The Only Toby Driver et al Thread You'll Ever Need

Preordered the album, complete with shirt and pillowcase. I don't want to listen to the streaming, though, I want a surprise.

BLD went way down, whatsupwiththat?

I warn you BLD is the easiest listening stuff Kayo Dot has put out yet, Choirs of the eye, and especially Dowsing are extremely hard to listen to/get into.

schizoid_man77 wrote: BLD went way down, whatsupwiththat?

I got over my fanboyism and gave it some fair listens.

Avantgardehead wrote: Every motW and Kayo Dot album is a 10 in my book, especially the new one. I love how they're all so different from each other.

That is indeed one of the best aspects of their music.

Pnoom! wrote: laplace wrote: folly? ;P Anyway, band is neato and are currently winning 2008. They're in the lead. You heard.   Yeah, I changed my name to align with the other forums I visit.   I'm such a fanboy.   Total Toby Driver disco ranked/rated (except My Fruit Psychobells):     1. Choirs of the Eye (10.0) 2. Blue Lambency Downward (9.9) 3. Dowsing Anemone With Copper Tongue (9.8) 4. In the L..L..Library Loft (9.6) 5. Bath (9.5) 6. Sixty Metonymies (9.2) 7. Leaving Your Body Map (8.8)

what about My Fruit Psychobells?

that song from the split with Bloody Panda is completely horrifying, love it! 

Pnoom! wrote: Ementeht-Re is going to be awesome, but let's face it, at this point, Kayo Dot>Magma.

:|

Pnoom! wrote: but let's face it, at this point, Kayo Dot>Magma.

: o

Pnoom! wrote: Kayo Dot>Magma.

SHUN'D

Equality 7-2521 wrote: I refuse to listen to the new album until my hardcopy arrives, so I can't rank it but I say, DAWCT >>>> COTE I don't understand why Dowsing seems to do so poorly. Don't get me wrong, I'd say Choirs of the Eye is a 4.5~5 star album, but I still feel Dowsing is significantly better. Can some fellow Kayo Dot fans elaborate what it is that makes Dowsing worse than the others.

-it doesn't feel like the cohesive whole that Choirs is.  Sure, basically every track is amazing (the first three are pretty much perfect, On Limpid Form is amazing as well), but it doesn't feel like the single entity that is Choirs

-On Limpid Form.  As amazing as it is, the grind that is the last 2/3 of the song just isn't as revelatory as you come to expect from the band that gives you Choirs of the Eye

-Amaranth the Peddler.  Here's the real reason.  This song is about eight minutes too long.  In that middle section with the awesome melody, this song shows the potential to be a perfect, Pitcher of Summer-like track.  But it honestly drags on.

-it never hits the highs of Choirs.  Let's face it.  As awesome as Dowsing gets at its best moments, it has nothing that rivals that first climax in The Manifold Curiosity, or the end of The Manifold Curiosity, or the deconstruction of Marathon, or the beauty of Wayfarer, or the crushing beauty of The Antique.


Don't get me wrong, I absolutely adore Dowsing, but Choirs is, on every level, the better CD IMO.

Pnoom! wrote: Equality 7-2521 wrote: I refuse to listen to the new album until my hardcopy arrives, so I can't rank it but I say, DAWCT >>>> COTE I don't understand why Dowsing seems to do so poorly. Don't get me wrong, I'd say Choirs of the Eye is a 4.5~5 star album, but I still feel Dowsing is significantly better. Can some fellow Kayo Dot fans elaborate what it is that makes Dowsing worse than the others. -it doesn't feel like the cohesive whole that Choirs is.  Sure, basically every track is amazing (the first three are pretty much perfect, On Limpid Form is amazing as well), but it doesn't feel like the single entity that is Choirs -On Limpid Form.  As amazing as it is, the grind that is the last 2/3 of the song just isn't as revelatory as you come to expect from the band that gives you Choirs of the Eye -Amaranth the Peddler.  Here's the real reason.  This song is about eight minutes too long.  In that middle section with the awesome melody, this song shows the potential to be a perfect, Pitcher of Summer-like track.  But it honestly drags on. -it never hits the highs of Choirs.  Let's face it.  As awesome as Dowsing gets at its best moments, it has nothing that rivals that first climax in The Manifold Curiosity, or the end of The Manifold Curiosity, or the deconstruction of Marathon, or the beauty of Wayfarer, or the crushing beauty of The Antique. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely adore Dowsing, but Choirs is, on every level, the better CD IMO.

I really have to disagree with your last statement especially. I feel that the crescendo in Amaranth The Peddler start "feathers..." is the highest point Kayo Dot has hit.

Also, I tend to feel Choirs of the Eye is a tiny bit formulaic in structure of songs from the quiet intros to the heavy dissonance.

I think the reason I tend to enjoy it so much is don't hear the sections that so many people drag on. I very much like the minimalism and noise sections.

Thanks for the in-depth response.