ALBUM PSUEDO-REVIEW : Baths - Obsidian
Will Wiesenfeld, better known as Baths, is back with his second full length album, entitled Obisidan. His sophomore effort shares the fact that both it and his previous release (Cerulean) are named after colors and have the same amount of letters; they are also both released through the label Anticon. Baths' second album is darker in tone than Cerulean, which is definitely fitting given the album title. Will brings some great production this time around with an album that has both it's strengths and weaknesses.
The production quality on the album is great. The sound design is absolutely left-field at times using sounds such as abrasive glitches, dogs growling and grumbling, and piano that shatters the groove of the beat only for the song to drop back into it ("No Past Lives").
Well structured songs for the most part with a few exceptions ("Miasma Sky" and "Incompatible")
A more organic feel than Cerulean with instrumentation including things such as piano, strings, what sounds like a cello, and found sounds.
Will's vocals can be a bit shrill at times. This can be less accompanying to the music than it was on Cerulean and the album suffers a bit from it.
The lyricism can be spotty, with some really terrible lines at times.
BTB Favorite Songs : Worsening, Ironworks, No Past Lives, Earth Death.
BTB Least Favorite Songs: Miasma Sky, Incompatible, Inter
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