Musical Style
Tzadik's descriptive label on their debut album reads: "Kayo Dot powerfully integrates elements of modern classical composition with the layers of guitars and vocals more common to rock and metal. With a compositional map that is strict in form yet malleable in execution, Kayo Dot uses a vast array of instrumentation to create an exciting convergence of violence and serenity."
The music of Kayo Dot is commonly categorized as post-metal, post-rock, progressive rock, or avant-garde. Their songs involve complex instrumentation (composed by singer and frontman Driver) and are substantially longer than typical rock songs, usually ranging from 8 to 18 minutes in length.
The band has said that its influences include artists such as The Cure, Scott Walker, Today Is the Day, Björk, and Gorguts. While outsiders have likened Kayo Dot to King Crimson, Isis, Jeff Buckley, and Opeth.
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