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{{Infobox album
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| name = Coyote
{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
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| type = Studio album

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| artist = [[Kayo Dot]]
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| Name = Coyote
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| cover = Kayocoyote2010.PNG
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| Type = Studio album
| alt =
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| Artist = [[Kayo Dot]]
| released = April 20, 2010
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| Cover = Kayocoyote2010.PNG‎
| Released = April 20, 2010
| recorded = 2009
| Recorded = 2009
| venue =
| studio =
| Genre = [[Avant-garde rock]], [[chamber music]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Experimental rock|Avant-rock]]|[[post-rock]]|[[gothic rock]]|[[jazz fusion]]}}
| Length = 39:48
| length = 39:48
| Label = [[Hydra Head Records]]
| label = [[Hydra Head Records]]
| Producer = Randall Dunn
| producer = [[Randall Dunn]]
| Last album = ''[[Blue Lambency Downward]]''<br />(2008)
| prev_title = [[Blue Lambency Downward]]
| This album = ''Coyote''<br />(2010)
| prev_year = 2008
| Next album = ''[[Gamma Knife (album)|Gamma Knife]]''<br />(2012)
| next_title = [[Gamma Knife (album)|Gamma Knife]]
| next_year = 2012
}}
}}

{{Album ratings
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|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/coyote-r1738029/review Allmusic review]</ref>
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/coyote-r1738029/review AllMusic review]</ref>
|rev2 = [[PopMatters]]
| rev2 = [[PopMatters]]
|rev2score = {{Rating|5|10}}<ref>[http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/125328-kayo-dot-coyote PopMatters review]</ref>
| rev2score = {{Rating|5|10}}<ref name=PM>[http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/125328-kayo-dot-coyote PopMatters review]</ref>
|rev3 = The Silent Ballet
|rev3score = {{Rating|7|10}}<ref>[http://www.thesilentballet.com/dnn/Reviews/2010/May/tabid/166/ctl/Details/mid/650/ItemID/3354/Default.aspx The Silent Ballet review]</ref>
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'''''Coyote''''' is the fourth studio album by [[Kayo Dot]], released April 20 on [[Hydra Head Records|Hydra Head]]. The album was written, according to frontman [[Toby Driver]], as a single, narrative-driven, long-form composition written with story and text provided by a close, terminally-ill friend of the band, Yuko Sueta, in the final stage of her life. ''Coyote'' was once again engineered by [[Randall Dunn]] ([[Sunn O)))]], [[Earth (band)|Earth]], [[Six Organs of Admittance]], [[Wolves in the Throne Room]]) in Seattle, Washington, forging a new genre of "goth fusion" which combines elements of early [[The Cure|Cure]], [[Faith and the Muse]], and [[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]] with [[Herbie Hancock]]'s psychedelic album, ''[[Sextant (album)|Sextant]]'', and [[Scott Walker (singer)|Scott Walker]]'s recent album, ''[[The Drift]]''. The lyrics and story were constructed with deliberate melodrama to pay homage as well to the intended gothic vibe, expressing the protagonist's loneliness and longing to be in a better place, and her journey through her own personal looking-glass through a hallucinatory world of fear and wonder.
'''''Coyote''''' is the fourth studio album by American [[avant-garde metal]] band [[Kayo Dot]], released April 20, 2010 on [[Hydra Head Records]]. The album is a single narrative-driven, long-form composition in five [[Movement (music)|movements]]. The story and text were provided by a close, terminally-ill friend of the band, Yuko Sueta, in the final stage of her life. The music was written by [[Toby Driver]] in a so-called "[[Gothic rock|goth]] [[Jazz fusion|fusion]]" style, combining influences from [[the Cure]], [[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]] and [[Faith and the Muse]] with further influences from [[Herbie Hancock]]'s psychedelic jazz album ''[[Sextant (album)|Sextant]]'' and [[Scott Walker (singer)|Scott Walker]]'s [[Experimental music|experimental]] album ''[[The Drift]]''. Sueta's story and lyrics were constructed with deliberate melodrama as part of the intended gothic aesthetic, expressing the protagonist's loneliness and longing to be in a better place, and her journey through her own personal looking-glass through a hallucinatory world of fear and wonder.


Like Kayo Dot's previous album, ''Coyote'' was produced and engineered by [[Randall Dunn]] in Seattle, Washington.
== Track listing ==


==Story==
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# "Calonyction Girl" – 7:59
In April 2008, Toby Driver began working on a new long-form composition with Yuko Sueta, a NYC-based writer, filmmaker, and video artist. A first draft of the piece was premiered at The Stone in September 2008 by "The Kayo Dot Auxiliary Unit" (David Bodie and Daniel Means of Kayo Dot, Yuko Sueta, and Tim Byrnes on trumpet). Shortly thereafter, Sueta, who had been fighting [[breast cancer]], became incapacitated by the disease.<ref name=PM/> Driver then re-drafted and adapted the piece for Kayo Dot toured it in May 2009 on the road with [[Secret Chiefs 3]], and recorded it with Randall Dunn in Seattle during June–July 2009, releasing it later as 2010's ''Coyote''. Sueta died while the record was in post-production, and the band dedicated it to her.<ref name=PM/> After the positive reaction to the content performed on tour, Driver released ''Coyote'' in April 2010 on [[Hydra Head Records|Hydra Head]]. On the album, the rotating lineup was made up of Driver on bass and vocals, Terran Olson on keyboards, David Bodie on drums, Mia Matsumiya on violin, Tim Byrnes on trumpet, and Daniel Means on woodwinds. ''Coyote'' was released to mixed reviews on the sound, but positive reception on the concept of the album, such as PopMatters, who called it "stark and inaccessible."<ref name=PM/>
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# "Whisper Ineffable" – 11:13
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# "Abyss Hinge 1: Sleeping Birds Sighing in Roscolux" – 3:45
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# "Abyss Hinge 2: The Shrinking Armature" – 13:40
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# "Cartogram Out of Phase" – 3:11


== Personnel ==
== Track listing ==
All songs written by Toby Driver and Kayo Dot. All lyrics written by Yuko Sueta.
{{Track list
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|title1 = Calonyction Girl
|length1 = 7:59
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|title2 = Whisper Ineffable
|length2 = 11:13
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|title3 = Abyss Hinge 1: Sleeping Birds Sighing in Roscolux
|length3 = 3:45
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|title4 = Abyss Hinge 2: The Shrinking Armature
|length4 = 13:40
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|title5 = Cartogram Out of Phase
|length5 = 3:11
|total_length = 39:48
}}

==Personnel==
* [[Toby Driver]] - bass and vocals
* [[Toby Driver]] - bass and vocals
* Mia Matsumiya - violin and guitar
* [[Mia Matsumiya]] - violin and guitar
* David Bodie - drums and percussion
* David Bodie - drums and percussion
* Daniel Means - alto sax
* Daniel Means - alto sax
* Terran Olson - tenor sax and keyboards
* Terran Olson - tenor sax and keyboards
* [[Tim Byrnes]] - trumpet <ref>http://solidpr.blogspot.com/2010/01/kayo-dot-unveils-coyote-toby-driver.html</ref>
* Tim Byrnes - trumpet and french horn<ref>{{cite web|author=solid pr |url=http://solidpr.blogspot.com/2010/01/kayo-dot-unveils-coyote-toby-driver.html |title=SOLID PR: Kayo Dot Unveils "Coyote" * Toby Driver Curates The Stone |publisher=Solidpr.blogspot.com |date=2010-01-12 |accessdate=2012-02-10}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 10:29, 10 September 2024

Coyote
Studio album by
Kayo Dot
ReleasedApril 20, 2010
Recorded2009
Genre
Length39:48
LabelHydra Head Records
ProducerRandall Dunn
Kayo Dot chronology
Blue Lambency Downward
(2008) 		Coyote
(2010) 		Gamma Knife
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
PopMatters[2]

Coyote is the fourth studio album by American avant-garde metal band Kayo Dot, released April 20, 2010 on Hydra Head Records. The album is a single narrative-driven, long-form composition in five movements. The story and text were provided by a close, terminally-ill friend of the band, Yuko Sueta, in the final stage of her life. The music was written by Toby Driver in a so-called "goth fusion" style, combining influences from the Cure, Bauhaus and Faith and the Muse with further influences from Herbie Hancock's psychedelic jazz album Sextant and Scott Walker's experimental album The Drift. Sueta's story and lyrics were constructed with deliberate melodrama as part of the intended gothic aesthetic, expressing the protagonist's loneliness and longing to be in a better place, and her journey through her own personal looking-glass through a hallucinatory world of fear and wonder.

Like Kayo Dot's previous album, Coyote was produced and engineered by Randall Dunn in Seattle, Washington.

Story

[edit]

In April 2008, Toby Driver began working on a new long-form composition with Yuko Sueta, a NYC-based writer, filmmaker, and video artist. A first draft of the piece was premiered at The Stone in September 2008 by "The Kayo Dot Auxiliary Unit" (David Bodie and Daniel Means of Kayo Dot, Yuko Sueta, and Tim Byrnes on trumpet). Shortly thereafter, Sueta, who had been fighting breast cancer, became incapacitated by the disease.[2] Driver then re-drafted and adapted the piece for Kayo Dot toured it in May 2009 on the road with Secret Chiefs 3, and recorded it with Randall Dunn in Seattle during June–July 2009, releasing it later as 2010's Coyote. Sueta died while the record was in post-production, and the band dedicated it to her.[2] After the positive reaction to the content performed on tour, Driver released Coyote in April 2010 on Hydra Head. On the album, the rotating lineup was made up of Driver on bass and vocals, Terran Olson on keyboards, David Bodie on drums, Mia Matsumiya on violin, Tim Byrnes on trumpet, and Daniel Means on woodwinds. Coyote was released to mixed reviews on the sound, but positive reception on the concept of the album, such as PopMatters, who called it "stark and inaccessible."[2]

Track listing

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All songs written by Toby Driver and Kayo Dot. All lyrics written by Yuko Sueta.

No.TitleLength
1."Calonyction Girl"7:59
2."Whisper Ineffable"11:13
3."Abyss Hinge 1: Sleeping Birds Sighing in Roscolux"3:45
4."Abyss Hinge 2: The Shrinking Armature"13:40
5."Cartogram Out of Phase"3:11
Total length:39:48

Personnel

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  • Toby Driver - bass and vocals
  • Mia Matsumiya - violin and guitar
  • David Bodie - drums and percussion
  • Daniel Means - alto sax
  • Terran Olson - tenor sax and keyboards
  • Tim Byrnes - trumpet and french horn[3]

References

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  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ a b c d PopMatters review
  3. ^ solid pr (2010-01-12). "SOLID PR: Kayo Dot Unveils "Coyote" * Toby Driver Curates The Stone". Solidpr.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
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