BARDO POLLND

are they boring live?

they are one of the best bands i've ever seen. they were my highlight from the providence RI terrastock, a fest that included the last US live performance (i think?) of ghost. i saw thurston moore open up for them a few years ago at le paisson rouge and it was just as amazing. closest i can approximate a description is imagine the dead as intense as blue cheer and witchy as black sabbath, and that really doesn't do justice to how awesome they are. a total must see if you get the chance imho

i asked because i think some of the songs on the new album would be super monsters live, but i didn't know if they were reliably good live or touring or what.
my initial thought was that they were touring and it slipped my radar, as things do.

i would not hesitate to recommend seeing them. they absolutely kill it live. it's kind of amazing how heavy it all is and that isobel can stand there in the middle of all that noise, calm as an oracle

It's actually been twelve years since I last saw them. Would love to see them again.

Seen them many many times over the years and they slay. Last saw them at the Louisville Terrastock w/Kawabata from AMT joining in for the full set.

on record, they've been getting heavier with age, as people do

It's a bit hazy, but that Terrastock set seemed to be the perfect mix of relaxed & heavy vibes. I'd imagine not much has shifted since then. That said, really digging the new record. Winter is usually my prime Pond listening season though.

gotta slow down in the winter

That Terrastock set in Louisville has been the only time, out of very many, that they've disappointed me. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for it, but yeah usually they slay live. Seem to be playing live a lot less often & with less fanfare. Last time I saw them in London it was barely advertised, smaller venue than usual & I only found out close to the date. They were over en route to a festival in Poland IIRC.

new album sounds less 90s somehow

thought that was baked into their dna or something

'before the moon' is kind of a bad trip

live kali yuga blues, vocals sound v clear even though overall sound is kinda shitty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfjvwGS09Io

bardo pond fucks the sky

That Funkadelic / Pharoah Sanders thing is AMAZING!

Well, yeah

Only heard snippets of the new LP but Isobel soumds AMAZING

*sounds

I haven't really heard any Bardo Pond since Amanita but the new one is fantastic.

i like them better since their drummer got all tuff

this poll is void since Peace On Venus is clearly their best now!

i dunno, i think the heaviest songs on the s/t are better jams, but that one does have some aimless folky spaceouts, ymmv

Still think the peyote blues of Set & Setting are the BP best, but Peace on Venus is immense.

Love the s/t (it's the album that sorta brought me back to this band after years of being outta the loop a bit) but the "Fir" > "Chance" > "Before The Moon" run of songs at the end of the new one is some next level shit (that may just be 'side 2,' dunno, haven't gotten vinyl version yet)

Yeah, new album is great. Has gotten better for me each time I listen to it.

Jimmywine otm but I still like the s/t more. Aimless folksy spaceouts are a must!

I can't remember if I voted in this poll, but Ticket Crystals is still their best by some margin. The new album is their most disappointing since "Dilate" (as in, still all right but disappointing).

nah Isobel sounds amazing (tho I get Dilate comparisons)

How did I only find out today about "Rise Above it All" and their cover of "Maggot Brain"? That EP (or whatever they're calling it) blows away anything from "Peace on Venus".

The new album is their most disappointing since "Dilate" (as in, still all right but disappointing).

Agree about Dilate, but Peace on Venus is ten times better!

Only when there are bad vibrations can it harm you.

http://thequietus.com/articles/14163-bardo-pond-interview

nic e

http://www.piccadillyrecords.com/prod/BardoPond-Refulgo-ThreeLobedRecordings-95470.html

dilate rules you guys are dumb.
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"Dragonfly" is really cute, "Affa" is gnarly, but I'm not so sure about the rest of the tracks.

not even "hummingbird mountain"?

If it's the same version on Big Laughing Jym, which I never listen to, it hasn't made an impression on me.

Dusting off BLJ, hey, this isn't as forgettable as I remembered it being! "Dispersion" is rad, classic Bardo noise sludge.

'apple eye' is pretty sick—that constant stream of fuzzed out guitar

That description could apply to any song in their catalogue, but I still want to hear it.

stream kind of like if a can of silly string could be used to weaponize guitar fuzz. like a hose, but smaller.

!

a ribbon. an electric ribbon of fuzz. say a current. a live wire.

!!

a band, a plan,

Are you the (wo)man with the Bardo Plan?

shit leee, this is really good, since it's a comp they don't really try for any 'album' diversity, it's just straight up hypnotic jams from one to the other

They have another 12" coming out on RSD. Apparently is part 2 of a trilogy that started last year. This years covers are Ride Into The Sun and Here Comes the Warm Jets. Here comes the Warm Jets can be listened to on soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/firerecords/bardo-pond-here-come-the-warm

OH SHUT UP
are they trying to play all the best songs before someone else gets to them?

sorry i got a little excited there
listening to this right now, it's pretty good
but it's kinda hard to fuck up "here come the warm jets"

also it's 16+ min long
isobel sounds like kim deal

They should do "Rocket Man" and "Fortunate Son" next.