Kayo Dot
Blue Lambency Downward
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Blue Lambency Downward is a musical experiment gone horribly awry. The songs shuffle forth from the speakers like musical mutants, stitched together by a cabal of crazed creators. It’s the auditory equivalent of the word “awkward.” This album might make a good soundtrack for a David Lynch movie, or a short story by Franz Kafka. An unusual variety of instruments, timings and vocal styles combine to instill the listener with deep-seeded feelings of annoyance and discomfort. Kayo Dot falls into the category of jazz because it’s too weird for anything else. Perhaps this is the wave of tomorrow’s misbegotten musical genius, but until then it’s merely annoying and self-indulgent.Write Your Own Review
 Record Label Hydra Head Released May 2008 |
Tracks1. Blue Lambency Downward2. Clelia Walking 3. Right Hand is the One I Want 4. The Sow Submits 5. The Awkward Wind Wheel 6. The Useless Ladder 7. Symmetrical Arizona |
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Bio[+]Kayo Dot is an American avant garde group that was formed in 2003 by Toby Driver. They released their debut album Choirs of the Eye on John Zorn's Tzadik Records label that year.
The music of Kayo Dot bridges several genres, from heavy metal to classical music. Their songs involve complex instrumentation (composed by singer and frontman Toby Driver). They are substantially longer than typical rock songs, often ranging from 8 to 15 minutes in length.
Tzadik's descriptive label on that album reads: "Kayo Dot powerfully integrates elements of modern classical composition with the layers of guitars and vocals more common to rock and metal. With a compositional map that is strict in form yet malleable in execution, Kayo Dot uses a vast array of instrumentation to create an exciting convergence of violence and serenity."
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Kayo Dot is an American avant garde group that was formed in 2003 by Toby Driver. They released their debut album Choirs of the Eye on John Zorn's Tzadik Records label that year.
The music of Kayo Dot bridges several genres, from heavy metal to classical music. Their songs involve complex instrumentation (composed by singer and frontman Toby Driver). They are substantially longer than typical rock songs, often ranging from 8 to 15 minutes in length.
Tzadik's descriptive label on that album reads: "Kayo Dot powerfully integrates elements of modern classical composition with the layers of guitars and vocals more common to rock and metal. With a compositional map that is strict in form yet malleable in execution, Kayo Dot uses a vast array of instrumentation to create an exciting convergence of violence and serenity."
