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Baasch (musician)

Baasch, born Bartosz Schmidt,[1] is a Polish musician and producer from Warsaw. He won the Fryderyk award for the best electronic album in 2021 and was nominated in 2022.[2] His music can primarily be categorised as synth-pop but takes various influences from electronic and club music, which is more evident in Schmidt’s soundtrack work.

Baasch
Birth nameBartosz Schmidt
OriginWarsaw, Poland
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, producer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2013–present
LabelsSensefloor, Nextpop
Member ofMiennta, Plazmatikon

Baasch has performed extensively in Poland, including at many open-air festivals like Open'er,[3] Audioriver, Tauron Nowa Muzyka,[4] and Męskie Granie,[5] as well as in Germany (Reeperbahn Festival),[6] Hungary (Sziget Festival),[7] Lithuania (Vilnius Music Week), and Czechia (Rock for People)[8]

Career edit

In 2013, Baasch released the four-track EP Simple Dark Romantic Songs[9] on the Sensefloor label. The same year, he composed music for the film Floating Skyscrapers.[10] His second EP, Siamese Sister, followed in 2014. That year, Baasch signed a deal with Nextpop and published his debut full-length album, Corridors.[11] A companion album, Re_Corr,[12] came out in 2016 and consisted of remixes of songs from Corridor by various artists. On 21 April 2017, Baasch issued his third studio album, Grizzly Bear with a Million Eyes,[13] which spawned the singles "Kind of Coma" and "Dare to Take (feat. Mary Komasa)".

In 2020, Baasch signed with PIAS and issued his first Polish-language album, titled Noc, producing the singles "Brokat", "Cienie", and "Miasto".[14] In 2021, he scored the musical Balladyna. Echa Grobowych Rozwalin[15] and subsequently published NCRMX,[16] a collection of remixes of tracks from Noc by various artists.

Baasch began issuing his fourth album, titled IV, in several parts. The first one, IV!I,[17] was released on 15 September 2023, following the "Wosk" and "Słońce" singles. Further instalments were already teased during summer festival shows, including an Audioriver Festival performance in Płock, where Baasch appeared together with German electronic artist Rosa Anschütz.[18]

Discography edit

Studio albums

  • Corridors (2014)
  • Grizzly Bear with a Million Eyes (2017)
  • Noc (2020)

EPs

  • Simple Dark Romantic Songs[19] (2013)
  • Siamese Sister (2014)
  • IV!I (2023)

Remix albums

  • Re_Corr (2016)
  • Ncrmx (2021)

Soundtracks

Singles

  • "Several Gods" (2014)
  • "Shout" (2016)
  • "Kind of Coma" (2017)
  • "Dare to Take (feat. Mary Komasa) (2018)
  • "Brokat" (2020)
  • "Cienie" (2020)
  • "Język" (2020)
  • "Miasto" (2020)
  • "Sportowa Warszawa (feat. Kacperczyk)" (2021)
  • "Perfect Beach (with Rafał Dutkiewicz, Novika, and Meeting by Chance)" (2021)
  • "Jestem" (with Catz 'N Dogz) (2022)
  • "Puls" (with Paulina Przybysz) (2022)[21]
  • "Wosk" (2023)[22]
  • "Słońce" (2023)
  • "Tlen" (2023)

Guest appearances and contributions

  • Venter – "Fire"[23] (2015)
  • Rysy – Traveler[24] (2015)
  • Sotei – Sotei[25] (2017)
  • New Rome – "Childish Comeback (feat. Baasch)" (2019)

References edit

  1. ^ "Baasch – biografia" [Baasch – Biography]. muzyka.interia.pl (in Polish). 26 March 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Fryderyki Awards".
  3. ^ "Baasch – Open'er Festival". opener.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Tauron Nowa Muzyka 2023 w Katowicach – 08.06.2023". koncertomania.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Artyści". GZ Meskie Granie. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Don't Panic! We're from Poland at the Reeperbahn Festival 2017". Culture.pl. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Interview: Polish Indie-Electro Artist Baasch (Sziget 2023)". brnodaily.com. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  8. ^ "5 reasons why you shouldn't miss Baasch". redbull.com. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  9. ^ Ryman, Mateusz (4 June 2012). "Baasch zapowiada 'Simple Dark Romantic Songs'". JazzSoul.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Premiera muzyki do filmu "Płynące Wieżowce"". muno.pl. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  11. ^ ""Corridors" CD from Baasch". Baasch. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  12. ^ Paluch, Kaśka (1 April 2016). "Baasch – RE_CORR [RECENZJA]". 80bpm.net (in Polish). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Baasch – Grizzly Bear with a Million Eyes – Rockserwis.pl". rockserwis.pl. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  14. ^ Store, The [PIAS], Baasch – Noc. The [PIAS] Store., retrieved 19 February 2024
  15. ^ "Balladyna DIY. Baasch o płycie "Echa grobowych rozwalin" – Czwórka – polskieradio.pl". polskieradio.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  16. ^ Piżyński, Mateusz (5 September 2021). "Baasch – NCRMX". Nowamuzyka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  17. ^ "Baasch: czuję, że epka "IV!I" to muzyka dzienna – Czwórka – polskieradio.pl". polskieradio.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  18. ^ "Audioriver Festival wysyła powołania i ogłasza skład polskiej reprezentacji w Płocku". muno.pl. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  19. ^ "Baasch – Simple Dark Romantic Songs". discogs.com. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  20. ^ "Baasch – Płynące Wieżowce". Discogs. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  21. ^ "Puls – Single by Baasch & Paulina Przybysz". Apple Music. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  22. ^ "Wosk – Single by Baasch". Apple Music. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  23. ^ "Venter – Venter LP". discogs.com. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  24. ^ "RYSY – Traveler". discogs.com. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  25. ^ "Sotei LP". bandcamp.com. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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