Set and Setting

by Bardo Pond

Overview

The broken-down blues of Bardo Pond might just alter the world. The cilia-pulling strains of Set and Setting become utterly more infectious with each new spin. It's as though Bardo Pond is tugging the earth into their psychedelic orbit without anyone's knowledge or consent. The band is at their most effective on instrumental cuts like "Datura" and the violin-based "Cross Current." Here, sounds get their most stretched out and visual. On the whole, Set and Setting is another cohesive step forward, a slow parade of seductive experimentation and noise that crawls on rock's foundation and doesn't care what anyone thinks. This description could also apply to some of Sonic Youth's better music. Imagine then, Sonic Youth strewn across the desert on blotter acid; Set and Setting probably sounds something like that. ~ Matthew Kantor

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/2024
Label:	Matador Records
UPC:	0191401176514

Tracks

1. Walking Stick Man
2. This Time (So Fucked)
3. Datura
4. Again
5. Cross Current
6. Crawl Away
7. #3

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bardo Pond   Primary Artist
Michael Gibbons   Guitar,Synthesizer
Clint Takeda   Bass,Guitar
Isobel Sollenberger   Violin,Voices
Ed Farnsworth   Drums
John Gibbons   Guitar,Percussion,Synthesizer

Technical Credits

Michael Gibbons   Producer
Bardo Pond   Producer
Jim Salamone   Mastering
John Gibbons   Feedback