Podcast appearances and mentions of will wiesenfeld

Supplication offers a path.Christianity, heteronormativity, they promise a program. Follow us, do not question, and you will be rewarded. What happens when you stray?That's a core question behind Baths. Will Wiesenfeld's electronic project has asked it again and again, especially on 2013's brilliant Obsidian. And the uncertainty has come roaring back on his newest Gut. Gut refers to Wiesenfeld's promise to act instinctually while crafting the album, allowing impulses to direct the music. And that's clear from the throbbing beat on “Eden” (which is about having sex with an angel) or the cheery vocals yelling “that's that!” after Wiesenfeld asserts that “carnal is a normal mode.” Wiesenfeld thrives in juxtapositions and situations that, at first, appear to be contradictions. Gut catalogues sex both as an annihilating, freedom giving act, destroying the anxieties of the body, but also views fucking as a normal, even inane. Wiesenfeld's exploration of queerness refuses any path, spiritually, physically, sexually. And we're all the better for it.

In this chat, we get to meet Baths, aka Will Wiesenfeld. Will just released his latest record - and first in a while - as Baths, called Gut, and in this conversation we dive deep into the new LP. We talk about its musicality, which is much more rock-leaning than his prior Baths work; we talk about the writing process; and we talk about the incredibly raw, honest lyricism, which revolves largely around sex and sexuality, and all the ups & downs that come with that. Thankfully, Will was just as frank in our conversation, willing to be as "open book" as I asked him to be. We also touch on his score work, the glory of bicycling, and the queer mecca that is Provincetown, MA. (Believe me - it all connects.) Thank you for listening.

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Will Wiesenfeld, also known as Baths, is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born, raised, and based in Los Angeles. His fourth full-length album Gut, an expression from the stomach, rather than the heart will be out February 21st via his label, Basement's Basement.  Will shares the idea behind making a relentless, unapologetic and at times embarrassing record and why it wasn't necessarily difficult for him.  We learn how Gut functions as an ode to his rock influences, why jealousy motivated him to learn how to play an instrument and he shares how his hate to love relationship with piano evolved as kid. Will tells us why the string section was the ultimate motivator in finishing Gut, we hear how layering plays a role in his production and we look into his recording process.  Joe and Will discuss their similar clothing style and we hear a couple new tunes from Gut. Baths Please visit Izotope and Distrokid for continued exclusive listener discounts.

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“Everything about that record is cursed.” Will Wiesenfeld says that with a laugh, but it's not really a joke. Obsidian, his second album under the name Baths, set off a brutal run of shows with a new collaborator, Morgan Greenwood, and electronic failures that seemed to have come from a witch's hex. But you could have gotten the cursed feeling just from the music. Obsidian is at once a dancy, electronic album and an uncompromisingly punishing listen. So hear our interview with Wiesenfeld, read our thoughts on Obsidian and see why it's one of the best of the 10s. “I think my whole life is a wake for Final Fantasy 8.” — Will Wiesenfeld

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