“Somewhere I might be a modern human being, But not here, not with a hundred thousand trees…” Will Wiesenfeld‘s been releasing music as Geotic for 10 years now, making it older than hisbest-known guise Baths. But these days the Geotic alias is reserved for vivid world-building and dancefloor-leaningexcursions, with the Bathsproject continuing to be the main outlet for his powerful songwriting andexplosive vocal performance. Traversa covers a lot of ground (natch), cut nice and neat into 8colorful slices of synthpop bliss transporting youfar away into placid mountain villages (“Swiss Bicycle”), Japanese townships (“Town Square”) and neon-streaked oceanside freeways (“Harbor Drive”) like the stage select screen of thechillestopen world video game you could imagine. Traversa is mostly instrumental,comprisedof slinky microhouse beats and synth arpeggios, but Wiesenfeld‘svocals appear in the form of hushed reveriesenhancing the moods of “Aerostat,” “Knapsack,” “Terraformer” and “Gondolier.” Limited edition seafoam green colored vinyl limited to 750 copies, housed in reflective rainbow foil jacket.

• seafoam green colored vinyl
• housed in rainbow foil jacket
• full color printed insert
• digital download included
• limitedto 750 copies
• music label:Ghostly International 2018

reviewed by Sarakaya Komzin 10/2018