic ranked it among their best albums of 2013, and CVLT Nation called it, “mesmerizing avant garde blackened doom,” and a “towering achievement.”
But when it comes to Kayo Dot, change is the only constant. And like the best pop culture chameleons of the past, Kayo Dot’s evolution is governed by an inscrutable inner-logic. Despite the accessible songwriting of Coffins on Io and the emphasis on vocal melody and electronic percussion, Kayo Dot fans will find the record’s darkness and intensity familiar and relatable. For example: the dark wave of Coffins on Io album-track “Off-Ramp Cycle, Pattern 22” might be unrecognizable to Kayo Dot’s metal fans. “The sound is kind of like a sexy combination of Type O Negative, Peter Gabriel, Sisters of Mercy,” Driver says. But the track also encompasses the brooding menace of classic Bauhaus as well as current dark wavers Cold Cave and Crystal Stilts: artists young and old who live and die in those unknowable corners where heaviness meets delicacy and sincerity meets theatricality.
Elsewhere, Driver’s penchant for prog rock surfaces in the ethereal “Spirit Photography,” complete with a saxophone melody line—strikingly gentle when compared to Kayo Dot’s brutal back catalog. “Long Time Disturbance on the Miracle Mile” could be a Bryan Ferry-era Roxy Music cut, and “The Mortality of Doves” could be Eno-produced David Bowie.
Driver says there’s also an element of sexuality in Coffins on Io. “Basically the vibe that we’re going for here is inspired by 80s retro-future noir— Blade Runner,” Driver explains. “I wanted to make a good record to put on while you drive across the desert at night under a toxic, post-apocalyptic atmosphere,” he says, adding, “There’s a weird underlying theme of murder, shame and death.”
Coffins on Io is slated for on October 16th release via San Francisco’s Flenser Records. Pre-orders and more information coming soon.
1. The Mortality of Doves2. Offramp Cycle, Pattern 22 3. Longtime Disturbance on the Miracle Mile 4. Library Subterranean 5. The Assassination of Adam 6. Spirit Photography
LIVE ACTIONS:
We're looking into touring for Coffins on Io for December/January for the United States and Canada, and South America/Mexico for February/March. Interested in hosting us? Let us know! And please follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kayodot.official and Twitter https://twitter.com/KayoDotOfficial for further updates about this (and anything else)!
Also, did you guys know that our guitarist Ron Varod has a solo project called Zvi? He's doing a tour next month up to Canada, so check it out if you may: https://www.facebook.com/ronvarodmusic and help him fill in any off-days that he has, if you can.
OTHER NON-KAYO DOT STUFF THAT I DID OR AM DOING:
Some of you probably remember this Kickstarter for a dance film, Ichneumonidae, that I started two years ago and that is still in the process of completion. As far as the film/DVD portion go - that's still in the works (of course), but since I felt bad for taking so long, I released the audio-only version of Ichenumonidae on bandcamp earlier this year.http://kayodot.bandcamp.com/album/ichneumonidae-official-soundtrack Check it out! If you were one of the backers and you didn't receive this in your email, let me know and I'll send you a free download.
I have another band called Vaura - we released our second album, The Missing, late in 2013 on Profound Lore and on vinyl on The Flenser a few months ago. Check it out! http://profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-missing
There's a band called Stern that I'm a part of, along with Keith and Tim from Kayo Dot and Chuck Stern of Time of Orchids. It's the most insane music I've ever played. It's basically like really slow-moving, through-composed disgusting Lynchian vibes. We just completed our second album and are looking for a label to release it. Also, if anyone knows how to get a copy to David Lynch, please let me know. :) Here's a link to the first Stern album, which was shamefully a bandcamp-only release a year ago: http://entitlement.bandcamp.com/album/entitlement
Tartar Lamb 3 is a thing. We'll be performing new music on November 13 at The Stone in NYC. The lineup is the usual crew (Driver, Cymerman, Byrnes, Means) along with Brian Chase of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs on drums.
I'll be touring with Secret Chiefs 3 to Russia, Finland, Scotland, Israel (maybe???), Turkey, and the US and Canada from August 21-November 9 or so. Here are some of the dates, with more to be announced shortly:
Aug 23 - Doune the Rabbit Hole - ScotlandAug 30 - International Kansk Festival - Siberia w/ Krasnoyarsk Russian Traditional OrchestraAug 31 - TBA - Moscow, RussiaSep 01 - TBA - St. Petersburg, RussiaSep 2 - Kuudes Linja - Helsinki, FinlandSep 9 - Corsica Studios - London, United KingdomSep 10 - Corsica Studios - London, United KingdomSep 11 - Corsica Studios - London, United KingdomOct 2 - Sait's The Gateway - Calgary AB, CanadaOct 3 - The Starlite ROOM - Edmonton AB, CanadaOct 4 - Vangelis Tavern - Calgary AB, CanadaOct 5 - West End Cultural Centre - Winnipeg, CanadaOct 7 - Turf Club - Saint Paul, MNOct 8 - The Cactus Club - Milwaukee, WIOct 9 - Double Door - Chicago ILOct 11 - Lee's Palace - Toronto ON, CanadaOct 14 - la vitrola - Montréal, CanadaOct 15 - la vitrola - Montréal, CanadaOct 16 - Black Sheep Inn - Wakefield, Ottawa QC, CanadaOct 17 - Café Culturel de la Chasse-Galerie - Lavaltrie, Montreal, CanadaOct 18 - Le Cercle - Québec, Quebec, CanadaOct 19 - Brighton Music Hall - Boston, MAOct 21 - (le) poisson rouge - New York, NYOct 22 - Saint Vitus Bar - Brooklyn, NYOct 23 - Boot & Saddle - Philadelphia, PAOct 24 - Gallery 5 - Richmond, VAOct 26 - The Earl - Atlanta, GAOct 31 - Larimer Lounge - Denver, CO
Thanks for reading this far and bearing with our insane overambitiousness! We really appreciate your fandom and are always working hard to bring you as much interesting music as possible. :)
Very warm regards,Toby Driver on behalf of Kayo Dot
http://kayodot.nethttp://kayodot.bandcamp.com
― dow, Friday, 18 July 2014 21:11 (nine years ago) link
I'm glad Chuck Stern's doing stuff, I miss Time of Orchids.
That live album from Krakow is well worth listening to if anyone's a megafan, btw, especially if you're like me and think Tartar Lamb II is one of Driver's high watermarks
― ultros ultros-ghali, Friday, 18 July 2014 21:51 (nine years ago) link
I've not heard any Driver solo. Might have to change that.
― i'm elf-ein lusophonic (imago), Friday, 18 July 2014 21:52 (nine years ago) link
I recommend this http://kayodot.bandcamp.com/album/polyimage-of-known-exits (makes a good companion piece to Coyote) and the 1st half his solo album on Tzadik but it's not what I think of as friday night music to be honest
― ultros ultros-ghali, Friday, 18 July 2014 22:00 (nine years ago) link
oh I've been following your tastes quite assiduously ultros; your predilection for speed-garage has been noted
― i'm elf-ein lusophonic (imago), Friday, 18 July 2014 22:03 (nine years ago) link
BANGIN BEATZ M8 (do people still say that? did they ever?)
― ultros ultros-ghali, Friday, 18 July 2014 22:08 (nine years ago) link
more than ever, tbh
― i'm elf-ein lusophonic (imago), Friday, 18 July 2014 22:15 (nine years ago) link
I tried to get into Time of Orchids, but they just seemed too "pleasant sounding" for my tastes, which is my standard issue with a lot of prog and prog-influenced music.
― sarahell, Friday, 18 July 2014 22:25 (nine years ago) link
The thing with Time of Orchids for me was underneath the lush harmonies there were usually these churning jagged riffs and all sorts of stuff going on underneath. Pleasant a lot of the time but a lot more going on underneath. I don't think many people like them as much as I do to be honest which is probably why they broke up!!!
― ultros ultros-ghali, Friday, 18 July 2014 22:37 (nine years ago) link
They were a good band. I booked them at my venue back in the day. I just felt like had the stuff that was going on "underneath" been more on the surface I would have liked them more.
― sarahell, Friday, 18 July 2014 22:39 (nine years ago) link
I never heard them sound *merely* pleasant---more like lulling you, while slipping the needle in---then, yes, a lot more going on underneath(maybe it worked better in the studio?)
― dow, Friday, 18 July 2014 22:40 (nine years ago) link
I am perfectly willing to be in the minority on this one. It's hard for me to articulate sometimes why some music gives me the "close but no cigar" feeling, and as far as Time of Orchids goes, I definitely had that feeling, as opposed to the more common, "no." A friend of mine once said that he liked his prog to be less "nice" and more "garlicky" -- and I feel like Time of Orchids didn't have enough garlic for me to adore.
― sarahell, Friday, 18 July 2014 22:48 (nine years ago) link
Maybe this belongs here rather than on Rolling Metal:
I saw Zvi (Rob Zvi Varod of Kayo Dot) on Saturday night. He's doing some interesting work with solo processed guitar (+ a synth box) and vocals: more dark doom/drone-like compared to Kayo Dot. At times, it reminds me a bit of Cathedral; sometimes a bit Sunn O))) (?); sometimes he just uses subtle drones, hums, and noises to support the vocals: http://ronzvivarod.bandcamp.com/album/zvi
I've been streaming to the album since then and enjoying
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 25 August 2014 19:01 (nine years ago) link
it
cool, will scope out! weirdly enough kayo dot have just today previewed a song from their new album:
https://soundcloud.com/flenserrecords/kayo-dot-library-subterranean
i can't hear that right now either due to internet difficulties. you'll have to fill me in
― imago, Monday, 25 August 2014 19:51 (nine years ago) link
I guess everything on the Bandcamp is guitar + voice, actually.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 25 August 2014 19:56 (nine years ago) link
OK so I've listened to the new song a couple of times now and I'm somewhat impressed.
It starts like something off Coyote but prettier, with some great basslines then goes into the 'song' section which sounds like Vaura and is somewhat conventional. I don't really like the synth sounds or some of the vocal affectations much (I've already voiced my reservations about retro 80s gubbins). After that though it gets proggy as fuck, some nice polyrhythmic stuff in there. I really really like the riff that covers the last third or so of the track, but I'm a little bit disappointed that it just sort of rattles along for a few minutes before having a sax solo and ending abruptly. The drumming is fucking phenomenal, though.
But I must say for the first time to me KD sounds more like an actual 'band' than ever before than a Toby Driver project (though I know it's just that), probably because for the first time there's been two albums in a row with largely the same lineup.
...I write more about this band than any other for some reason. Well, someone has to.
― a proclamation of tortoise intent (ultros ultros-ghali), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 14:39 (nine years ago) link
Yeah I really liked it right up until that fucking saxophone clodded clumsily in, as if to remind us all why Hubardo was a signal case of 'too many cooks'. Until then, much better than almost all of Hubardo, which I mostly thought dull (sorry), the big exception (as stated) being the monolithic opener (which everyone else hated for some reason)
But yeah, the section just before the sax is kinda awesome & I'm somewhat excited. Think Driver's a precious wanker obv (it's mostly the lyrics) but an enlightened one
― imago, Tuesday, 26 August 2014 15:16 (nine years ago) link
http://noisey.vice.com/blog/kayo-dot-coffins-on-io-stream
First two tracks are fucking awesome. They sound nothing like Kayo Dot, really - synth-led gothic excursions - as if Coyote was the blueprint for some darkwave reinvention
― Ƹ༑Ʒ (imago), Wednesday, 8 October 2014 11:22 (nine years ago) link
like, people who liked the Brendan Perry solo album from a few years back would dig this
― Ƹ༑Ʒ (imago), Wednesday, 8 October 2014 11:23 (nine years ago) link
OK so I really like this. It's very atmospheric, and it's good how it's still recognisably KD (to me anyway), though in a different form. It's kind of odd hearing them sound so 'pop'.
My biggest criticism is that a few sections outstay their welcome, the outros to Offramp Cycle and Library Subterranean in particular. They don't seem to go anywhere, in contrast to, say, the last part Abyss Hinge pt. 2 where there are a lot of little variations over the repetitive bass riff.
Assassination of Adam is probably my favourite track, it captures the same kind of roiling chaos as many Hubardo cuts without the 'metal.'
Anyway, I'm surprised at how much I like this considering the eye-rolling disdain I have for much of the record's influences.
― leprous mottlings of disturbing funghi (ultros ultros-ghali), Tuesday, 21 October 2014 13:20 (nine years ago) link
Wow, this sounds very nice, even though the descriptions left me a little unsure.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Tuesday, 21 October 2014 21:37 (nine years ago) link
I love the new record. It's very similar to the David Sylvian records made w/ Robert Fripp. The Brendan Perry comparison is pretty on the nose too.
― Oblique Strategies, Tuesday, 21 October 2014 21:46 (nine years ago) link
Oct 28, 2006 23:23 ET, Apparently, in addition to being KO'd, Ott injured his ankle as he fell to the ice and will be out of action for quite some time.
― john wahey (NickB), Tuesday, 21 October 2014 21:51 (nine years ago) link
I don't know the Sylvian/Fripp records! I'll definitely listen to them. I mostly just know the track Sylvian did with Fennesz, which is awesome.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Tuesday, 21 October 2014 21:53 (nine years ago) link
Note free show in Miami (like Miami needs any more gifties)
Hey folks,
Kayo Dot is headed down the U.S. East Coast this week for a string of shows in support of our latest album, "Coffins on Io." The dates are listed below, and here's a link to the Facebook event page for the whole tour– you can add yourself to the guest list to receive general updates.
https://www.facebook.com/events/778414258862658/
Hope to see you out there!
Thursday, January 8, 2015Gallery 5200 W Marshall St., Richmond, VA
Friday, January 9, 2015The Milestone Club3400 Tuckaseegee Rd., Charlotte, NC
Saturday, January 10, 2015The Pilot Light106 E Jackson Ave., Knoxville, TN
Sunday, January 11, 2015The Mothlight with AHLEUCHATISTAS701 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC
Monday, January 12, 2015Local 506Chapel Hill, NC
Tuesday, January 13, 2015Conundrum626 Meeting Street, West Columbia, SC
Wednesday, January 14, 2015TBA in Savannah, GA
Thursday, January 15, 2015The Orpheum1902 Republica de Cuba Ave., Tampa, FL
Friday, January 16, 2015Gramps Bar176 Northwest 24th Street, Miami, FLFree show!
Saturday, January 17, 2015Backbooth37 W Pine St., Orlando, FL
Sunday, January 18, 2015TBA - Gainesville, FL or Birmingham, AL
Monday, January 19, 2015529 Bar529 Flat Shoals Avenue Southeast, Atlanta, GA
Tuesday, January 20, 2015TBA - Greensboro, NC
Wednesday, January 21, 2015The Metro Gallery1700 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD
Thursday, January 22, 2015Johnny Brenda'swith PLANNING FOR BURIAL and INFINIEN1201 N Frankford Ave., Philadelphia, PA
Friday, January 23, 2015Just Be Cause1013 West State Street, Ithaca, NY
Saturday, January 24, 2015The Shop with GNAW and SANGUINISTAS234 Starr St., Brooklyn, NY
Many thanks,Toby Driveron behalf of Kayo Dothttp://kayodot.nethttp://kayodot.bandcamp.com
― dow, Thursday, 8 January 2015 00:29 (nine years ago) link
West Coast dates, also note Maudlin later on:
Hello all! Just a quick message to let you know about some MASSIVE live actions this summer.
Firstly, Kayo Dot will be touring the US West Coast, beginning next week, accompanied by Seattle's DUST MOTH (ex-members of These Arms Are Snakes, Minus the Bear, Shift). It's our first West Coast tour since 2011, and will include our first Las Vegas appearance ever. Here are the dates:
Thursday, June 25, 2015Hemlock Tavern1131 Polk St., San Francisco, CAAlso Playing: Dust Moth, Kowloon Walled City
Friday, June 26, 2015Sweet Springs Saloon990 Los Osos Valley Road, Los Osos CAAlso Playing: Dust Moth
Saturday, June 27, 2015The Tower Bar4757 University Avenue, San Diego, CAAlso Playing: Dust Moth
Sunday, June 28, 2015ComplexLos Angeles, CAAlso Playing: Dust Moth
Tuesday, June 30, 2015Bunkhouse Saloon124 S 11th St., Las Vegas, NVAlso Playing: Dust Moth
Wednesday, July 1, 2015Kilby Court741 S Kilby Ct., Salt Lake City, UTAlso Playing: Dust Moth
Thursday, July 2, 2015Crazy HorseBoise, IDAlso playing: Dust Moth
Friday, July 3, 2015The HindenburgVancouver, BCAlso Playing: Dust Moth
Saturday, July 4, 2015Highline210 Broadway East, Seattle, WAAlso Playing: Dust Moth, Dama/Libra
Sunday, July 5, 2015Panic Room (formerly Tonic)Portland, ORAlso Playing: Dust Moth
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Shortly after that, in late August, I'll be having a residency/retrospective at The Stone in New York City. Two concerts per night, each one different, featuring music and musicians from my entire career up until this point. The calendar is below. If you can make it to NYC in August for any of these shows, it would mean a lot to me. Please note: The capacity of the venue is about 70, and there are no advance ticket sales. So if you come from out of town, you should expect to show up a couple hours early to wait in line. The weather here should be nice and sunny, but not too humid, during that week. :) http://thestonenyc.com/
8 and 10 pmMaudlin of the WellToby Driver (guitar, vocals) Greg Massi, Josh Seipp (guitars) Sam Gutterman (drums) Terran Olson (woodwinds, keys) Jason Byron (vocals, keys) Special Guests Ron Varod (bass) Mia Matsumiya (violin)mOTW's first performances in 14 years. Two different sets, TWENTY DOLLARS each
8/26 Wednesday8 pmKayo Dot plays Choirs of the EyeToby Driver (guitar, bass, vocals) Greg Massi, Ron Varod (guitars) Sam Gutterman (guitar, bass) Keith Abrams (drums) Dan Means (woodwinds, keys) Mia Matsumiya (violin) Tim Byrnes (brass, keys) Terran Olson (woodwinds, keys)TWENTY DOLLARS
10 pmIchneumonidae, and Kayo Dot plays Stained GlassToby Driver (guitar, bass, vocals) Timba Harris (violin) Russell Greenberg (percussion) Terran Olson (rhodes, synth) Keith Abrams (drums) Tim Byrnes (synth) Ron Varod (guitar) Mia Matsumiya (violin) Dan Means (clarinet, sax, keys)
8/27 Thursday8 pmTartar Lamb: Sixty MetonymiesToby Driver (guitar) Mia Matsumiya (violin) Jeremiah Cymerman (clarinet, electronics) Tim Byrnes (trumpet) David Bodie (percussion)
10 pmToby Driver: New Chamber WorksTimba Harris (violin)New compositions for violin.
8/28 Friday8 pmToby Driver, Greg Massi, and Nick HudsonToby Driver (guitar, voice) Greg Massi (guitar) Nick Hudson (piano, voice)A special collaboration between these MOTWOGs and the brilliant British songwriter and composer from Academy of Sun.
10 pmToby Driver: BalladsToby Driver (piano, guitar, voice)For the haters.
8/29 Saturday8 pmSternChuck Stern (vocals, composition) Toby Driver (guitar, vocals) Keith Abrams (drums) Tim Byrnes (synth)Sinewy, through-composed pop-as-distress-signal.
10 pmKayo Dot plays CoyoteToby Driver (bass, vocals) Mia Matsumiya (violin) Terran Olson (keys) Keith Abrams (drums) David Bodie (percussion) Dan Means (alto sax) Tim Byrnes (trumpet) Ron Varod (synth)
8/30 Sunday
8 pmThe TanksChes Smith (drums) Brandon Seabrook (guitar) Toby Driver (bass)Loud.
10 pmKayo Dot plays current materialToby Driver (bass, synths, voice) Ron Varod (guitar) Keith Abrams (drums) Daniel Means (sax, synths)
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Thanks for reading, and hope to see you at a show!
― dow, Monday, 15 June 2015 20:28 (nine years ago) link
There's no way in hell I'll make it to these. Wrong side of the Atlantic and poor. I just hope some of it is recorded esp. the motW sets.
― meaty, desperate, and honest about the world we live in (ultros ultros-ghali), Tuesday, 16 June 2015 14:50 (nine years ago) link
Is anyone else looking forward to their new album?
sounds glorious! " a hopeless dead and polluted world transitioning into artifice and mechanism and reacting by being self-destructive, either to the point of utter obliteration or a glorious transhuman condition."
Apparently it's out next month?
― drowsing anemone, Saturday, 14 May 2016 21:48 (eight years ago) link
i feel bad cuz i listened to a maudlin of the well album the other day and i wasn't feeling it. i think i'm too old now. they were probably really young when they made that stuff. just the juxtapositions of emo/heavy/etc didn't grab me like when i first heard it. but i should play the other ones too. i think i played Bath. haven't played any of them in so long.
― scott seward, Saturday, 14 May 2016 23:48 (eight years ago) link
I considered bringing this up but I thought I was the only one to give a shit. I was hoping they'd leave behind the whole 80s thing this time and they certainly haven't if the new track's anything to go by but I quite like it anyway.
― ultros ultros-ghali, Sunday, 15 May 2016 00:05 (eight years ago) link
i maybe 70% give a shit
― And the cry rang out all o'er the town / Good Heavens! Tay is down (imago), Sunday, 15 May 2016 00:06 (eight years ago) link
Kind of cringing at my posts upthread about Coffins on Io since in hindsight it's definitely my least favourite KD album.
― ultros ultros-ghali, Sunday, 15 May 2016 00:18 (eight years ago) link
https://soundcloud.com/flenserrecords/kayo-dot-magnetism
this sounds...ok
― And the cry rang out all o'er the town / Good Heavens! Tay is down (imago), Monday, 16 May 2016 14:15 (eight years ago) link
It's grown on me a bit tbh. There's an instrumental lineup floating around that suggests this will be a lot more detailed than the last one... on the other tracks it seems. Trying not to have expectations either way though
― ultros ultros-ghali, Monday, 16 May 2016 14:35 (eight years ago) link