hypersongs

Peace on Venus

Five tracks, the band's shortest studio LP to that point.
Bardo Pond, 2013

Michael Gibbons told The Quietus it was about 39 minutes, the shortest they had made, and that he made the cover from images found online and added a star. Fire Records says it was made using the principle of the Quintessence cited by Paracelsus; it gives no studio, producer or dates. The tracks are "Kali Yuga Blues" (7:35), "Taste" (4:52), "Fir" (5:07), "Chance" (10:37) and "Before the Moon" (10:45). PopMatters (David Maine, 8 of 10) wrote that it is loud and awesome and unlike anything else you are likely to hear this year, and The Fire Note gave 3.5 of 5, a strong headphone record that builds tension without a big payoff. Fire reissued it on October 27, 2023.

Track listing

  1. Kali Yuga Blues7:35
  2. Taste4:52
  3. Fir5:07
  4. Chance10:37
  5. Before the Moon10:45

More from Bardo Pond

Bufo Alvarius (1995), Amanita (1996), Lapsed (1997), Set And Setting (1999), Dilate (2001), On The Ellipse (2003), Ticket Crystals (2006), 4.3.06 (2006), Batholith (2008), Peri (2009), Gazing At Shilla (2009), Bardo Pond (2010), Yntra (2012), Looking For Another Place (2014), Under The Pines (2017)

Sources

  1. Bardo Pond: Peace on Venus, PopMatters (2013-12-11)
  2. Peace on Venus, Fire Records