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Nat Baldwin
Nat Baldwin at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, 2020
Background information
Born	(1980-02-21) February 21, 1980 (age 44) Rochester, New Hampshire
Genres	Experimental
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Double Bass, Electric Bass
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Tripticks Tapes Western Vinyl Shinkoyo / Artist Pool Traced Objects
Website	https://natbaldwin.bandcamp.com/ http://triptickstapes.bandcamp.com/

Nat Baldwin (born February 21, 1980, in Rochester, New Hampshire) is an American bassist, improvisor, and songwriter known for his solo work and as a former member of Dirty Projectors.

Career

In 2020, Baldwin released a series of experimental works for solo double bass: AUTONOMIA I: Body Without Organs, AUTONOMIA II: Recombinations, and AUTONOMIA III: Endnotes.

He has appeared on many albums such as In Ear Park (2008) by Department of Eagles, Contra (2010) by Vampire Weekend and Shields (2012) by Grizzly Bear.

Tripticks Tapes

In 2020, Baldwin founded Tripticks Tapes, a tape label that has been recognized for showcasing a broad range of improvised and experimental music.

Tripticks releases have been named among the best in music by publications including The Wire, Bandcamp Daily, Burning Ambulance, and The Road to Sound, with notable artists including Weston Olencki, Nick Dunston, Amirtha Kidambi and Luke Stewart, Webb Crawford, Patrick Shiroishi, Travis Laplante and Jason Nazary, Phicus, and Beam Splitter.

Solo discography

• Solo Contrabass (2003)
• Lights Out (2005)
• Enter the Winter (2006)
• Most Valuable Player (2007)
• People Changes (2011)
• In the Hollows (2014)
• AUTONOMIA I: Body Without Organs (2020)
• AUTONOMIA II: Recombinations (2020)
• AUTONOMIA III: Endnotes (2020)
• Common Currents (2021)

References

1. Bevan, David (26 May 2011). "People Changes". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
2. Dahlen, Chris (16 May 2008). "Nat Baldwin: Most Valuable Player Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
3. Dahlen, Chris (25 September 2005). "Baldwin – Lights Out". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
4. "Nat Baldwin - All We Want Is Everything". Various Small Flames. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
5. Hamad, Michael (23 May 2014). "Dirty Projectors' Nat Baldwin Takes Inspiration From Connecticut's Anthony Braxton". Courant. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
6. Ague, Vanessa (30 September 2021). "Tape Label Report: September 2021". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
7. "The best of (the strange sounds of Tripticks Tapes) 2022". Nowe idzie od morza. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
8. "The Wire's Releases of the Year 2023". The Wire. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
9. Masters, Marc (14 December 2022). "The Best Experimental Music of 2022". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
10. "Best Music of 2022". Burning Ambulance. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
11. Ague, Vanessa (12 January 2022). "The Road to Sound's 2021 In Review: The Year in Experimental Music". The Road to Sound. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
12. Kopcienski, Jacob (5 May 2022). "Old Time Music Explores Traditions, Technologies, and Archives of "American Music"". I CARE IF YOU LISTEN. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
13. Rose, Brad (1 August 2023). "Video Premiere: Nick Dunston "A Devastating Comeback"". Foxy Digitalis. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
14. Masters, Marc (2 November 2021). "The Best Experimental Music on Bandcamp: October 2021". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
15. Masters, Marc (3 October 2022). "The Best Experimental Music on Bandcamp: September 2022". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
16. Epstein, Lee Rice (12 July 2021). "Patrick Shiroishi *****". The Free Jazz Collective. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
17. Margasak, Peter (20 September 2021). "Complete Communion: Jazz For September Reviewed By Peter Margasak". The Quietus. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
18. Davidson, Jack (3 April 2021). "Review: Phicus – Liquid (Tripticks Tapes, Mar 26)". Noise Not Music. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
19. Pickard, Joshua (28 April 2023). "Cassette Culture: April 2023". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
20. "Common Currents, by Nat Baldwin".

External links

• Nat Baldwin on Allmusic

• Experimental musicians
• American rock bass guitarists
• 1980 births
• Living people
• Dirty Projectors members
• 21st-century American bass guitarists
• Western Vinyl artists