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Kayo Dot

Kayo Dot! (ex-Maudlin of the Well)

About Me

Touring:
Looking to play:
September: Northeast US - Chicago and Canada and West Coast US
November - US
Also, we are currently in need of a UK Booking agent. Please contact us if you are interested!
for all US booking please contact THE KENMORE AGENCY:
[email protected]
For Press/Publicity:
Solid PR - [email protected]
Discography:
2008 Kayo Dot - Blue Lambency Downward (Hydra Head)
2007 Tartar Lamb - Sixty Metonymies (self-released)
2006 Kayo Dot - Don't Touch Dead Animals (single) (Holy Roar)
2006 Kayo Dot - Dowsing Anemone with Copper Tongue (Robotic Empire)
2005 Toby Driver - In the L..L..Library Loft (Tzadik)
2003 Kayo Dot - Choirs of the Eye (Tzadik)
2001 maudlin of the Well - Bath (Dark Symphonies)
2001 maudlin of the Well - Leaving Your Body Map (Dark Symphonies)
1999 maudlin of the Well - My Fruit Psychobells..A Seed Combustible (Dark Symphonies)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/9/2004
Band Website: kayodot.net
Band Members: Click on our names for our Myspace profiles!

Toby Driver - acoustic, electric, 12-string, baritone, and bass guitars, soprano clarinet, voice, piano, organ, gamelan, analog synth, laptop mellotron

Mia Matsumiya - violin, voice, mellotron, synth bass

with current co-conspirators:

Patrick Wolff - woodwinds, keyboards

Daniel Means - woodwinds, guitar

David Bodie - drumset

Terran Olson - keyboards, woodwinds

Blue Lambency Downward session musicians:

Charlie Zeleny ( Behold the Arcopus ) - drumset

Skerik - tenor and baritone sax, vibraphone

Hans Teuber - soprano and bass clarinets, alto sax, flute

Dave Abramson ( Diminished Men ) - gamelan and additional percussion

B.R.A.D. ( ASVA , The Accused , Burning Witch , Master Musicians of Bukkake ) - additional vocals

Randall Dunn - sound effects and synth design
Influences: Broadcast, Today is the Day, Bjork, Gorguts. (people have compared us to King Crimson, Isis, Jeff Buckley, Opeth)
Sounds Like:
Record Label: Tzadik, Hydra Head, Robotic Empire, Holy Roar
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Just got in some copies of the Japanese version of BLD - wow!

We got our complimentary shipment of just a few copies of the Japanese version of Blue Lambency Downward in the mail today, and all we can say is ..wow.. these are amazing to us! Our first Japanese ve...
Posted by Kayo Dot on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:23:00 PST

Kayo Dot webstore is updated!

Hello all, we have just updated our webstore, where you can now purchase copies of the new record, plus the limited edition Seldon Hunt t-shirts as well as t-shirts from our domestic springtime dates....
Posted by Kayo Dot on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:56:00 PST

Special Limited Edition Tees by Seldon Hunt

Hey everyone, Seldon Hunt has designed an exclusive T-Shirt for us for our European tour - here's what it looks like - (click to enlarge)! Available at our shows in Europe this month!...
Posted by Kayo Dot on Sat, 03 May 2008 09:23:00 PST

BLUE LAMBENCY DOWNWARD is now streaming online...

You can now listen to a streaming mp3 version of our latest album Blue Lambency Downward at bluelambencydownward.com!Pre-orders will be available through Hydra Head very soon!Blue Lambency Downward, l...
Posted by Kayo Dot on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:53:00 PST

Video Excerpts of Songs from Blue Lambency Downward posted on Youtube!

Hello! Here are some excerpts from from a live performance at Monkey Town in Brooklyn, NY. Right Hand is the One I WantThe Useless LadderBlue Lambency DownwardWe hope you enjoy this preview!! :)Love,...
Posted by Kayo Dot on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:08:00 PST

Finally! Kayo Dot news on the upcoming album! YAY!

Hi everyone! At long last it's our great pleasure to announce the titles, tracks, and personnel info for our upcoming album on Hydra Head Records! The album is called Blue Lambency Downward and includ...
Posted by Kayo Dot on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:05:00 PST

Tartar Lamb CD is now available!!!

At long last, Sixty Metonymies is here! Performed by Toby Driver and Mia Matsumiya and accompanied by Tim Byrnes and Andrew Greenwald under the moniker Tartar Lamb, this full-length CD package feature...
Posted by Kayo Dot on Thu, 03 May 2007 10:50:00 PST

Split LP now available through Hydrahead with exclusive 5-button set!

Hydra Head has gotten a few copies of our UK-import-only split record with Bloody Panda into their shop and are now selling them with an exclusive 5-button set!Check out this page for the ordering inf...
Posted by Kayo Dot on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 02:44:00 PST

A few announcements!

New News! 1) The show at Full Force 2 went spectacularly! Thank you so much to Jesse Krakow and Dave Bodie (of Time of Orchids), Tim Byrnes (of Friendly Bears), and...
Posted by Kayo Dot on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 02:23:00 PST

Important News!

Hi everyone, we're finally back from tour. Thanks so much to all who showed us their support and generosity over the past couple months! As you may have heard, four of our band members quit the band a...
Posted by Kayo Dot on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 07:16:00 PST