Daniel J Gerstle's current project, Songs for the Bomb Shelter is an intentionally low-fi double album collection of psychadelic folk demos, live jams, and other b-sides mostly on the theme of surviving war and building peace. The low-fi bomb shelter theme reminds listeners that many around the world must cope with war in hiding without electricity, so for them it's important to have songs you can jam in the bomb shelter whent he lights have gone out. The album's mix of tracks are recorded in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kenya, the US, and the UK. The project was previously developed under the band names, Mostar '96 and Kilometer Zero.

Daniel is an American writer/ filmmaker/ musician/ concert producer who has performed live in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Somalia, and the United States. He also produced the historic and dangerous 2013 Mogadishu Music Festival in Somalia, the 2013 Journey of Peace Festival in refugee camps in Kenya, and co-produced the 2011 Sound Central Festival in Afghanistan. 

Starting with hometown grunge band, Inferno, and college rock band, Green Jelly, Daniel later returned to performing with Yula Be'eri's post-punk outfit YXFM (Yula & the Extended Family, formerly known as Nanuchka) in the United States. He has recorded backing music for Somali hip hop group, Waayaha Cusub, and YXFM. His current project, Shrapnel Core: Songs for the Bomb Shelter will be completed in 2018.

If you would like to host a war zone music festival or jam session and seek Daniel's advice or guitar, contact him at: djgerstle@yahoo.com.