I don’t remember exactly how it came up, but that was sort of a joint name that we came up with I guess.ĪP: Were Game Boys your first modding experience ever or had you, prior to Aspiration Mods, dabbled in modding hardware in the past?
Owen: It was a long time ago, probably when I first moved to Boston, I wanted to have a little tape label that just released some free improvised stuff, and I was talking with Wendy from Birthing Hips about what I should call it. I did a tape label for a little while, a cassette label called Aspiration Tapes, so I figured I could just build up a franchise through Aspiration Mods.ĪP: Do you remember where the inspiration for the name “Aspiration” came from? I think that when I decided that I wanted to start doing this and being a part of the Instagram modding scene, that was really when that began, that whole concept. Would you consider that the formal start of Aspiration Mods?
So I just didn’t have the time to do it, but I wanted to, definitely.ĪP: You launched your Instagram for Aspiration Mods last November. But I just didn’t have the time, because I was working full time and touring pretty regularly, and band practice. The last tour that Birthing Hips went on I actually had a modified Game Boy with me when I was on tour and I had been thinking about, y’know, this would be a cool thing to try and do more of. Was there any overlap with modifying Nintendo hardware-were you playing Game Boys and stuff on the road and like, hmm, I should mod this? We spoke on the phone about their modding brand Aspiration Mods.Īllston Pudding: I was reading your Etsy bio, and it was talking about stepping away from touring life.
Since leaving Boston this Summer for Gainesville, Florida, they’ve taken a step back from touring life and explored another passion-modifying (or “modding”) Game Boy and Game Boy Advance hardware. Readers of Allston Pudding may remember Owen Liza Winter from their work in experimental band Birthing Hips, or their solo project Liza.
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