Hubardo
by Kayo Dot
- Type: Album
- Released: 30 August 2013
- Label: Ice Level
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:38:50
- Community rating: 4.23/5 from 8 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A monolithic double album, 'Hubardo' is often cited as Kayo Dot's magnum opus, blending nearly every style Toby Driver has explored. From furious black metal blasts to serene chamber jazz and avant-prog complexity, the album is a labyrinthine journey through a dark, occult narrative. It is a challenging, heavy, and deeply rewarding listen that pushes the boundaries of metal and composition.
Genres
Descriptors: complex, atmospheric, experimental, through-composed, avant-garde, long-form, progressive, orchestral
Tracklist
- The Black Stone (10:38)
- Crown-In-The-Muck (08:54)
- Thief (06:51)
- Vision Adjustment to Another Wavelength (04:53)
- Zlida Caosgi (05:25)
- The First Matter (Saturn in the Guise of Sadness) (09:28)
- The Second Operation (Lunar Water) (13:18)
- Floodgate (07:22)
- And He Built Him a Boat (07:27)
- Passing the River (10:12)
- The Wait of the World (14:22)
Credits
- Toby Driver - bass, synth, piano, electric piano [rhodes], organ, vocals, percussion, producer
- Greg Massi - Member
- Nicholas Kyte - Member
- Sam Gutterman - Member
- Terran Olson - flute, alto saxophone, piano, organ
- Mia Matsumiya - violin, synth
- BC Campbell - backing vocals
- Jessika Kenney - backing vocals
- Keith Abrams - drums
- Scott Cedarholm - engineer [assistant], mixed by [assistant]
- Ron Varod - guitar
- Jason Ward - mastered by
- Randall Dunn - producer, engineer, mixed by
- Daniel Means - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet
- Tim Byrnes - trumpet, horn [in f]
- Jason Byron - vocals