New York City-based dance rockers Turing Machine are set to release their first studio album in eight years, What Is the Meaning of What. The group started the recording in 2008, but put things on hold when drummer Jerry Fuchs died suddenly and tragically after falling down an elevator shaft in 2009. His drumming on What Is the Meaning of What represents his last recordings, and the record was finished with the help of LCD Soundsystem's Pat Mahoney, Disappears' Brian Case and other artists from DFA. Read more »
by BBG Psychedelic-post-punk-funk favorites Turing Machine are back with their third album What Is The Meaning Of What , the follow-up to 2004's Zwei and first since the tragic passing of drummer Jerry Fuchs Shortly after Turing Machine began to work on what would become What Is The Meaning Of What , Fuchs tragically passed away. In his absence, guitarist Justin Chearno and bassist Scott DeSimon spent the better part of a year completing [...]
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A new track from dance rock outfit Turing Machine here. It's from the forthcoming album, What Is The Meaning Of What , which will be the group's first album in eight years. Look for it on Temporary Residence on May 8th. With this track, "Slave to the Algorithm," the trio robotically pulsates its way through a tight groove with some crisp drums, retro synths, a smooth bassline, and what sounds like an autoharp as well. It's an interesting variation on a familiar formula. LCD Soundsystem's Pat Mahoney and a few DFA relatives [...]
Brooklyn instrumental math-rock trio Turing Machine has announced a new LP, What Is The Meaning of What , their first record in eight years. According to Pitchfork , the band started working on the follow-up to 2004's Zwei in 2008 but stopped when drummer Jerry Fuchs (!!!, The Juan Maclean, Maserati) suddenly passed away. Fuchs' efforts on What Is The Meaning of What mark his final recordings. To finish the LP, Turing Machine recruited members of DFA, more specifically LCD Soundsystem's Pat Mahoney and Disappears' Brian Case. Below, listen to [...]
TURING MACHINE ANNOUNCE LONG AWAITED NEW ALBUM CELEBRATED DANCE-ROCK TRIO TO RELEASE FIRST NEW MATERIAL IN EIGHT YEARS ON TEMPORARY RESIDENCE LTD DOWNLOAD ' SLAVE TO THE ALGORITHM ' Dance-rock trio Turing Machine have announced the release of their first album in eight years, What Is The Meaning Of What, set for release May 8 on Temporary Residence Ltd. The extended hiatus that ensued following the release of their critically-acclaimed 2004 album Zwei was in large part due to drummer Jerry Fuchs' run of high profile collaborations with !!!, Maserati, The Juan Maclean, LCD [...]
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I almost skipped this week's Sunday Mix Tape. There are but four or five days left until my massive Top 100 Albums Of 2009 list is published, and it will contain many, many downloadable songs. I could not think of anything else to blog about today, so I decided I'll skip next week's Mix Tape instead. It's more likely I will feel a hangover from the effort that will go into preparing Friday's blog post, so it will be nice to skip next Sunday. Of course, my last-minute decision to compile some songs tonight left me with nary an MP3 [...]
This didnt exactly happen yesterday but I, like alot people out there, was quite saddened by the death of drummer Jerry Fuchs . He was due to play on our shores this summer with The Juan Maclean, but now not so. You can hear his distinct motorik-style of playing resonate and drive the direction of most of those bands. Here's a few tracks by the man. Maserati by the way are freaking amazing (yes Angus). MP3: Maserati - Monoliths MP3: Maserati - Show me [...]
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Both Vince and myself posted earlier this week about the tragic untimely death last weekend of phenomenal drummer Gerhardt "Jerry" Fuchs............words can't express the staggering loss of this uber-kind & humble talent, but hopefully the below track will help paint a picture of the metronomic, humanly mechanical force that was Jerry behind the drum kit [...]
I'm still shocked about the unbelievably terrible tragedy that occurred this past weekend - Georgia-born Brooklyn fixture, masterful metronomic drummer Jerry Fuchs (Maserati, Turing Machine, !!!, The Juan Mclean, and more) fell down an elevator shaft late Saturday night and died shortly thereafter. My interactions with Jerry were minimal, but every time we spoke I felt [...]
A bit of heartbreaking news from Brooklyn over the weekend. After a party in a converted noodle factory building in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, inhumanly talented drummer Gerhardt... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .
The New York Post reported yesterday that Gerhardt "Jerry" Fuchs, drummer for !!!, Maserati, Juan McLean and Turing Machine, died late Saturday night after a fall down an elevator shaft in Brooklyn. After attending a Williamsburg benefit to raise money for women in India, Fuchs and a friend became trapped in an elevator stuck between floors. When the two opened the elevator doors and attempted to jump to the nearest floor, Fuchs didn't make it across successfully. He was 34 years was old.
The New York Post reported yesterday that Gerhardt "Jerry" Fuchs, drummer for !!!, Maserati, Juan McLean and Turing Machine, died late Saturday night after a fall down an elevator shaft in Brooklyn. After attending a Williamsburg benefit to raise money for women in India, Fuchs and a friend became trapped in an elevator stuck between floors. When the two opened the elevator doors and attempted to jump to the nearest floor, Fuchs didn't make it across successfully. He was 34 years was old.
Jerry Fuchs, the drummer of the New York based indie outfit !!! , died early Sunday morning (Nov. 8th) in a tragic elevator accident. He was 34-years-old. According to the New York Post , Fuchs was at a fundraising event in Williamsburg, New York when the elevator he and a friend were riding in became stuck on the fifth floor. It is reported that Fuchs and a friend then attempted to jump three or four feet from the lift to the fifth floor. The Post goes on to [...]
Maserati drummer died this weekend after falling down an elevator shaft
Athens, GA/Brooklyn, NY instrumental psych-dance-post-rock-metal-wh atever band Maserati are one of those bands that are extremely difficult to pigeonhole beyond simply saying "awesome." Three separate people told me that I had to see this band at this past year's SXSW, and on the festival's final day I had an opportunity in a packed backyard patio at [...]
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If I had the opportunity + the rocks (pun unintended) to rip off some drug dealers and get away with my 'nads intact, I guess I would do it. But how often does that chance pop up? It would have to be a serious amount of money (or the potential for such, in the form of several kilos of...well, whatever ) to be able to effectively go on the lam and make oneself permanently scarce, as would likely be a necessity. Honestly though - the dealers you or I come in contact [...]
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