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Posted: January 24 2012 at 07:59

There's not going to be a cd release. There's talk of a vinyl release.

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Posted: January 23 2012 at 23:41

Eh?

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Posted: January 23 2012 at 22:07

Man With Hat wrote:

When is the CD release date?

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Posted: January 23 2012 at 20:56

When is the CD release date?

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Posted: January 23 2012 at 16:08

Yeah I'm going to suggest it being awesome is the primary reason.

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Posted: January 23 2012 at 15:04

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I'm really liking this for some reason.

Maybe because it's awesome?

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Posted: January 23 2012 at 10:14

First listen through as it's now up on Spotify.

I'm really liking this for some reason. The facts that it's so dense really helps it from the oppressive soul-drain that some of the last KD albums were.

Need several listens...

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Posted: January 10 2012 at 09:32

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The album cover may be the most unimaginative I have seen and I would wonder how this would appeal to those unfamiliar with Kayo Dot. First we have The Beatles "White Album", then Metallica's "Black Album", Robert Calvert's "Freq" , purple album, Eddy Current Suppression Ring's "Primary Colours", red album, or yellow album on vinyl, now presenting Kayo Dot's "Sky Blue Album" and gone is the iconic logo down the side of the album. The Sky Blue is definitely in stark contrast to the dark black music which is perhaps the point. It is a good thing the music is brimming with imagination and vigour because the packaging isn't.

The current cover art is not the final one, it will be released when the physical editions are done. This blue thing is just something they had to have for the download.

I'm liking the album, not sure how much. The second track is the only one where the sound is bothering me a bit, I suppose the reason for that was just lack of money for "proper" recording. And the audience interaction that's somewhere there, I have yet to catch it.

It's hard to hear, but I believe the chanting and moaning is the audience.

You know I wouldn't know for sure because unreliable morons who shouldn't even have a job forced me to burn my tickets and hotel for the show. Not that I'm still upset about that at all.

Edited by Equality 7-2521 - January 10 2012 at 09:33

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Posted: January 09 2012 at 10:27

Great album. Their best since Choirs. Shame it's so short.

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Posted: January 09 2012 at 07:10

AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:

Pekka wrote:

The current cover art is not the final one, it will be released when the physical editions are done. This blue thing is just something they had to have for the download.

Ah thats a relief as that cover is dull - But I had fun researching other colour covers for the review LOL

I edited all that out - seeing as its a temporary cover.

I am going to edit out the errors too - I missed those.

Hope the album does well for KD but it will divide TD and KD fans I believe.

I doubt it, of the 13 albums that TD has led the way n, the only two that could be said to sound the same are Bath and Leaving Your Body Map, and they should have been a double album in the first place. We're used to, in fact expect, every knew album of his to be different to whats gone before yet still maintain a feel specific to that band/project.

Gamma Knife is very different to previous KD albums, but still feels like a KD album, so I doubt there will be much division.

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Posted: January 09 2012 at 00:02

Pekka wrote:

The current cover art is not the final one, it will be released when the physical editions are done. This blue thing is just something they had to have for the download.

Ah thats a relief as that cover is dull - But I had fun researching other colour covers for the review LOL

I edited all that out - seeing as its a temporary cover.

I am going to edit out the errors too - I missed those.

Hope the album does well for KD but it will divide TD and KD fans I believe.

Edited by AtomicCrimsonRush - January 09 2012 at 00:13

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Posted: January 08 2012 at 23:30

The current cover art is not the final one, it will be released when the physical editions are done. This blue thing is just something they had to have for the download.

It's on PA!

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Posted: January 08 2012 at 13:31

I agree. Toby's material has progressed very naturally which is part of what makes it so compelling to me.

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Posted: January 08 2012 at 13:30

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I don't really think this has much to do with their earlier material. I mean yes it's heavier, but it's not anything that would have fit on either of their first two albums.

More than anything else, it sounds like a logical direction for Toby to take after Stained Glass and Tartar Lamb II

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Posted: January 08 2012 at 13:25

I agree with what Pat said. I get they wanted the whole live feel, but music this dense would be better served by a studio recording I think.

I don't really think this has much to do with their earlier material. I mean yes it's heavier, but it's not anything that would have fit on either of their first two albums.

I like the quasi-religious, occult feel to the whole thing. I like the percussion. I like the way the two saxes are used. I need more time really. It gets very much better with every listen.

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Posted: January 08 2012 at 10:02

sleeper wrote:

Padraic wrote:

sleeper wrote:

Padraic wrote:

For me the only minus right now is the sound quality on some of the tracks - I'd absolutely love if they could be re-recorded in studio.

Which version did you download?

I went to the bandcamp page - I wasn't aware that there was more than one version. Shocked

What others are there?

I meant that the you can download it in mp3, FLAC, ALAC etc. I downloaded the mp3 format and the sound is OK, though I think the production could have done with a little more work.

Oh, I always download FLAC from bandcamp.

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Posted: January 08 2012 at 09:29

sleeper wrote:

Padraic wrote:

sleeper wrote:

Padraic wrote:

For me the only minus right now is the sound quality on some of the tracks - I'd absolutely love if they could be re-recorded in studio.

Which version did you download?

I went to the bandcamp page - I wasn't aware that there was more than one version. Shocked

What others are there?

I meant that the you can download it in mp3, FLAC, ALAC etc. I downloaded the mp3 format and the sound is OK, though I think the production could have done with a little more work.

Yeah I think they decided to have such a dirty sound. I mean the music is great- but the production's too dirty. It won't change much if you download it in a more high quality version.

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Posted: January 08 2012 at 09:18

Padraic wrote:

sleeper wrote:

Padraic wrote:

For me the only minus right now is the sound quality on some of the tracks - I'd absolutely love if they could be re-recorded in studio.

Which version did you download?

I went to the bandcamp page - I wasn't aware that there was more than one version. Shocked

What others are there?

I meant that the you can download it in mp3, FLAC, ALAC etc. I downloaded the mp3 format and the sound is OK, though I think the production could have done with a little more work.

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Posted: January 08 2012 at 07:19

sleeper wrote:

Padraic wrote:

For me the only minus right now is the sound quality on some of the tracks - I'd absolutely love if they could be re-recorded in studio.

Which version did you download?

I went to the bandcamp page - I wasn't aware that there was more than one version. Shocked

What others are there?

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Posted: January 08 2012 at 06:54

Kayo Dot are one of my current favourites but the 2nd and 4th tracks manage to reverse what I love about the band. I don't quite know how to place it yet but it seems like those songs defeat themselves somehow... I'll give them more time because I respect the band's work.

Luckily, the other three are beautiful and almost automatically essential!