Baths: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

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Baths, a.k.a. Will Wiesenfeld, plays mysterious and textured electronic music. When Wiesenfeld came to the Tiny Desk, I expected contemplative tones and a laid-back performance; he does, after all, call his project Baths. But what sets him apart from the vast majority of like-minded performers is that his music doesn't get buried behind the buttons or lost in a hypnotic glaze.
Wiesenfeld is an extrovert live, and at the Tiny Desk, he sounds vibrant and compelling as he performs songs from this year's Obsidian. His partner Morgan Greenwood, an accomplished music-maker in his own right, keeps the music dense but frees up Wiesenfeld to sing with few distractions; there's a mind-meld between the two that's undeniable. They're not accustomed to playing in the light of day, but they enchant in this perfect introduction to their work. --BOB BOILEN
Set List
"Miasma Sky"
"Phaedra"
"Ocean Death"
Credits
Producers: Bob Boilen, Denise DeBelius; Editor: Parker Miles Blohm; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Parker Miles Blohm, Denise DeBelius, Gabriella Garcia-Pardo, Erica Yoon

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  • @Reaper1253
    @Reaper12533 жыл бұрын

    Near 8 years later and this is still an amazing set.

  • @HoyaDon

    @HoyaDon

    2 жыл бұрын

    I come back on the regular to listen to it. So good!

  • @erice1717
    @erice17179 жыл бұрын

    I just wanna say (as an audio engineer) that whoever is doing the audio work on this is awesome and deserves a cookie.

  • @aklink12a

    @aklink12a

    9 жыл бұрын

    Eric E I'm not exclusively an audio engineer.. I have miscellaneous studio background and still and video photography. I agree- I keep my eyes and ears on the end-to-end infrastructure and the levels. It's nice when all that comes together. I have seen him perform several times in L.A. GREAT performer and love his content.

  • @erice1717

    @erice1717

    9 жыл бұрын

    Alan Klink Well, great work!

  • @Burley_Bert

    @Burley_Bert

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Alan Klink Seriously i'm so late, but extra cookies here.

  • @swaggyishowiam

    @swaggyishowiam

    5 жыл бұрын

    hell yeah!

  • @k1001001

    @k1001001

    3 жыл бұрын

    I felt like the vocals could use some more punch but that's my only complaint with the audio. Great job!

  • @Keodron
    @Keodron5 жыл бұрын

    Useful timestamps 00:00 - Miasma Sky 3:58 - Cool Improvisation (?) 8:07 - Phaedra 13:20 - Ocean Death

  • @ciarankirk2461
    @ciarankirk24612 жыл бұрын

    I consider these to be the best versions of each song

  • @livvy94

    @livvy94

    9 ай бұрын

    Me too! I love them so much

  • @gavdrans
    @gavdrans3 жыл бұрын

    Good heavens, that improv session between Miasma Sky and Phaedra…I could listen to that all day

  • @TobinFell
    @TobinFell7 жыл бұрын

    I'm impressed these guys can reproduce these sounds live! I assumed his voice was all chopped up and mixed up on the recordings, but he actually can sing like this! haha And I LOVE that keyboard. Wish I could afford a korg sv-1

  • @ryanclark8985
    @ryanclark898510 жыл бұрын

    45 seconds in and I'm sold. Give me all the bath

  • @riidderberg

    @riidderberg

    10 жыл бұрын

    Same feeling!

  • @olivedotcom

    @olivedotcom

    3 жыл бұрын

    bathe you in it????

  • @jakobervorhood
    @jakobervorhood3 жыл бұрын

    I am lying in bed listening and watching in total awe.

  • @michaeldigiovanni6702
    @michaeldigiovanni67029 жыл бұрын

    Litterally my favorite set from Baths on KZread. This set has improvisational and amazingly creative elements. I've enjoyed his music for years and in my opinion he is unfairly overlooked like many artists. Obsidian is a beautiful album just like Cerulean.

  • @Goreny.
    @Goreny.4 жыл бұрын

    I angrily sit here, listening to this. I've heard almost all of Baths music, yet have never had the delicacy to see them live in person. Also- I've even explored Will Wisenfields other projects - Geotic and [ Post-Foetus ] yet I haven't, once again, had a single chance to listen to them live. If I had one wish to see any music artist, it would be Baths. His music makes me smile all the time. UGH, I LOVE YOUUUU

  • @zhurein
    @zhurein8 ай бұрын

    Ive just been getting goosebumps hearing this through headphones for the first time.

  • @LeslieLennox
    @LeslieLennox8 жыл бұрын

    He sounds great live! I think his tone is spot on given the style. People just can't appreciate that it's different which is why they're labeling it as "bad".

  • @TheOtherSun

    @TheOtherSun

    7 жыл бұрын

    nah hes pretty bad

  • @sashaguy3722

    @sashaguy3722

    7 жыл бұрын

    TheOtherSun ok but do you have any arguments why he's bad and it's normal that you don't like him. after a quick look of the music that you produce you don't have the same music style as baths. And if you find that the music is bad, tell me the definition of good music

  • @moosicphreak
    @moosicphreak10 жыл бұрын

    Just as amazing live! I've had Obsidian on constant repeat.

  • @chrisreed3022
    @chrisreed30224 жыл бұрын

    Three times back to back in an hour. Work interrupted and enhanced. Says it all. Long live NPR Tiny Desk sets. I am a brit and lived in the USA for three years. NPR kept me sane.

  • @JodieTarot
    @JodieTarot5 жыл бұрын

    Totally underrated!!! Was fortunate to meet Will last year!!! Such a humble guy, was a complete honour x

  • @nmadrid12
    @nmadrid1210 жыл бұрын

    He is a very nice guy and his success is well-deserved. Keep it going Will!

  • @nickolevaz
    @nickolevaz2 жыл бұрын

    thank u Will

  • @WillEvatt
    @WillEvatt10 жыл бұрын

    Astonishing performance of 'Miasma Sky', song of the year IMO. Those lyrics...

  • @bluesilkdesigns
    @bluesilkdesigns10 жыл бұрын

    This is TOO good. Is this illegal? I'm addicted to this video.

  • @sacha.terrat.official
    @sacha.terrat.official10 жыл бұрын

    Oooooh Björk's Biophilia on the shelf... A man of good taste as expected !

  • @nikolauswilliams3124
    @nikolauswilliams31247 жыл бұрын

    when I first started listening to baths I fell in love with voice. It's that love he gives to his tenor pitch, its so unique to me. as a composer and producer tho he is also quite different in an amazing way

  • @myinnocentdevil
    @myinnocentdevil10 жыл бұрын

    wow that was such a clean performance

  • @rowenaacross
    @rowenaacross6 жыл бұрын

    They are like mad scientists in a lab. So good!

  • @jarryj1995
    @jarryj19956 жыл бұрын

    His singing is very soothing and intimate over this Sonic Backdrop; so I say his voice is very fitting and expressive.

  • @georginamiller7537
    @georginamiller75379 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant. ....this makes so much more sense than any "mainstream" music I've ever heard! €€!!!!

  • @feralgecko9727
    @feralgecko97278 жыл бұрын

    I love Baths. Started listening back in late 2014 and I still love him.

  • @ohrenji
    @ohrenji10 жыл бұрын

    YES BATHS. NPR, I love you even more now.

  • @AdamLangille
    @AdamLangille10 жыл бұрын

    such an inspiring experience to watch this guy do stuff

  • @luismireles6375
    @luismireles63759 жыл бұрын

    Really glad they played Phaedra.

  • @Squidward_Tikiland
    @Squidward_Tikiland9 жыл бұрын

    i love it. he took what he had in himself, all his abilities and his nature, and made somthing beautiful. well they did actually. but i dont think homeboy always plays with him.

  • @leok.7037
    @leok.70378 жыл бұрын

    MY BAB. And to the guy dissing Obsidian / who said Cerulean was his best work, I disagree. Ocean Death was fucking lit.

  • @Ummarth9

    @Ummarth9

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think both sit equal, but Cerulean is slightly happier? Which people gravitate toward; I know both aren't purely happy albums but Obsidian is like a dense meal and Cerulean a light one. I listen to both more than anything else from Baths, but they suit my sort of down moods more than most anything else.

  • @FilipeBorgesVet87
    @FilipeBorgesVet876 жыл бұрын

    Ocean Death at the end is A W E S O M E! the last 30 seconds is pure eye closed contemplation. Blessed Will.

  • @pcapusso
    @pcapusso7 жыл бұрын

    i want to see my little boy

  • @Jaffa6290

    @Jaffa6290

    6 жыл бұрын

    Here he comes

  • @toni-symone5905

    @toni-symone5905

    5 жыл бұрын

    i want to see my little boy

  • @bluesilkdesigns
    @bluesilkdesigns4 жыл бұрын

    13:21 saving it cuz it's my fave performance of "Ocean Death" wow

  • @MadSwagles
    @MadSwagles10 жыл бұрын

    wil is such an awesome guy.

  • @MoreThan_Bob1776
    @MoreThan_Bob17764 жыл бұрын

    Omg im so glad to have seen this after all these years ive listened to Baths just for them to open up with the first song i ever heard from them coming home from the conan o'Brien show on a the radio from a college channel called"KSPC" I believe but JESUS brings tears to my eyes reminiscing about how fun that year was for me being 21

  • @TheCorndog
    @TheCorndog9 жыл бұрын

    The BEST tiny desk concert! Just wish it was longer or had more of his cerulean album.

  • @georginamiller7537

    @georginamiller7537

    9 жыл бұрын

    Exactly. ...(baths npr musical set is) brilliant way to express / relate the pain of feeling/percieving..... wondering if the baths dudes are "related" to me????....in that we're related to people we don't relate to. Makes the term relative seem relative.

  • @royshantzis3321

    @royshantzis3321

    9 жыл бұрын

    Georgina Miller I've been sitting here in my dimly lit room, re reading what you wrote to try and decipher if you're a lyrical genius or not. You either are grasping at some profound thoughts or have no footing in the english language. Either way I'm confused.

  • @EricMazariegos

    @EricMazariegos

    9 жыл бұрын

    Roy Shantzis this comment is exactly what I was thinking and you so eloquently typed it out. I'm laughing ass off..

  • @danielpooser

    @danielpooser

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@royshantzis3321 lol

  • @Danny_MacAskill
    @Danny_MacAskill4 жыл бұрын

    Incredible work guys!

  • @ryaneads7736

    @ryaneads7736

    2 жыл бұрын

    What a crossover, baths meets biker boy.

  • @seankamekona6206
    @seankamekona62068 ай бұрын

    Amazing baths

  • @Thetoebeeone
    @Thetoebeeone9 жыл бұрын

    i pretty much had obsidian on repeat all year (and some of last year too) by far my fav music maker, you have a place to stay if you ever visit brighton mr Bath man! i think you rule!

  • @krisgarcia_
    @krisgarcia_4 жыл бұрын

    Woow they sound really great like in studio!

  • @geoffmobile
    @geoffmobile10 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant music. Inspirational.

  • @bw2002
    @bw200210 жыл бұрын

    Baths will always be one of my favorite bands. I personally love his love. The new Ocean Death EP is wondefrul, as well.

  • @SyemurN
    @SyemurN10 жыл бұрын

    Oh my god! Thank you for bringing tasty music into my life! I understood 'Glitch' as a music genre now and it's beautiful!

  • @parmidaaf3829
    @parmidaaf38297 жыл бұрын

    I'm hypnotized by these guy's talent :\

  • @omerkrieger5106
    @omerkrieger510610 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely my favorite indie duet.

  • @guavagum7235
    @guavagum72358 жыл бұрын

    Reminds of a chill ass miike snow 😍😍😍😍 love love love

  • @dntbesuchanancy
    @dntbesuchanancy10 жыл бұрын

    wow, yes.

  • @everlot1000
    @everlot10007 жыл бұрын

    Absolute perfection

  • @cagedweller6223
    @cagedweller6223 Жыл бұрын

    Wow. They sound phenomenal, and to open w Miasma Sky sets the tone - such dope writing

  • @AlmaSilvamiaw
    @AlmaSilvamiaw8 жыл бұрын

    Mesmerisingly wonderful.

  • @pinupz60
    @pinupz607 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful

  • @lostinjks
    @lostinjks10 жыл бұрын

    Lovin' that last song

  • @Ethicsmusic
    @Ethicsmusic9 жыл бұрын

    This guy is one of the main influences of Ethics no doubt. Love you Baths

  • @nanakanisucre
    @nanakanisucre7 жыл бұрын

    absolutely brilliant

  • @LifebyDesign
    @LifebyDesign10 жыл бұрын

    MY FAVORITE ARTIST OMG FINALLY!!! I LISTEN TO BATHS EVERY SINGLE DAYYYYYYY THANK U NPR

  • @201Perone239
    @201Perone23910 жыл бұрын

    That was an experience. Awesome fucking music.

  • @fokal.strktr
    @fokal.strktr5 жыл бұрын

    WHAT A PERFORMANCE

  • @D3adRomanc3
    @D3adRomanc32 жыл бұрын

    This is fantastically fabulously amazing

  • @archangel4597
    @archangel45977 жыл бұрын

    beautiful.

  • @indieglowflowerchild
    @indieglowflowerchild10 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant and majestic.

  • @milqui13
    @milqui1310 жыл бұрын

    Whoa! What a brilliant artist, I want mooore!

  • @graceharris2485
    @graceharris24855 жыл бұрын

    FAVORITE

  • @travisfin
    @travisfin10 жыл бұрын

    Great stuff. I can't get Miasma Sky out of my head.

  • @IbanezBassist
    @IbanezBassist9 жыл бұрын

    He adds a lot to the songs. I didn't expect that kind of performance for Miasma Sky it was pretty different from when I saw him live. My only gripe is the guitar player. I think he should EQ his tone to something that compliments the style a little more but, with the possibility of a constrained set-up I understand. Some added low-end, less twang and, I personally wouldn't used a chorus/echo, delay, reverb, and compression.

  • @sophiam.1549
    @sophiam.15497 жыл бұрын

    i want to see my little boy... here he comes

  • @RadamesOrtiz
    @RadamesOrtiz10 жыл бұрын

    i am in love with ocean death and named my plant Phaedra.

  • @erwinvergara75
    @erwinvergara753 жыл бұрын

    Love it!

  • @ZanderMillerLife
    @ZanderMillerLife10 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant

  • @MegaFabioRocks
    @MegaFabioRocks2 жыл бұрын

    100% talent.

  • @zachpaulus8172
    @zachpaulus81728 жыл бұрын

    I could listen to 3:58 - 7:52 on repeat for eternity.

  • @kevinbanks2053

    @kevinbanks2053

    7 жыл бұрын

    Zach Paulus I know!! My same thinking. The music of my inner heart

  • @arthurcoppens_

    @arthurcoppens_

    7 жыл бұрын

    what track is it tho, I don't know it yet..

  • @snuffy420

    @snuffy420

    7 жыл бұрын

    i dont think its a track on his own, he usually just plays it live as an add on to miasma sky

  • @arthurcoppens_

    @arthurcoppens_

    7 жыл бұрын

    so cool

  • @boostedbrick62

    @boostedbrick62

    7 жыл бұрын

    Check out his ambient side project, Geotic

  • @alancornelius1ghf
    @alancornelius1ghf10 жыл бұрын

    Excellent.

  • @FatMissyCat
    @FatMissyCat8 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful work :)

  • @michaelfalcone3713
    @michaelfalcone371310 ай бұрын

    cutting edge work will and the dude on the elektron sp needs to show me how he does it. I need lessons.

  • @famousdave134
    @famousdave13410 жыл бұрын

    hopefully soon. i need it!

  • @bonChic20
    @bonChic209 жыл бұрын

    Bravo! Ocean death makes the hair at the back of my head bristle.

  • @MattThompsons
    @MattThompsons10 жыл бұрын

    This is just what my afternoon needed!

  • @ohyeahapples
    @ohyeahapples9 жыл бұрын

    I love this

  • @elsergeone
    @elsergeone10 жыл бұрын

    These guys are insanely good!

  • @GreenBlueClouds
    @GreenBlueClouds10 жыл бұрын

    I am loving the post-rock wall of sound in ocean death, I really do wonder when an official release will come out.

  • @ace71730
    @ace7173010 жыл бұрын

    This is my favorite Tiny Desk Concert so far... I'm 10 seconds into the video.

  • @Skigitydoo
    @Skigitydoo10 жыл бұрын

    I'm seeing him tonight:) His singing reminds me a little of Sunny Day Real Estate and I love it!

  • @javiertrevino5535
    @javiertrevino553510 жыл бұрын

    I love this band

  • @tayloredwards9979
    @tayloredwards99795 жыл бұрын

    Reminds me of old Passion- Pit!

  • @salad1000
    @salad10007 жыл бұрын

    i want to see my little boy here he comes

  • @laurajames253
    @laurajames25310 жыл бұрын

    love it

  • @xenonvinc
    @xenonvinc4 жыл бұрын

    This is insane!

  • @danielhamilton5437
    @danielhamilton543710 жыл бұрын

    Interesting and provocative. It's very hypno-like.

  • @dolemite420
    @dolemite42010 жыл бұрын

    Baths is the most talented dude making electronic music today. Period. Do not miss seeing him live, it will blow your brain to bits, bitch.

  • @bdwatson814
    @bdwatson8148 жыл бұрын

    I think I'm too old to love this...but I do

  • @helenaap2042

    @helenaap2042

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nah you are never too old to enjoy baths

  • @crispy_toasty

    @crispy_toasty

    22 күн бұрын

    Music is vibrations after all your not too old your just human 👍

  • @asdf-rk1qj
    @asdf-rk1qj10 жыл бұрын

    ocean death is fucking unbelievable, i would give anything for an official release of this

  • @austins.2495
    @austins.24956 жыл бұрын

    4:00-8:00 what a peaceful death sounds like

  • @govnor1495
    @govnor14958 жыл бұрын

    Love

  • @ipsinghification
    @ipsinghification7 жыл бұрын

    Beautiess music

  • @jose.a9215
    @jose.a92155 жыл бұрын

    Ugh he’s so cute 😭

  • @ArmiesofEmotion
    @ArmiesofEmotion10 жыл бұрын

    You had me at beep bop boop bop!!

  • @baratox1
    @baratox16 жыл бұрын

    Dope 🔥❤️

  • @jaribrigden4473
    @jaribrigden44739 жыл бұрын

    glad this guy is getting popular

  • @maribia96
    @maribia9610 жыл бұрын

    oh my god this is amazing :O Simon and Martina have introduced me to something beautiful

  • @Jamesbond-kq8wq

    @Jamesbond-kq8wq

    10 жыл бұрын

    same!

  • @nestoreuan2899

    @nestoreuan2899

    5 жыл бұрын

    Same!

  • @davideferrari9015
    @davideferrari901510 жыл бұрын

    very good performance ... unfortunately I didn't go the Milan gig last month. A shame