Kellar has been played on NTS shows including Fractal Meat On A Spongy Bone, with Flight As Defense first played on 7 February 2014.

Kellar were formed in 2011 by Andy Pyne, Dan Cross, and David McNamee.

This line-up of the band recorded two albums and one EP of improvised, instrumental avant-rock, combining elements of doom metal, space rock, free jazz, and ambient.

In 2013 Pyne and Cross released a new album as a duo, and McNamee released a double-cassette of remixes and tracks by the group's original incarnation.

Praise for Beloved Dean of Magic:

"This sprawling LP is the definition of great improv noise rock. It’s a deliriously…