Tartar Lamb is an

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band, consisting of

Toby Driver Toby Driver is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, songwriter, producer, label owner, and solo and visual artist, best known for his work as leader of the experimental bands Kayo Dot and Maudlin of the Well. As bandleader, Driver performs lead vo ...

and Mia Matsumiya, both leading members of the experimental band

Kayo Dot Kayo Dot is an American avant-garde metal band. Formed in 2003 by Toby Driver after the break-up of Maudlin of the Well, they released their debut album ''Choirs of the Eye'' on John Zorn's Tzadik Records that same year. Since then, Kayo Dot' ...

. The band originally was formed in 2006 as a means for Toby Driver to experiment with his ideas for a

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Retrieved 05-06-2011 The duo released their first album, '' Sixty Metonymies'', in 2007. The band was augmented by trumpet and percussion by Tim Byrnes and Andrew Greenwald, respectively. In 2011, the band returned with their sophomore effort, ''Polyimage of Known Exits'', under the name Tartar Lamb II. This album was funded entirely by fans via a

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Retrieved 05-06-2011

Discography

* '' Sixty Metonymies'' (2007) * ''Polyimage of Known Exits'' (2011) * ''Krakow'' (2011) http://soundessence-studio.com/projects/kayo-dot-tartar-lamb-ii-krakow/

Lineup

(2006–present) - electric guitar * Mia Matsumiya (2006–present) - violin, electric violin

References

Avant-garde music groups American experimental musical groups Contemporary classical music ensembles Musical duos from New York (state) American rock music duos Musical groups established in 2006 {{US-experimental-band-stub