Bardo Pond

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Bardo Pond
Bardo Pond (2006)
Background information
Origin	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres	Space rock, neo-psychedelia, shoegaze, post-rock, drone, noise rock
Years active	1991 (1991)–present
Labels	Drunken Fish, Fire, ATP, Important, Matador, Three Lobed
Members	John Gibbons Michael Gibbons Isobel Sollenberger Clint Takeda Jason Kourkounis
Past members	Joe Culver Ed Farnsworth Aaron Igler
Website	www.bardopond.org

Bardo Pond are an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1991, and who are currently signed to London-based label Fire Records. The current members are Michael Gibbons (guitar), John Gibbons (guitar), Isobel Sollenberger (flute and vocals), Clint Takeda (bass guitar) and Jason Kourkounis (drums). Bardo Pond's music is often classified as space rock, acid rock, post-rock, shoegazing, noise or psychedelic rock. Some 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.^[1]

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.