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Choirs Of The Eye
Kayo Dot
2003
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Choirs of the Eye is the debut studio album by American avant-garde metal band Kayo Dot, released on Tzadik Records in 2003. It was released shortly after the breakup of maudlin of the Well, with the band consisting of several members from the former band as well as guest performers who are friends of band members. The album is titled after a lyric from the maudlin of the Well song "Blight of River-Systems", on My Fruit Psychobells...A Seed Combustible. SputnikMusic voted it as one of the best metal albums of the 2000s. The group performed the entire album in 2010 to two sold out nights in Brooklyn, New York.
Choirs of the Eye blends aspects of experimental metal, post-rock, art rock, jazz, and modern composition, with long, predominantly instrumental, through-composed songs. Additionally, the album continues maudlin of the Well's unorthodox fusion of common metal and rock instrumentation with woodwinds, brass, and strings, with the intention of helping the electric guitar, drum kit, and electric bass to become part of the lexicon of modern classical music. These features helped entice John Zorn to sign the band and distribute the album on his Tzadik label as the first full band in its 'Composer Series'.
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Jan 15 2025
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My first thought reading the Wiki page on this was "uh oh, John Zorn has a record label". A little too avant for me probably, with the periodic urge to declare "this is just noise". I'm willing to entertain the argument that I'm just not ready for it. And it brought me around somewhat by the end and if nothing else it wasn't dull and felt like a cohesive whole despite the dramatic shifts in tone.
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Jan 15 2025
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The description “avant garde metal band” made me cringe and I was not looking forward to this listen. But when I put it on in the car it surprised me with how beautiful it was. As I was going through the car wash the crazy metal ending of The Manifold Curiosity created quite the atmosphere!
I love this album!
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Jan 17 2025
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This was more complex than I would have thought. Very interesting to listen to. The metal parts are quite heavy too. Cool album
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Jan 15 2025
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I really have mixed feelings about this one. Some of it I found really interesting and liked, but the screaming/hardcore parts I can't stand. 3 stars.
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Jan 15 2025
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It's definitely interesting and a creative blend, but I really didn't like listening to it.
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Jan 15 2025
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This looks like it could be doom metal or something. Never heard of it, but I like the artwork.
Ok it's some kind of avant garde affair. It's been proggy rock, jazzy, ambient... all in the first 2 minutes. Keeping an open mind... now it's drifted into sorta metal but sorta mostly just noise. We're at 5 min and this is a tough listen.
Half an hour later, still a bit to go but I get the overall vibe. Strange time signatures, "dynamics" in that LOUD then soft then LOUD then soft then LOUD fashion, 50 different musical genres (so learned!), weird singing. The full artsy works and jerks. Boring and pointless, imo. 2/5.
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