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Baths: Maximalist
Cerulean is the auspicious debut of L.A.’s Baths. Evolving out of Will Wiesenfeld’s varied [Post-Foetus] project, and inspired by the energy of the city’s burgeoning beat scene (Daedelus introduced Anticon to Baths), the record represents a clear departure from both — an often warm, acoustic-fueled electronic music that hews closer to the work of contemporaries like Toro Y Moi. By combining songwriting with self-sampling, raw musicianship with synthesized textures, and field recordings with propulsive beats, Baths has created a seething sound-cloud packed with bright moments and prone to unexpected turns.
A general romanticism persists on Cerulean, both in its lushness of sound and in Baths’ lyrics as they capture the whimsy and wistfulness of relationships. Baths excels at crafting thick, living compositions that, while dense, never sound needlessly busy. To this end he employs guitars, bass, various keys, snapping scissors, clicking pens, rustling blankets and more. [ioda]
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Baths
“Maximalist” (mp3)
from “Cerulean”
(anticon)
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