Show: May 16, 2006 at DUST, Charlottesville, VA
w/ Doormouse and A Drop In Silence
Doofgoblin creates high intensity and dynamic electronic music. Currently living in the Virginia country side, John Gulino is a one man wrecking crew. His beats are glitchy, sporadic, heavy and original. The sounds are virtually unclassifiable. There is a ubiquitous appeal, as Doofgoblin’s talents excite fans of noise, electronica, glitch, and any number of obscure laptop genres. He offers something for the real party rockers and for the introspective music geeks. To watch Doofgoblin perform is to witness a creative process unfold before your eyes. It is not like watching a dude hit play on his laptop and fake it, trying to look sexy or bad ass. John plays with chance and whims. He adjusts the angle of his screen violently, furrows his brow, decides on the fly, and smiles a blinding smile as his muse mutates and charms him.