Desolation Wilderness: Until Forever – Nicolaas Zwart began recording as Desolation Wilderness in 2005, mapping a course without compass or sextant. The tools are vibraphone, tape delay, glockenspiel, electric guitar. A synthesizer, too. Voice plays its role, though Desolation Wilderness speaks volumes through audio themes without words. The themes of Desolation Wilderness are rarified and also mundane, the usual in common with literature, art and the midway at Coney Island. If Lawrence Ferlinghetti went on a rabbit run to that midway with popgun in hand, Desolation Wilderness would be his ringtone.
The time came for Desolation Wilderness to go beyond the recording programs provided free with the standard laptop. A live version as “band” has coalesced with fellow music-makers lending chimes to the pre-established Desolation Wilderness wavelengths. Extensive touring to follow.
