Tenebrist, by Aidan Baker

Tenebrist

by Aidan Baker

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end 0))) AB hits the HEAVY button, layering grooved out fuzz on top of an asymmetrical rhythm platform. Another stunning outing from the master. Favorite track: Tenebrist I.

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Limited Edition Cassette (only 75 copies world-wide)
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Pro-dubbed smokey-tint clear cassette shell with digital UV full colour on-body image shell print, packaged in a pro-printed double-sided Maltese Cross wrap around cover

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Catalogue No: CN209

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	1.	Tenebrist I 04:25
	2.	Tenebrist II 04:51
	3.	Turgid 04:26
	4.	Between The Shadow 04:34
	5.	Violet Contrast 07:16
	6.	Dramatic Illumination I 05:32
	7.	Dramatic Illumination II 08:07
	8.	Chiaroscurious 08:41

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WATCH THE EXCLUSIVE VIDEO STREAM OF ‘TENEBRIST I’ COURTESY OF THE SLEEPING SHAMAN:
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Aidan Baker is a classically-trained multi-instrumentalist from Toronto (now resident in Berlin) with the electric guitar his primary instrument. Using prepared and alternate methods of playing the guitar, along with various electronic effects, Baker creates music which generally falls within the ambient/experimental genre but draws on influences from rock, electronic, classical, and jazz. A highly prolific artist, Baker has released numerous recorded works, both solo and with various group projects, including Nadja, ARC, Caudal and Mnemosyne.

'Tenebrist' is Baker's second release for CN, following 2021's 'Stimmt'. Where that was big on atmospherics and abstraction, 'Tenebrist' shoots a bullet straight into the heart of the riff and explodes it, in all its scorching white-out fuzzed-up glory. Low-down and heavy, it serves up swathes of grunge, pummeling the senses and scattering rhythms through its maximalist energy.

"Tenebrist hurts. It’s immense and devastating on every level. The volume hurts. It’s a beast, and exactly the exercise in punishment we all need." (Aural Aggravation, auralaggravation.com/2022/05/22/aidan-baker-tenebrist/?fbclid=IwAR1TfAWH8zHc5OGt_gh4PyomNQEPHbMbvPZvb5UTvjz6fvzQ2dBISyAvMPc)

"akin to Loop collaborating with Godflesh on a collection of post-punk numbers" (Predominance www.thepensivequill.com/2022/05/predominance-17.html)

"I closed my eyes and let the thick, repetitive, fuzzed-out riffs envelop me… I loved this album" (The Sleeping Shaman, www.thesleepingshaman.com/reviews/aidan-baker-tenebrist/)

"jazzily abstract space rock, like Skullflower covering Heldon in a dusty moon crater. Potent!" (JR Moore, The Quietus thequietus.com/articles/31717-pink-mountaintops-aidan-baker-randy-holden)

"I don't know how many guitar tracks or effects pedals were involved in this recording. Judging from the layers of slow and distorted riffs, I'm going hazard an educated guess at quite a few'
- JR Moores, Columnfortably Numb: The Best Psych Rock Of 2022, The Quietus
thequietus.com/articles/32473-best-psychedelic-music-2022

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released May 27, 2022

All songs written, performed, recorded by Aidan Baker (guitars, bass, drums)

www.aidanbaker.org
aidanbaker.bandcamp.com

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