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Universal acclaim- based on 7 Ratings
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EzraJun 24, 2006One of the greatest and most underrated bands of all time. Falls short of the absolute awesomeness of Lapsed, Amanita, Bufo Alvarius, and the collaborations with Roy Montgomery, but still destroys very muchly. Probably the druggiest band ever, with a sound like a bluesier, jammier, somewhat darker My Bloody Valentine. The songs can get huge.
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According to the liner notes, Dilate took more than two years to record, beating the twenty-month-plus gestation period for 1999's Set and Setting. Fortunately, it works in our favor; they've used the time to experiment a bit, perhaps in an effort to garner fans beyond the nascent (but artistically stagnant) stoner rock genre.
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Dilate proves that the members of Bardo Pond keep finding ways to reinvent their sound, surpassing themselves each time they do.
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It's a psychadelic haze of an album with layers upon layers of sound, many tracks so dense that lead singer Isobel Sollenberger just becomes another element.