Today’s guest deejay is Aidan Baker.
I came across Aidan on one of my deep dives on Bandcamp 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, Hypnodrone Ensemble, and WERL
Baker’s musical ingenuity is particularly evident in his experimental guitar playing style, which draws inspiration from a diverse range of artists, including Caspar Brötzmann, James Plotkin, Steve Albini, and Justin Broadrick. It’s a pleasure to have him curate this episode’s mix, a captivating compilation that showcases his unique musical sensibilities.
Want to hear more beautiful music? Just last week, Aidan released his new album, Tense Surfaces. I’ve been listing to it while I write today’s show notes while an ocean breeze wafts its way through my windows. It’s a lovely experience.
Aidan has words about his mix below.
Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Mark O’Shea of the Winter-Light music label.
See you then.
This mix features tracks from musicians who contributed to my Trio Not Trio series, which began in 2022 as a collaborative recording project and is being released over the course of 2023 by Gizeh Records. 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.
- Plotkin & Wyskida “Improv 6”
- Man Forever “Catenary Smile”
- PinkishBlack “Away Again”
- Sarff “Wild Flesh”
- Point No Point “Museum Der Angst”
- Tara Nome Doyle “Crow”
- My Disco “Third Place”
- MJ Guider “Lit Negative”
- Ayami Suzuki “Claro”
- Sofía Salvo, Gustavo Obligado, Marcelo von Schultz “Granada”
- Aidan Baker “Blood Like A Chorus of Insects”
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