Comments on: wilderness

By: Adamm

Adamm — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:34:48 +0000

Try this for your sfl (combination of a hack from the message board and goofing around on my own):

http://www.emusic.com/profile/saveforlater.html?start=1&end=**

replace the ** with the number of items in your list

By: Daniel, Esq.

Daniel, Esq. — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:53:41 +0000

Yeah, my SFL list is messed up, too. I’d try Wilderness’ debut disc first (you won’t see it among my eMusic downloads, because I have the physical disc). Same vibe, slightly stronger, more memorable tunes.

By: Adamm

Adamm — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:48:04 +0000

Daniel,

I’ve been ignoring this band for a long time but your comment here prompted me to take another look and save the album for later. Now if only I could find it in my sfl…

By: Daniel, Esq.

Daniel, Esq. — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:58:52 +0000

Totally digging Vessel States, all of a sudden (used to own it; just downloaded it). “Beautiful Alarm,” especially, which is a great, druggy throwback rock song. The chiming guitar lines set the boundaries, and the tumbling-downhill drums give the songs a manic edge.

By: kojevey

kojevey — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:05:09 +0000

i saw them live in baltimore this spring, and they were truly phenomenal. they came onstage at almost 1am. the 3 opening acts the venue had scheduled were not only mediocre at best but somehow unaware that an opening act doesn’t play 8-10 tracks. and then, once we thought the night could not be saved, wilderness came up, and it became clear that this massive delay was superuseful for them. our exhaustion and moodiness prepped them: the whole mystical dimension of james’ singing, together with mccann’s truly phrenetic guitar play just made the performance fantastic. and they played for an hour straight, without a single pause; the tracks bled into one another, and the look, like the sound, of the performance crescendoed. i cannot wait for this one to come out as a cd.

By: Jtrain

Jtrain — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:49:07 +0000

Wilderness is working on a new disc in LA – supposed to be out this fall. Based on some work they did for a show at the Whitney Biennial in March with artist Charles Long. I have been dying for something new from them, see where they go next.

I also saw them with Parts and Labor in 2006, on a lonely Tuesday night, with only 7 other people. They killed, imagine it loud, breathing it in, slowly, knowing that there’s something coming over the next hill, only to be pulled back just when you think it’s about to explode. Totally genius.

One of the top 10 shows ever (and I’m old).

Keep your ears out for the new one…………………….

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:05:50 +0000

I wouldn’t exactly say that Wilderness is better than PiL….but they mine my favorite parts of PiL’s sound far more than PiL does. That is, I love PiL’s restlessness, but I wasn’t ready to say goodbye to the sound of that first single so soon.

Within that range though, I have to agree, Wilderness is sheer joy. One of my all-time favorite emu finds, and one that I remember to listen to. Entirely missed Living Through/Part Ways — outstanding! While the samples from Vessel State have never moved the needle for me, I think I’m just going to have get over it. It’s Wilderness, and I really want more.

Okay, while we’re playing obsession show and tell, and talking about lesser-known artists arguably surpassing their vastly better-known forbears, I’m beside myself with Standing on the Shoulders of Giants by Metaform.

It’s the first entry on my newest emu list, “Waiter! Pink Check Please!” You folks recommended Quiet Village if I like DJ Shadow — yep, nice one, thanks. But this one? Every time I listen to it I start shaking with a combination of glee, awe, and wondering who to tell about it next.

I feel a little better about that last one now, but I’m still in the throes of them other two.

By: joe

joe — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:39:58 +0000

Duly noted – about to listen!

By: yancey

yancey — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:26:27 +0000

Joe needs to hear Marsmobil. I have a feeling he will love.

By: Tom Hilton

Tom Hilton — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:12:05 +0000

Interesting stuff. Reminds me of the Chameleons as much as PiL.