Having fulfilled in Paterson, NJ, while going for a amount of jazz classes in college, Dan Shuman (bass) and Lars Aakesson (guitar) got the commonality of attempting to enjoy more of a stripped-down development of three-chord punk. After shifting to NEW YORK in 1999 and starting up with Howard Karp on drums, the Gelatin Guys took form with extra inspirations such as for example Pavement, the Velvet Underground, as well as the Stooges. By the start of 2001, the trio documented and self-released their debut full-length entitled Avoid the Gelatin Guys.