Eric Kramer guitar, vox….
Maria Schettino drums, percussion…
Object’s
energy, especially live, is a most consuming event… -IMPOSE
Object is a band with potential
in a unique way: should there ever be a band to remake Nirvana’s Bleach album
and bring on a grunge revival, Object would be the one- they have that retro,
grunge rock sound down pat. Thankfully, they’ve gone above and beyond the
traditional grunge sound, placing themselves in a unique niche of the genre.
-INDEPENDENT
CLAUSES
Object “resurrects the brain-dead”
with more than a few jarring songs wrought with pure emotional violence
expressed in the form of an equation that balances only two members. From
Brooklyn, with love, the duo possesses a kind of innocent demure that is only
shattered by the deafening blow of their post grunge anthems. Above all
else, Object have pushed their way into the collective consciousness and sit
there on the merit of their music. Finely crafted hard rock that recalls the
likes of Failure, Fugazi, Foo Fighters, Jeff Buckley and Nirvana, with a
raucous live show that flaunts fearless semi-demented yet thoughtful tunes and
a mess of beautiful noise that could make your head explode. Object wants you
to open your eyes to the possibilities.
Eric and Maria met at New York University where they bonded over sympathetic vibrations and earth tones. Within the confines of this institution, they jammed late into the night, provoking school security and ultimately getting kicked out of the building by uniformed agents wielding nightsticks on a regular basis. Finally able to snag some time in the music technology department’s finest multi-track studio, E and M were able to document these initial compositions on several DAT tapes, piles of session files and various poems. Soon the duo found themselves with a name, an “Indie” recording full of phase problems, and a mutual fascination with their emerging 'rock band.’
Object’s
first public performance took place on a scorching Brooklyn rooftop, July 4,
2002. Hastily, they recruited a wily bass player and only two weeks later cut
their first 4-song demo in a tiny studio on Broadway. The demo scored them gigs
at clubs all over Manhattan and Brooklyn where they elicited an immediate
positive response. They committed the next two years to carving out their sound
and trying to find a unique voice among the endless sea of NYC clone bands.
Two bass players, one
well-received EP and a spot on Skratch Magazine’s sampler CD later, they find
themselves back where they began - as a duo. And as a twosome, their most
natural state, the songs have begun to gush like wine from their hearts and
minds. At Williamsburg’s Headgear Recording, Object has recorded their latest
EP, a five-song barrage of aggressive and sincere moments collectively titled, “The
Mirror World.”
www.objectband.com