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― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 25 August 2014 19:01 (ten years ago) link
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 (ten years ago) link
I guess everything on the Bandcamp is guitar + voice, actually.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 25 August 2014 19:56 (ten 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 (ten 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 (ten 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
hey I really like it now
― And the cry rang out all o'er the town / Good Heavens! Tay is down (imago), Tuesday, 17 May 2016 21:17 (eight years ago) link
http://noisey.vice.com/blog/kayo-dot-plastic-house-on-base-of-sky-stream
― imago, Tuesday, 21 June 2016 12:25 (eight years ago) link
this is p cool
― imago, Wednesday, 22 June 2016 10:10 (eight years ago) link
Not really feeling this one too much sadly. On paper I would really dig a Kayo Dot album inspired by Japanese avant-pop but that stuff is usually quite eccentric and playful; Driver's musical sensibilities are too gloomy to pull it off that convincingly.
― ultros ultros-ghali, Tuesday, 5 July 2016 18:31 (eight years ago) link
what was the consensus then
― imago, Saturday, 24 September 2016 15:11 (seven years ago) link
The consensus seems to be that this is one of the best things KD have ever done, which to me is madness since it's easily the worst. If I heard PHOBOS blind I probably would have dismissed it as 80s fetishist hipster crap... it's probably better than that though. Probably.
― banhammers of misfortune (ultros ultros-ghali), Saturday, 24 September 2016 15:35 (seven years ago) link
Youre too hard on that stuff tbh
― the coyotes have taken over the town (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 25 September 2016 03:09 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, maybe... I'm really not a fan of those sorts of sounds though, as I can't help but make clear. But, sometimes it's taken me a few years and another couple of releases to put a KD album into context before I get into it more so there's a chance I'll warm to this down the line.
― ultros ultros-ghali, Sunday, 25 September 2016 13:36 (seven years ago) link
just got this e-mail:
We're heading out today for a 3-week run in the US (and Toronto), in support of our new album, PLASTIC HOUSE ON BASE OF SKY ( via http://nowflensing.com/ )! Check the dates here or at http://www.kayodot.net/ to see if there's one near you!
10/21 @ Gorham Brothers MusicSyracuse, NY
10/22 @ The Baby G -Toronto, ON, Canada
10/23 @ Cobra Lounge -Chicago, IL
10/24 @ Vaudeville Mews -Des Moines, IA
10/25 @ Fubar - St Louis, MO
10/27 @ The Lost Well -Austin, TX
10/29 @ Mammal Gallery -Atlanta, GA
10/30 @ Upsidedown Plaza -Birmingham, AL
10/31 @ The Milestone Club -Charlotte, NC
11/1 @ Neptune's -Raleigh, NC
11/2 @ Strange Matter -Richmond, VA
11/3 @ Orion Sound Studios -Baltimore, MD
11/4 @ Trans-Pecos -NYC (Ridgewood), NY
11/5 @ Kung Fu NecktiePhiladelphia, PA
Thanks for reading, and hope to see you!
Toby Driver/Kayo Dot
― dow, Friday, 21 October 2016 18:55 (seven years ago) link
From Toby Driver:
Just wanted to send a quick note out about a couple big dealie shows and releases happening these next two months. Thanks for your eyes and ears–
Coming in a few weeks (April 21), The Flenser will be releasing my long-awaited solo ballads album, MADONNAWHORE. The album also features members of Kayo Dot on various songs. Simultaneously, The Flenser will be releasing a repress of Kayo Dot's 2013 triple-vinyl LP, HUBARDO (on both 3xLP and CD). You can preorder both now, via http://nowflensing.com in the Americas or http://www.deathwishinc.eu/products/587443-toby-driver-madonnawhore for Europeans.
Concerts:
March 16: I'll be performing some of these ballads at SXSW in Austin, Texas, and will be hanging out there for the week. Check out (and add) my Facebook page for further details: http://facebook.com/tobydriverofficial
March 21: I'll be presenting the songs from MADONNAWHORE, plus an entire set of completely new, never-before-heard ballads, accompanied by a band that includes violins, grand piano, organ, and percussion, at the beautiful theatre of Roulette Intermedium in downtown Brooklyn, NY. This is very likely the only time this music will ever be presented this way, so don't miss it. Check out the event page and preorder your tickets: http://roulette.org/event/toby-driver-madonnawhore-with-string-noise/
March 23-31: Kayo Dot will be joining the awesome PALLBEARER and MARISSA NADLER for a short tour. We're the opening band (we play at 8pm), so come early! Dates are listed below, and visit http://kayodot.net for any updates as they happen. I'm also excited to announce that David Bodie, who recorded with us on our 2010 album, COYOTE, and toured with the band from 2009-2011, will be handling drum duties for this tour. In addition, I'm very happy to announce the addition of a new, second guitarist, Matthew Serra, for this tour. Some of the shows will feature two guitarists (Ron and Matt) and some will have just one. Kayo Dot hasn't had a guitar-guitar-bass-drums configuration onstage in a long time, so this will be a real heavy treat.
THU 23 MARCHThe End, Nashville, TN
SAT 25 MARCHMusic Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
SUN 26 MARCH (Marissa Nadler and Kayo Dot - no Pallbearer on this show)WFMU Monty Hall, Jersey City, NJ
TUE 28 MARCHGrog Shop, Cleveland Heights, OH
WED 29 MARCHPyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids, MI
THU 30 MARCHThe 5th Quarter Lounge, Indianapolis, IN
FRI 31 MARCHThalia Hall, Chicago, IL
― dow, Thursday, 16 March 2017 19:47 (seven years ago) link
of course that's what his album of solo ballads is called
― an uptempo Pop/Hip Hop mentality (imago), Thursday, 16 March 2017 19:54 (seven years ago) link
probably the worst lyricist in the avant-garde scene, maybe the worst ever
― an uptempo Pop/Hip Hop mentality (imago), Thursday, 16 March 2017 19:55 (seven years ago) link
From May of '08, here's the KD review I mentioned way upthread, for the long-gone Paper Thin Walls, where we spotlit new tracks --the ones cleared for posting were not always the best on the album, but this selection was pretty good.
Kayo Dot: “Symmetrical Arizona”from Blue Lambency Downward (Hydra Head)Out Now rating: 7.0
Kayo Dot, led by the versatile singer/multi-instrumentalists Toby Driver and Mia Matsumiya (who is especially evocative on violin), have a way of trailing guitars, bass, drums, sax, vibes, clarinet, gamelan, keyboards, et cetera, through traces of metal, avant jazz, and Late 20th Century-based Western takes on Eastern music, sometimes sketching out vast dayscapes of seemingly emptied beauty, along the way. Yet there’s also a furtive, sometimes tingling sense of possibilities, too, for Those Who Know: hooded figures, bowed but still standing on the verge of getting it on, one more time. So their albums are tantalizing enough, though promising passages through the vastness can knock up against too many dramatic pauses, too many creeping beats. Still, Blue Lambency Downward eventually lives up (and down) to its title, with a concluding arc of tracks, saving the best for last. “The Awkward Wind Wheel” keeps wobbling until it’s pulled through an avalanche by bass and drums, right through trees of smoke and ganglia (strings and woodwinds), on through the parting spikes of “The Useless Ladder,” into “Symmetrical Arizona,” where damn if woodwinds and maybe cellos don’t grown and press contemplation into the hollow heads of abandoned gods of vanished cliff-dwellers, as thee coalescing image of a prodigious prodigal, no bigger than a Kayo Dot, gauges and gouges a valley of personal mythology(dropping in: percussive beads, talons, wine-streaked sheet music, flapping like wings), until it’s raised from the dry undertow of his affectations, casting and rattling real-enough shadows across my virtual attention span, for quite a while.
― dow, Thursday, 16 March 2017 20:05 (seven years ago) link
I DO hate that title, but
probably the worst lyricist in the avant-garde scene, maybe the worst ever― an uptempo Pop/Hip Hop mentality (imago), Thursday, 16 March 2017 19:55 (fifteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― an uptempo Pop/Hip Hop mentality (imago), Thursday, 16 March 2017 19:55 (fifteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
...hardly, and I'm not huge on his lyrics, though tbh most of what he sings is written by Jason Byron anyway.
I quite like that new track, I have a feeling I'll probably enjoy this more than the last KD album
― ultros ultros-ghali, Thursday, 16 March 2017 20:27 (seven years ago) link
oh that's true re: Byron
― an uptempo Pop/Hip Hop mentality (imago), Thursday, 16 March 2017 21:15 (seven years ago) link
the fact that Kayo Dot are the opening act for Pallbearer and Nadler just proves again how little justice there is in this tasteless, ridiculous world
― Wimmels, Thursday, 16 March 2017 21:37 (seven years ago) link
We're having a big year in the Kayo Dot camp... one of those years that feels like all the work we've put in is finally paying off. I'm super excited to let you know about a few of these upcoming items:
1. Summer tour dates!
We're going all around the U.S. and Canada this summer opening up for a couple killer bands. In July, we'll be opening up for TODAY IS THE DAY– a band that changed the way I see live performance and heaviness the first time I saw them back in 1999. Their singer, Steve Austin, has been one of my biggest vocal influences since then, and it's a honor to join them on this trip. Then we head out in late August once again with the mighty PALLBEARER, a band we had the pleasure of opening for in March this year, and we're so stoked to continue cracking open the cosmos with them across Canada and America. Here are all the dates!
with TODAY IS THE DAY
Jul 06 @ Saint Vitus, Brooklyn, NYJul 07 @ Bungalow, Manchester, NHJul 08 @ The Depot, Washington, DCJul 09 @ The Backstage at Championship Bar, Trenton, NJJul 10 @ Charlie's American Cafe, Norfolk, VAJul 11 @ Local 506, Chapel Hill, NCJul 12 @ The Masquerade, Atlanta, GAJul 13 @ Walters Downtown, Houston, TXJul 14 @ Spanish Moon, Baton Rouge, LAJul 15 @ The Curtain Club, Dallas, TXJul 16 @ The Lost Well, Austin, TXJul 19 @ Joe's Grotto, Phoenix, AZJul 20 @ Gideon's Hall, Upland, CAJul 21 @ DNA Lounge, San Francisco, CAJul 22 @ Tonic Lounge, Portland, ORJul 23 @ Highline, Seattle, WAJul 25 @ Club X, Salt Lake City, UTJul 26 @ Marquis Theater, Denver, COJul 27 @ The Riot Room, Kansas City, MOJul 28 @ The Token Lounge, Westland, MIJul 29 @ Hard Luck, Toronto, ONJul 30 @ L’Esco, Montreal, QC
with PALLBEARER
8/22 Regina, SK @ The Exchange8/23 Winnipeg, MB @ The Good Will @ Social Club8/24 Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium8/25 Iowa City, IA @ Blue Moose Tap House8/26 Dekalb, IL @ The House Cafe8/27 Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club8/29 Detroit, MI @ El Club8/30 Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace8/31 Ottawa, ON @ The Brass Monkey9/1 Quebec City, QC @ Bar L'Anti9/2 Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB9/5 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall9/6 Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery9/7 Raleigh, NC @ Hopscotch Festival9/8 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade9/9 Knoxville, TN @ The International - Knoxville
2. Choirs of the Eye vinyl!!!
Finally! After 14 years of asking our first label, Tzadik, we've been granted permission to self-release our debut album CHOIRS OF THE EYE on vinyl! We're running a pre-order now, and there are some special bonus items available for anyone who pre-orders. Grab your copy before they're gone! http://kayodot.bigcartel.com
3. Sacrum Profanum Festival in Krakow
I'm happy to let you all know that I've been commissioned to compose a chamber orchestra piece for the ensemble Spółdzielnia Muzyczna to appear at Sacrum Profanum Festival this year in Krakow, Poland. The programme will also be featuring new commissions from Aaron Turner (Isis, Sumac) and Faith Coloccia (Mammiffer), Aidan Baker (Nadja), Mika Rättö and Jussi Lehtisalo (Circle), and Paweł Kulczyński (Wilhelm Brass). I'm extremely excited for this cool opportunity! http://sacrumprofanum.com
4. Madonnawhore, and Hubardo reissue
If you haven't picked it up yet, my solo album, MADONNAWHORE, is now available from The Flenser on CD and vinyl. Simultaneously, The Flenser has reissued our 2013 concept album, HUBARDO, on 3xLP and CD. Get 'em! http://nowflensing.com
For more frequent updates, please follow us on social media:http://facebook.com/kayodotofficialhttp://instagram.com/kayodotofficialhttp://twitter.com/kayodotofficial
Thanks so much for listening and for your continued support, and hope to see you out there this summer!
― dow, Sunday, 2 July 2017 22:19 (seven years ago) link
Hi folks, just a quick one!
I'm happy to announce the special limited release of this collection of choice cuts from my March 2017 concert at Roulette, featuring the wonderful work of K.M. Abrams, Kelly Moran*, and String Noise (Pauline Kim Harris and Conrad Harris), plus a bonus outtake from the 2015 "Madonnawhore" sessions.
https://kayodot.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-roulette-march-2017
Please pick this up for a mere five bucks (or more! Your choice!) to help fund a proper studio recording of these live tracks and a few additional ones, to be completed this winter in New York. This collection will only be available until the end of 2017. Thanks for the support, and hope you enjoy!
All the best,Toby Driver* from The Nee Yorker:Kelly Moran: “Hallucinations”
Moran, a composer and pianist, employs stylistic devices borrowed from Satie, Cowell, and Cage with the hands-on assurance of a classically trained performer; after growing up infatuated with electric jazz, minimalism, and metal, she cut her teeth in art-rock bands. “Bloodroot,” the album she released in March on the Brooklyn label Telegraph Harp, features appealing works for prepared piano and synthesizer; here, she concentrates on the former, introducing gently narcotic reveries accompanied by video projections of her own design.
Oct. 16 at 8.Roulette
509 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn
― dow, Saturday, 14 October 2017 01:21 (six years ago) link
From Toby:Hi everyone, I would just like to share some news of the past several months with you all, in regard to my various ongoing music projects.
1) PIGGY BLACK CROSS
I've started a new band with singer Bridget Bellavia. The music is electronic, dark industrial-influenced IDM. We just released our first EP a few days ago on Bandcamp, and would love if you go have a listen. We're starting a US West Coast tour **tomorrow** (August 22!!) in Los Angeles, going up to Seattle, and back down again, joined by the amazing THIEF (members of Botanist). If you like what you hear, please consider purchasing a download via the Bandcamp page to help us along the road.
https://kayodot.bandcamp.com/album/always-just-out-of-r-e-a-c-h-robotic-eclosion-after-coming-hylozoic
Tour dates // PIGGY BLACK CROSS with THIEF:Aug 22 - Los Angeles @ Resident (also with Deth Crux)Aug 23 - Goleta @ Half Pipe HouseAug 24 - Modesto @ Still Smoking Aug 25 - Portland @ Bit House Saloon (also with Jason W. Walton (Agalloch, Khorada))Aug 26 - Seattle @ Highline (also with Jason W. Walton and Convictions)Aug 27 - Olympia @ Cryptatropa (also with Harsh R and Seed Bed)Aug 29 - Arcata @ The MiniplexAug 30 - Sacramento @ Old Ironsides (also with Killer Couture)Aug 31 - Oakland @ Jack London Elbo Room (also with Botanist)
2) SOLO WORKSI've also completed a new solo album of ballads, entitled "They Are The Shield," which will be released by Blood Music on September 21. This will be followed by tour dates in the US, Mexico, and Europe. You can have a listen to a preview track here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5LkZiboJy0
This album features some fantastic violin work by Conrad Harris and Pauline Kim Harris, drums by Brian Chase, piano by Kelly Moran, and guest vocals by Bridget Bellavia.
TOBY DRIVER solo US/Mexico tour dates:
SEP 22 Newark, DE @ Newark Bike ProjectSEP 23 Philadelphia, PA @ Ortlieb'sSEP 24 Raleigh, NC @ Neptune'sSEP 25 Atlanta, GA @ The Bakery AtlantaSEP 26 Little Rock, AR @ Vino's Pizza-Pub-BrewerySEP 27 Florence, AL @ 116 E Mobile StSEP 28 New Orleans, LA @ Poor Boys BarSEP 29 Houston, TX @ Vinal Edge RecordsOCT 4-5 Mexico City, Mexico @ venue TBAOct 5-6 Monterrey Mexico @ venue TBAOct 9 Austin, Texas @ The Lost Well TBCOCT 10 Denton TX @ The Mustard ZoneOCT 12 Chicago, IL @ Cobra LoungeOCT 14 Lakewood, OH @ The Foundry Concert ClubOCT 15 Ann Arbor, MI @ The Blind PigOCT 16 Toronto, ON @ TBAOCT 17 Hamilton, ON @ TBAOCT 18 Ottawa, ON, Canada @ MavericksOCT 20 Providence, RI @ Machine’s with Alec K. Redfearn TBCOCT 21 Allston, MA @ O'Brien's PubOCT 22 New Haven, CT @ cafe nine
3) KAYO DOTI'm very happy to let you all know that Kayo Dot has signed to Prophecy Productions, a longstanding label from Germany who've just launched an American branch. We're proud to be in their first round of signings. We're just finishing up our new album now, details of which will be announced soon. We'll also be premiering some of the new material at Prophecy Fest in New York, November 2-3, alongside Alcest, Xasthur, and others!
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If you haven't received your copy of the Choirs of the Eye vinyl yet, please know that I'm aware of the delay and am working on it. I got held up a bit this summer after mid-July mostly by the enormous cost of overseas shipping; it has slowed me down quite a bit and I'm only able to get a couple copies out the door per week. I'm trying to stay on top of it as best I can and I haven't forgotten about your shipment. I really appreciate your patience with this and apologize for the length of time. You can help move this along by picking up a download of the new Piggy Black Cross album - that money will go straight to us. https://kayodot.bandcamp.com/album/always-just-out-of-r-e-a-c-h-robotic-eclosion-after-coming-hylozoic
As always, you can follow on my socials and get the most current news and ongoing updates on added shows and premiered tracks. Thanks for reading and listening, and hope to see you out on the road soon!
Tobyhttp://instagram.com/tobydriverhttp://facebook.com/tobydriverofficialhttp://facebook.com/kayodotofficialhttp://facebook.com/piggyblackcross
― dow, Wednesday, 22 August 2018 00:26 (six years ago) link
They Are the Shield is actually great! This song is the best thing he's done in some time imo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0YpoYE1VHc
Which makes me cautiously optimistic for the next Kayo Dot but we'll have to see
― obnoxious pun (ultros ultros-ghali), Saturday, 22 September 2018 15:45 (six years ago) link
Some rare concerts coming up soon:
May 29, 2019: PIGGY BLACK CROSS at Arcadia!, an event at The VNYL Vintage New York Lifestyle, New York NY. 8pm.
Also very happy to announce that our album, Always Just Out of R.E.A.C.H., will be seeing a cassette release later this year through Tartarus Tapes.
June 6, 2019: TOBY DRIVER plays solo guitar at Best Video Film & Cultural Center, Hamden CT. I'll be trying out some new material, which will be recorded and released later this summer. Also playing will be my longtime friend, composer, singer, and accordionist Adam Matlock.
ASVA plays their only concert of 2019 at Litha Cascadia Festival, June 21-23 in Washington State. This promises to be a beautiful and unique experience all around. Asva will be premiering some new material and in this incarnation will feature not only Stuart Dahlquist and myself, but also Nick Hudson, Ron Varod, and Adam Dahlquist. So utterly stoked for this!
August 8-16, 2019: TOBY DRIVER and JEREMIAH CYMERMAN Northeast US and Canada tour. We have a few dates set up for this but are still trying to sort out the rest, and will then announce next month. Please let me know if you can help arrange something inside this window.---Toby Driver td at kayodot.net
― dow, Sunday, 2 June 2019 01:52 (five years ago) link
Toby Driver <td at kayodot.net>Fri, Sep 6, 1:39 AM to me
Hi, some words I'd like to share.
Having completed this album a year ago, along with a label change, a lineup change, and even a change in my city of residence, the past 12 months leading up to this release have been absolutely grueling in so many ways. I want you to know that a lot of these painful changes in my life have come as a direct result of me throwing every last bit of myself into this record. I fully exhausted my spirit with this one. To make this record happen, I had to relinquish many things that were important to me, things material and immaterial that I'd thought of as crucial. I needed to grow into another stage of existence, and that was terrifying and pummeling. Why do this? I have never known beyond compulsion.
I've been existing in a limbo state for the past year, feeling my future being pulled fearfully closer as a duality. Almost like Donnie Darko– you feel something coming and everything around you collapses at a faster rate as you approach. The bridge crumbles behind you as you run. I've felt that the past year was the longest year, and have felt that yesterday may have been my last good day. Blasphemy didn't seize power from me; I granted it fully to Her. She leads me, as the new timeline begins today at this moment.
I'm so proud of my collaborators Jason Byron, Ron Varod, Phillip Price, Leonardo Didkovsky, Randall Dunn, Jenya Chernoff, Matthew Serra, Casey Mathewson, and our team at Prophecy Productions for making this thing come to life and allowing me to push them into perhaps unfamiliar territory. I couldn't be more happy with the way the music and the packaging turned out, and if you have a chance to get the full experience with the lyrics, images, novel, and remix album, I highly encourage you to do so because that's all a major part of the release.
I want people to question why they're hearing what they are, why a decision was made, how things are constructed beyond the perfunctory. Creating music is always a perfect opportunity to express yourself, to be Extra AF when you might not be able to do so in your day-to-day life. I most greatly admire musicians who go to extremities in their work, whatever those may be. Musicians who will do the thing that the other people won't do. I try to do my best to live up to the example set by those I admire.
I'm thrilled, anxious, and proud to finally present this album to the world: Kayo Dot's BLASPHEMY.
https://spoti.fi/2m2MTTv
“A Masterpiece.” –Radical Research9/10 –Metal Injection9.5/10 –Ave Noctum9.3/10 –Metal Trenches8/10 –Metal ItaliaR! Choice Pick –Rocking.grPick of the Week –MeatMeadMetal“Uncompromising in its vision and its execution.” –HeavyBlog“Blasphemy is Kayo Dot at their most comfortable. It is effortless and hangs delicately in the sky, but carries the weight of Kayo Dot’s creativity with it.” –Invisible Oranges
― dow, Sunday, 3 November 2019 20:47 (four years ago) link
Toby says giving up on current web host's mailing list practices, asks that we follow on bandcamp---gotta lotta stuff there: https://kayodot.bandcamp.com/
― dow, Saturday, 20 June 2020 18:37 (four years ago) link
New one is p sick, and I've not said that in a very, very, very long time
― imago, Monday, 1 November 2021 18:45 (two years ago) link
Yeah this is very very good. The last one I liked was Coffins on Io, but this is probably the best since Hubardo.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 5 November 2021 19:47 (two years ago) link
been listening to coffins a bunch lately and its definitely my fav
― ciderpress, Friday, 5 November 2021 20:28 (two years ago) link
broke: best since Hubardo
woke: best since Dowsing
― imago, Friday, 5 November 2021 20:48 (two years ago) link
nah, Hubardo is better than Dowsing, but only just.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 5 November 2021 20:51 (two years ago) link