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Topic: New Kayo Dot album (and other Toby Driver news)!

Posted By: sleeper
Subject: New Kayo Dot album (and other Toby Driver news)!
Date Posted: March 14 2013 at 06:58

Taken from the newsletter.

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 . 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" rel="nofollow - http://kayodot.bigcartel.com

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)

The Pre-Order system is now LIVE at http://kayodot.bigcartel.com" rel="nofollow - http://kayodot.bigcartel.com and 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.

Thanks for reading, and for your continued support!

Toby Driver on behalf of Kayo Dot.

To say that I'm excited would be an understatement!

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Replies:

Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: March 14 2013 at 07:37

I got this notice too and couldn't wait to share it! Any new Kayo Dot material's always a big deal for me. I'll be pre-ordering this, definitely.

edit: also, just wanted to highlight one of the important bits:

Toby Driver wrote:

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!!!

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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: March 14 2013 at 07:57

Yeah, pre-ordered mine and I hope others will as well, sounds like it's going to be one monster album.

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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: March 14 2013 at 12:14

I just ruined my pants and my office mate's desk and the habitability of my workspace.

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Posted By: NecronCommander
Date Posted: March 14 2013 at 12:16

Deluxe edition preordered. So. Keen.

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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: March 14 2013 at 12:24

Ordered.

Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: March 14 2013 at 13:25

Will order soon.

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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: March 14 2013 at 15:35

Cool.

Good to see alot of material on there.

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Posted By: smartpatrol
Date Posted: March 14 2013 at 15:43

can't wait

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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: March 14 2013 at 20:24

Wait a minute...now re-reading and following the links...there will be a CD of this made? (All the preorder stuff is for vinyl and download.)

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Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: March 14 2013 at 21:15

Whaaat. This is fantastic, I'm stoked. Thumbs Up

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Posted By: Earendil
Date Posted: March 14 2013 at 22:54

Wow that description sounds heavenly/infernal. I finally convinced myself to go for the deluxe. Jason Byron's poetry is some of the best lyrics in music, so I'm very excited for the poem. And the shirt. God this will be awesome.

And now I'll have a Kayo Dot guitar pick to go with my motW one LOL

Posted By: Ambient Hurricanes
Date Posted: March 14 2013 at 23:15

YEEEESSSSSS!!!!!

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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: March 15 2013 at 07:30

Man With Hat wrote:

Wait a minute...now re-reading and following the links...there will be a CD of this made? (All the preorder stuff is for vinyl and download.)

Unfortunately, unless it gets a separate release later it doesnt look like it.

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Posted By: Earthmover
Date Posted: March 15 2013 at 17:14

Ambient Hurricanes wrote:

YEEEESSSSSS!!!!!

100x

Kayo Dot is probably my single favorite modern (post 90s) musical project, a new album is always welcome, especially if it's a double album.

Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: March 15 2013 at 17:20

sleeper wrote:

Man With Hat wrote:

Wait a minute...now re-reading and following the links...there will be a CD of this made? (All the preorder stuff is for vinyl and download.)

Unfortunately, unless it gets a separate release later it doesnt look like it.

WTF.

Well, there goes all excitement.

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Posted By: Earthmover
Date Posted: March 15 2013 at 17:40

Well, Toby said that if there are enough people interested in CD version, it will become available. It's mostly due to Gamma Knife not really selling well (less than 30 copies)

Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: March 15 2013 at 17:46

I didn't even know Gamma Knife had a CD available. I bought the download (the only available format at the time of release), so buying a CD wasn't a priority, but I probably would have done it had I known.

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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: March 15 2013 at 18:07

I think the first part of HM post is most appropriate. I want to say the download was available long before a physical copy. (I admit I may be misremembering as it was awhile ago.)

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Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: March 15 2013 at 23:55

mister nobody wrote:

Well, Toby said that if there are enough people interested in CD version, it will become available. It's mostly due to Gamma Knife not really selling well (less than 30 copies)

I knew about it but mostly because I follow the label that released it on facebook. I didn't realise so few copies had sold though.

Anyways, I'll probably grab this at some point, digital or on CD if a CD becomes available. While I prefer CDs I will listen to the music however it's made available to me. Vinyl is way too pricey though for how much I've been listening to KD lately.

Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: March 16 2013 at 07:45

Gamma Knife was released on CD months after the digital release so I don't think it gained much interest so it'll probably go the same way again as long as people actualy ask for a CD release.

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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: March 16 2013 at 14:15

^ Exactly. That's the problem. You have to release things at the same time. Or at least soon after. Things fall off the radar in months. I also wouldn't spend money twice on the same product (without remastering/bonus tracks/etc) but idk about others.

Guess it's pleading to TD for me.

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I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: March 16 2013 at 15:01

Just release your download in FLAC and problem solved. People can burn their own CD.

Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: March 16 2013 at 15:21

Well...not for me. I don't pay for downloads.

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I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
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Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: March 17 2013 at 01:12

Well, the $15 digital package includes a tee, a guitar pick and a sticker. You could put it as paying for that instead if you desire

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Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: March 23 2013 at 13:47

Just ordered the digital package Smile

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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: May 21 2013 at 07:53

Update form Toby with a link to a teaser for the new album. Listening to it now and it's brilliant, the first 5 minutes are how Gamma Knife should have sounded.

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 at
https://soundcloud.com/tobydriver/kayo-dot-hubardo-teaser" rel="nofollow - https://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" rel="nofollow - 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

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Posted By: Earendil
Date Posted: May 21 2013 at 09:11

Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: May 21 2013 at 09:13

It sounds so massive Thumbs Up

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Posted By: Chozal
Date Posted: May 21 2013 at 09:37

Great news ! Will check that out !

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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: May 21 2013 at 11:17

Earendil wrote:

Bowdown

Couldn't agree more!

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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: May 21 2013 at 11:29

I'm quite excited about this sound sample. This is cutting-edge stuff. Thumbs Up

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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: May 21 2013 at 20:35

Brilliant.

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Posted By: doctorphil
Date Posted: May 22 2013 at 03:56

Check this out. Well worth a listen.
Just ordered my copy.

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 at 
 
 http://webmail.bigpond.com/webedge/do/redirect?url=https%253A%252F%252Fsoundcloud.com%252Ftobydriver%252Fkayo-dot-hubardo-teaser&hmac=c1562871d16afc15d8148c02dd8dad36" rel="nofollow - https://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://webmail.bigpond.com/webedge/do/redirect?url=http%253A%252F%252Fkayodot.bigcartel.com&hmac=121432a9fb1e038edbb94df57f906940" rel="nofollow - 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

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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: May 23 2013 at 09:33

This is probably unrelated to the new album in progress, but Toby just released a 10-minute soundtrack piece, now on his Bandcamp page. It's called "THE POD".

http://kayodot.bandcamp.com/album/the-pod-official-soundtrack" rel="nofollow - http://kayodot.bandcamp.com/album/the-pod-official-soundtrack

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Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: July 08 2013 at 17:29

http://kayodot.bandcamp.com/track/and-he-built-him-a-boat-2" rel="nofollow - http://kayodot.bandcamp.com/track/and-he-built-him-a-boat-2

New track off Hubardo!

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Posted By: smartpatrol
Date Posted: July 08 2013 at 17:47

Sounds promising

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Posted By: OzzProg
Date Posted: July 08 2013 at 20:40

the song is beautiful, but I cant help that the audio quality sounds quite low on this file. I hope it sounds better on the actual album.

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Posted By: Earendil
Date Posted: July 08 2013 at 22:33

It sounds less dense. More like they're telling a story. I'm really excited to see where they go with this...

I bet we're going to see some new Kayo Dot faces. I've never heard a song from them or any band that sounds like this track.

Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: July 09 2013 at 09:24

Here's the full update from KD that the link comes from.

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" rel="nofollow - 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" rel="nofollow - 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/" rel="nofollow - 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

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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: July 09 2013 at 09:55

This track was stunning. Amazing how Toby just continues to get better and better.

Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: July 09 2013 at 11:56

I love it!

Plus Toby is rocking the beard well.

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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: July 09 2013 at 13:14

Padraic wrote:

This track was stunning. Amazing how Toby just continues to get better and better.

I'm now playing this track for the 4th time today. Now I'm going to sit in the corner shivering like a junkie waiting for the entire album.

Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: July 11 2013 at 06:26

I've listened to the song a few times now, it kind of reminds me of Vaura, only Kayo Dot-ified.

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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: July 11 2013 at 08:20

^Yeah I was trying to think what it reminded me of, and I think you nailed it.

It's a capital S seriously good track. Toby's just a composer in his prime right now.

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Posted By: medpiyavki
Date Posted: July 12 2013 at 03:56

Not bad!

Posted By: Earendil
Date Posted: July 31 2013 at 10:13

I just listened to the track again after a week or two. I think it's grown on me like all of Kayo Dot's material. It's a really stunning track.

It's a shame that not enough funds have been raised to press Hubardo yet. Very few album releases have made me more excited than this one. I don't think Toby is one to over-sell his material, and from his descriptions and the album teaser it seems like this will be at least as good as Choirs of the Eye, if not better. I'm especially because it's a 100 minute narrative, and the band lineup seems largely to be a re-vitalization of the "classic" Kayo Dot lineup. And so far musically, it sounds like nothing I've ever heard (including from KD). Hopefully we'll get this before the end of the year.

Here's a recent interview about it:
http://www.lurkerspath.com/2013/07/29/kayo-dot-interview-on-hubardo-crowd-funded-projects/" rel="nofollow - http://www.lurkerspath.com/2013/07/29/kayo-dot-interview-on-hubardo-crowd-funded-projects/

Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: July 31 2013 at 10:41

Great interview so far - as Im reading it now.
I've been wanting at least the artwork for album releases because I did preorder the digital and shirt package. Great deal. Though I wish there would be a CD. But with financial issues its completely understandable.

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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: July 31 2013 at 10:45

That was a great interview. Thanks for sharing.

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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: July 31 2013 at 12:02

HolyMoly wrote:

That was a great interview. Thanks for sharing.

I concur.

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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: August 02 2013 at 09:32

http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/08/02/207932250/vikings-choice-kayo-dot-sums-up-a-decade-of-sonic-transgression-in-thief" rel="nofollow - New track with cool article here

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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: August 02 2013 at 09:58

Oooh. So many layers in this thing. Thanks for the heads up!

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Posted By: OzzProg
Date Posted: August 02 2013 at 10:45

me like

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Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: August 02 2013 at 11:28

I really dig this new track!

Love it when the organ comes in mid-song and the mood gets jazzy. Very nice.

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Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: August 02 2013 at 12:35

Sounds like Deathspell Omega trying to play The Awkward Wind Wheel LOL

This track is amazing, way better than the previously release one.

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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: August 02 2013 at 12:47

I can't remember the last time I listened to a new song and was that blown away by it. Hubardo is going to be something very special I think.

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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: August 02 2013 at 13:24

sleeper wrote:

I can't remember the last time I listened to a new song and was that blown away by it. Hubardo is going to be something very special I think.

I know it will almost certainly be my album of the year, but at this rate it might be the best thing I've heard in many years.

Posted By: Earendil
Date Posted: August 05 2013 at 14:46

Polo wrote:

Sounds like Deathspell Omega trying to play The Awkward Wind Wheel LOL

This track is amazing, way better than the previously release one.

great description

Posted By: Earthmover
Date Posted: August 05 2013 at 17:17

Toby just posted album art on facebook:

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Posted By: smartpatrol
Date Posted: August 05 2013 at 17:39

not bad!

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Date Posted: August 05 2013 at 17:43

I love that logo.

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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: August 05 2013 at 19:33

I like it but I'm unsure if I like it enough that would get a shirt for it, though I already have..

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Posted By: Earendil
Date Posted: August 05 2013 at 21:55

It looks like an outline of a person. Maybe our hero Hubardo? Perhaps undergoing his alchemical change? Approve

Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: August 05 2013 at 22:03

I don't really listen to Kayo much anymore, or Toby for that matter. Pretty psyched for this though. He always puts out quality material, regardless of which project.

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Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: August 05 2013 at 22:05

Earendil wrote:

It looks like an outline of a person. Maybe our hero Hubardo? Perhaps undergoing his alchemical change? Approve

Man, it's Toby Driver, it's got to be some sort of astral plane or something!

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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: August 13 2013 at 13:07

It's really hard waiting for this to be released.

Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: August 13 2013 at 13:26

I guess we'll at least see the download release this month some time - though I'm really looking forward to my eventual vinyl copy. I wonder when that will materialize.

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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: August 13 2013 at 15:12

I order the shirt and digital so I'm waiting for the shirt possibly more so than the album. I've been trying to get some new clothes and rocking Kayo Dot is obviously essential.

The artwork is nice, but I'm unsure how it'll look just on a tee or if Toby plans to have the shirt have alternative artwork on it.

Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: August 14 2013 at 09:49

This will be my second KD t-shirt to go with the Stained Glass one I have, I do hope the digital copy get's released this month.

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Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: August 16 2013 at 15:37

sleeper wrote:

This will be my second KD t-shirt to go with the Stained Glass one I have

Ditto

sleeper wrote:

I do hope the digital copy get's released this month.

http://www.kayodot.net" rel="nofollow - Their website states that the digital release date is the 1st of September. Looking forward to it!

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Posted By: jeffyp
Date Posted: August 19 2013 at 18:31

Is it just me or is the audio quality on the two tracks, especially the most recent one, not as good as say, Part the Second?

Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: August 19 2013 at 18:38

Is the t-shirt just the album art?

Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: August 19 2013 at 18:50

Triceratopsoil wrote:

Is the t-shirt just the album art?

Idk :(

Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: August 19 2013 at 18:51

jeffyp wrote:

Is it just me or is the audio quality on the two tracks, especially the most recent one, not as good as say, Part the Second?

Well they're just being streamed.

Posted By: pianoman
Date Posted: August 19 2013 at 19:02

they're also unmastered i believe

Posted By: jeffyp
Date Posted: August 19 2013 at 19:14

But alas, they are mastered.

Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: August 19 2013 at 19:39

I'd wait until the official release before passing judgment on sound quality.

Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: August 19 2013 at 20:00

Horizons wrote:

Triceratopsoil wrote:

Is the t-shirt just the album art?

Idk :(

Doesn't matter since I only ordered the digital album. Shipping to Canada added 9$

Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: August 19 2013 at 20:04

Triceratopsoil wrote:

Horizons wrote:

Triceratopsoil wrote:

Is the t-shirt just the album art?

Idk :(

Doesn't matter since I only ordered the digital album. Shipping to Canada added 9$

That suuuuucks.

Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: August 20 2013 at 16:57

jeffyp wrote:

But alas, they are mastered.

No, I believe the first song they released was stated as unmastered, don't know about Thief though.

The sound quality is already much better than on Gamma Knife and at this point it would be hard to compare with Part the Second, but they probably had more money to record PtS as, if I remember correctly, someone donated several thousand dollars towards it's production.

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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: August 20 2013 at 18:24

PtS has an overcompressed quality to it that some people like because it sounds more like what they would get in mainstream pop and rock music. I don't think Toby wants that kind of sound with the compositions Kayo Dot has been doing

Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: August 21 2013 at 10:46

sleeper wrote:

jeffyp wrote:

But alas, they are mastered.

Yeah that's my one big gripe with Gamma Knife.

Posted By: jeffyp
Date Posted: August 21 2013 at 21:47

Triceratopsoil wrote:

PtS has an overcompressed quality to it that some people like because it sounds more like what they would get in mainstream pop and rock music. I don't think Toby wants that kind of sound with the compositions Kayo Dot has been doing

I dont understand what you mean that PTS is over compressed. It doesnt seem compressed compared to alot of music.

On the dynamic range database its got a pretty good rating, you won't find that many albums above 12: http://www.dr.loudness-war.info/index.php?search_artist=maudlin+of+the+well&search_album=

Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: August 22 2013 at 07:22

jeffyp wrote:

I dont understand what you mean that PTS is over compressed. It doesnt seem compressed compared to alot of music.

On the dynamic range database its got a pretty good rating, you won't find that many albums above 12: http://www.dr.loudness-war.info/index.php?search_artist=maudlin+of+the+well&search_album=

You can have great dynamics and still be massively over compressed.

I see what Triceratopsoil means, though I wouldn't say "over" compressed. Kayo Dot will always have a much more raw sound, it fits them better.

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Posted By: jeffyp
Date Posted: August 22 2013 at 13:13

I don't understand, what does compressed even mean?

Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: August 22 2013 at 14:28

This:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_compression_%28data%29#Audio" rel="nofollow - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_compression_%28data%29#Audio

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Posted By: jeffyp
Date Posted: August 22 2013 at 23:11

Ok so then i'm pretty sure PTS is not really that compressed in either way, audio data compression or dynamic range compression.

Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: August 23 2013 at 05:41

Of course it's data compressed, it would have been dozens of gigabytes in size otherwise.

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Posted By: pianoman
Date Posted: August 23 2013 at 13:09

sleeper wrote:

jeffyp wrote:

I dont understand what you mean that PTS is over compressed. It doesnt seem compressed compared to alot of music.

On the dynamic range database its got a pretty good rating, you won't find that many albums above 12: http://www.dr.loudness-war.info/index.php?search_artist=maudlin+of+the+well&search_album=

You can have great dynamics and still be massively over compressed.I see what Triceratopsoil means, though I wouldn't say "over" compressed. Kayo Dot will always have a much more raw sound, it fits them better.

...I actually think Triceratopsoil meant audio, not data compression. PTS was offered in Lossless FLAC. And as far as audio compression goes, yes, it is much more dynamic than most records. So I'm not sure what he meant.

Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: August 23 2013 at 14:33

Never felt that in regards to both the digital and the vinyl sound.

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Posted By: jeffyp
Date Posted: August 23 2013 at 15:26

So i'm saying I wish this record had PTS quality production and maybe it will on release if they do some more mastering things, we shall see.

Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: August 27 2013 at 15:01

Pre-orders are closing this Friday, when the album is released on bandcamp. Get on it!

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Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: August 28 2013 at 09:18

http://www.cvltnation.com/exclusive-cvlt-nation-streaming-kayo-dot-passing-river/" rel="nofollow - http://www.cvltnation.com/exclusive-cvlt-nation-streaming-kayo-dot-passing-river/

New track.

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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: August 28 2013 at 15:41

Tour dates! Emphasis added on the Atlanta date because I am so there.
That venue is a converted barn, modified for maximum hipster appeal. I saw Ariel Pink there last year. It's gonna be soooo cool.

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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 Space
Nov 9, Asheville NC - TBC
Nov 10, Nashville TN @ The End (subject to change)
Nov 11, Little Rock, AR - TBC
Nov 12, Hattiesburg, MS @ The Tavern
Nov 13, New Orleans, LA @ Big Top
Nov 14, 15 - Florida TBC
Nov 16, Miami, FL @ Churchill's
Nov 17 - Florida TBC
Nov 18 - Atlanta, GA @ Goat Farm Arts
Nov 19 - West Columbia, SC @ Conundrum
Nov 20 - Greenville NC - TBC
Nov 21 - Richmond, VA @ Gallery 5
Nov 22 - Brooklyn, NY at 285 Kent with Vaura and Psalm Zero
Nov 23 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Khyber Upstairs with Vaura and Cleric

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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: August 28 2013 at 15:47

Sounds like a perfect venue for Rare Goat to be the opening act.

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Posted By: Earendil
Date Posted: August 28 2013 at 15:51

I'm hoping for a Chicago date, but it would definitely be worth the 8 hour drive if necessary...

Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: August 28 2013 at 15:54

Philly - f yeah!

Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: August 28 2013 at 17:04

rushfan4 wrote:

Sounds like a perfect venue for Rare Goat to be the opening act.

Say, there's an idea. We could really make Kayo Dot look good.

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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: August 28 2013 at 17:45

Florida seeing some attention woo, though not sure what TBC means.

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Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: August 28 2013 at 19:25

To be confirmed?

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