Bardo State

Bardo State consists of the duo Frank Wijn and Dorian Broekhuyse. Frank is the son of Jan Wijn, 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, 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 and Philip Glass. 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 (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[1] as well as in international magazines.[2] Bardo State has among others remixed Radiohead and covered David Bowie and Kate Bush. One of their tracks, "Kosovo", was the soundtrack of the Hollywood film Jekyll and Hyde.[3][4] Many songs of Bardo State have been licensed for several compilations, such as the "Buddha Bar"- and the "Supperclub" compilations.[5] 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.[6][7]
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

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Albums

Title  | Release date

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Mariposa  | 2008

Singles

Title  | Release date

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Paradis EP  | 2008
This Is Not America EP  | 2008
This Is Not America (Chris Coco Remixes)  | 2008
Remixes Vol. 1 EP  | 2008
The Jezebel Spirit (Bart Claessen Remix)  | 2009

Remixes

Title  | Release date

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Kosovo (Bob Holroyd vs Shisha Sound System Mix)  | 2008
Mariposa (Praful's Lovebug Remix)  | 2008
Passio (Monte La Rue's Midnight Mix)  | 2008
This Is Not America (Chris Coco Remix)  | 2008
This Is Not America (Out Of Character Remix)  | 2008
Seneca (Pathaan's Dirty Dancer Mix)  | 2008
The Jezebel Spirit (Bart Claessen Mix)  | 2009

Featuring on compilations

Title compilation  | Track  | Release date

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|

Supperclub presents Nomads 3 | Seneca  | 2005
Blossom 1  | Seneca  | 2005
This Masters Choice by Ben Mynott | Seneca  | 2008
Seduction 2 | Seneca  | 2005
Pure Lounge  | Seneca  | 2008
Tandava 2 | Seneca  | 2008
Supperclub - Beauty | Seneca (Pathaan's dirty dancer mix)  | 2008
Blossom 2  | Lifeblood  | 2006
Supperclub - Addiction | Lifeblood  | 2007
Buddha Bar 9  | Sospiro  | 2007
Evasion Ethnique | Nayi  | 2008
Praha Siddharta | Mariposa  | 2008
La Nuit Vol. 3 | Mariposa (Praful's Lovebug Remix)  | 2008
Music For Cocktails 10th Anniversary | Mariposa (Praful's Lovebug Remix)  | 2008
Beijing 2 | Kosovo (Bob Holroyd vs Shisu System Remix)  | 2009
Cafe Chillout | Kosovo (Bob Holroyd vs Shisu System Remix)  | 2008
Jekyll & Hyde The Movie  | Kosovo  | 2008
Obsession Lounge 3 | Kosovo (Remix)  | 2008
Magic Voices 4 | Mio Dolore  | 2006
.LAK | This Is Not America  | 2006
Love Affair | This Is Not America  | 2006
Venue Cafe | This Is Not America  | 2007
Filles Fragiles 2 | Paradis  | 2008
Music For Cocktails Metropolitan | Passio (Monte's Midnight Mix)  | 2007
This Masters Choice by Monte La Rue[permanent dead link] | Passio (Monte's Midnight Mix)  | 2008
Supperclub presents Nomads 6 | Poete Electronique  | 2008
Music For Cocktails Elite Edition | This Is Not America  | 2009
Beachclub Vroeger | Lifeblood  | 2009
Big Sur Life - Formentera vol. 3 | Mariposa  | 2009
Purobeach Volumen Cinque | This Is Not America (Out Of Character Remix), Mariposa (Praful's Lovebug Remix)  | 2009
Pinacolada vol. 6  | Mariposa  | 2009
Church Lounge vol. 2  | Sospiro  | 2009

## Members

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Frank Wijn (producer)
Dorian Broekhuyse (producer)

## Notes and references

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1. ^ Review album Mariposa in Dutch magazine Velvet Music
2. ^ Bardo State articles page Archived February 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ Bardo State "Kosovo" featured in Jekyll & Hyde
4. ^ "Jekyll and Hyde" by Nick Stillwell in 2008
5. ^ "Supperclub - Beauty featuring Bardo State". Archived from the original on 2009-05-22. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
6. ^ Contestants of Italian talentshow "Amici" performing on Sospiro of Bardo State
7. ^ Official website TV show Amici

## External links

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* Official Bardo State website
* Bardo State MySpace page
* Articles on Bardo State

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