Bardo's first full length LP, recorded in 1993 and 1994. 4-track recordings that sum up everything that Bardo Pond is. A brilliant debut. Vinyl lovers must swallow their pride and buy the CD version, as Amen is a half an hour of absorbing meandering that cannot be missed. "Basement sludge/psyche that really gives you the creeps. Droning, stumbling swamp glue; it's the aural equivalent of a cough syrup shake. This is what Mazzy Star will sound like when they lose their jobs and give up. The sad thing is that the best piece (the "Amen 29:15" of the title, which is actually a 29 minute song) is only a bonus cut on the CD (perhaps it's available on vinyl elsewhere?). For once, LP buyers get shortchanged cause this is scary enough to freeze your veins. A super long droned out jam that sounds just like you and your friends in the basement stoned, except when you come down, this still sounds cracked."