Bardo State consists of the duo Frank Wijn and Dorian Broekhuyse. Frank is the son of
, a famous Dutch concert pianist, while Dorian attended the conservatory in Amsterdam and has a background in pop and dance music. Dorian used to work with
Jocelyn Brown
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, Victoria Wilson James (
Soul II Soul) and
George Clinton during the nineties. Raised on musical influences such as
Satie,
Ravel &
Saint-Saëns, the Dutch twosome are also inspired by contemporary composers like
Arvo Pärt
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and
Philip Glass
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. They compose music that is best described as a crossover between pop and classical music. Bardo State works with various classical and pop vocalists, both male and female, including
Jo Lemaire and
Kevin Mark Trail
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(
The Streets). They use classical themes and traditional folk music to base their music on.
Bardo State started producing in 2004 and their debut album ''Mariposa'' was released in 2008. Their album ''Mariposa'' has been reviewed in national as well as in international magazines. Bardo State has among others remixed
Radiohead
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and covered
David Bowie and
Kate Bush. One of their tracks, "Kosovo", was the soundtrack of the Hollywood film ''Jekyll and Hyde''. Many songs of Bardo State have been licensed for several compilations, such as the "
Buddha Bar
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"- and the "Supperclub" compilations. Two of their singles, "Paradis" and "
This Is Not America", were regularly played at
Radio 2 (Netherlands) and "Sospiro" was used for a performance by contestants in the Italian TV show ''
Amici''.
Official website TV show ''Amici''
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For the dying individual, the bardo is the period of the afterlife that lies in between two different incarnations. In January 2010 United Recordings went Bankrupt. All handling, rights and communication concerning Bardo State have been taken over by Bardo State Music.
Discography
Albums
Singles
Remixes
Featuring on compilations
Members
Frank Wijn (producer)
Dorian Broekhuyse (producer)
Notes and references
External links
Official Bardo State website
Bardo State MySpace page
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Electronic music duos
Dutch electronic music groups
Musical groups established in 2004