ABOUT

Situated somewhere between ambient electronic and chamber pop, San Francisco-based Late Aster’s music has been described as producing “unprecedented sounds” (SF Chronicle) that “on paper [] shouldn’t work, but it does.” (Tape-Op) Their two previous EPs “True and Toxic” (2021) and "Light Rail Session" (2023), articulate a kaleidoscopic theory of music grounded in the electronic processing of trumpet and French horn and supported by meticulous songwriting, instrumentation, and sound-sculpting.  

The gesamtkunstwerk of two classically trained brass musicians/composers Aaron Messing and Anni Hochhalter, Late Aster is an overflowing menagerie of sounds and melodies with injections of trumpet and French horn. Aaron Messing is a composer, arranger, producer, and trumpet player based in San Francisco and Anni Hochhalter is a founding member and French horn player of classical chamber ensemble WindSync, wind quintet. Recordings includes performances and production by Oktaven Audio recording engineer, Charles Mueller (guitar, editing, and mixing), Cameron LeCrone (drums), and production by Mark Yoshizumi (3db, Pitchfork Radio, Sonos Radio).