A Young Person's Guide to Kyle Bobby Dunn

A Young Person's Guide to Kyle Bobby Dunn is a double album by Canadian composer Kyle Bobby Dunn. It was released on January 18, 2010, by the British label Low Point.^[1]

The album features extended drone-based compositions created using processed classical instruments, electric guitar, and piano. The majority of tracks exceed ten minutes in length, with two shorter piano vignettes included on the second disc.^[2]

Four tracks on the first disc were originally released in April 2009 as part of Dunn’s digital-only album Fervency on the Brooklyn-based Moodgadget label.^[3] The Low Point edition expanded on that release, adding over an hour of additional material.^[4]

The album received positive reviews from music critics.

• Joe Tangari of Pitchfork rated it 7.5/10, describing it as "a massive, two-hour, 12-song cycle of drones and textures."^[2]
• Consequence of Sound praised Dunn’s use of orchestral instrumentation to create "ambient, electronic-sounding soundscapes."^[3]
• Boomkat highlighted its expanded scope, noting its "time-dilating" qualities and comparisons to Stars of the Lid.^[4]
• AllMusic also gave a favorable review, noting its scale and consistency.^[5]

1. "Butel" – 17:30
2. "The Tributary (For Voices Lost)" – 10:38
3. "There Is No End (To Your Beauty)" – 14:34
4. "Promenade" – 9:08
5. "Small Show of Hands" – 4:12

1. "Grab (And Its Lost Legacies)" – 11:34
2. "Empty Gazing" – 6:53
3. "Last Minute Jest" – 2:03
4. "The Second Ponderosa" – 9:11
5. "Bonaventure’s Finest Hour" – 10:55
6. "Sets of Four (Its Meaning Is Deeper Than Its Title Implies)" – 4:55
7. "The Nightjar" – 11:17

• Album page at Low Point Bandcamp
• Review at Pitchfork
• Review at Consequence of Sound
• Album page at Boomkat
• Album page at AllMusic