Corridors of Blissterday
| Corridors of Blissterday | ||||
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| Released | 4 June 2009 | |||
| Recorded | September 2008 | |||
| Studio | Bang Bang Studios (Perth) | |||
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| Length | 43:01 54:56 (Apple Music edition) | |||
| Label | Badminton Bandit | |||
| Producer | Sam Ford | |||
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Corridors of Blissterday is the second studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band Pond, released in Australia on 4 June 2009, through local Perth label, Badminton Bandit. The album was recorded as a seven-piece band in five days,[1] and only 200 CD-Rs were produced and released.[2] The album was released digitally on Apple Music with two live tracks.[3]
Drummer Jay Watson briefly left the band prior to recording. The remaining members, Joe Ryan and Nick Allbrook, recruited three new members to the band: "Cellestius Maximus Argyle" on drums, "Ayayai" on guitar, and "Aslan McPride" on synthesisers. Just as recording began, Watson returned to the band, this time playing the organ and singing.[4]
In 2022, Western Australian Music and the State Library of Western Australia presented the "Corridors of Blissterday initiative", a competition open to Western Australian sound practitioners to "develop a contemporary work referencing and incorporating the State Library of Western Australia Heritage Collections." The competition was won by Sze "Samarobryn" Tsang.[5]
Mastered versions of "Sweet Loretta" and "Mist in My Brainforest" were included on The Early Years: 2008–2010, which released on 12 April 2025.[6]
Track listing
Track lengths are taken from the liner notes, which incorrectly lists "Lightning Hip" as track four and "Mist in My Brainforest" as track five.[4]
All tracks are written by Pond.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Corridors of Blissterday" | 7:43 |
| 2. | "Caterpillar Mansion" | 7:06 |
| 3. | "Sweet Loretta" | 8:04 |
| 4. | "Mist in My Brainforest" | 7:28 |
| 5. | "Lightning Hip" | 4:50 |
| 6. | "Ascending" | 7:50 |
| Total length: | 43:01 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Mist in My Brainforest (Live at Badminton Bandit Funraiser Party, Carlisle, 2009)" | 5:29 |
| 8. | "Corridors of Blissterday (Live at Psychedelic Mango Launch Party, Norfolk Basement, 2009)" | 6:26 |
| Total length: | 54:56 | |
Personnel
Adapted from the liner notes.[4]
- Pond
- Joe Ryan (credited as "Joseph Orion McJam")
- Nick Allbrook (credited as "Paisley Adams")
- Jay Watson (credited as "Wirey B. Buddha") – organ, vocals
- "Cellestius Maximus Argyle" – drums
- "Ayayai" – guitar
- "Aslan McPride" – synthesisers
- Felicity Groom – chromaharp, zither, ting (track 2), fuzz saw (track 3)
- Additional
- Matt Saville – cover photo, disk design
- Steve Summerlin – insert photo
- David Egan – inside drawing
References
- ↑ Encalada, Javier (16 December 2016). "Psychedelic rock in a pond at Falls". The Daily Telegraph.
- ↑ "Catalog". Badminton Bandit. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ↑ "Corridors of Blissterday - Album by Pond". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019.
- 1 2 3 Corridors of Blissterday (liner notes). Badminton Bandit. 2009.
- ↑ "Corridors of Blissterday - Winning Project Announced". State Library of Western Australia. 26 April 2022. Archived from the original on 11 November 2024.
- ↑ "Pond - The Early Years: 2008 - 2010". Record Store Day.