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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Near 8 years later and this is still an amazing set.
@HoyaDon
2 жыл бұрын
I come back on the regular to listen to it. So good!
I just wanna say (as an audio engineer) that whoever is doing the audio work on this is awesome and deserves a cookie.
@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
9 жыл бұрын
Alan Klink Well, great work!
@Burley_Bert
8 жыл бұрын
+Alan Klink Seriously i'm so late, but extra cookies here.
@swaggyishowiam
5 жыл бұрын
hell yeah!
@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!
Useful timestamps 00:00 - Miasma Sky 3:58 - Cool Improvisation (?) 8:07 - Phaedra 13:20 - Ocean Death
I consider these to be the best versions of each song
@livvy94
9 ай бұрын
Me too! I love them so much
Good heavens, that improv session between Miasma Sky and Phaedra…I could listen to that all day
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
45 seconds in and I'm sold. Give me all the bath
@riidderberg
10 жыл бұрын
Same feeling!
@olivedotcom
3 жыл бұрын
bathe you in it????
I am lying in bed listening and watching in total awe.
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.
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
Ive just been getting goosebumps hearing this through headphones for the first time.
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
7 жыл бұрын
nah hes pretty bad
@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
Just as amazing live! I've had Obsidian on constant repeat.
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.
Totally underrated!!! Was fortunate to meet Will last year!!! Such a humble guy, was a complete honour x
He is a very nice guy and his success is well-deserved. Keep it going Will!
thank u Will
Astonishing performance of 'Miasma Sky', song of the year IMO. Those lyrics...
This is TOO good. Is this illegal? I'm addicted to this video.
Oooooh Björk's Biophilia on the shelf... A man of good taste as expected !
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
wow that was such a clean performance
They are like mad scientists in a lab. So good!
His singing is very soothing and intimate over this Sonic Backdrop; so I say his voice is very fitting and expressive.
Brilliant. ....this makes so much more sense than any "mainstream" music I've ever heard! €€!!!!
I love Baths. Started listening back in late 2014 and I still love him.
YES BATHS. NPR, I love you even more now.
such an inspiring experience to watch this guy do stuff
Really glad they played Phaedra.
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.
MY BAB. And to the guy dissing Obsidian / who said Cerulean was his best work, I disagree. Ocean Death was fucking lit.
@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.
Ocean Death at the end is A W E S O M E! the last 30 seconds is pure eye closed contemplation. Blessed Will.
i want to see my little boy
@Jaffa6290
6 жыл бұрын
Here he comes
@toni-symone5905
5 жыл бұрын
i want to see my little boy
13:21 saving it cuz it's my fave performance of "Ocean Death" wow
wil is such an awesome guy.
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
The BEST tiny desk concert! Just wish it was longer or had more of his cerulean album.
@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
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
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
5 жыл бұрын
@@royshantzis3321 lol
Incredible work guys!
@ryaneads7736
2 жыл бұрын
What a crossover, baths meets biker boy.
Amazing baths
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!
Woow they sound really great like in studio!
Brilliant music. Inspirational.
Baths will always be one of my favorite bands. I personally love his love. The new Ocean Death EP is wondefrul, as well.
Oh my god! Thank you for bringing tasty music into my life! I understood 'Glitch' as a music genre now and it's beautiful!
I'm hypnotized by these guy's talent :\
Absolutely my favorite indie duet.
Reminds of a chill ass miike snow 😍😍😍😍 love love love
wow, yes.
Absolute perfection
Wow. They sound phenomenal, and to open w Miasma Sky sets the tone - such dope writing
Mesmerisingly wonderful.
Beautiful
Lovin' that last song
This guy is one of the main influences of Ethics no doubt. Love you Baths
absolutely brilliant
MY FAVORITE ARTIST OMG FINALLY!!! I LISTEN TO BATHS EVERY SINGLE DAYYYYYYY THANK U NPR
That was an experience. Awesome fucking music.
WHAT A PERFORMANCE
This is fantastically fabulously amazing
beautiful.
Brilliant and majestic.
Whoa! What a brilliant artist, I want mooore!
FAVORITE
Great stuff. I can't get Miasma Sky out of my head.
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.
i want to see my little boy... here he comes
i am in love with ocean death and named my plant Phaedra.
Love it!
Brilliant
100% talent.
I could listen to 3:58 - 7:52 on repeat for eternity.
@kevinbanks2053
7 жыл бұрын
Zach Paulus I know!! My same thinking. The music of my inner heart
@arthurcoppens_
7 жыл бұрын
what track is it tho, I don't know it yet..
@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_
7 жыл бұрын
so cool
@boostedbrick62
7 жыл бұрын
Check out his ambient side project, Geotic
Excellent.
Beautiful work :)
cutting edge work will and the dude on the elektron sp needs to show me how he does it. I need lessons.
hopefully soon. i need it!
Bravo! Ocean death makes the hair at the back of my head bristle.
This is just what my afternoon needed!
I love this
These guys are insanely good!
I am loving the post-rock wall of sound in ocean death, I really do wonder when an official release will come out.
This is my favorite Tiny Desk Concert so far... I'm 10 seconds into the video.
I'm seeing him tonight:) His singing reminds me a little of Sunny Day Real Estate and I love it!
I love this band
Reminds me of old Passion- Pit!
i want to see my little boy here he comes
love it
This is insane!
Interesting and provocative. It's very hypno-like.
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.
I think I'm too old to love this...but I do
@helenaap2042
3 жыл бұрын
Nah you are never too old to enjoy baths
@crispy_toasty
22 күн бұрын
Music is vibrations after all your not too old your just human 👍
ocean death is fucking unbelievable, i would give anything for an official release of this
4:00-8:00 what a peaceful death sounds like
Love
Beautiess music
Ugh he’s so cute 😭
You had me at beep bop boop bop!!
Dope 🔥❤️
glad this guy is getting popular
oh my god this is amazing :O Simon and Martina have introduced me to something beautiful
@Jamesbond-kq8wq
10 жыл бұрын
same!
@nestoreuan2899
5 жыл бұрын
Same!
very good performance ... unfortunately I didn't go the Milan gig last month. A shame