GABI is the experimental pop project of composer/vocalist Gabrielle Herbst. With works presented at Robert Wilson's Watermill Center and an opera, 2014's Bodiless, commissioned by the experimental venue Roulette, Herbst established herself as a force in modern composition. However, this work also inspired her to craft shorter pieces showcasing her voice as GABI starting in 2013. Using a double-track loop pedal, she composed soothing, open-ended tracks designed as an antidote to an overstimulated, technology-driven world. The single "Koo Koo" arrived in late 2014, a few months ahead of the April 2015 release of GABI's full-length debut, Sympathy, via collaborator Daniel Lopatin's Software label. ~ Heather Phares