Blasteroid, gobbinjr, Operator, A Million Things

Equal parts ethereal and outrageous, NYC based Blasteroid defies their small size to explode amps and break hearts. The post-rock trio is preparing their first EP "Pretty Good," to be released later this year."


gobbinjr (lower case please) is Madison, WI-native turned lil nyc bb Emma Jerk Witmer's unapologetic new project. Her debut album 'manalang' (again, leave your caps at home) is the blunt, peachy child of Witmer's angsty yet sophisticated approach, creating a bedroom-panorama of earwormy, hazy melodies. While a fair amount of music relies on the spark of collaboration, gobbinjr explores the simplicity of a one-mind/one-voice songwriting process. Witmer keeps to herself, thus she kept her album to herself… writing and recording every single detail of it. The result is one individual's unfiltered, unfettered statement, something so ethereal it nearly transports you into Witmer's own daydreamy world.


Pulling inspiration from artists such as Stereolab and Beak>, Operator's sound is marked by warbling analogue synthesizers, driving motorik beats and waves of feedback noise.

What ultimately defines their sound is their aesthetic malleability, the weaving of influences from krautrock to art pop to electronic minimalism, all while never appearing too serious, or too silly.

The initial concept was born from the collective minds of Dara Hirsch (guitar/synth/vox) and Jared Hiller (guitar/synth/vox), but was not fully realized until Adrian Price-Whelan (bass), and Landen Griffith (drums) were recruited.

The tracks off their first EP, Puzzlephonics I, were mixed by Hirsch (1989 Recordings) and displays Hiller's (L0/rez Effects) innovative approach to electronic circuitry and textures. The cover art was designed by Griffith (landengriffith.com), who also acts as the band's art director.