Desolation Wilderness – “Until Forever” 7”
K Records, 2008
Acquired: KJHK Music Staff, New, 2008
Price: $0
Acquired: KJHK Music Staff, New, 2008
Price: $0
My Desolation Wilderness 7”s were misfiled, however after
writing up “No Tomorrow” it feels weird to try and pretend I’m reviewing “Until
Forever” first. They are very different records, and the band’s evolution
between the two singles is dramatic. “Until Forever” and its b-sides are pretty
much sound collages with airy, distant vocals dumped into the mix. They are
ambling, but not totally worthless. “Gloria” coaxes a ghostly quality out of
its synthesizers and gains a haunting quality from the lo-fi production. It’s a
brief little tone poem but intriguing. “4/4 Love Song” is the closest
Desolation Wilderness comes to actually establishing a melody. There are no
words, so the love song aspect has to be gleaned from the sweetness of the synths.
It’s nice. It’s pleasant. But it has the feeling that there is something Zwart
has yet to realize about his abilities. There is potential, but every song here
feels half-done. Where I faulted “No Tomorrow” for being under the influence of
Galaxie 500, I’m now impressed that in a year this band totally morphed into a
band that could make a song-song.
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