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Michael Gibbons John Gibbons Ed Farnsworth Isobel Sollenberger Clint Takeda Jason Kourkounis
ex Joe Culver, Aaron Igler, Bob Sentz
ex Joe Culver, Aaron Igler, Bob Sentz
Bardo Pond are an American psychedelic rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who formed in 1991. Bardo Pond's drug-inspired music is often classified as space rock, acid rock, post-rock, shoegaze, noise or psychedelic rock.
The current members:
Michael Gibbons (guitar)
John Gibbons (guitar)
Isobel Sollenberger (flute and vocals)
Clint Takeda (bass guitar)
Jason Kourkonis (drums)
Aaron Igler (synth/electronics)
First line-up (until 2001) :
Isobel Sollenberger, John Gibbons, Michael Gibbons, Clint Takeda, Joe Culver
ALBUMS
Bardo Pond
Melt Away
2024, 2xLP, Comp, Matador, 
,
, Psychedelic Rock/Stoner Rock
Bardo Pond
Volume 9
2024, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Space Rock/Stoner Rock
Bardo Pond
Peel Sessions
2023, ,
, Post Rock/Space Rock
Bardo Pond
Adrop / Circuit VIII
2020, 
,
, Psychedelic Rock
Bardo Pond / Plastic Crimewave Syndicate
Live Amen
2018, Cass, Galactic Tape Archive, ,
, Psychedelic Rock
Bardo Pond
Volume 8
2018, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Space Rock
Bardo Pond / Major Stars
Split
2018, ,
, Psychedelic Rock
Bardo Pond
Under The Pines
2017, CDr, Single, Promo, Fire Records, ,
, Psychedelic Rock
Bardo Pond
Under The Pines
2017, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Post Rock/Indie Rock
Bardo Pond, Acid Mothers Temple*, Guru Guru
Acid Guru Pond
2016, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Space Rock/Acid Rock/Stoner Rock
Bardo Pond / Kogumaza
Do The Big Bhang / Amazomes
2015, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Krautrock
Bardo Pond / Yo La Tengo
Parallelogram
2015, ,
, Experimental/Psychedelic Rock
Bardo Pond
Record Store Day Trilogy
2015, ,
, Space Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Bardo Pond
Is There A Heaven?
2015, ,
, Psychedelic Rock
Bardo Pond
Without A Doubt b/w Heaven II
2014, 7", Single, Drawing Room Records, ,
, Psychedelic Rock
Bardo Pond
Refulgo
2014, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Experimental
Bardo Pond
Looking For Another Place
2014, ,
, Space Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Bardo Pond
The Clint Bunny CDR
2014, ,
, Psychedelic Rock
Bardo Pond
Rise Above It All
2013, ,
, Space Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Bardo Pond
Peace On Venus
2013, ,
, Psychedelic Rock
Bardo Pond
Yntra
2012, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Experimental/Drone
Bardo Pond / Carlton Melton
Split
2011, ,
, Space Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Drone
Bardo Pond
Just Once (Acoustic)
2010, 7", Fire Records, ,
, Acoustic/Psychedelic Rock/Indie Rock
Bardo Pond
Bardo Pond
2010, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Post Rock/Indie Rock
Bardo Pond
Volume 7
2009, CDr, Ltd, Not On Label (Bardo Pond Self-released), ,
, Psychedelic Rock
Bardo Pond
Peri
2009, ,
, Noise/Psychedelic Rock/Experimental
Bardo Pond
Gazing At Shilla
2009, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Experimental
Bardo Pond
Circuit VIII
2008, CD, Album, Ltd, Three Lobed Recordings, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Indie Rock/Experimental
Kinski / Bardo Pond
Sonic Attack (Lords Of Light)
2008, 7", Single, Ltd, Trensmat, 
,
, Space Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Bardo Pond
Batholith
2008, CD, Album, Promo, Three Lobed Recordings, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Experimental/Shoegaze
Bardo Pond
Batholith
2008, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Experimental
Bardo Pond / Pre
Keep Mother - Volume 5
2007, ,
, Noise/Prog Rock/Experimental
Bardo Pond
Adrop
2006, CD, Ltd, Three Lobed Recordings, ,
, Stoner Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Bardo Pond
4.3.06
2006, ,
, Experimental
Bardo Pond
Ticket Crystals
2006, ,
, Alternative Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Post Rock
Bardo Pond
Selections⋮Volumes I-IV
2005, ,
, Stoner Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Experimental
Bardo Pond
Volume VI
2005, ,
, Stoner Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Experimental
Bardo Pond
Volume V
2004, CDr, Ltd, Not On Label (Bardo Pond Self-released), ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Experimental
Bardo Pond
Cypher Documents I
2004, CD, Comp, Three Lobed Recordings, ,
, Stoner Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Experimental
Bardo Pond / Buck Paco
Bog / Pushed Out Into The Sun
2004, 12", Ltd, Black September Press, ,
, Stoner Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Experimental
Bardo Pond + Tom Carter
4/23/03
2004, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Avantgarde/Experimental
Bardo Pond
On The Ellipse
2003, ,
, Post Rock
Bardo Pond
Vol. IV
2002, CDr, Ltd, Not On Label (Bardo Pond Self-released), ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Experimental
Bardo Pond
Purposeful Availment
2002, CD, EP, Ltd, Three Lobed Recordings, ,
, Space Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Experimental
Bardo Pond
Button
2002, 7", Ltd, Time-Lag Records, ,
, Psychedelic Rock
The Iditarod / Stone Breath / Charalambides / Bardo Pond / The Sonic Youth*
Terrastock 5
2002, 5x7", Ltd + Comp, Time-Lag Records, ,
, Folk Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Experimental
Bardo Pond
Vol. 3
2002, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Experimental
SubArachnoid Space / Bardo Pond
Tigris / Euphrates
2002, 
,
, Space Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Avantgarde/Experimental
Mogwai / Bardo Pond
Mogwai / Bardo Pond
2001, 10", EP, Ltd, Matador, ,
, Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Experimental
Bardo Pond
Dilate
2001, ,
, Space Rock/Avantgarde
Bardo Pond
Vol. II
2001, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Experimental
Bardo Pond
Slab
2000, ,
, Stoner Rock/Space Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Indie Rock
Bardo Pond
Vol. 1
2000, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Experimental
Bardo Pond
Set And Setting
1999, ,
, Post Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Bardo Pond
Lapsed
1997, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Post Rock/Shoegaze/Alternative Rock
Bardo Pond
Tests For New Swords
1996, 7", Siltbreeze, ,
, Stoner Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Bardo Pond
You Know
1996, 7", Single, Not On Label (Bardo Pond Self-released), ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Experimental
Bardo Pond
Amanita
1996, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Shoegaze
Bear and Bardo Pond
If There's Such A Thing As Angels / New Drunks
1995, 7", Single, Num, ché, ché, ,
, Post Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Prog Rock/Indie Rock
Bardo Pond
Bufo Alvarius
1995, ,
, Space Rock/Avantgarde
Bardo Pond
Big Laughing Jym
1995,
Bardo Pond
Die Easy / Apple Eye
1994, 7", Compulsiv Music, ,
, Stoner Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Indie Rock
Bardo Pond
Dragonfly (Lying On The Floor) / Blues Tune
1994, 7", Compulsiv Music, Compulsiv Music, ,
, Stoner Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Bardo Pond
Trip Fuck
1994, ,
, Psychedelic Rock
Bardo Pond
Untitled
1993, Cass, Not On Label (Bardo Pond Self-released), ,
, Psychedelic Rock
Bardo Pond
No Hashish, No Change Money, No Sake Sake
1993, ,
, Psychedelic Rock
Bardo Pond
Shone Like A Ton
1992, ,
, Psychedelic Rock
Various
Rocket Girl 20
2019, CD, Flexi-disc Green, Vinyl Orange, All Media Book, ,
, Experimental/Post Rock
Various
Sonic Youth Presents All Tomorrow's Parties 1.1
2002, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Alternative Rock/Acoustic/IDM/Indie Rock/Noise
Various
What's Up Matador
1997, 2x CD, ,
, Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Monsters, Robots And Bug Men - A User's Guide To The Rock Hinterland
1996, 2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Virgin, ,
, Alternative Rock/Math Rock/Ambient/Noise Rock/Industrial Metal/Indie Rock/Space Rock/Post Rock/Illbient/Psychedelic Rock
APPEARANCES +
Bardo Pond
Shadow Puppet
2021, File, FLAC, Single, Matador, ,
, Psychedelic Rock
Bardo Pond
Live At ATP-NY 2010
2010, 7xFile, MP3, Album, 256, Free Music Archive, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Post Rock/Indie Rock
Bardo Pond
Live At WFMU On Stork's Show On 11/1/1997
2008, 7xFile, MP3, 256, Free Music Archive, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Post Rock/Indie Rock
Bardo Pond
Blurred
2000, File, MP3, 96 , Hummingbird Mountain, ,
, Acid Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Bardo Pond
In The Sky
2000, File, MP3, 128, Hummingbird Mountain, ,
, Acid Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Bardo Pond
Living Testament
2000, File, MP3, 128, Hummingbird Mountain, ,
, Acid Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Bardo Pond
Ya Ya, Ya Ya
2000, File, MP3, 96 , Hummingbird Mountain, ,
, Acid Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Bardo Pond
Quiet Tristan
2000, File, MP3, 96 , Hummingbird Mountain, ,
, Acid Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Bardo Pond
Slag
1999, File, MP3, 128, Hummingbird Mountain, ,
, Acid Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Bardo Pond
Nomad 1
1999, File, MP3, 128, Hummingbird Mountain, ,
, Acid Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Bardo Pond
Black Turban
1999, File, MP3, 128, Hummingbird Mountain, ,
, Acid Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Bardo Pond
Purple Tab
1999, File, MP3, 128, Hummingbird Mountain, ,
, Acid Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Various
Still In A Dream: A Story Of Shoegaze 1988-1995
2018, 5x CD, Box Set, ,
, Shoegaze/Alternative Rock/Art Rock/Lo-Fi/Indie Rock/Ethereal/Experimental/Psychedelic Rock/Dream Pop
Various
Paper Leaves
2016, LP, Album, Comp, Ltd, Ptolemaic Terrascope, ,
, Psychedelic Rock
Carlton Melton
Mixtape Just For You
2011, Cass, Ltd, Mixed, C40, Agitated Records, ,
, Lo-Fi/Space Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Carlton Melton
Country Ways + Mixtape Just For You
2011, ,
, Lo-Fi/Space Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Suishou No Fune
Live / Jam Session At Lemur House
2008, ,
, Psychedelic Rock
Halcyon High
To Be Infinite
2007, CD, EP, Vibraphone Records (2), ,
, Shoegaze/Post Rock
Various
Bardo Pond Presents: Sublimation
2006, CD, Album, Ltd, Three Lobed Recordings, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Experimental/Noise/Post Rock
Various
Matador At Fifteen
2004, 2xCD, Comp + DVD-V, Comp, NTSC, Matador, ,
, Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Indie Rock/Emo/Ambient/Acoustic/Electro
Various
Comes With A Smile Vol.10 (Wide-Awake, Crescent-Shaped)
2004, CD, Comp, Comes With A Smile, ,
, Folk Rock/Country Rock/Abstract/Post Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Volume 3 06/2003
2003, CD, Comp, Promo, Magic (2), Média-Box, 
,
, Alternative Rock
Various
Everything Is Nice - The Matador Records 10th Anniversary Anthology
1999, 3x CD, ,
, Downtempo/Noise/Drum n Bass/Hip Hop/Indie Rock
Various
Musikexpress 12 - Matador Records
1997, CD, Comp, Promo, Musikexpress, Matador, 
,
, Indie Rock
Various
Disco Sucks
1996, ,
, Leftfield/Alternative Rock/Post Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Does The Word Duh Mean Anything To You? (Another Che Compilation CD)
1995, CD, Comp, ché, ,
, Leftfield/Alternative Rock/Post Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Record Store Day
2022, CD, RSD, Comp, Promo, Fire Records,
Various
Staring At The Ground
2021, Cass, Comp, Ltd, Mixtape, Num, Mental Healing, ,
, Shoegaze
Various
Three Lobed Recordings At 20: An Overview
2020, 34xFile, FLAC, Three Lobed Recordings,
Various
Audion 57 (multimedia)
2020, 15xFile, FLAC, pdf, Audion Publications, ,
, Prog Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Krautrock/Berlin-School/Ambient/Fusion
SQÜRL
A Mixed Tape Made By SQÜRL
2019, Cass, Mixed, Mixtape, Sacred Bones Records,
Various
ENOugh
2017, CDr, Comp, WFMU,
Various
For The Dead In Space
2017, 45xFile, AIFF, Comp, RE, 16-, Not On Label (Jeffrey Alexander Self-released), ,
, Folk Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Lo-Fi/Post Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Still In A Dream: A Story Of Shoegaze 1988-1995
2016, 5x CD, Box Set, ,
, Shoegaze/Alternative Rock/Art Rock/Lo-Fi/Indie Rock/Ethereal/Experimental/Psychedelic Rock/Dream Pop
Various
Parallelogram
2015, LP, Album + LP, Album + LP, Album + LP, Album + LP, Three Lobed Recordings, Three Lobed Recordings, Three Lobed Recordings, Three Lobed Recordings, Three Lobed Recordings,
Various
Singles Club : Volume 1
2014, 20xFile, FLAC, Comp, 44,, God Unknown Records, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Experimental/Krautrock/Space Rock
Various
For Tom Carter
2013, 99xFile, MP3, Comp, 320, Deserted Village, ,
, Art Rock/Avantgarde/Experimental/Folk/Folk Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Carmen Villain
Sleeper
2013, Vinyl, CD, CDr, 
,
, Indie Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Various
14 Tracks: Midnight Nomads
2012, 14xFile, MP3, Comp, 320, Boomkat, 
,
, Experimental
Various
Not The Spaces You Know, But Between Them
2011, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Post Rock/Avantgarde/Indie Rock/Experimental
Various
IMPREC300
2011, ,
, Folk Rock/Abstract/Avantgarde/Stoner Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Dark Ambient
Various
Fire Records Matchbox Cassette
2010, Cass, Comp, Ltd, Fire Records, ,
, Alternative Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Various
In Search Of Hawkwind
2010, CD, Comp, Dig, Critical Mass Records, ,
, Psychedelic Rock
Various
Matador At 21
2010, Box + 6xCD, Comp, Ltd, Matador, ,
, Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Spoken Word/Indie Rock/Lo-Fi/Experimental
Various
Honest Strings: A Tribute To The Life And Work Of Jack Rose
2010, 41xFile, MP3, Comp, 320, Jack Rose LLC, ,
, Folk Rock/Indie Rock/Avantgarde/Post Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Experimental
Sun Araw
Meteor Hits 2013
2010, File, MP3, Mixed, 320, Rose Quartz, ,
, Folk/Gospel/Soul/Free Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Folk Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Ambient/Downtempo
Various
The Fire Starter
2010, 19xFile, MP3, Comp, 128, Fire Records,
Various
Trensmat Records - Every Noise Has A Note
2009, CD, Comp, Trensmat, ,
, Leftfield/Noise/Indie Rock/Krautrock/Abstract/Viking Metal/Avantgarde/Space Rock/Rhythmic Noise/Lo-Fi/Drone/Power Electronics/Shoegaze/Experimental
Various
A Mind Expansion Compilation 2
2008, 2xCD, Comp, Mind Expansion, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Space Rock/Post Rock
Various
Oscillation III
2008, 10xCD + Box, Ltd, Three Lobed Recordings, ,
, Post Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Avantgarde/Indie Rock/Experimental
Various
Chamber Music: James Joyce (1907). 1-36.
2008, ,
, Folk Rock/Lo-Fi/Shoegaze
Various
Modern Containment
2007, 9xCD, Album + Box + Comp, Ltd, Three Lobed Recordings, ,
, Alternative Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Folk/Experimental/Neofolk
Various
All Tomorrow's Parties/Recordings In Association With Plan B Presents
2006, CD, Comp, Promo, Plan B (2), ATP Recordings, ,
, Lo-Fi/Indie Rock/Experimental/Ambient
Various
Terrastock Six
2006, CD, Comp, Ltd, Num, Secret Eye Records, ,
, Folk Rock/Stoner Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Experimental/Noise/Abstract/Folk/Lo-Fi/Drone/Ambient
Various
A Mind Expansion Compilation
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Mind Expansion, ,
, Shoegaze/Psychedelic Rock/Experimental/Indie Rock
Various
Cursed: The Head Trauma Movie Project
2006, CD, Comp, Park The Van Records, ,
, Indie Rock/Horror Rock
Various
Hall Of Mirrors
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Emperor Jones, ,
, Space Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Various
Invisible Pyramid: Elegy Box
2005, 6xCD, Comp, Last Visible Dog, ,
, Experimental/Drone/Doom Metal/Abstract/Minimal/Psychedelic Rock/Free Improvisation/Ambient/Lo-Fi/Avantgarde/Dark Ambient/Acoustic/Field Recording/Noise
Various
Purposeful Availment
2005, 8xCD, EP + Box, Ltd, Three Lobed Recordings, ,
, Post Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Avantgarde/Indie Rock/Experimental
Various
For The Dead In Space - Volumes II & III
2003, 2xCD, Comp, Secret Eye Records, ,
, Folk Rock/Industrial/Lo-Fi/Space Rock/Avantgarde/Art Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Ethereal
Various
Everything Is Ending Here: A Tribute To Pavement
2003, 2xCD, Comp, Homesleep, Homesleep, 
,
, Indie Rock
Various
The Invisible Pyramid
2003, 2xCD, Comp, Last Visible Dog, ,
, Abstract/Drone/Psychedelic Rock/Experimental/Free Improvisation/Folk/Lo-Fi
Various
Cheaply Made, Cheaply Priced
2002, CD, Comp, Promo, Sinedín Music, Matador, 
,
, Alternative Rock/IDM/Post Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Get Yer Pots Out
2001, CD, Comp, Ptolemaic Terrascope, ,
, Folk Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Post Rock/Indie Rock
Various
A Pot By Any Other Name
2001, CD, Comp, Ptolemaic Terrascope,
Various
Hangin' From The Devil's Tree
2001, CD, Comp, Your Flesh, ,
, Alternative Rock/Rock & Roll/Indie Rock/Punk
Various
All The Paths Lead Nowhere: Galactic Zoo Dossier Compilation #5
2001, CD, Comp, Drag City, Galactic Zoo Dossier, ,
, Acid Rock/Experimental
Various
Giugno 2001
2001, CD, Comp, Promo, Il Mucchio Selvaggio,
Various
Intended Play Spring 2001
2001, CD, Album, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Matador, ,
, Indie Rock
Various
Los Inrockuptibles' Matador Records Sampler
2001, CD, Album, Comp, Matador, UltraPop (2), 
,
, Art Rock/Alternative Rock/Pop Rock/Post Rock/Downtempo
Various
Draw Me A Riot
2001, CD, ,
, Alternative Rock/Leftfield/Abstract/IDM/Post Rock
Various
Rocket Girl
2001, ,
, Indie Rock/Experimental/Ambient/Leftfield/Psychedelic Rock
Various
The Nature Of Systems
2000, CD, Comp, Carbon Records, ,
, Experimental/Ambient
Various
Live From The Devil's Triangle Volume 2
1999, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Ltd, KFJC, ,
, Psychedelic Rock/Art Rock/Punk/Avantgarde/Experimental
Various
Untitled
1999, CDr, Promo, Drunken Fish Records, ,
, Lo-Fi/Psychedelic Rock/Indie Rock/Space Rock/Experimental/Ambient/Abstract/Punk/Noise/Drone
Various
The Sell Texas To Mexico Fund-Raising CD
1998, CD, Promo, Smplr, Matador, ,
, Alternative Rock/Garage Rock/Indie Rock/Punk/Synth-pop/Experimental
Various
A Tribute To Spacemen 3
1998, ,
, Space Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Waiting To Be Old
1997, CD, Comp, Opprobrium, 
,
, Folk Rock/Noise/Lo-Fi/Post Rock/Minimal/Free Improvisation/Abstract/Experimental
Various
Terrastock All Access
1997, CD, Album, Comp, Ltd, Ptolemaic Terrascope, ,
, Alternative Rock/Prog Rock/Shoegaze/Space Rock/Avantgarde/Art Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Experimental
Various
Mind The Gap Volume 9
1996, CD, Comp, Gonzo Circus, 
,
, Leftfield/Alternative Rock/Industrial/Indie Rock/Breaks/Contemporary Jazz/Post Rock/Downtempo
Various
Harmony Of The Spheres
1996, ,
, Drone/Experimental/Psychedelic Rock/Space Rock
Various
Succour (The Terrascope Benefit Album)
1996, 2x CD, ,
, Alternative Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Experimental
Various
Follow The Bouncing Ball
1995, CD, Album, Comp, Ba Da Bing!, ,
, Alternative Rock/Post Rock/Indie Rock
Hawkwind
Hawkwind 9-10
2xCDr, CD-ROM, Comp, Unofficial, MP3, Домашняя Коллекция, Навигатор, 
,
, Space Rock/Ambient/Experimental/Alternative Rock/Spoken Word/Prog Rock/Synth-pop/Tribal/Downtempo
