American psychedelic/space-rock group from Philadelphia, known for lengthy droning compositions and noisy, guitar-driven textures; core figures include the Gibbons brothers and Isobel Sollenberger.

Formed in Philadelphia in the early 1990s. Frequently cited influences and touchpoints in reviews include krautrock (Ash Ra Tempel), Sonic Youth and Popol Vuh. Known for long tracks (notably the lengthy "Amen" closer) and collaborations such as the Acid Guru Pond project with Acid Mothers Temple and Guru Guru.

DeBaser reviews praise Bardo Pond's heavy, droning psychedelic sound and long-form tracks. Bufo Alvarius (and its long closer Amen) is frequently singled out as a landmark. Reviews also highlight links to krautrock, Sonic Youth and meditative drone traditions.

For:Listeners of psychedelic, space-rock, drone and experimental music; fans of long-form, noisy guitar textures.

 Licking the back of the Bufo Alvarius I can finally chew the Present while projects and reminiscences dissolve in the sizzling acid of guitar spirals forged by Hephaestus.

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 The Bardo Pond have often been compared to Hawkwind, but in Bufo Alvarius, rather than new prophets of space-rock, they seem like Ash Ra Tempel emerging from the gloomiest depths of solitude.

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 "Limerick" is a nocturnal storm, a perpetuation of gigantic waves, a continuous swirl inside the ocean, wind and water and night, one of the most intense tracks you can listen to in that fanfare to the futile form that after 1991 went under the name of "post-rock."

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