D: Artist Spotlight & Interview: Offramp

Posted by chelseadavison , Feb, 2010 @ 1:06 pm

Photo by David Li

I was just turned on to this young, new band that you need to hear–Offramp. Their sound is a little like Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin meets the Yeah Yeah Yeahs… Sweeping guitars, jazzy keyboards, and violent drums back charged vocals to create an epic, and yet catchy soundscape. My favorite song is probably “Baba Jigida,” though what I appreciate about their sound is its range–”What Now” is a prog rock journey whereas “And You Will Never Hear Surf Music Again” is completely punk. However, all of the music is unified by the smoldering classic-rock flavor running through each tune.

I was lucky enough to get an interview with Kevin Wunderlich, the band’s guitarist, brought exclusively to you glorious Musicologists:

Me: I understand you just recorded your first EP, Innocent Business… when did you guys start playing together?

Kevin: Mike and Matt have been playing together since elementary school. I started playing and jamming with them about four years ago, and Alexa started singing with us about two years ago. Since we’ve been playing together for a good amount of time, we trust each other musically and really feel comfortable playing and improvising together.

Me: Are you familiar with the other band called Offramp (http://www.myspace.com/offrampmuse) and are you planning to do anything about the overlap in band name (since they already have an album available on CD Baby)?

Kevin: We did know when we were talking about putting our music on iTunes that there was another band with the same name. However, we’re currently in the process of making our EP available digitally on places like iTunes and Amazon. We haven’t run into any problems yet, so we’re not too worried that it will be a big issue.

Me: Offramp has an impressive diversity in sound (prog to punk to classic rock, etc.) as showcased in the songs on your myspace. What do you think unifies your music or are you even aiming for a unified sound?

Kevin: I think the fact that we’re all playing music we enjoy and want to play is what unifies it all. We have a very diverse range of influences between the four of us, and we all bring in music and ideas without worrying about limiting ourselves. We consider ourselves a “rock band” because we don’t want to be any more specific than that.

Me: What is the future of your band? Where is both the band and the sound going?

Kevin: I don’t really think we could say for sure. We’re all still young and still learning and developing as musicians, and we’re all still discovering music that’s changing our lives. Right now we’re just trying to play out as much as possible and get the music we have out there.

If it’s not obvious, I’m a huge fan and you should be too.

Check them out now: http://www.myspace.com/offramptheband

Photo by David Li

Tags: artist of the week, artist spotlight, Interview, offramp

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Guys and gals, I am a HUGE Offramp fan! I went to school with these guys for years and I know they’ll make it big Love you all, Steven L. Selnick.

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