Aidan Baker
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1974/1975 |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Experimental, ambient, drone doom, post-rock, space rock |
| Occupation(s) | musician, writer, poet |
| Instruments | Guitar, drums, flute, among others |
| Years active | 1999-present |
| Labels | Various |
| Associated acts | Nadja, ARC, Adoran, B/B/S, Caudal, Infinite Light Ltd., Mnemosyne, Scythling, Whisper Room |
| Website | brokenspineprods |
Aidan Baker (born 1974/75) is a musician from Toronto, Ontario, Canada who has released numerous records both as a solo artist and as part of various side projects, including Nadja, ARC, and Mnemosyne. He has also written several books of poetry.
He has toured in both North America and Europe, and has made appearances at the OM Festival, MUTEK, South by Southwest, and the Distillery Jazz Festival. He is married to Nadja bandmate, Leah Buckareff.
Baker utilizes a very experimental style of playing guitar, influenced by artists such as Caspar Brötzmann, James Plotkin, Kevin Shields, and Justin Broadrick. Influences on his musical structures and sound include Sonic Youth, Swans, Sunn O))), Red House Painters, Godflesh, Codeine, and PJ Harvey.
Most of his records consist of some lengthy songs and are usually improvised, as are his live shows.
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