Has anyone had contact with this band's work? They have now evolved into a new band called Kayo Dot, signed on Tzadik. I just hope that they maintain the level of musical quality...
― JP Almeida (JP Almeida), Monday, 14 July 2003 18:18 (twenty-two years ago)
― Siegbran (eofor), Monday, 14 July 2003 19:23 (twenty-two years ago)
― ara, Monday, 14 July 2003 20:23 (twenty-two years ago)
yeah, they're pretty good. ambitious and daring enough that i can forgive the stuff that doesn't quite work. i tend to prefer their mellower side as well as the strength of some of the ideas in theory rather than practice. they're definitely keen to make an impression with the heavy sections, but these often come off as sounding like a bit of a novelty and rather tacked on. still 'bath' is definitely an interesting record and i'd recommend people give it a listen. not often you get to hear a flourish of sax in the same breath as something death-metal flavoured.
― Charlie Howard, Friday, 10 April 2009 14:18 (seventeen years ago)
actually, listening to bath now there are some songs that work extremely well. 'heaven and weak' and 'birth pains of astral projections' are both outstanding and manage to create something unique out of a fusion of familiar sounds and genres.
― Charlie Howard, Friday, 10 April 2009 14:46 (seventeen years ago)
how does the MOTW stuff compare to the (godly) Kayo Dot?
― a steak of romanticism (country matters), Friday, 10 April 2009 14:49 (seventeen years ago)
most ppl think MOTW are far superior to Kayo Dot (esp the last 2 KD)
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 10 April 2009 14:58 (seventeen years ago)
I doubt that, strongly. 2nd KD was brilliant.
― a steak of romanticism (country matters), Friday, 10 April 2009 14:59 (seventeen years ago)
Was not a big fan of the last KD at all... MotW >>>>>>>>> KD.
― display names have been changed to protect the innocent (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 10 April 2009 15:00 (seventeen years ago)
well, i think the premise is pretty similar. kayo dot is developing and fleshing out some of the ideas you hear on MOTW, but kayo dot has that really nice violin that i like. i'd say the marriage of quiet and peaceful sounds with the heavy, dissonant bits is common to both bands though. i don't really lean towards one band over the other, but it's interesting to hear that the fan consensus is that MOTW is far superior as Herman mentioned above.
― Charlie Howard, Friday, 10 April 2009 15:01 (seventeen years ago)
the rateyourmusic consensus morelike
"___on limpid form" is one of the best musical compositions of the decade fwiw but as this is a MOTW thread I'll quit it with the bleating.
last KD had some great moments
― a steak of romanticism (country matters), Friday, 10 April 2009 15:03 (seventeen years ago)
i loved all three maudlin albums when they came out, but i can't say that i've listened to them much over the years. and, yet, i still hold on to them. i thought they were a groovy hybrid at the time. they made my pazz & jop top tens back then. but so did missy elliot and i don't listen to her much anymore either. they were way better than joan of arc, that's all i know. (although maria really likes the new joan of arc album, so maybe i'm wrong. maria is crazy though.)
― scott seward, Friday, 10 April 2009 18:51 (seventeen years ago)
kayo dot was great... how'd this come up, thinking of going to the benefit show this weekend?
― fauxmarc, Friday, 10 April 2009 19:29 (seventeen years ago)
maudlin of the Well Limited Vinyl Box Set! **LESS THAN 40 COPIES LEFT**
Hey there,
We´re a Finnish non-profit, whose mission is the preservation of extreme metal culture.
We´re co-releasing a maudlin of the Well 4xLP + 7" Deluxe 200-gram Vinyl Box Set. Their records were written while in the course of astral projection (out of body experiences). Their CD´s have been out of print for a long time, and there are no plans to repress them.
Our limited deluxe vinyl box set has been available for pre-order for only a few weeks, and we´re very near selling out. There will be only 300 in total, and we have LESS THAN 40 COPIES LEFT!
There will be no repress afterwards, and only a VERY limited amount of barebones black LP gatefolds afterwards, with none of the extras (no 7", no box, no mp3 downloads, nothing).
The box set includes "Bath" and "Leaving Your Body Map" on 200gram colored vinyl. Also: "The Secret Song" on 7", a signed poster with new artwork by Toby Driver, deluxe hand-numbered box, motW guitar picks, mp3 download cards, and much more.
Here´s a promo for it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afo_L_VXPpc
Blood Music (Worldwide, except USA/Canada):http://bloodmusic.bigcartel.com
Antithetic Records (USA/Canada ONLY):http://antitheticrecords.storeenvy.com
― Blood Music, Monday, 14 November 2011 15:39 (fourteen years ago)
Hey all,
We managed to get rights to re-release maudlin of the Well's albums on CD. "Bath" and "Leaving Your Body Map" are coming out with one bonus song each, as well as the never-before-released "Part the Second." 300 copies of each, with an option to buy one of 75 signed by Toby Driver.
Pre-orders of the CD's go live on March 1st at 10AM Finnish time. The CD's will be shipped on April 13th.
We'll also have 100 copies each of "Bath" and "LYBM" on black vinyl in gatefolds (none of the box set extras).
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm6tfF8jzYg
Sounds: http://soundcloud.com/bloodmusic-1/sets/maudlin-of-the-well/
― Blood Music, Friday, 24 February 2012 20:13 (fourteen years ago)
Everything goes live at 10AM Finnish time, tomorrow (March 1st).
http://www.blood-music.com/store
Check your time zone, as it correlates to Helsinki:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/
― Blood Music, Wednesday, 29 February 2012 14:59 (fourteen years ago)
Release date is in two days, and CDs will begin shipping then.
We've got roughly 50 copies left of each disc if anyone is still interested.
― Blood Music, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 17:02 (fourteen years ago)