Kayo Dot

Kayo Dot

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Kayo Dot, an American avant-garde metal band from Brooklyn, New York, was formed in 2002 by Toby Driver after Maudlin of the Well disbanded. Their debut album Choirs of the Eye was released in October 2003 under John Zorn’s label Tzadik. In January 2006, Kayo Dot released their second album Dowsing Anemone With Copper Tongue, marking a shift towards experimental soundscapes. The band signed with Hydra Head Records in December 2006, leading to the release of Blue Lambency Downward in March 2008. Subsequent albums included Coyote (2010), Gamma Knife (2012), Hubardo (2013), Coffins on Io (2014), Plastic House on Base of Sky (2016), and Moss Grew on the Swords and Plowshares Alike (2021). Kayo Dot is known for their eclectic style, incorporating elements from progressive rock, metal, and classical music.

Top tracks

01
Ocean Cumulonimbus
Kayo Dot
Blasphemy
04:00
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
03
Longtime Disturbance on the Miracle Mile
Kayo Dot
Coffins on Io
04:06
04
Library Subterranean
Kayo Dot
Coffins on Io
08:23
02
The Something Opal
Kayo Dot
Blasphemy
05:43
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
04
Vision Adjustment to Another Wavelength
Kayo Dot
Hubardo
04:53
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
07
Symmetrical Arizona
Kayo Dot
Blue Lambency Downward
10:49
Writer: Toby Driver / Composers: Toby Driver
03
Thief
Kayo Dot
Hubardo
06:51
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
05
Get Out of the Tower
Kayo Dot
Moss Grew on the Swords and Plowshares Alike
07:05
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
03
Aura on an Asylum Wall
Kayo Dot
Dowsing Anemone with Copper Tongue
07:44
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
10
Passing the River
Kayo Dot
Hubardo
10:12
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
04
Abyss Hinge 2: The Shrinking Armature
Kayo Dot
Coyote
13:40
Writer: Yuko Sueta / Composers: Toby Driver
01
Blue Lambency Downward
Kayo Dot
Blue Lambency Downward
09:59
Writer: Toby Driver / Composers: Toby Driver
06
The First Matter (Saturn in the Guise of Sadness)
Kayo Dot
Hubardo
09:28
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
05
Cartogram out of Phase
Kayo Dot
Coyote
03:11
Writer: Yuko Sueta / Composers: Toby Driver
03
Right Hand Is the One I Want
Kayo Dot
Blue Lambency Downward
06:53
Writer: Toby Driver / Composers: Toby Driver
01
Amalia's Theme
Kayo Dot
Amalia's Theme
07:32
01
Gemini Becoming the Tripod
Kayo Dot
Dowsing Anemone with Copper Tongue
10:43
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
04
The Sow Submits
Kayo Dot
Blue Lambency Downward
04:02
Writer: Toby Driver / Composers: Toby Driver
02
Clelia Walking
Kayo Dot
Blue Lambency Downward
05:29
Writer: Toby Driver / Composers: Toby Driver
01
Calonyction Girl
Kayo Dot
Coyote
07:59
Writer: Yuko Sueta / Composers: Toby Driver
05
Zlida Caosgi
Kayo Dot
Hubardo
05:25
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
01
The Mortality of Doves
Kayo Dot
Coffins on Io
11:53
05
The Antique
Kayo Dot
Choirs Of The Eye
14:41
Writer: Toby Driver / Composers: Toby Driver
02
Offramp Cycle, Pattern 22
Kayo Dot
Coffins on Io
09:24
04
Wayfarer
Kayo Dot
Choirs Of The Eye
10:43
Writer: Toby Driver / Composers: Toby Driver
02
Whisper Ineffable
Kayo Dot
Coyote
11:13
Writer: Yuko Sueta / Composers: Toby Driver
03
Abyss Hinge 1: Sleeping Birds Sighing in Roscolux
Kayo Dot
Coyote
03:45
Writer: Yuko Sueta / Composers: Toby Driver
05
The Awkward Wind Wheel
Kayo Dot
Blue Lambency Downward
03:29
Writer: Toby Driver / Composers: Toby Driver
01
Lethe
Kayo Dot
Gamma Knife
05:05
Writer: Tim byrnes / Composers: Toby Driver
09
And He Built Him a Boat
Kayo Dot
Hubardo
07:27
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
03
Void in Virgo (The Nature of Sacrifice)
Kayo Dot
Moss Grew on the Swords and Plowshares Alike
09:10
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
08
Floodgate
Kayo Dot
Hubardo
07:22
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
02
Brethren of the Cross
Kayo Dot
Moss Grew on the Swords and Plowshares Alike
08:19
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
01
The Knight Errant
Kayo Dot
Moss Grew on the Swords and Plowshares Alike
08:20
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
11
The Wait of the World
Kayo Dot
Hubardo
14:22
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
07
The Second Operation (Lunar Water)
Kayo Dot
Hubardo
13:18
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
02
Oracle By Severed Head
Kayo Dot
Every Rock, Every Half-Truth Under Reason
09:44
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
06
The Useless Ladder
Kayo Dot
Blue Lambency Downward
02:40
Writer: Toby Driver / Composers: Toby Driver
03
Mirror Water, Lightning Night
Kayo Dot
Gamma Knife
05:33
Writer: Toby Driver / Composers: Toby Driver
01
Don't Touch Dead Animals
Kayo Dot
Split
11:08
Composers: Kayo Dot
04
Rings of Earth
Kayo Dot
Plastic House on Base of Sky
08:40
04
Spectrum of One Colour
Kayo Dot
Moss Grew on the Swords and Plowshares Alike
04:56
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
05
The Assassination of Adam
Kayo Dot
Coffins on Io
05:47
03
Magnetism
Kayo Dot
Plastic House on Base of Sky
07:29
06
Spirit Photography
Kayo Dot
Coffins on Io
10:05

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  • Discography
Albums
Every Rock, Every Half-Truth Under Reason
2025 Prophecy Productions
01-08-2025
Every Rock, Every Half-Truth Under Reason
01
Mental Shed
Kayo Dot
Every Rock, Every Half-Truth Under Reason
10:53
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
02
Oracle By Severed Head
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Every Rock, Every Half-Truth Under Reason
09:44
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
03
Closet Door in the Room Where She Died
Kayo Dot
Every Rock, Every Half-Truth Under Reason
14:10
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
04
Automatic Writing
Kayo Dot
Every Rock, Every Half-Truth Under Reason
23:06
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
05
Blind Creature of Slime
Kayo Dot
Every Rock, Every Half-Truth Under Reason
08:06
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
Moss Grew on the Swords and Plowshares Alike
2021 Prophecy Productions
29-10-2021
Moss Grew on the Swords and Plowshares Alike
01
The Knight Errant
Kayo Dot
Moss Grew on the Swords and Plowshares Alike
08:20
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
02
Brethren of the Cross
Kayo Dot
Moss Grew on the Swords and Plowshares Alike
08:19
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
03
Void in Virgo (The Nature of Sacrifice)
Kayo Dot
Moss Grew on the Swords and Plowshares Alike
09:10
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
04
Spectrum of One Colour
Kayo Dot
Moss Grew on the Swords and Plowshares Alike
04:56
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
05
Get Out of the Tower
Kayo Dot
Moss Grew on the Swords and Plowshares Alike
07:05
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
06
The Necklace
Kayo Dot
Moss Grew on the Swords and Plowshares Alike
08:09
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
07
Epipsychidion
Kayo Dot
Moss Grew on the Swords and Plowshares Alike
13:12
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
Blasphemy
2019 Prophecy Productions
06-09-2019
Blasphemy
01
Ocean Cumulonimbus
Kayo Dot
Blasphemy
04:00
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
02
The Something Opal
Kayo Dot
Blasphemy
05:43
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
03
Lost Souls on Lonesome's Way
Kayo Dot
Blasphemy
05:22
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
04
Vanishing Act in Blinding Gray
Kayo Dot
Blasphemy
08:09
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
05
Turbine, Hook, and Haul
Kayo Dot
Blasphemy
06:11
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
06
Midnight Mystic Rise and Fall
Kayo Dot
Blasphemy
05:34
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
07
An Eye for a Lie
Kayo Dot
Blasphemy
05:24
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
Access the complete album info (8 songs)
Plastic House on Base of Sky
24-06-2016
Plastic House on Base of Sky
01
Amalia's Theme
Kayo Dot
Plastic House on Base of Sky
07:32
02
All the Pain in All the Wide World
Kayo Dot
Plastic House on Base of Sky
10:08
03
Magnetism
Kayo Dot
Plastic House on Base of Sky
07:29
04
Rings of Earth
Kayo Dot
Plastic House on Base of Sky
08:40
05
Brittle Urchin
Kayo Dot
Plastic House on Base of Sky
04:32
Coffins on Io
14-08-2014
Coffins on Io
01
The Mortality of Doves
Kayo Dot
Coffins on Io
11:53
02
Offramp Cycle, Pattern 22
Kayo Dot
Coffins on Io
09:24
03
Longtime Disturbance on the Miracle Mile
Kayo Dot
Coffins on Io
04:06
04
Library Subterranean
Kayo Dot
Coffins on Io
08:23
05
The Assassination of Adam
Kayo Dot
Coffins on Io
05:47
06
Spirit Photography
Kayo Dot
Coffins on Io
10:05
Hubardo
2013 Prophecy Productions
30-08-2013
Hubardo
01
The Black Stone
Kayo Dot
Hubardo
10:38
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
02
Crown-In-The-Muck
Kayo Dot
Hubardo
08:54
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
03
Thief
Kayo Dot
Hubardo
06:51
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
04
Vision Adjustment to Another Wavelength
Kayo Dot
Hubardo
04:53
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
05
Zlida Caosgi
Kayo Dot
Hubardo
05:25
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
06
The First Matter (Saturn in the Guise of Sadness)
Kayo Dot
Hubardo
09:28
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
07
The Second Operation (Lunar Water)
Kayo Dot
Hubardo
13:18
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
Access the complete album info (11 songs)
Gamma Knife
2012 Prophecy Productions
03-01-2012
Gamma Knife
01
Lethe
Kayo Dot
Gamma Knife
05:05
Writer: Tim byrnes / Composers: Toby Driver
02
Rite of Goetic Evocation
Kayo Dot
Gamma Knife
06:40
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
03
Mirror Water, Lightning Night
Kayo Dot
Gamma Knife
05:33
Writer: Toby Driver / Composers: Toby Driver
04
Ocellated God
Kayo Dot
Gamma Knife
06:32
Writer: Toby Driver / Composers: Toby Driver
05
Gamma Knife
Kayo Dot
Gamma Knife
06:46
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
Coyote
2010 Prophecy Productions
20-04-2010
Coyote
01
Calonyction Girl
Kayo Dot
Coyote
07:59
Writer: Yuko Sueta / Composers: Toby Driver
02
Whisper Ineffable
Kayo Dot
Coyote
11:13
Writer: Yuko Sueta / Composers: Toby Driver
03
Abyss Hinge 1: Sleeping Birds Sighing in Roscolux
Kayo Dot
Coyote
03:45
Writer: Yuko Sueta / Composers: Toby Driver
04
Abyss Hinge 2: The Shrinking Armature
Kayo Dot
Coyote
13:40
Writer: Yuko Sueta / Composers: Toby Driver
05
Cartogram out of Phase
Kayo Dot
Coyote
03:11
Writer: Yuko Sueta / Composers: Toby Driver
Blue Lambency Downward
2008 Prophecy Productions
01-05-2008
Blue Lambency Downward
01
Blue Lambency Downward
Kayo Dot
Blue Lambency Downward
09:59
Writer: Toby Driver / Composers: Toby Driver
02
Clelia Walking
Kayo Dot
Blue Lambency Downward
05:29
Writer: Toby Driver / Composers: Toby Driver
03
Right Hand Is the One I Want
Kayo Dot
Blue Lambency Downward
06:53
Writer: Toby Driver / Composers: Toby Driver
04
The Sow Submits
Kayo Dot
Blue Lambency Downward
04:02
Writer: Toby Driver / Composers: Toby Driver
05
The Awkward Wind Wheel
Kayo Dot
Blue Lambency Downward
03:29
Writer: Toby Driver / Composers: Toby Driver
06
The Useless Ladder
Kayo Dot
Blue Lambency Downward
02:40
Writer: Toby Driver / Composers: Toby Driver
07
Symmetrical Arizona
Kayo Dot
Blue Lambency Downward
10:49
Writer: Toby Driver / Composers: Toby Driver
Dowsing Anemone with Copper Tongue
2006 Prophecy Productions
10-01-2006
Dowsing Anemone with Copper Tongue
01
Gemini Becoming the Tripod
Kayo Dot
Dowsing Anemone with Copper Tongue
10:43
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
02
Immortelle and Paper Caravelle
Kayo Dot
Dowsing Anemone with Copper Tongue
09:42
Writer: Toby Driver / Composers: Toby Driver
03
Aura on an Asylum Wall
Kayo Dot
Dowsing Anemone with Copper Tongue
07:44
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
04
On Limpid Form
Kayo Dot
Dowsing Anemone with Copper Tongue
18:00
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
05
Amaranth the Peddler
Kayo Dot
Dowsing Anemone with Copper Tongue
14:07
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
Choirs Of The Eye
2003 Tzadik
21-10-2003
Choirs Of The Eye
01
Marathon
Kayo Dot
Choirs Of The Eye
10:14
Writer: Toby Driver / Composers: Toby Driver
02
A Pitcher Of Summer
Kayo Dot
Choirs Of The Eye
05:49
Writer: Toby Driver / Composers: Toby Driver
03
The Manifold Curiosity
Kayo Dot
Choirs Of The Eye
14:29
Writer: Toby Driver / Composers: Toby Driver
04
Wayfarer
Kayo Dot
Choirs Of The Eye
10:43
Writer: Toby Driver / Composers: Toby Driver
05
The Antique
Kayo Dot
Choirs Of The Eye
14:41
Writer: Toby Driver / Composers: Toby Driver
EPs
Stained Glass
2010 Prophecy Productions
15-11-2010
Stained Glass
01
Stained Glass
Kayo Dot
Stained Glass
19:55
Writer: Jason Byron / Composers: Toby Driver
Singles
Amalia's Theme
10-06-2016
Amalia's Theme
01
Amalia's Theme
Kayo Dot
Amalia's Theme
07:32
Magnetism
10-05-2016
Magnetism
01
Magnetism
Kayo Dot
Magnetism
07:29
Splits
Split
(P) 2020 Holy Roar Records
10-12-2006
Split
01
Don't Touch Dead Animals
Kayo Dot
Split
11:08
Composers: Kayo Dot
02
Fever
Bloody Panda
Split
07:38
Composers: Bloody Panda
03
Circle and Tail
Bloody Panda
Split
11:13
Composers: Bloody Panda