Nat Baldwin
{{short description|American bassist and singer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| genre = Experimental
| occupation = Musician
| instrument = Double Bass, Electric Bass
| years_active = 2000–present
| label = Tripticks Tapes
| website = https://natbaldwin.bandcamp.com/
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Nat Baldwin (born February 21, 1980, in Rochester, New Hampshire) is an American bassist, improvisor, and songwriter known for his solo work and as a former member of Dirty Projectors.{{cite web |last1=Bevan |first1=David |title=People Changes |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15481-people-changes/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=6 January 2024 |date=26 May 2011}}{{cite web |last1=Dahlen |first1=Chris |title=Nat Baldwin: Most Valuable Player Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11489-most-valuable-player/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=6 January 2024 |date=16 May 2008}}{{cite web |last1=Dahlen |first1=Chris |title=Baldwin – Lights Out |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1177-lights-out/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=6 January 2024 |date=25 September 2005}}{{cite web |title=Nat Baldwin - All We Want Is Everything |url=https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2021/06/02/nat-baldwin-all-we-want-is-everything/ |website=Various Small Flames |access-date=6 January 2024 |date=2 June 2021}}
Career
In 2020, Baldwin released a series of experimental works for solo double bass: AUTONOMIA I: Body Without Organs, AUTONOMIA II: Recombinations, and AUTONOMIA III: Endnotes.
He has appeared on many albums such as In Ear Park (2008) by Department of Eagles, Contra (2010) by Vampire Weekend and Shields (2012) by Grizzly Bear.{{cite web |url=https://www.courant.com/2014/05/23/dirty-projectors-nat-baldwin-takes-inspiration-from-connecticuts-anthony-braxton/ |title=Dirty Projectors' Nat Baldwin Takes Inspiration From Connecticut's Anthony Braxton |last1=Hamad |first1=Michael |date=23 May 2014 |website=Courant |access-date=7 June 2014}}
Tripticks Tapes
In 2020, Baldwin founded Tripticks Tapes, a tape label that has been recognized for showcasing a broad range of improvised and experimental music.{{cite web |last1=Ague |first1=Vanessa |title=Tape Label Report: September 2021 |url=https://daily.bandcamp.com/tape-label-report/the-tape-label-report-september-2021 |website=Bandcamp Daily |access-date=6 January 2024 |date=30 September 2021}}{{cite web |title=The best of (the strange sounds of Tripticks Tapes) 2022 |url=http://noweidzieodmorza.com/15611-tripstick-tapes-2022/ |website=Nowe idzie od morza |access-date=6 January 2024 |date=30 December 2022}}
Tripticks releases have been named among the best in music by publications including The Wire,{{cite web |title=The Wire's Releases of the Year 2023 |url=https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/the-wire-s-releases-of-the-year-2023 |website=The Wire |access-date=6 January 2024}} Bandcamp Daily,{{cite web |last1=Masters |first1=Marc |title=The Best Experimental Music of 2022 |url=https://daily.bandcamp.com/best-of-2022/the-best-experimental-music-of-2022 |website=Bandcamp Daily |access-date=6 January 2024 |date=14 December 2022}} Burning Ambulance,{{cite web |title=Best Music of 2022 |url=https://burningambulance.com/2022/12/16/best-music-of-2022/ |website=Burning Ambulance |access-date=6 January 2024 |date=16 December 2022}} and The Road to Sound,{{cite web |last1=Ague |first1=Vanessa |title=The Road to Sound’s 2021 In Review: The Year in Experimental Music |url=https://theroadtosound.com/2022/01/12/the-road-to-sounds-2021-in-review-the-year-in-experimental-music/ |website=The Road to Sound |access-date=6 January 2024 |date=12 January 2022}} with notable artists including Weston Olencki,{{cite web |last1=Kopcienski |first1=Jacob |title=Old Time Music Explores Traditions, Technologies, and Archives of "American Music" |url=https://icareifyoulisten.com/2022/05/old-time-music-explores-traditions-technologies-and-archives-of-american-music/ |website=I CARE IF YOU LISTEN |access-date=6 January 2024 |date=5 May 2022}} Nick Dunston,{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Brad |title=Video Premiere: Nick Dunston "A Devastating Comeback" |url=https://foxydigitalis.zone/2023/08/01/video-premiere-nick-dunston-a-devastating-comeback/ |website=Foxy Digitalis |access-date=6 January 2024 |date=1 August 2023}} Amirtha Kidambi and Luke Stewart,{{cite web |last1=Masters |first1=Marc |title=The Best Experimental Music on Bandcamp: October 2021 |url=https://daily.bandcamp.com/best-experimental/the-best-experimental-music-on-bandcamp-october-2021 |website=Bandcamp Daily |access-date=6 January 2024 |date=2 November 2021}} Webb Crawford,{{cite web |last1=Masters |first1=Marc |title=The Best Experimental Music on Bandcamp: September 2022 |url=https://daily.bandcamp.com/best-experimental/the-best-experimental-music-on-bandcamp-september-2022 |website=Bandcamp Daily |access-date=6 January 2024 |date=3 October 2022}} Patrick Shiroishi,{{cite web |last1=Epstein |first1=Lee Rice |title=Patrick Shiroishi ***** |url=https://www.freejazzblog.org/2021/07/patrick-shiroishi.html |website=The Free Jazz Collective |access-date=6 January 2024 |date=12 July 2021}} Travis Laplante and Jason Nazary,{{cite web |last1=Margasak |first1=Peter |title=Complete Communion: Jazz For September Reviewed By Peter Margasak |url=https://thequietus.com/articles/30518-henry-threadgill-paula-shocron-petter-eldh-jazz-review |website=The Quietus |access-date=6 January 2024 |date=20 September 2021}} Phicus,{{cite web |last1=Davidson |first1=Jack |title=Review: Phicus – Liquid (Tripticks Tapes, Mar 26) |url=https://noisenotmusic.com/2021/04/03/review-phicus-liquid-tripticks-tapes-mar-26/ |website=Noise Not Music |access-date=6 January 2024 |date=3 April 2021}} and Beam Splitter.{{cite web |last1=Pickard |first1=Joshua |title=Cassette Culture: April 2023 |url=https://beatsperminute.com/cassette-culture-april-2023/ |website=Beats Per Minute |access-date=6 January 2024 |date=28 April 2023}}
Solo discography
- Solo Contrabass (2003)
- Lights Out (2005)
- Enter the Winter (2006)
- Most Valuable Player (2007)
- People Changes (2011)
- In the Hollows (2014)
- AUTONOMIA I: Body Without Organs (2020)
- AUTONOMIA II: Recombinations (2020)
- AUTONOMIA III: Endnotes (2020)
- Common Currents (2021){{cite web | url=https://natbaldwin.bandcamp.com/album/common-currents | title=Common Currents, by Nat Baldwin }}
References
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External links
- [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/nat-baldwin-mn0000277280/biography Nat Baldwin] on Allmusic
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Category:Experimental musicians
Category:American rock bass guitarists
Category:Dirty Projectors members