Amanita (album)


Amanita is the second studio album by American rock band Bardo Pond, released on April 3, 1996. It was released as a single CD and cassette on Matador Records, their first release on the label, and as a double vinyl LP on Drunken Fish Records with two bonus tracks. Counting their four early self-released cassettes, this is the band's sixth or seventh album, but is generally viewed as their third officially-released album.

Background

The album title refers to the highly toxic mushroom genus Amanita, a few of which have hallucinogenic properties. "RM" is named after one of the band's father figures and collaborators, New Zealand guitarist Roy Montgomery.
A Drunken Fish mail-order catalog described the album thus:
The album was recorded at Studio Red.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Isobel Sollenberger; all music composed by Bardo Pond.
;CD and cassette editions
  1. "Limerick" – 10:21
  2. "Sentence" – 5:08
  3. "Tantric Porno" – 6:13
  4. "Wank" – 5:28
  5. "The High Frequency" – 6:51
  6. "Sometimes Words" – 4:38
  7. "Yellow Turban" – 7:38
  8. "Rumination" – 6:22
  9. "Be a Fish" – 4:42
  10. "Tapir Song" – 7:32
  11. "RM" – 9:18
;Vinyl edition
  1. "Limerick" – 10:21
  2. "Sentence" – 5:08
  3. "Tantric Porno" – 6:13
  4. "Wank" – 5:28
  5. "The High Frequency" – 6:51
  6. "Sometimes Words" – 4:38
  7. "Clean Sweep" – 3:53
  8. "Yellow Turban" – 7:38
  9. "Rumination" – 6:22
  10. "Be a Fish" – 4:42
  11. "Tapir Song" – 7:32
  12. "Brambles" – 3:41
  13. "RM" – 9:18

    Personnel

;Bardo Pond
;Additional personnel