Bardo Pond

Bardo Pond are a long-running psychedelic rock band from Philadelphia. Explicitly drug-inspired -- their titles are filled with obscure references to psychedelics -- they favor 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. A flagship band of the "Psychedelphia" space rock movement during the '90s, the group stuck around long enough to draw comparisons to the spacier, noisier contingent of post-rockers like Mogwai and Flying Saucer Attack. Since 2000, they've released a numerically titled series of improvisation sessions in addition to their proper studio albums. As Bardo Pond entered the 2020s, they began reissuing their out-of-print '90s and 2000s albums, as well as sharing archival releases such as the 2024 rarities compilation Melt Away.