Bardo Pond are an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1991. The current members are Michael Gibbons (guitar), John Gibbons (guitar), Isobel Sollenberger (flute and vocals), Clint Takeda (bass guitar), Jason Kourkounis (drums), and Aaron Igler (synth/electronics). Bardo Pond's drug-inspired music is often classified as space rock, post-rock, noise or psychedelic rock. Many Bardo Pond album titles have been derived from the names of esoteric psychedelic substances. Their sound has been likened to Pink Floyd, Spacemen 3 and My Bloody Valentine amongst others. Nickname: Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States Commonwealth Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Government  - Mayor John F. Street (D) Area  - City 369. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For space rocks, see asteroid. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Matador Records is a record label, famous for a roster of highly-respected indie rock artists and bands. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... A psychoactive drug or psychotropic substance is a chemical substance that acts primarily upon the central nervous system where it alters brain function, resulting in temporary changes in perception, mood, consciousness and behavior. ... For space rocks, see asteroid. ... The term post-rock was coined by Simon Reynolds in issue 123 of The Wire (May 1994) to describe a sort of music using rock instrumentation for non-rock purposes, using guitars as facilitators of timbres and textures rather than riffs and powerchords. ... For the Irish mythological figure, see Naoise. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The word psychedelic is a neologism coined from the Greek words for mind, ψυχη (psyche), and manifest, δηλειν (delein). ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their avant-garde progressive rock music. ... Spacemen 3 were an English rock band who formed in 1982 and whose career spanned from the post-punk to Acid House eras. ... My Bloody Valentine were an Irish-British shoegazing band best known for their creative use of guitar distortion, tremolo, and digital reverb. ...

Allmusic describes Bardo Pond as having "lengthy, deliberate sound explorations filled with all the hallmarks of modern-day space rock: droning guitars, thick distortion, feedback, reverb, and washes of white noise." Bardo Pond are a taper-friendly band who encourage fans to make recordings of their shows. The All Music Guide (AMG) is a large, comprehensive and high quality metadata database about music. ... Contents // Categories: Musical groups | Music stubs ...

Side Projects

Alasehir is a psychedelic/stoner rock trio featuring Michael Gibbons, John Gibbons and Jason Kourkounis.

Alumbrados produces psychedelic folk/drone music and consists of Michael Gibbons, John Gibbons, Michael Zanghi and Aaron Igler.

Prairie Dog Flesh is more improvisational and rearranges the members of Bardo Pond with Takeda on vocals.

Hash Jar Tempo is a collaboration between Bardo Pond and Roy Montgomery. A pun on Ash Ra Tempel, this project resulted from two "marathon jam/recording sessions" between the two parties and produced two albums: Well Oiled (released in 1997, recorded in 1995) and Under Glass (released in 1999, recorded in 1998). Roy Montgomery is a guitarist from Christchurch, New Zealand. ... Ash Ra Tempel were one of the more notable German Krautrock groups of the 70s and 80s. ...

Third Troll features Michael and John Gibbons (guitars), Sollenberger (flute), and includes Kevin Moist (saxophone) and Aaron Igler (synths).[1]

Baikal conducts free form psych experiments. the band consists of John Gibbons, Michael Gibbons, Clint Takeda and Jason Kourkonis and has released a self titled album on Important Records.

Discography

Studio albums

• Bufo Alvarius, Amen 29:15 (1995 – Drunken Fish Records)
• Amanita (1996 – Matador Records)
• Lapsed (1997 – Matador Records)
• Set and Setting (1999 – Matador Records)
• Dilate (2001 – Matador Records)
• On the Ellipse (2003 – ATP Records)
• Ticket Crystals (2006 – ATP Records)

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EPs

• Big Laughing Jym (1995) – (Compulsiv)
• Slab 10" (2000 – Three Lobed Records)
• U.S. Tour, Spring 2001 split with Mogwai (2001 – Matador Records)
• Purposeful Availment (2002 – Three Lobed Records)
• Tigris/Euphrates split 12" with Subarachnoid Space (2002 – Camera Obscura Records)
• Bog split 12" with Buck Paco (2005 – Black September Records)
• Adrop - Modern Containment EP series (2006 – Three Lobed Records)

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Volume series

In October 2000, Bardo Pond self-released the first volume in a highly limited series of CD-R jam sessions. The tracks in the Volume series are more improvisational and experimental than the band's studio work.[2]

• Vol. 1 (2000 – self released)
• Vol. 2 (2001 – self released)
• Vol. 3 (2002 – self released)
• Vol. 4 (2002 – self released)
• Vol. 5 (2004 – self released)
• Vol. 6 (2005 – self released)
• Selections, Vols. I-IV (2005 – ATP Recordings)

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External links

• Bardo Pond Webpage
• Bardo Pond collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive