Artist: Kayo Dot
Album: Coffins on Io
GENRE...: Progressive Rock
LABEL...: Flenser SCENE DATE.: 2014-12-29
bITRATE.: 320 kbps avg STORE DATE.: 2014-10-15
ENCODER.: LAME 3.99 TRACKS.....: 6
SiZE....: 113.7MB SOURCE.....: WEB
- TRACKLIST
1 The Mortality of Doves 11:53
2 Offramp Cycle, Pattern 22 9:24
3 Longtime Disturbance on the 4:06
Miracle Mile
4 Library Subterranean 8:23
5 The Assassination of Adam 5:47
6 Spirit Photography 10:05
Total Playtime: 49:38
https://kayodot.bandcamp.com/album/coffins-on-io
- NOTES
Led by founding member Toby Driver (also of Secret Chiefs 3), Kayo Dot
emerged in Boston, MA in 2002 from the ashes of metal group Maudlin of the
Well. Since then, Driver has led Kayo Dot through several lineup changes and
dramatic stylistic shifts: from traditional metal, to atmospheric,
avant-garde metal; and now with their new album Coffins on Io, the
bats-in-your-belfry hard rock of Sisters of Mercy meets Peter Gabriel-era
Genesis, Scritti Politti and early Roxy Music.
In 2013, Kayo Dot demarcated the beginning of a sonic change by releasing
their critically acclaimed conceptual double-albumHubardo. Undeniably
experimental, but largely unclassifiable, Hubardo received rave reviews:
SputnikMusic ranked it among their best albums of 2013, and CVLT Nation
called it, ômesmerizing avant garde blackened doom,ö and a ôtowering
achievement.ö
But when it comes to Kayo Dot, change is the only constant. And like the
best pop culture chameleons of the past, Kayo DotÆs evolution is governed by
an inscrutable inner-logic. Despite the accessible songwriting of Coffins on
Io and the emphasis on vocal melody and electronic percussion, Kayo Dot fans
will find the recordÆs darkness and intensity familiar and relatable. For
example: the dark wave of Coffins on Io album-track ôOff-ramp Cycleö might
be unrecognizable to Kayo DotÆs metal fans. ôThe sound is kind of like a
sexy combination of Type O Negative, Peter Gabriel, Sisters of Mercy,ö
Driver says. But the track also encompasses the brooding menace of classic
Bauhaus as well as current dark wavers Cold Cave and Crystal Stilts: artists
young and old who live and die in those unknowable corners where heaviness
meets delicacy and sincerity meets theatricality.
Elsewhere, DriverÆs penchant for prog rock surfaces in the ethereal ôSpirit
Photography,ö complete with a saxophone melody lineùstrikingly gentle when
compared to Kayo DotÆs brutal back catalog. ôLong Time Disturbance on the
Miracle Mileö could be a Bryan Ferry-era Roxy Music cut, and ôThe Mortality
of Dovesö could be Eno-produced David Bowie.
Driver says thereÆs also an element of sexuality in Coffins on Io.ôBasically
the vibe that weÆre going for here is inspired by 80s retro-future noirù
Blade Runner,ö Driver explains. ôI wanted to make a good record to put on
while you drive across the desert at night under a toxic, post-apocalyptic
atmosphere,ö he says, adding, ôThereÆs a weird underlying theme of murder,
shame and death.ö
1. The Mortality of Doves
2. Offramp Cycle, Pattern 22
3. Longtime Disturbance on the Miracle Mile
4. Library Subterranean
5. The Assassination of Adam
6. Spirit Photography
credits
released 15 October 2014
Toby Driver - vocals, guitar, bass, synths
Jason Byron - lyrics
Ron Varod - guitar
Daniel Means - sax and synths
Keith Abrams - drums
Tim Byrnes - rhodes on 'Spirit Photography' and organ solo on 'The Mortality
of Doves'