― sffd, Friday, 7 October 2005 04:53 (eighteen years ago) link
― Last Of The Famous International Pfunkboys (Kerr), Friday, 7 October 2005 09:55 (eighteen years ago) link
― ddb (ddb), Friday, 7 October 2005 20:43 (eighteen years ago) link
― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 7 October 2005 20:51 (eighteen years ago) link
some of the best drumming of the year as well....guitar playing captures all the things i like about u2 without actually being u2
― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 7 October 2005 21:03 (eighteen years ago) link
― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 7 October 2005 21:04 (eighteen years ago) link
― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 7 October 2005 21:05 (eighteen years ago) link
the guitar player makes chipmunk faces during jamage parts....its annoying.
― ddb (ddb), Friday, 7 October 2005 21:08 (eighteen years ago) link
haha that's awesome! I hoped he would be wierd onstage....did you guys see Gang of Four on the new tour (or ever?)...I imagine him having stage movts like Jon King when I saw them a few months ago....do Wilderness tour much? I don't think they've been thru Mpls..
― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 7 October 2005 21:12 (eighteen years ago) link
― ddb (ddb), Friday, 7 October 2005 21:17 (eighteen years ago) link
― kurt broder (dr g), Friday, 7 October 2005 21:23 (eighteen years ago) link
cause i do...only it's later PiL...it's weird that people would say "wilderness" and "second editon"....when they should be saying "wilderness" and "9"
― ddb (ddb), Friday, 7 October 2005 21:27 (eighteen years ago) link
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― Last Of The Famous International Pfunkboys (Kerr), Friday, 13 January 2006 20:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― gregor vox (Gregor Vox), Saturday, 14 January 2006 00:48 (eighteen years ago) link
― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Saturday, 14 January 2006 04:26 (eighteen years ago) link
― cutty (mcutt), Saturday, 14 January 2006 05:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Saturday, 14 January 2006 06:18 (eighteen years ago) link
Being stuck in summer weather this late in december has had a totally fucked effect on my listening patterns. Wilderness just seems so right these past few weeks, but I can't find any information about any forthcoming records seeing as how their site is down. Anybody heard anything promising lately or are these guys history?
― ryborg3k, Wednesday, 12 December 2007 05:40 (sixteen years ago) link
Wilderness are playing a few west coast dates starting tonight:
4/10/08 -- San Francisco, CA @ 12 Galaxies w/ Scout Niblett 4/11/08 -- Modesto, CA @ Cafe Deva (1202 J St.) w/ Trees & Vines 4/12/08 -- Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland w/ Scout Niblett, film projections by artist Charles Long 4/14/08 -- San Diego, CA @ The Casbah w/ Kill Me Tomorrow.
Here's an official news update from Jagjaguwar, which has a link to a clip of their recent performance with Charles Long at the Whitney Biennial.
New album on the way, apparently! I really liked the self-titled record and thought Vessel States was OK, not nearly as striking as the first one. But yeah, color me curious about the new material! I plan to be at the SF show tonight.
― mike mike, Thursday, 10 April 2008 19:38 (sixteen years ago) link
Vessel States was OK, not nearly as striking as the first one.
Too similar in tone and style and pacing to the first one, for me. But yeah, I'm curious about new material, too.
― Daniel, Esq., Thursday, 10 April 2008 19:45 (sixteen years ago) link
thirded
― Herman G. Neuname, Thursday, 10 April 2008 22:39 (sixteen years ago) link
so the new one leaked
― A bold plan drawn up by assholes to screw morons (dan m), Wednesday, 17 September 2008 15:57 (fifteen years ago) link
haven't been able to listen yet but v excited
I like it.
― Pfunkboy Formerly Known As... (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 17 September 2008 16:01 (fifteen years ago) link
i loved that first record, still need to get the second one....
― M@tt He1ges0n, Wednesday, 17 September 2008 16:27 (fifteen years ago) link
REALLY? i thought they had broken up. was listening to the first album just this weekend. amazing.
― cutty, Wednesday, 17 September 2008 17:39 (fifteen years ago) link
I've listened to it a couple of times now and I like it. The song where the Journey-ish bg vocals come in was good and also lol-inducing.
― A bold plan drawn up by assholes to screw morons (dan m), Thursday, 18 September 2008 04:49 (fifteen years ago) link
the guitarist's solo project LORD DOG BIRD is v v v v different and waaaay better.
― sean gramophone, Thursday, 18 September 2008 15:00 (fifteen years ago) link
Never heard of that. Must check it out. Thanks!
― Pfunkboy Formerly Known As... (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 18 September 2008 15:02 (fifteen years ago) link
"chinese whisperers" holy shit
― cutty, Thursday, 18 September 2008 15:21 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93143801
― A bold plan drawn up by assholes to screw morons (dan m), Thursday, 18 September 2008 16:23 (fifteen years ago) link
The song where the Journey-ish bg vocals come in was good and also lol-inducing.
What song from the second album were you referring to? Weird, 'cause the P4K review of the third album mentions "keening backing vocals (which, somewhat disconcertingly, recall Journey's Steve Perry)." If I had to pick a current band to be "The New Journey," Wilderness wouldn't be it.
― Daniel, Esq., Friday, 27 November 2009 05:41 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.wildernesssounds.com/
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― ☀ ☃ (am0n), Wednesday, 14 April 2010 15:18 (fourteen years ago) link
Bummer. I just got into their debut album, too - not as enamored with the follow-up.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 14 April 2010 15:21 (fourteen years ago) link
were you looking for wilderness news am0n
― full government name (cutty), Wednesday, 14 April 2010 15:31 (fourteen years ago) link
the joy division song: classic. the band: unbeknownst to me.
― alex in mainhattan, Wednesday, 14 April 2010 15:39 (fourteen years ago) link
yes cutty and the news is "This Account Has Been Suspended Due To Technical OR Billing Problem"
― ☀ ☃ (am0n), Wednesday, 14 April 2010 15:44 (fourteen years ago) link
wildernesssounds.com expired on 10/05/2010 and is pending renewal or deletion.
― am0n, Friday, 5 November 2010 20:42 (thirteen years ago) link
(k)no(w)here is dope
― am0n, Friday, 5 November 2010 20:45 (thirteen years ago) link
everything they've done is dope, if a little same-y.
this band should be much bigger. and they need a new album, pronto.
― Daniel, Esq., Saturday, 6 November 2010 00:42 (thirteen years ago) link
I love this band especially the self titled despite my problem with bands with forced-sounding vocal weirdness.
― I will always think of you, while (quite) fondly, myself (Evan), Monday, 8 November 2010 23:48 (thirteen years ago) link
And the lead singer swears he hadn't heard Public Image Ltd before!
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Tuesday, 9 November 2010 01:31 (thirteen years ago) link
riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight
― Daniel, Esq., Tuesday, 9 November 2010 01:33 (thirteen years ago) link
― ╔囧╗╔囧╝╚囧╝╚囧╗╔囧╗ (am0n), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 23:43 (eleven years ago) link
good god, the guitar in "Marginal Over" is so exquisite.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 3 March 2015 20:59 (nine years ago) link
the vocals... what the hell is going on
― Poliopolice, Tuesday, 3 March 2015 22:37 (nine years ago) link
it sounds like he's parodying something... but what?
80s adult contemporary music
― hammer smashed nagls (mattresslessness), Tuesday, 3 March 2015 22:39 (nine years ago) link
you guys really get butthurt about your music, huh
― Poliopolice, Tuesday, 3 March 2015 22:40 (nine years ago) link
really great band
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 17 May 2020 20:55 (three years ago) link
Put this album on during my evening walk yesterday, and I reached a new level of appreciation for it. It shouldn't work -- the songs are indistinguishable from one another (except "Marginal Over"), the singer's voice should grate, the influences are too obvious -- but it somehow transcends all of that.
― enochroot, Saturday, 2 October 2021 12:00 (two years ago) link
It totally holds up for me! Loved it since it came out in 2005
― Evan, Saturday, 2 October 2021 12:03 (two years ago) link
I’ve done away with a lot of promos over the years but have held onto the Wilderness discs.
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Saturday, 2 October 2021 23:05 (two years ago) link
The only thing that didn't age so well for me were the silly backup vocals on the 3rd LP
― Evan, Sunday, 3 October 2021 03:10 (two years ago) link
Maybe I shouldn't have listened again in the same week, because now the cracks are starting to show.The start of the debut album seemed a lot more epic before I paid attention to the lyrics:
Face the facts, oh facts the face, facts the faceTrace the act, oh act the trace, act the traceErase the act, oh act the erase, act the eraseReplace the fact, oh fact the replace, fact the replace
Still not tired of the drummer's constant fills though. Also, it sounds like "Post Plethoric Rhetoric" repeats the riff from "Marginal Over" but at half speed, which makes for a nice callback.
― enochroot, Sunday, 3 October 2021 23:05 (two years ago) link
Is this new stuff on Spotify????
― yuoowemeone, Wednesday, 27 October 2021 10:26 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cv8hwzHO8M
― yuoowemeone, Wednesday, 27 October 2021 10:32 (two years ago) link
I’m not sure if it will be? Does this label usually make these comps available for streaming?
https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/jagjaguwar_announces_fourth_and_final_installment_of_jag25_series
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 27 October 2021 10:46 (two years ago) link
"Those who purchase the zine will receive one of two limited edition cassettes, either that of the previously unreleased Wilderness album Future Seats or..."
So there's a Wilderness album that was never released, but it will be available on cassette only if you hurry.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Wednesday, 27 October 2021 11:19 (two years ago) link
AT RANDOM. So you can't even say "Hey, Jagjaguwar, I'd prefer the Wilderness tape, thanks!"
https://www.secretlystore.com/sentimental-noise-various
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Wednesday, 27 October 2021 11:22 (two years ago) link
Not nearly enough live footage of this band. Came across this recently. YEAH.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jbz645vP2s
― Stars of the Lidl (Chinaski), Monday, 3 July 2023 19:56 (ten months ago) link
So Colin McCann and Brian Gossman have a new band - Vulture Feather. They're pretty good!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKK4ZU55huA
― (picnic, lightning) very very frightening (Chinaski), Thursday, 27 July 2023 15:38 (nine months ago) link
Good to see the Wilderness love. Dang, that record is good.
― (picnic, lightning) very very frightening (Chinaski), Thursday, August 31, 2023 4:42 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
Indeed it is, as is their new band Vulture Feather: https://vulturefeather.bandcamp.com/album/liminal-fields
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Thursday, August 31, 2023 5:53 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
― But his face would not turn into hot Kirby (Evan), Saturday, 2 September 2023 02:51 (eight months ago) link
New EP and forthcoming East Coast US tour: https://vulturefeather.bandcamp.com/album/merge-now-in-friendship
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 28 February 2024 01:33 (two months ago) link
I'm so glad I clicked on this post yesterday because Wilderness was one of my favorite bands of the late aughts and I always wondered what became of them. Liminal Fields is lit. Terrific cover art, too.
― Andy Fox, Saturday, 2 March 2024 19:44 (two months ago) link