“Mike Baggetta is a player of immense subtlety across all dimensions, working with an impressive palette of tones … distilling Robert Fripp’s loopscapes with hints of John Fahey.”
-The Wire, UK
“...A terrific player, capable of weirdly elegant fretwork, shivery Tom Verlaine-esque tones, freeform freakouts and crunchy fuzz, shifting from one zone to another with a naturalness and ease.”
-Aquarium Drunkard
Lauded by press and peers alike, Mike Baggetta has become known, through his seemingly constant touring over the last several years and surprising collaborations, for his boundless commitment to his complete artistic vision through guitar, voice and electronics.
This latest tour focuses entirely on his solo songs for guitar, voice and electronics, exploring this new music up close and at length for its debut recording.
In addition to leading the band CASA SUEÑO with drummer John Herndon (Tortoise) and bassist Mike Watt (Minutemen), he previously led the band mssv, with drummer Stephen Hodges and bassist Watt again, through several full length releases, national tours, a few international shows, and some limited releases with special guests Nels Cline, Petra Haden and J Mascis.
Baggetta has also worked with Jim Keltner, David Torn, Psychic Temple, Bernard Purdie, Joseph C. Philips’ Numinous, Imani Uzuri, Jeff Coffin, Henry Kaiser, Rev. Fred Lane, Viktor Krauss and Ruth Brown among many others. He can be heard on the BIG EGO, Joyful Noise, ECM, Destiny Records, New Amsterdam and Fresh Sound record labels.
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