Obsidian
by Baths
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Obsidian is ranked as the best album by Baths.
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Obsidian track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/28/2026 23:48 | juanr1096 | 6,202 | 78/100 |
| ! | 06/26/2026 15:16 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,499 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/03/2026 15:42 | TonySayers61 | 25,428 | 64/100 |
| ! | 07/02/2025 06:05 |  Igtonumama | 10,784 | 63/100 |
| ! | 05/03/2022 15:00 |  cestuneblague | 8,258 | 80/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 16% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.0/100, a mean average of 73.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.
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CaptainFicus 01/03/2014 11:21 | #99630
dark, yet very beautiful
ButterThumbz 12/22/2013 12:27 | #98346 | TOP COMMENT
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Wiesenfeld sounds like he's battling a sea of troubles yet he remains strong and focused here.
Mophos 11/16/2013 14:32 | #92853 | TOP COMMENT
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A good record with its moments of greatness (Miasma Sky, Ossuary, Phaedra).
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I've listened to this album a couple of times by now. It's definitely one of the stronger efforts from this year's album outputs. Baths create a thick fog of dark electronic and experimental sounds. I especially love the track Earth Death, it has a really dark midnight vibe to it.
The first three songs are some of the best of 2013, the rest is sadly quite forgettable after such a great start.
RockyRaccoon 07/09/2013 21:09 | #80749 | TOP COMMENT
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“Obsidian", is an example of how interesting and good experimental music can be. The man behind the moniker of Baths is Will Wiesenfeld, and this is his second album. This album, as the cover would suggest, can get dark. Perhaps the best example of that is the Nine-Inch-Nails-sounding “Earth Death", in which Wiesenfeld keeps repeating “Come kill me/I see/So alone". It’s very interesting music, though at times, it can get a little slow, but generally speaking, this is a really cool album, definitely worth checking out.
I kind of feel about this album the way I felt about Amok, which is that it is more style over substance. It's very relaxed with a great attention to detail, but the songwriting doesn't always capture me. Still, I think some songs are great and most all of the songs have great sounds and textures.
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