Tartar Lamb is an experimental

Experimental music

Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...

 avant-garde

Avant-garde

Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....

 band, consisting of Toby Driver

Toby Driver

Toby Driver is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and artist, best known for his work as the frontman of the experimental bands maudlin of the Well and Kayo Dot....

 and Mia Matsumiya, both leading members of the experimental band Kayo Dot

Kayo Dot

Kayo Dot is an American avant-rock/experimental music group that was formed in 2003 by Toby Driver. They released their debut album Choirs of the Eye on John Zorn's Tzadik Records label that year. Tzadik's descriptive label on that album reads: "Kayo Dot powerfully integrates elements of modern...

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

Guitar

The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

-violin

Violin

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 duo. The duo released their first album, Sixty Metonymies

Sixty Metonymies

Sixty Metonymies is the debut studio album of New York City-based avant-garde band Tartar Lamb. The album is essentially one 40-minute composition for a guitar-violin duo.- Track Listing :# "Incensing the Malediction Is a Lamb"...

, in 2007. The band was augmented by trumpet and percussion by Tim Byrnes

Tim Byrnes

Tim Byrnes is a New York City trumpeter and composer. More recently, he has added synthesizer to his repertoire. He recently started a music project called Hazel-Rah . Byrnes is also a graduate of New York University...

 and Andrew Greenwald, respectively. In 2011, the band returned with their sophomore effort, Polyimage of Known Exits, also known as "Tartar Lamb II". This album was funded entirely by fans via a Kickstarter

Kickstarter

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 project.

Lineup

• Toby Driver
  Toby Driver
  Toby Driver is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and artist, best known for his work as the frontman of the experimental bands maudlin of the Well and Kayo Dot....
  
   (2006–present) - electric guitar
• Mia Matsumiya (2006–present) - violin, electric violin