Bardo Pond's "Isle"

If I had the energy and the time, I would definitely turn this into a post praising the entire oeuvre of this Philly-based doom-psych institution, but as that would take far too long, I'd like to focus on a particular song that has been the center of my obsession with this band, the late-period jammer from 2006's Ticket Crystals album entitled "Isle." A lovely ballad that begins with some gorgeous acoustic guitar and flute interplay before heading into the expected torrent of riffs and fuzz, it's a rather apt approximation of the band's abilities on both the more pastoral and their more archetypal heavy fronts. The studio version is great in and of itself, but the version the band did for John Peel's show in 2004 slays the studio take, amping up the crescendo to salivating levels of distortion. Yeah, I'm sure some may find this soft-going-loud ploy is a cliche in much heavy rock, but Bardo Pond work that angle with great poise and restraint. Additionally, I've included a solid live version from a show in 2011 in the UK. Superb stuff all around:

As a bonus, from what is probably the same Birmingham show as above, a take on the classic "Rumination" from their 1996 album Amanita:

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