Geotic Traversa Black Vinyl Edition

Ask Will Wiesenfeld to contrast his project Baths with the music made under his
Geotic alias, and you'll get a simple response: Baths is active listening, Geotic is
passive listening. But behind this straightforward duality exists two projects that are
equally poignant yet starkly distinct, reflective of the emotional complexities of its
creator. Don't mistake passive listening for anything remotely resembling apathy.
Over the course of nine self-released albums plus a handful of singles & EPs (all
released on Bandcamp), Wiesenfeld has certainly proved the contrary. With
Abysma, his first release for Ghostly, Wiesenfeld solidified this notion as Geotic
makes his label debut in tandem with the projects first ever physical oering. In 2018,
Wiesenfeld presents his second full-length for Ghostly: Traversa. Part of
Wiesenfeld's inspiration comes from his own domestic situation. A native of the San
Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, the classically trained musician has settled on the
Westside, inhabiting an apartment a short ride from the ocean. "It's a relaxing and
slightly displaced vibe that informs the project. It's full of art everywhere, all my
comics, an amazing media set up," Wiesenfeld says. "It's all the stu that I've saved for
and wanted to have in my life but didn't feel comfortable [setting up] until I moved in
here. We nested the shit out of this place." "So much of dance music is about
partying and going out and having a really hardcore social experience," Wiesenfeld
says. "Dance music has never been that for me. So much of my experience listening
to music is being by myself - at home or in my car. Those feelings are especially
apparent on the tracks that comprise Abysma: songs that feel lived-in and
comfortable - imbued with feelings that cant be faked or compart- mentalized.