The first time I ever heard Kayo Dot was in 2008. I was at Vintage Vinyl, doing my habitual scanning of their endcap offerings, handpicked by the staff. The striking cover of the digipak caught my eye immediately, as did the yellow, hand-written note beneath it: “New project from Toby Driver, the mastermind of Maudlin Of The Well.” While I’d never heard Maudlin of the Well directly, I had seen the band mentioned repeatedly at Traversing, a fansite for my favorite band Dredg. Maudlin of the Well was noted for their incredibly rich concept albums, packed with enigmatic lyrics and equally mysterious musical journeys but actually getting a copy of one of their albums, even online, was an arduous process. Kayo Dot’s second album, however, was the first to be released on Hydra Head Records, home of the legendary post-metal group Isis and headed by its prolific frontman Aaron Turner,...
- 6/27/2016
- by Chris Melkus
- Destroy the Brain
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