Nick Bassett is an American musician, producer and composer from Modesto, California. He was the bassist of shoegaze band Nothing[2][3] and is the lead guitarist of shoegaze band Whirr.[1] He also played guitar in the original lineup of blackgaze band Deafheaven.[4]
Career
Bassett formed Whirl in October 2009.[1] The band changed its name to Whirr after a musician also named Whirl trademarked the name and threatened legal action.[5] Bassett wrote demo versions of songs and showed them to the other members, after which they decided to play shoegazing-influenced music.[1]
Bassett played bass for Philadelphia shoegaze band Nothing from 2013[6] to 2018.[3] Prior to his joining, Whirr had toured with Nothing in the spring of 2013, during which he collaborated with Nothing frontman Domenic Palermo on a goth-influenced side project called Death of Lovers.[7] Death of Lovers debuted with Buried Under a World of Roses in October 2013,[8] followed by their first full-length album, The Acrobat, in November 2017.[9]
Bassett formed the indie pop duo Camera Shy with ex-Whirr singer Alexandra Morte in 2014.[10] They released their debut EP, Jack-O-Lantern, on June 24, 2014[11] and their eponymous debut album on July 14, 2015.[12]
In 2016, Bassett composed the score for Bret Easton Ellis' television series The Deleted.[13]
Bassett collaborated with Cloakroom on their 2017 album Time Well, contributing piano parts.[14]
Whirr released Feels Like You, their third full-length album, in October 2019.[15]
Discography
With Whirr
- Demo (2010, self-released)
- Distressor EP (2010, self-released)
- June (2011, Tee Pee)
- Pipe Dreams (2012, Tee Pee)
- Whirr / Anne (split with Anne) (2012, Run For Cover)
- "Color Change"/"Flat Lining" (split with Monster Movie) (2012, Graveface)
- Around (2013, Graveface)
- Part Time Punks Sessions (2013, Run For Cover)
- Sway (2014, Graveface)
- Whirr / Nothing (split with Nothing) (2014, Run For Cover)
- Feels Like You (2019, self-released)
- Live In Los Angeles (2023, self-released)
- Muta / Blue Sugar (2023, self-released)
With Deafheaven
- Roads to Judah (2011, Deathwish)
- Live at The Blacktop (2011, Deathwish)
With Death of Lovers
- Buried Under a World of Roses (2013, Deathwish)
- The Acrobat (2017, Dais Records)
With Camera Shy
- Jack-O-Lantern (2014, Run For Cover)
- Whirr / Crying / Makthaverskan / Camera Shy (2014, Run For Cover)
- Crystal Clear (2015, Run For Cover)
- Camera Shy (2015, Run For Cover)
With Nothing
- Tired of Tomorrow (2016, Relapse)
- Dance on the Blacktop (2018, Relapse)
With Cloakroom
- Time Well (2017, Relapse)
With Silence in the Snow
- Levitation Chamber (2019, Prophecy Productions)
With Pink Slip
- Perpetual Care (2020, self-released)
With Oubliette
- Big Spin EP (2021, self-released)
- Two Songs (2022, self-released)
In film and television
- The Deleted (Credited as Composer of Theme & Score, 2016, Directed by Brett-Easton Ellis)
- The Night Ripper (Credited as Composer, 2017, Puppet Combo)
- Night Shift (Credited as Composer, 2018, Puppet Combo)
- Party Favor (Credited as Composer, 2019)
- Direct Appeal (Credited as Composer of Theme, 2019)
- Women & Crime (Credited as Composer of Theme, 2019)
- Keep Sweet (Credited as Composer, 2021)
- Bill Mauldin: If It's Big, Hit It (Credited as Composer, 2021)
- Dio: Dreamers Never Die (Credited as Composer, 2022)
Production and audio engineering
- Camera Shy – Jack-O-Lantern (2014, Run For Cover)
- "Whirr / Crying / Makthaverskan / Camera Shy (2014, Run For Cover)
- Camera Shy – Crystal Clear (2015, Run For Cover)
- Camera Shy – Camera Shy (2015, Run For Cover)
- Death Of Lovers – The Acrobat (2017, Dais Records)
- Night School – Disappear Here (2019, Graveface)
- Night Sins – Portrait In Silver (2019, Funeral Party)
- Fearing – Shadow (2020, Funeral Party)
- Nothing – GEORGE (2020, Self-released)
- Nothing – The Great Dismal (2020, Relapse)
- Luster – Blue Oblivion (2020, Funeral Party)
- White Lighters – S/T (2021, Coming Home)
- Fawning – Illusions of control (2021, Graveface / Nevernotgoth)
- Beachy Head – S/T (2021, Graveface)
- Velvet Gentleman – Burn (2021, Graveface)
- White Lighters – Breaker Boy (2022, Coming Home)
- Night School – Invoke (2022, Graveface)
- The Marshmallow Ghosts – The Collection (2023, Graveface)
- Luster – Dopamine Loop (2023, Funeral Party)
- Precocious Neophyte – Home in the Desert (2023, Graveface)
- Fawning – All Around Me (2024, Graveface / Nevernotgoth)
- Velvet – Romance (2024, Candlepin)
References
- ^ a b c d e "WHEN THE SUN HITS: Interview: Nick Bassett of Whirl". WHEN THE SUN HITS. 2011-05-02. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- ^ "Nick Bassett of Nothing – KZSC Interviews". KZSC Santa Cruz. 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- ^ a b Camp, Zoe (2018-06-05). "Nothing Have Something To Live For". Stereogum. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
- ^ "Indie-Rock Band Whirr Addresses the Outrage, and Fallout, Over Transphobic Tweets". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- ^ Gagnon, Sarah (2012-04-04). "Local shoegaze band Whirr releases debut LP, Pipe Dreams". The Bay Bridged – San Francisco Bay Area Indie Music. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: Nick Bassett of Whirr – Allston Pudding". Allston Pudding. 2015-04-06. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- ^ "Interview: Some Words with Nick Bassett of Whirr". Noise Love. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- ^ "Buried Under A World Of Roses, by Death Of Lovers". Death Of Lovers. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
- ^ "Death of Lovers / The Acrobat". Bandcamp. November 24, 2017.
- ^ "Camera Shy is a new project from Nick... – Run For Cover Records | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- ^ "Stream Camera Shy's Jack-O-Lantern EP in full | New Music | Impose Magazine". www.imposemagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- ^ "Camera Shy – "Your Only One" Video". Stereogum. 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- ^ "Nick Bassett". IMDb.com. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "Time Well – Cloakroom". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
- ^ "Feels Like You, by Whirr". Whirr. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
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