Romaplasm Explained

Romaplasm
Type:	studio
Artist:	Baths
Cover:	Baths – Romaplasm.png
Genre:	Electronica EDM glitch IDM^[1]
Label:	Anticon
Producer:	Baths
Prev Title:	Obsidian
Prev Year:	2013

Romaplasm is the third studio album by American electronic musician Baths. It was released by Anticon on November 17, 2017.^[2]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 73 based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Christopher Laird of PopMatters gave the album 6 stars out of 10, calling it "[Baths'] most personal and reflective album to date." Sasha Geffen of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.9 out of 10, saying, "Without abandoning the conundrums that made Obsidian so emotionally indelible, he's embellished the worlds of his songs with color from the dreams in which he's immersed himself over the years."

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic website.^[3]

Musicians

• Will Wiesesfield – performer, composer
• Emily Call – violin
• Alfred Dalrington – bass clarinet
• Madeline Falcone – violin
• Isaura String Quartet – strings
• Betsy Rettig – cello
• Melinda Rice – viola
• Derek Stein – cello
• John Wiesenfeld – guitar
• Adam Wolf – french horn

Technical personnel

• Daddy Kev – mastering
• Morgan Greenwood – additional production
• Mario Luna – engineering

Artwork

• Will Wiesesfield – cover photography
• Mario Luna – cover photography
• Cory Schmitz – design, layout, text

Notes and References

1. Web site: Baths - Romaplasm . Hannah . Sean . . November 17, 2017 . April 14, 2019.
2. Web site: Baths Returns with 'Romaplasm' LP, Shares New Song. Exclaim!. Calum. Slingerland. September 21, 2017. November 24, 2017.
3. Web site: Romaplasm - Baths . . February 22, 2019.