This was a band that was only getting more interesting and experimenting, not one that seemed like they were ready to call it quits, but by April of 2002 it all collapsed at an artistic high point.
Trosper also played synthesizer, Fender Rhoades, and mellotron Rumsey played some organ they brought in a cello player for one track and superstar drummer, Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney, Quasi, Wild Flag, The Jicks) even contributed some backing vocals. For this swan song double-LP, which was recorded in the homemade studio, they brought in original drummer, Brandt Sandeno to contribute in a variety of capacities including backing vocals, mellotron harpsichord, organ, and vibraphone, as well as to share engineering and tape-operating duties with the rest of the band. In fact, many consider their final studio LP, Leave Turn Inside You to be their very best.
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Over a series of highly inventive and exhilarating albums produced throughout the 1990s, they consistently built on, contorted, and expanded their sound into new and unexpected territory, proving to be more and more dynamic until the very end.
Whether you want to consider their raw uncompromising output as post-hardcore, noise-rock, or anything else, what makes them difficult to categorize is that their sound is always uniquely their own. UNWOUND was the sum of the members that comprised it: Vern Rumsey‘s deep, infectious and winding bass grooves Sara Lund‘s pummeling inventive drum work and Justin Trosper’s powerful yet understated vocals and versatile guitar work organically shifting from beautiful distorted post-rock-esque washes of sound and screeching reverb to intricate clever math rock phrasing or aggressive punk. Their dedication to the craft and staying true to their artistic visions may not have resulted in mansions and piles of cash, but it’s definitely left them with a legacy built on integrity, as they proved to be the kind of band that not only makes people want to start bands of their own, but inspires fans to explore what we are capable of as creative individuals. UNWOUND is a band that really seemed to throw it all into their music any critical or commercial success being less than an afterthought. Now, 20 years after their dissolution, it seems that the post-hardcore trio is getting back together for a small run of live dates much to the excitement of their old dedicated fanbase that misses them, as well as the rest of us who simply missed them the first time around. I didn’t know that, like KARP, UNWOUND was from Tumwater and I definitely know that they were the first project to release a non-spoken word recording on Kill Rock Stars helping to change the trajectory of the label moving forward. One particular project whose name I’d heard thrown around here and there was UNWOUND, but, although they seemed to command a tremendous amount of respect in the small community - one guy I knew even had a Future Of Whattattoo - I never, personally discovered how great they were until it was way too late and they no longer existed. Meanwhile, the person manning the burrito station in the College Activities Building was former KARP/future Big Business and Melvins bassist, Jared Warren. I knew who Sleater Kinney was, but I was more interested in the street in Lacey, Washington that they named themselves after, because that’s where the good taco truck was located. Kill Rock Stars was a label that I associated with Eliott Smith, Bikini Kill, and Bratmobile. I knew just enough about The Evergreen State College which I would be attending, I was aware that Nirvana spent some formative time in OLY, and I knew a decent amount about K Records and their roster, but I didn’t have an overwhelming familiarity with the deeper history or local culture. Warning! This presale was published over a year ago and it may or may not work with current events.When I moved to the city of Tumwater, Washington back in 2000, I had only a spotty understanding of the greater Olympia area that I was now living in.
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