Baths (musician)
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| Born | William Boris Wiesenfeld Script error: No such module "person date". Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Origin | Culver City, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
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| Website | bathsmusic |
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William Boris Wiesenfeld (born April 16, 1989), better known by his stage name Baths, is an American electronic musician.[6] He was born in the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles and was raised in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. He currently resides in Culver City, Los Angeles, California. Southern California Public Radio described him as "LA's big new electronica musician" in 2010.[7] Previously signed with Anticon,[8] he now releases music through his own label Basement's Basement.
History
Will Wiesenfeld is a classically trained musician, and began learning the piano at the age of four "to compete with his brother".[9] By twelve he had "completely abandoned it," but continual musical experimenting led him to record his first piece of music at age fourteen. He released a few projects, including an album entitled The Fabric, as his previous moniker, [Post-foetus]. He also ventured into a more ambient style with side-project Geotic, which Irish magazine State.ie called "gorgeous".[10]
Will Wiesenfeld derives his current alias from his childhood memory of taking in art and music by dwelling on it in his bathtub, which he claims he was very fond of. Baths released the debut album Cerulean under Anticon in 2010.[11] He recorded the entire album in two months from his bedroom.[6] It was listed by The A.V. Club as the 21st best album of 2010.[12] It also made PitchforkTemplate:'s "Album of the Year: Honorable Mention" list.[13]
His second album, Obsidian, was released in May 2013.[14]
On March 6, 2014, during a concert in Hong Kong, Wiesenfeld unveiled one of his latest tracks from his EP "Ocean Death", released on May 6, 2014.
On November 16, 2017, Baths released his third album, Romaplasm.
On May 29, 2020, Baths released his fourth album Pop Music/ False B-Sides II on his own label, Basement's Basement. The album was supported by the singles "Wistful (Fata Morgana)" and "Mikaela Corridor".
On December 11th, 2024, Baths released a new single, "Sea of Men", and announced a 2025 release date for his forthcoming full-length album Gut.[15]
Style
The BBC's Mike Diver claims Baths' nearest musical soundalike is chillwave musician Toro y Moi.[16] Drowned in Sound noted Baths' use of "unorthodox" sounds layered in and around the electronics, in particular "clicking pens, vocal samples, rustling blankets and scissor snaps".[11] British newspaper The GuardianTemplate:'s Paul Lester commented he was reminded of "J Dilla playing around with the Pavement and Prince catalogues" while listening to Cerulean.[6][17]
In a 2017 interview with Ethan Gach from Kotaku, Baths said that he drew some inspiration from anime and video games such as The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Dragon Age: Inquisition.[18]
Discography
As Baths
Studio albums
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| Cerulean |
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| Obsidian |
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| Romaplasm |
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| Gut |
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Compilations
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| Pop Music/False B-Sides |
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| Pop Music/False B-Sides II |
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Singles and EPs
- The Nothing (2011)
- Ocean Death (2014)
- "Yeoman" (2017)
- "Out" (2017)
- "Extrasolar" (2017)
- "Clarence Difference" (2019)
- "Wistful (Fata Morgana)" (2019)
- "Mikaela Corridor" (2020)
- "Be That" (2020)
- "Slut Hymn" (2023)
- "Projecting A Life" (2023)
- "Do I Make the World Worse" (2023)
- "Sea of Men" (2024)
- "Eden" (2025)
Music videos
- "Lovely Bloodflow" (2010)
- "Out" (2017)
- "Mikaela Corridor" (2020)
- "Projecting A Life" (2023)
- "Sea of Men" (2024)
- "Eden" (2025)
As Geotic
Full length releases
- Eyes (2008)
- Duchenne Smile (2009)
- Hearth (2009)
- Realms (2010)
- Mend (2010)
- Morning Shore (Eon Isle) (2014)
- Sunset Mountain (Eon Isle) (2014)
- Neptune (2015)
- Abysma (2017)
- Traversa (2018)
- Oxperls (2020)
- To Not Now, Nor To Ever, Despair (2022)
- Oversight (2023)
- The Anchorite (2024)
Compilations
- Various / Singles (2014)
Singles and EPs
- Winter Loops (2008)
- Bless The Self (2011)
- "Troperens" (2019)
Music videos
- "Actually Smiling" (2017)
- "Nav" (2017)
- "Gondolier" (2018)
- "Knapsack" (2019)
As [Post-foetus]
- The 1st Will Wiesenfeld EP (2007)
- The Fabric (2010)
- Zero Songs EP (2007 - 2012) (2020)
Guest appearances
- Daedelus – "French Cuffs" from Bespoke (2011)
- Dntel – "Still" from Aimlessness (2012)
- Groundislava – "Suicide Mission" from Feel Me (2012)
- Cokiyu – "Twinkle Way" from Haku (2013)
- Nobody – "Beaches" from Vivid Green (2013)
- Ryan Hemsworth – "Still Cold" from Guilt Trips (2013)
- Flying Lotus – "Little Hours" from Ideas + Drafts + Loops (2013)
- D33J – "Wisp" from Death Valley Oasis (2017)
- Lala Lala – "€ € € €^^%%!!!!!heaven!!!!!!" (2020)
- Loraine James – "On The Lake Outside" from Reflection (2021)
- Hrishikesh Hirway – "Seams" from Rooms I Used To Call My Own (2022)
- Bambina – "Boys Who Run" (2023)
- Akira Kosemura – "The Walking Man" from MIRAI (2025)
Remixes
- Oscar McClure – "Kitchen Scraps (Baths' Otalgia Mix)" (2010)
- Fol Chen – "In Ruins (Baths Remix)" (2010)
- Themselves – "Deadcatclear II (Baths Remix)" (2010)
- Shlohmo – "Post Atmosphere (Baths Remix)" (2010)
- Rafter – "Fruit (Baths Remix)" (2010)
- Gold Panda – "Marriage (Baths Remix)" (2011)
- Son Lux – "Rebuild (Baths Remix)" (2012)
- Lali Puna – "Move On (Baths Remix)" (2012)
- Dntel – "Jitters (Geotic Mix)" (2012)
- Grizzly Bear – "Will Calls (Baths Remix)" (2014)
- WHY? – "Easy (Baths Remix)" (2018)
- Tomas Barfod feat. Jonas Smith – "Family (Baths Remix)" (2018)
- Mikky Ekko –"What's It Like Now (Baths Remix)" (2018)
- Let's Eat Grandma – "I Will Be Waiting (Baths Remix)" (2018)
- Imogen Heap – "The Quiet (Re-imagined by Baths)" (2019)
- Dosh – "Summertime Time (Baths Remix)" (2020)
- Katie Dey – "Loving (Baths Remix)" (2021)
- ODESZA – "Today (Baths Rework)" (2022)
- PENDANT – "Static Dream (Baths Remix)" (2022)
- Optometry – "Wrong Things (Baths Remix)" (2024)
Soundtrack work
- Bee and PuppyCat (2013–2022) (credited as Will Wiesenfeld)
- Queer Japan (2019) (credited as Geotic)
- Big Boys (2023) (credited as Baths)
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Laird, Christopher (November 20, 2017). "Baths: Romaplasm". PopMatters. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Copplestone, Joe (July 1, 2010). "Baths: Cerulean". PopMatters. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Clinkenbeard, Joe (June 10, 2013). "Baths: Obsidian". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Cantrell, Liz (November 7, 2017). "Baths – "Extrasolar"". Spin. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Q&A with Will Wiesenfeld of BATHS". The Blue Indian. 5 February 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lester, Paul (20 December 2010). "New band of the day - No 934: Baths". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Cohen, Alex (19 May 2010). "Will Wiesenfeld is Baths - LA's big new electronica musician". KPCC.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Segarra, Brooke (29 May 2013). "Review: Baths - Obsidian (Anticon)". CMJ.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."[post foetus]". Archived from the original on 2011-01-29. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lacey, Adam (21 September 2010). "Baths - Cerulean - Review". State.ie. Archived from the original on 4 January 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ellison, Kyle (30 July 2010). "Baths - Cerulean". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The best music of 2010". The A.V. Club. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Neyland, Nick (15 December 2010). "Albums of the Year 2010: Honorable Mention". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Liedel, Kevin (27 May 2013). "Baths: Obsidian - Music Review". Slant Magazine.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Baths Premieres "Sea of Men" Music Video Off "Guts" Album - PAPER Magazine". www.papermag.com. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Reviews: Baths - Cerulean". BBC. 3 August 2010. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.McGhee, B (2010). "Baths - Cerulean". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Liedel, Ethan (November 22, 2017). "The Electronic Musician Inspired By Anime And Dragon Age". Kotaku.
External links
- Official website
- Baths discography at Discogs
- Geotic discography at Discogs
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