Plastic House on Base of Sky

Plastic House on Base of Sky
Studio album by
Kayo Dot
ReleasedJune 24, 2016
GenreAvant-rock, electronic rock, progressive rock, gothic rock
Length38:21
LabelThe Flenser[1]
ProducerToby Driver
Kayo Dot chronology
Coffins on Io
(2014) 		Plastic House on Base of Sky
(2016) 		Blasphemy
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!6/10[2]
Metal Injection8/10[4]
Sputnikmusic4/5[3]
Tiny Mix Tapes[5]

Plastic House on Base of Sky is the eighth studio album by American avant-garde metal band Kayo Dot.[6] It was released on June 24, 2016 via The Flenser.[7]

Critical reception

Tiny Mix Tapes called Plastic House on Base of Sky a "fundamentally disorienting, perplexing, and haunting album."[5] The Quietus wrote that "beneath the album’s saccharin exterior, complex structures and timbre variations soar and meld."[8]

Track listing

Music by Toby Driver. Lyrics by Jason Byron except "Brittle Urchin" by Toby Driver.

No.TitleLength
1."Amalia's Theme"7:32
2."All the Pain in All the Wide World"10:08
3."Magnetism"7:29
4."Rings of Earth"8:40
5."Brittle Urchin"4:32

Credits

  • Toby Driver – voice, synths, guitar, bass guitar
  • Kim Abrams – drums
  • Daniel Means – saxophone
  • Sage Riesman – violin
  • Stacey Winegyn – violin
  • Bing Minz – violin
  • Roman Celine – viola
  • Dabe Wyche – viola
  • Alexis Travelion – cello
  • Landen Chelengs – contrabass
  • Lemuel Bardor – harpsichord
  • Bree Eng – pipe organ
  • Duggan Elston – hammond organ
  • Valentin Dublev – mellotron
  • Charmane Tressel – glass harmonica
  • Gloria Hattifer – celesta
  • Bhin Turmes – trumpet
  • Ephraim Narata – flugelhorn
  • George Chamdles – rhodes
  • Stelvio Nebulli – hand percussion
  • Guillaume Veltaj – hand percussion

References

  1. ^ Flenser, The. "Kayo Dot "Plastic House On Base Of Sky" LP". The Flenser.
  2. ^ "Kayo Dot Plastic House on Base of Sky". exclaim.ca.
  3. ^ "Review: Kayo Dot – Plastic House on Base of Sky | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com.
  4. ^ Bacon, Matt (July 6, 2016). "Album Review: KAYO DOT Plastic House On Base Of The Sky". Metal Injection.
  5. ^ a b "Music Review: Kayo Dot – Plastic House on Base of Sky". Tiny Mix Tapes.
  6. ^ "Kayo Dot | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ^ "Kayo Dot's New Album, 'Plastic House on Base of Sky,' Is a David Lynchian Electronic Wonder". www.vice.com.
  8. ^ "The Quietus | Reviews | Kayo Dot". The Quietus.