Bardo Pond

The story

Bardo Pond is an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1991. It consists of Michael Gibbons (guitar), John Gibbons (guitar), Isobel Sollenberger, Clint Takeda 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.

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Stories

Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews, from the band and its members.

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Records

• Volume 4 & 5 · 2025 · compilation
• Melt Away · 2024 · compilation
• Adrop / Circuit VIII · 2020 · compilation
• Live at Union Pool 17 Feb 2018 · 2018 · live
• S.L.T. / This Inner Light · 2018 · compilation
• Live at Union Pool Nov 18 2016 · 2016 · live
• Record Store Day Trilogy · 2015 · compilation
• Refulgo · 2014 · compilation
• 4/25/03 · 2012 · live
• Live at ATP-NY 2010 · 2010 · live
• 4.3.06 · 2006 · live
• Selections: Volumes I-IV · 2005 · compilation
• Cypher Documents I · 2004 · compilation

Records from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Deezer. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.

Members

• 1991 on
  Clint Takeda
• Aye Aye
• John Gibbons
• Michael Gibbons
• Aaron Igler
• Jason Kourkounis
• Isobel Sollenberger
• Joe Culver
• Ed Farnsworth
• Bob Sentz

Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with Bardo Pond in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with Bardo Pond in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

If you like Bardo Pond

• The Brian Jonestown Massacre3 sources agree
• Spiritualized3 sources agree
• Spacemen 32 sources agree
• Flying Saucer Attack2 sources agree
• Dead Meadow2 sources agree
• Sonic Youth2 sources agree
• Swans2 sources agree
• Unwound2 sources agree
• Loop2 sources agree
• The Telescopes2 sources agree
• Bowery Electric2 sources agree
• Six Organs of Admittance2 sources agree

Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Bardo Pond’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.