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    Posted: April 16 2012 at 05:54
From Toby's email newsletter received last night from Santiago, Chile:

"I'm premiering a brand new, 30+ minute piece at The Stone, this coming Saturday, callled "Ichneumonidae," which features me, Timba Harris (of Secret Chiefs 3, etc), and Michelle Morinaga. This one is super special to me for a number of reasons, and I really hope you can make it if you're in the area. I don't want to give away too much of the surprise, so I can't really give any more details, but trust me, it'll be a spectacle!"
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Points: 16449 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 11 2012 at 08:41
Amazon took their sweet time getting this to me, but Selenelion is brilliant, I'm liking this alot. Maybe more than the new Kayo Dot.Shocked
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I really want a vinyl copy of Part The Second. It looks so beautiful.
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My copy of Selenelion came today.  Beaut.
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Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

I haven't heard it yet.  I couldn't find where to buy it


Weird albums handled the vinyl which is beautiful. I'd recommend it.
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I have mine on order from Amazon, but they're still waiting for stock. The two tracks I have head though are brilliant, can't wait to get my hands on the full album.

The bands also been cleared for addition so should turn up in Exp/Post soon.
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There is one song on Bandcamp, but you prolly already knew that. 

I'd like to hear more.
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I haven't heard it yet.  I couldn't find where to buy it
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Who else is really digging this Vaura project?
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Originally posted by DreamInSong DreamInSong wrote:

Originally posted by progkidjoel progkidjoel wrote:

Damn, how am I only just seeing this thread now?


That's exactly what I thought!!

I just received my vinyl of Kayo Dot's Stained glass; gonna listen to it tomorrow.

So, I love maudlin of the Well and Tartar Lamb (I and II... particularly II), but I'm still trying relatively new to Kayo Dot. I like Choirs of the Eye and Stained Glass; I have Coyote, but it's hasn't quite clicked yet. What Toby Driver album would you guys next? Solo, Copper Tongue, or Blue Lambency. I'm considering Blue Lambency Downward, just because I love the album art, but I'm open to suggestions. (I also don't have Psychobells, recommended?)

Personally, of the ones you havnt got I'd get them in this order

BLD, Psychobells, Dowsing Anamone, Library Loft.

The only two albums he's ever recorded that sound the same are Bath and Leaving Your Body Map, and they came from the same sessions and are ment as companion albums.

And give Coyote time, its almost as godly as Choirs.Wink
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Originally posted by DreamInSong DreamInSong wrote:

Originally posted by progkidjoel progkidjoel wrote:

Damn, how am I only just seeing this thread now?


That's exactly what I thought!!

I just received my vinyl of Kayo Dot's Stained glass; gonna listen to it tomorrow.

So, I love maudlin of the Well and Tartar Lamb (I and II... particularly II), but I'm still trying relatively new to Kayo Dot. I like Choirs of the Eye and Stained Glass; I have Coyote, but it's hasn't quite clicked yet. What Toby Driver album would you guys next? Solo, Copper Tongue, or Blue Lambency. I'm considering Blue Lambency Downward, just because I love the album art, but I'm open to suggestions. (I also don't have Psychobells, recommended?)

As much as I adore Blue Lamency Downward, I'd have to say Choirs. Choirs is one of those untouchabley Godly albums IMO. BLD is also a masterpiece though. Dowsing Anemone is good as well, although my least favourite Kayo Dot album overall (but still a 5* album )

Toby's solo is also brilliant, although not what most Kayo Dot/motW fans expect going into it.

Psychobells is much less polished and much more amateurish than the other motW stuff and suffers for it, but is by no means bad. Has a couple of brilliant tracks as well.


If I had to pick just one, it'd be Choirs followed by BLD.
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Originally posted by progkidjoel progkidjoel wrote:

Damn, how am I only just seeing this thread now?


That's exactly what I thought!!

I just received my vinyl of Kayo Dot's Stained glass; gonna listen to it tomorrow.

So, I love maudlin of the Well and Tartar Lamb (I and II... particularly II), but I'm still trying relatively new to Kayo Dot. I like Choirs of the Eye and Stained Glass; I have Coyote, but it's hasn't quite clicked yet. What Toby Driver album would you guys next? Solo, Copper Tongue, or Blue Lambency. I'm considering Blue Lambency Downward, just because I love the album art, but I'm open to suggestions. (I also don't have Psychobells, recommended?)
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Points: 5575 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 19 2011 at 05:00
Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

You might like this:



hey dudes, I just got a webcam, so decided to play with it a bit and upload some casual tunes for you all. Wrote this one last night very late.. lyrics by Jason Byron of course.

[lyrics follow bellow on the YouTube page]


This is awesome.
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Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

Toby speaks about his worst gig ever here. Surprisingly (or maybe, not at all), it was at a prog festival. 

 

I've actually got the MP3's, and it's not actually anywhere near as bad as that makes you expect. The guitar's out of tune in parts, but other than that it's a damn good performance IMO.
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Toby speaks about his worst gig ever here. Surprisingly (or maybe, not at all), it was at a prog festival. 
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Damn, how am I only just seeing this thread now?
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You might like this:



hey dudes, I just got a webcam, so decided to play with it a bit and upload some casual tunes for you all. Wrote this one last night very late.. lyrics by Jason Byron of course.

[lyrics follow bellow on the YouTube page]
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For me Leaving Your Body Map is the best thing Toby has done, but then again Choirs, Bath, and many more (almost everything actually) are absolutely amazing. Actually, I've heard all Toby Driver recordings that I know of including his non-comp work and I can honestly say that I enjoy all of it. He's one of (if not the most) important composers of rock (well... related) music in the 21st century. 
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Originally posted by brainerd brainerd wrote:

Yeah, I know, I just listened to it again and realised it was there... then came on here to try and correct myself. Now I just feel stupid Cry
 
don't feel stupid, i can see how you might have been distracted by the amazingly composed solo and your ears couldn't process any of the other music underneath it. =)
 
btw, please don't take any of that sentence with any kind of seriousness except for the part about not feeling stupid.
 
 
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Originally posted by keiser willhelm keiser willhelm wrote:

um, is this the thread where i can express my undying love for all things Kayo dot? 


I thought that this was going to be about Tobey Maguire
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