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Kayo Dot

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Kayo Dot performs "Gemini"

Although often misconstrued as an eclectic metal band, Kayo Dot employs heavy rock in a wide open setting defined by the ambitions of modern experimental music. Employing seven multi-instrumentalists who supplement their electric guitars with drums, bells, trumpet, violin and clarinet, Kayo Dot evolves ebbs and flows between dark and light, creating a totally unique brand of atmospheric rock. Their debut album, Choirs of the Eye, was released on John Zorn’s Tzadik label, but the group’s beautiful brutality transcends any easy comparisons. Check them out Tuesday (Sept. 19), 9pm at Soundlab, with local support from Novelist.