It's a very good album ! it look like a kind of best of bardo pond, with songs that look like what they were doing in their "matador era" and over one that look more like what they did recently...
It seems to me that vocals are more put forward than on the other album... the voice is not drowned into the guitar... it's a little bit suprising but it's okay...
Bardo Pond is a great band !!

I think the new one is pretty amazing.... the poor reviews I read implied it was "too noisy" and "too jammy" so I was hopeful it would be noisy and jammy!

It's a shame to see that such a great band and such a great record are so ignored... just listen to this :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKZWQ...eature=related

great, thanks. Also, FMA seems promising. I just currently downloaded stuff from some (to me) obscure finnish band.

They are actually touring in Europe this month.

yeah, regrettably too far away from me

http://www.last.fm/music/Bardo+Pond/+events?setlang=en

I am from The Netherlands and living in Vienna for half a year and what happens? Bardo Pond comes playing 400 meters from my home in The Netherlands.... Aaargh! They haven't been playing in my country for years...

hmm

I will already be doing this hmm in december. But they won't be there, sadly.

don't worry, i can go in your place.
it'll be the 8th time i see them, but the first time in the netherlands. :rolleyes:

nice one, will you be taping the show?

probably not, sorry.
the only thing i tape these days are my own band rehearsals.

Ok, no problem. Enjoy the show!

Dates:

18 Oct 2011 UK Brighton Hectors House
19 Oct 2011 UK Bristol, The Croft
20 Oct 2011 UK London XOYO w/ Agathe Max, Alex Tucker
21 Oct 2011 UK Leeds Brudenell Social Club
22 Oct 2011 UK Birmingham Supersonic Festival
23 Oct 2011 FR Boulogne-Billancourt BBmix Festival
24 Oct 2011 NL Utrecht Tivoli de Helling
25 Oct 2011 FR Dijon Le Consortium
27 Oct 2011 SP Barcelona Moog
28 Oct 2011 SP Madrid La Boite
29 Oct 2011 PL Lisbon Galeria Ze Dos Bois
30 Oct 2011 PL Porto TBC
31 Oct 2011 SP Vigo Sinsal Festival

inspired by the sonic youth thread:

Big Laughing Jym - 8/10 (this one has to be listed, because it has Dragonfly on it)
Bufo Alvarius, Amen 29:15 - 7/10
Amanita - 10/10
Lapsed - 10/10
Set & Setting - 7/10
Dilate - 9/10
On the Ellipse - 8/10
Ticket Crystals - 8/10
Bardo Pond - 7/10 (haven't yet listened much to that one though)

Batholith - 7/10 (ditto)
Peri - 9/10

the Volumes I'll giva an overall 8/10

and release a vinyl version of Ticket Crystals goddamnit!

I usually feel a bit guilty about commenting on the sexiness of female band members, as i dont want to undermine their talent, but Isobel is fucking sexy

did you like it?

Some guy was scolded for stating this on another forum kind of thing, but yep, I concur wholeheartedly.

Check out http://bardo-pond-photography.blogspot.com/, if you haven't already.