White Light Strobing

by Desolation Wilderness

Overview

Released on Calvin Johnson's K Records, Desolation Wilderness' White Light Strobing evokes that same fluttery feeling you might expect from the title. Along with guitarist Andrew Dorsett, bassist Adam Oelsner, and drummer Evan Hashi playing their respective instruments, Nicolas Zwart plugged synthesizers, guitars, xylophones, and glockenspiels into dusty tube amps and vintage effects units to drape everything in a sweeping blanket of washed out spring reverb and vibrating tremolo. It's a down-home, cozy, alt-country meets shoegaze tone made popular by bands like My Morning Jacket and Galaxie 500 with a slightly softer and warmer approach. Like on those bands' recordings, Zwart's lyrics hover breezily in the background, hauntingly like voices in hazy dreams. They're too liquefied to be deciphered easily, but between the oohs and ahs are lulling images of love and loss all swirling together in one ethereal dynamic that's perfect for hammock relaxation. ~ Jason Lymangrover

Product Details

Release Date:	11/04/2008
Label:	K Records
UPC:	0789856119820
Rank:	242250

Tracks

1. USA Highway
2. Come Over in Your Silver Car
3. And All the Boys Looked
4. Paris to New York
5. Leaving Song
6. Road Song
7. Forget Everything
8. Jupiter
9. Turquoise and Gold
10. Horizon Star

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Desolation Wilderness   Primary Artist
Adam Oelsner   Trombone,Percussion
Evan Hashi   Drums
Nic   Organ,Guitar,Vocals,Computers,Xylophone,Percussion,Vibraphone,Synthesizer,Glockenspiel
Nicolas Zwart   Glockenspiel,Organ,Radio,Guitar,Vocals,Computers,Xylophone,Percussion,Vibraphone,Synthesizer,Arp Echoplex
Andrew Dorsett   Drums,Piano,Guitar
Adam Forest Oelsner   Bass,Trombone,Percussion

Technical Credits

Desolation Wilderness   Composer
Barry Corliss   Mastering
Shawn Parke   Artwork,Layout Design