{"id":4846,"date":"2023-08-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/?p=4846"},"modified":"2023-08-13T12:03:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T19:03:10","slug":"soundwave-167-aidan-baker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/josephaleo.com\/blog\/soundwave-167-aidan-baker\/","title":{"rendered":"SOUNDWAVE : 167 : AIDAN BAKER"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today\u2019s guest deejay is Aidan Baker<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

I came across Aidan on one of my deep dives on Bandcamp<\/a> and was struck by his music. Aidan, a Canadian musician currently residing in the creative hub of Berlin, has an impressive repertoire that spans solo work and collaborations with notable groups like Nadja<\/a>, Hypnodrone Ensemble<\/a>, and WERL<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Baker\u2019s musical ingenuity is particularly evident in his experimental guitar playing style, which draws inspiration from a diverse range of artists, including Caspar Br\u00f6tzmann<\/a>, James Plotkin<\/a>, Steve Albini<\/a>, and Justin Broadrick<\/a>. It\u2019s a pleasure to have him curate this episode\u2019s mix, a captivating compilation that showcases his unique musical sensibilities.<\/p>\n\n

Want to hear more beautiful music? Just last week, Aidan released his new album, Tense Surfaces<\/a><\/em>. I\u2019ve been listing to it while I write today\u2019s show notes while an ocean breeze wafts its way through my windows. It\u2019s a lovely experience.<\/p>\n\n

Aidan has words about his mix below.<\/p>\n\n

Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Mark O\u2019Shea of the Winter-Light<\/a> music label.<\/p>\n\n

See you then.<\/p>\n\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Aidan
Aidan Baker<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n

This mix features tracks from musicians who contributed to my Trio Not Trio<\/a> series, which began in 2022 as a collaborative recording project and is being released over the course of 2023 by Gizeh Records<\/a>. Some of these players are based in Berlin, as am I, others elsewhere around the world, and while I knew some of them personally before we started working together, I had never played with them before. I wanted a diversity of sound and instrumentation for this project while remaining within the ambient\/experimental\/jazz genres, and this mix should display that.<\/p>\n\n