Release Date: Oct 19, 2018
Genre(s): Electronic, Ambient, Techno, Downtempo, Club/Dance, Indie Electronic, Ambient Techno
Record label: Ghostly International
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Following the same path laid out by 2017's Abysma, California electronic composer Will Wiesenfeld (aka Geotic) delivers the spiritual follow-up one year later with the short but sweet Traversa. Much like its predecessor, Traversa is a transportive excursion into delicate digital soundscapes populated by soft dance beats, glossy atmosphere, and enveloping warmth, as if Postal Service dove headlong into the ambient sphere. Wiesenfeld's whispered vocals float in and out of half the tracks, but otherwise Traversa remains free-form and without much to tether it to earth.
At this point, Will Wiesenfeld's name is synonymous with both Baths, his initial electronic project that over the years has garnered critical acclaim, and Geotic, his second moniker that emerged not long after as a more passive listening experience. As Geotic, Traversa is Wiesenfeld's second full-length release with Ghostly International, and the first time he's moved his vocals to this project, usually reserving them for Baths. As the title suggests, Traversa's central theme hinges on the idea of travel and letting music carry us to ….
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