Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
Language available : english
Hip-hop has mixtapes while modern psychedelia has the limited-edition CD-ROM release -- the same principle applies, though, in terms of getting music out there, beyond "official" efforts as such. Bardo Pond are up through six collections of experiments and jams as of mid-2005, with Selections, Vol. 1-4 being just that, a sampling of the first four of these often-wonderful releases. Given that Bardo Pond's raisons d'être are indeed long improvisations recorded as they happen, it's not entirely a sudden steering away in style, but this two-disc collection generally emphasizes the strictly musical side of the band, with Isobel Sollenberger contributing only fragmentary lyrics or gentle croons on the singing front (her flute work is often prominent, in contrast). Where she does come more to the fore, as with "E Dub," she can provide an almost startling focus to the compositions, but she is more content here to go with the flow, or rather, to be carried along with it. Starting with the sample-laden, slow-and-low "Sit Sleep," Selections, Vol. 1-4 touches on everything from (relatively) short edits to extremely long, detailed jams. If anything, the collection shows that far from simply having a one-note approach, the quintet can take basic principles and use them to test out a variety of approaches towards doing one's brain in, from monstrous demi-metal riffs to near-minimalist flow and hum. The ten-minute "Before," for instance, relies on an ominous mantra/melody crossed with violent solos and steady, increasingly forceful drumming, while "Montana Sacra" has its core drone acting as a base for a series of squalling if still restrained acid rock solos, a continual trading off. "Lomand" probably shows the most variety over its own length, from majestic descending riffs and drones to seemingly endless drift.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From 13,50€/month
Bardo Pond, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2005 ATP Recordings (P) 2005 ATP Recordings
Bardo Pond, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2005 ATP Recordings (P) 2005 ATP Recordings
Bardo Pond, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2005 ATP Recordings (P) 2005 ATP Recordings
Bardo Pond, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2005 ATP Recordings (P) 2005 ATP Recordings
Bardo Pond, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2005 ATP Recordings (P) 2005 ATP Recordings
Bardo Pond, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2005 ATP Recordings (P) 2005 ATP Recordings
Bardo Pond, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2005 ATP Recordings (P) 2005 ATP Recordings
DISC 2
Bardo Pond, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2005 ATP Recordings (P) 2005 ATP Recordings
Bardo Pond, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2005 ATP Recordings (P) 2005 ATP Recordings
Bardo Pond, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2005 ATP Recordings (P) 2005 ATP Recordings
Bardo Pond, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2005 ATP Recordings (P) 2005 ATP Recordings
Bardo Pond, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2005 ATP Recordings (P) 2005 ATP Recordings
Bardo Pond, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2005 ATP Recordings (P) 2005 ATP Recordings
Bardo Pond, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2005 ATP Recordings (P) 2005 ATP Recordings
Albumbeschreibung
Hip-hop has mixtapes while modern psychedelia has the limited-edition CD-ROM release -- the same principle applies, though, in terms of getting music out there, beyond "official" efforts as such. Bardo Pond are up through six collections of experiments and jams as of mid-2005, with Selections, Vol. 1-4 being just that, a sampling of the first four of these often-wonderful releases. Given that Bardo Pond's raisons d'être are indeed long improvisations recorded as they happen, it's not entirely a sudden steering away in style, but this two-disc collection generally emphasizes the strictly musical side of the band, with Isobel Sollenberger contributing only fragmentary lyrics or gentle croons on the singing front (her flute work is often prominent, in contrast). Where she does come more to the fore, as with "E Dub," she can provide an almost startling focus to the compositions, but she is more content here to go with the flow, or rather, to be carried along with it. Starting with the sample-laden, slow-and-low "Sit Sleep," Selections, Vol. 1-4 touches on everything from (relatively) short edits to extremely long, detailed jams. If anything, the collection shows that far from simply having a one-note approach, the quintet can take basic principles and use them to test out a variety of approaches towards doing one's brain in, from monstrous demi-metal riffs to near-minimalist flow and hum. The ten-minute "Before," for instance, relies on an ominous mantra/melody crossed with violent solos and steady, increasingly forceful drumming, while "Montana Sacra" has its core drone acting as a base for a series of squalling if still restrained acid rock solos, a continual trading off. "Lomand" probably shows the most variety over its own length, from majestic descending riffs and drones to seemingly endless drift.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 02:11:20
- Main artists: Bardo Pond
- Composer: Bardo Pond
- Label: ATP - Recordings
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative en Indie
(C) 2005 ATP Recordings (P) 2005 ATP Recordings
Improve album informationWhy buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.