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Aidan Baker Is A Musician And Writer From Toronto Canada Currently Based In Berlin Germany. Classically Trained As A Flutist He Is Self-Taught On The Guitar Drums & Various Other Instruments. As A Prolific Solo Artist Since 1999 His Releases Have Explored The Deconstructive Sonic Possibilities Of The Electric Guitar As A Primary Sound Source Creating Music That Ranges Across Genres. As Well As Being A Founder-Member Of Various Side-Projects Including Nadja ARC And Mnemosyne He Has Also Published Several Books Of Poetry & Works Of Fiction. He Is Married To Nadja Bandmate Leah Buckareff. A Regular Performer In And Around Toronto Baker Has Also Performed In New York Montreal Chicago San Francisco And Music Festivals As The Om Festival Mutek SXSW And The Distillery Jazz Festival. He Is Known To Utilize A Very Experimental Style Of Playing Guitar Inspired By Artists Such As Caspar Brötzmann James Plotkin Kevin Shields And Justin Broadrick. Early Influences For His Characteristically Deconstructive Sound Included Sonic Youth Swans Sunn O Red House Painters Godflesh Codeine And PJ Harvey. He Performs In The Experimental Collective ARC And The Drone Doom Project Nadja. He Has Also Composed Works For The Penderecki String Quartet And The Uxbridge Chamber Choir. Most Of His Records Consist Of Some Lengthy Songs And Are Usually Improvised As Are His Live Shows. He Is Also The Author Of Two Books Of Poetry Two Poetry Chapbooks And Has Published Poetry Fiction And Criticism In Various International And Scholarly Journals. Official Site Http //www.Aidanbaker.Org

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