Plastic House on Base of Sky explained

Plastic House on Base of Sky
Type:	studio
Artist:	Kayo Dot
Cover:	Plastic House on Base of Sky.jpg
Released:	June 24, 2016
Genre:	Electronic, progressive rock, gothic rock
Length:	38:21
Label:	The Flenser^[1]
Producer:	Toby Driver
Prev Title:	Coffins on Io
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Plastic House on Base of Sky is the eighth studio album by American avant-garde metal band Kayo Dot.^[2] It was released on June 24, 2016 via The Flenser.^[3]

Critical reception

Tiny Mix Tapes called Plastic House on Base of Sky a "fundamentally disorienting, perplexing, and haunting album." The Quietus wrote that "beneath the album’s saccharin exterior, complex structures and timbre variations soar and meld."^[4]

Track listing

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

Credits

• Toby Driver – voice, synths, guitar, bass guitar
• Kim Abrams – drums
• Ron Varod – guitar on "Brittle Urchin"
• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kayo Dot "Plastic House On Base Of Sky" LP. The. Flenser. The Flenser.
2. Web site: Kayo Dot | Biography & History. AllMusic.
3. Web site: Kayo Dot's New Album, 'Plastic House on Base of Sky,' Is a David Lynchian Electronic Wonder. www.vice.com.
4. Web site: The Quietus | Reviews | Kayo Dot. The Quietus.