The complex math rock/angular indie/krautrock mix as embarked upon by New York’s Turing Machine since 1998 came to an abruptly tragic end in November 2009. On the eighth of that month, 34-year-old drummer Gerhardt “Jerry” Fuchs was killed in a freak elevator-shaft accident in a building where he was attending a fundraiser. Understandably, surviving members Justin Chearno (guitar) and Scott DeSimon (bass) put the band to rest after losing an integral piece of their musical puzzle and close friend. So, it was to everyone’s surprise when, earlier this year, Turing Machine announced its return with a new album, What Is The Meaning Of What (Temporary Residence Ltd.). Chearno and DeSimon will also be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new feature on them.
Chearno: I work in the wine business, and I travel to France three or four times a year. When you are on the road, especially in another country, it’s good to have a place that is your home away from home. For me that place is a small natural wine bar/restaurant called Le Verre Volé near the Canal St. Martin in Paris. Don’t let the term “wine bar” bum you out; the prices are low, the quality is insane and you are way more likely to hear Can or Suicide than The Dream Of The Blue Turtles while you are hanging there. They deal directly with the winemakers (it’s France—winemakers just drive the wine from their domain to the restaurant on the weekend), so the prices can be a quarter of what we would pay in the States, and the gang that works there is extra-generous and a blast to be around. I’ve sat down for dinner at 8:30 and left at 5:00 a.m. with a bag full of bottles to try the next day. This is my kind of place.
Video after the jump.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn4c_bV6nxo
