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Frontman and chief composer with the legendary Emperor he re-wrote the rulebook on epic extreme music across a series of albums that are still widely regarded as classics. More than any other artist to emerge from the fertile black metal scene of the early #90s, Ihsahn has firmly established himself as an unpredictable maverick.

I titled it Virga, after the drifting of rain we sometimes catch drooping on the horizon, disappearing before it reaches the ground.' I decided it might be nice to start a series inspired by this setup. Perhaps they were simply more 'felt' than anything. They also reminded me of some of my earliest works, those which were a bit less researched and considered. The music seemed to enhance the soft orange glow in this small room in the dark of night, with the snow falling just outside. They gradually fostered a very specific mood that I found intoxicating. At some point, my evenings became very much about relaxing, stretching, and breathing to these pieces. Over time I'd created a group of pieces and had them on various mixes that I would make for myself, but I hadn't really given them much thought. It was really just something fun to privately experiment with for personal gain.

Matthew Cooper, the composer behind the Eluvium moniker, explains: 'I had recently been playing around with various forms of generative music and long-format looping - as well as practicing patience interacting with musical systems and recordings - hesitantly dueting with them, trying to keep things minimal while also encouraging as much depth as possible. Virga I is the first album in a new ambient music series by Eluvium. That said, these two albums serve not only as starting points but also as reminders to the Bardo faithful of why they have ridden with the band for so long. These two multi-movement suites drill down to the exact Bardo essence, each displaying how the band's longest-running lineup at a sustained creative peak could so easily hit all of the facets of their sound and experimentation in equal measure. For these folks on the fringes, Three Lobed Recordings steps forth to definitely answer that central Bardo Pond question: start with Adrop and Circuit VIII. Not only have they outlasted many of their peers - and labels - with this pursuit, but their quest has created hyper-devoted fanbase but also a pool of folks sympathetic to Bardo Pond's cause but a little intimidated of their deep catalog and unsure of just exactly where they are supposed to start. Close to thirty years and sixty releases later the trip continues unabated, their one true goal of flawless musical unity with the galaxy pressing ever forward. Where do you start with Bardo Pond? Ever since their first release in 1992, these Philadelphia stalwarts have continually amazed all comers with not only their songcraft and musicianship, but also with their steadfast and singular artistic vision.

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