The Spectrum of Distraction (Complete Sessions)

by Aidan Baker

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rikm A truly interesting listening experience and a fully engaging exploration of the creative process, "The Spectrum of Distraction (Complete Sessions)" features a wealth of music from Aidan Baker, improvising in a number of styles and sounds with a vast variety of different live drummers.

An absolutely amazing and absolutely fascinating release...

Ivan Balakhonov I'm listening and relistening this enormous collection and literally can't get enough of this. It's a long but pleasant journey through diverse yet seemingly uniform sound landscapes. Favorite track: Forgotten Race Pt. 1.

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1.	You Are A Dream Monster Pt. 1 02:20	info	buy track
2.	You Are A Dream Monster Pt. 2 06:12	info	buy track
3.	You Are A Dream Monster Pt. 3 01:01	info	buy track
4.	Beyond Space & Death Pt. 1 07:19	info	buy track
5.	Beyond Space & Death Pt. 2 04:52	info	buy track
6.	Beyond Space & Death Pt. 3 05:28	info	buy track
7.	Vanished! Hijacked! 44:25	info	buy track
8.	Forgotten Race Pt. 1 07:44	info	buy track
9.	Forgotten Race Pt. 2 05:25	info	buy track
10.	Forgotten Race Pt. 3 08:45	info	buy track
11.	Forgotten Race Pt. 4 05:23	info	buy track
12.	Forgotten Race Pt. 5 01:47	info	buy track
13.	The Deadly Submarine 19:09	info	buy track
14.	The Planet Eater 07:02	info	buy track
15.	The Mystery of How I Became A Freak Pt. 1 00:41	info	buy track
16.	The Mystery of How I Became A Freak Pt. 2 02:33	info	buy track
17.	The Mystery of How I Became A Freak Pt. 3 00:57	info	buy track
18.	The Mystery of How I Became A Freak Pt. 4 00:20	info	buy track
19.	The Mystery of How I Became A Freak Pt. 5 01:15	info	buy track
20.	The Mystery of How I Became A Freak Pt. 6 01:37	info	buy track
21.	The Mystery of How I Became A Freak Pt. 7 01:54	info	buy track
22.	The Mystery of How I Became A Freak Pt. 8 01:15	info	buy track
23.	The Mystery of How I Became A Freak Pt. 9 00:58	info	buy track
24.	The Mystery of How I Became A Freak Pt. 10 00:11	info	buy track
25.	The Mystery of How I Became A Freak Pt. 11 00:32	info	buy track
26.	The Mystery of How I Became A Freak Pt. 12 01:56	info	buy track
27.	The Mystery of How I Became A Freak Pt. 13 00:44	info	buy track
28.	The Mystery of How I Became A Freak Pt. 14 01:03	info	buy track
29.	The Mystery of How I Became A Freak Pt. 15 00:39	info	buy track
30.	The Mystery of How I Became A Freak Pt. 16 00:13	info	buy track
31.	The Mystery of How I Became A Freak Pt. 17 01:07	info	buy track
32.	The Mystery of How I Became A Freak Pt. 18 04:35	info	buy track
33.	Return to the Cave of Silver Wings Pt. 1 00:23	info	buy track
34.	Return to the Cave of Silver Wings Pt. 2 01:55	info	buy track
35.	Return to the Cave of Silver Wings Pt. 3 02:07	info	buy track
36.	Prisoner of the Black Hole Pt. 1 02:26	info	buy track
37.	Prisoner of the Black Hole Pt. 2 02:17	info	buy track
38.	Prisoner of the Black Hole Pt. 3 01:43	info	buy track
39.	Prisoner of the Black Hole Pt. 4 01:40	info	buy track
40.	Prisoner of the Black Hole Pt. 5 03:20	info	buy track
41.	Prisoner of the Black Hole Pt. 6 02:46	info	buy track
42.	Prisoner of the Black Hole Pt. 7 05:58	info	buy track
43.	The Antimatter Virus Pt. 1 06:19	info	buy track
44.	The Antimatter Virus Pt. 2 06:41	info	buy track
45.	The Antimatter Virus Pt. 3 01:27	info	buy track
46.	The Antimatter Virus Pt. 4 07:29	info	buy track
47.	The Antimatter Virus Pt. 5 08:29	info	buy track
48.	The Antimatter Virus Pt. 6 03:06	info	buy track
49.	The Antimatter Virus Pt. 7 02:08	info	buy track
50.	The Antimatter Virus Pt. 8 02:26	info	buy track
51.	The Antimatter Virus Pt. 9 05:38	info	buy track
52.	The Antimatter Virus Pt. 10 01:14	info	buy track
53.	The Antimatter Virus Pt. 11 01:12	info	buy track
54.	The Antimatter Virus Pt. 12 01:33	info	buy track
55.	The Antimatter Virus Pt. 13 04:46	info	buy track
56.	The Antimatter Virus Pt. 14 03:42	info	buy track
57.	The Antimatter Virus Pt. 15 04:03	info	buy track
58.	The Antimatter Virus Pt. 16 00:54	info	buy track
59.	The Antimatter Virus Pt. 17 00:49	info	buy track
60.	The Antimatter Virus Pt. 18 00:58	info	buy track
61.	Trouble On the Planet of the Surf Monkeys Pt. 1 03:11	info	buy track
62.	Trouble On the Planet of the Surf Monkeys Pt. 2 00:34	info	buy track
63.	Trouble On the Planet of the Surf Monkeys Pt. 3 01:21	info	buy track
64.	Trouble On the Planet of the Surf Monkeys Pt. 4 01:55	info	buy track
65.	Invaders From Beyond the Great Wall Pt. 1 03:07	info	buy track
66.	Invaders From Beyond the Great Wall Pt. 2 09:05	info	buy track
67.	Invaders From Beyond the Great Wall Pt. 3 02:21	info	buy track
68.	Invaders From Beyond the Great Wall Pt. 4 03:12	info	buy track
69.	Invaders From Beyond the Great Wall Pt. 5 03:06	info	buy track
70.	Invaders From Beyond the Great Wall Pt. 6 02:52	info	buy track
71.	Invaders From Beyond the Great Wall Pt. 7 04:47	info	buy track
72.	Invaders From Beyond the Great Wall Pt. 8 04:47	info	buy track
73.	Ice The Evil Power Master Pt. 1 01:53	info	buy track
74.	Ice The Evil Power Master Pt. 2 03:26	info	buy track
75.	Ice The Evil Power Master Pt. 3 01:35	info	buy track
76.	Ice The Evil Power Master Pt. 4 01:44	info	buy track
77.	You Are Microscopic 02:54	info	buy track
78.	Sand Castles of Time Pt. 1 00:47	info	buy track
79.	Sand Castles of Time Pt. 2 00:47	info	buy track
80.	Sand Castles of Time Pt. 3 01:47	info	buy track
81.	Sand Castles of Time Pt. 4 00:59	info	buy track
82.	Revenge of the Smoke Ghost Pt. 1 05:43	info	buy track
83.	Revenge of the Smoke Ghost Pt. 2 05:00	info	buy track
84.	Revenge of the Smoke Ghost Pt. 3 04:36	info	buy track
85.	Revenge of the Smoke Ghost Pt. 4 05:00	info	buy track
86.	Revenge of the Smoke Ghost Pt. 5 04:44	info	buy track
87.	Captivatingly Stranded 13:47	info	buy track
88.	Slime On The Handle Pt. 1 09:04	info	buy track
89.	Slime On The Handle Pt. 2 03:24	info	buy track
90.	Slime On The Handle Pt. 3 06:56	info	buy track

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The complete, unedited sessions which made up the fragmentary, multi-genre, designed to be played on shuffle 2CD album "The Spectrum of Distraction" originally released by Robotic Empire:

aidanbaker.bandcamp.com/album/the-spectrum-of-distraction

With contributions from 18 different drummers:

Aidan Baker, Richard Baker (ARC), Victor Cirone, Andrew Crawshaw (Shining Ones), Alessandro Curvaia (Shora), Bruno Dorella (Ovo), David Dunnett (Hypnodrone Ensemble), Thor Harris (Swans), Steven Hess (Locrian), Kevin Micka (Animal Hospital), Mac McNeilly (Jesus Lizard), Ted Parsons (Swans, Prong), Phil Petrocelli (Grey Machine, Great Falls), Simon Scott (Slowdive), Geoff Summers (Batillus), Jakob Thiesen (Whisper Room), Brandon Valdivia (I Have Eaten The City), H. Walker (Kerretta).

Artwork by Matt Smith:

www.matt-illustrations.com

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released July 1, 2016

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Aidan Baker Berlin, Germany

Aidan Baker is a Canadian musician living in Berlin making ambient/experimental/slowcore music. Baker performs solo &, as Aidan Baker Trio, with Tristen Bakker (bass) & Angela Muñoz Martínez (drums).

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Schokoladen

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Sep 13

The Peer Hat Manchester

Manchester, UK
Sep 15

St John on Bethnal Green

Bethnal Green, UK

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