Pond – Spots
Description
Pond was a band from Portland, Oregon. They formed in 1991 and broke up in 1998. They were signed to Sub Pop (first two albums) and the Work Group records sub-label of Sony Records (last album).
On October 23, 2010, Pond reunited for a show to commemorate the closing of Portland club Satyricon.
MEMBERS:
Charlie Campbell – guitar, vocals
Chris Brady – bass, vocals
Dave Triebwasser – drums
WHERE FROM:
Portland, Oregon
WHERE NOW:
Christopher Brady of Pond and Steven Birch of Sprinkler are both now playing in Audio Learning Center on Vagrant Records.
DATE FORMED:
1992
HOW FORMED:
Chris and Charlie are both former residents of Juneau, Alaska. They moved to the city of roses to rock with the big kids. Dave was once a scientist. He hails from Boring, Oregon (really!).
HIGHLIGHT:
Pond’s performances at the 1992 New Music Seminar got estatic reviews in the British press. The band had full-page features before they released a single song. Their debut single, “Young Splendor/Tree” on Portland’s Tim Kerr Records gained wide recognition, including Single Of The Week in Melody Maker. Pond released the “Wheel/Cinders” 7-inch on Sub Pop in November 1999.
“We just wanted danceable, driving drums, and lotsa melodies and
hooks, and it all seems to come out murky and thick.”
