Maserati (band)
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Maserati is a band from Athens
, Georgia
, United States
whose sound is best described as a combination of post-rock
and psychedelic
influences. Their music is instrumental
, relying on the standard rock instrumentation of guitar
, bass
, and drums
. They are currently signed to Temporary Residence Limited
, based in Brooklyn
, New York
.
, on Kindercore Records
in 2002. In 2003, they released the "Confines of Heat" split EP/DVD (also on Kindercore Records) with Gainesville, FL's The Mercury Program.
After a Japan tour in 2004, drummer Phil Horan left the group. Matt Cherry also left the group temporarily, replaced by Tristan Wraight. They released a 7" and a split CD with Cinemechanica and We Versus the Shark
on Hello Sir Records in 2004.
In early 2005, Matt Cherry re-joined the band and Jerry Fuchs
stepped in on drums. The group began pursuing more of a psychedelic
and space rock
-influenced sound and signed with Temporary Residence in 2007, releasing the full-length Inventions for the New Season
. In 2008 they issued a 12" featuring remixes of songs from Inventions for the New Season by Thee Loving Hand and Justin Van Der Volgen
. They followed this with a split LP with Zombi
in early 2009, and a rarities collection, Passages, on Temporary Residence later that same year.
On November 8, 2009, at around 1am, Fuchs fell down an elevator shaft to his death in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
. ABC
reported that he "was trying to jump out of a broken elevator when a piece of his clothing caught on something". The drummer was attending an invite-only party to raise funds to send poor children to school in India
He was 34 years old.
On August 11, 2010, it was announced that Maserati would be releasing Pyramid of the Sun, their first new album since the death of drummer Jerry Fuchs, on November 9 via Temporary Residence Ltd. According to a press release, the extra time and care that went into the record was in an effort to honour and preserve Fuchs’s final works.
Throughout late 2010 and early 2011, the band has been touring consistently throughout Europe and the U.S. with A.E. Paterra (Zombi, Majeure) on drums.
Athens, Georgia
Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
whose sound is best described as a combination of post-rock
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
and psychedelic
Psychedelic
The term psychedelic is derived from the Greek words ψυχή and δηλοῦν , translating to "soul-manifesting". A psychedelic experience is characterized by the striking perception of aspects of one's mind previously unknown, or by the creative exuberance of the mind liberated from its ostensibly...
influences. Their music is instrumental
Instrumental
An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....
, relying on the standard rock instrumentation of guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, and drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
. They are currently signed to Temporary Residence Limited
Temporary Residence Limited
Temporary Residence Limited is a Brooklyn, New York-based record label. TRL was started in Baltimore, Maryland in late 1995. The label's first release was The Concord Anthology Process/Nero split 7", released April 1, 1996. After moving the operation to Portland, Oregon, owner/operator Jeremy...
, based in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
History
Maserati formed in January 2000 and in 2001 self-released their debut EP, 37:29:24. They released a full-length, The Language of CitiesThe Language of Cities
The Language of Cities is the second studio album by Maserati, released in 2002.-Track listing:# "Ambassador of Cinema" # "The Language" # "Moving with Heavy Hearts" # "Keep it Gold"...
, on Kindercore Records
Kindercore Records
Kindercore Records is an independent record label based in Athens, Georgia, which was founded in 1996 by Ryan Lewis and Daniel Geller to document the emerging music scene in Athens, Georgia....
in 2002. In 2003, they released the "Confines of Heat" split EP/DVD (also on Kindercore Records) with Gainesville, FL's The Mercury Program.
After a Japan tour in 2004, drummer Phil Horan left the group. Matt Cherry also left the group temporarily, replaced by Tristan Wraight. They released a 7" and a split CD with Cinemechanica and We Versus the Shark
We Versus the Shark
-Biography:The band formed in March 2003, and is composed of several multi-instrumentalists who trade instruments and all sing during live shows. Their debut full-length, Ruin Everything!, was released in January 2005 on the label Hello Sir. An EP followed in 2007. The band have recently released a...
on Hello Sir Records in 2004.
In early 2005, Matt Cherry re-joined the band and Jerry Fuchs
Jerry Fuchs
Gerhardt "Jerry" Fuchs was an American indie rock drummer, writer and graphic artist. Fuchs was a member of the bands Turing Machine, The Juan MacLean, !!! and Maserati and performed drums live with the groups MSTRKRFT and LCD Soundsystem.-Career:Fuchs attended college at the University of...
stepped in on drums. The group began pursuing more of a psychedelic
Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in United States and the United Kingdom...
and space rock
Space rock
Space rock is a subgenre of rock music; the term originally referred to a group of early, mostly British, 1970s progressive and psychedelic rock bands such as Hawkwind and Pink Floyd, characterised by slow, lengthy instrumental passages dominated by electric organs, synthesizers, experimental...
-influenced sound and signed with Temporary Residence in 2007, releasing the full-length Inventions for the New Season
Inventions for the New Season
Inventions for the New Season is an album by Maserati, released in 2007. The song "Show Me the Season" was featured in the trailer for Project Natal.-Track listing:# "Inventions" # "12/16" # "Kalimera" # "Synchronicity IV"...
. In 2008 they issued a 12" featuring remixes of songs from Inventions for the New Season by Thee Loving Hand and Justin Van Der Volgen
Justin Van Der Volgen
Justin Van Der Volgen is an American musician, mixer with Out Hud from 1996 to 2005 and !!! from 1996 to 2007.Van der Volgen remixed Maserati's "Inventions" for their 2008 Inventions Remixed 12" on Temporary Residence.- References :...
. They followed this with a split LP with Zombi
Zombi (band)
Zombi is a space rock duo from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, consisting of Steve Moore on bass and synthesizers and Anthony Paterra on drums. The group makes use of looping to create multi-layered compositions...
in early 2009, and a rarities collection, Passages, on Temporary Residence later that same year.
On November 8, 2009, at around 1am, Fuchs fell down an elevator shaft to his death in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint to the north, Bedford-Stuyvesant to the south, Bushwick to the east and the East River to the west. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 1. The neighborhood is served by the NYPD's 90th ...
. ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
reported that he "was trying to jump out of a broken elevator when a piece of his clothing caught on something". The drummer was attending an invite-only party to raise funds to send poor children to school in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
He was 34 years old.
On August 11, 2010, it was announced that Maserati would be releasing Pyramid of the Sun, their first new album since the death of drummer Jerry Fuchs, on November 9 via Temporary Residence Ltd. According to a press release, the extra time and care that went into the record was in an effort to honour and preserve Fuchs’s final works.
Throughout late 2010 and early 2011, the band has been touring consistently throughout Europe and the U.S. with A.E. Paterra (Zombi, Majeure) on drums.
Current
- Coley Dennis - Guitar
- Matt Cherry - Guitar
- Chris McNeal - Bass
- A.E. Paterra - Drums
Former
- Jerry FuchsJerry FuchsGerhardt "Jerry" Fuchs was an American indie rock drummer, writer and graphic artist. Fuchs was a member of the bands Turing Machine, The Juan MacLean, !!! and Maserati and performed drums live with the groups MSTRKRFT and LCD Soundsystem.-Career:Fuchs attended college at the University of...
(deceased) - Drums - Steve Scarborough - Bass
- Phil Horan - Drums
- Josh McCauley - Touring Guitarist
- Tristan Wraight - Touring Guitarist
Discography
- 37:29:24 (2001, self-released, out of print)
- The Language of CitiesThe Language of CitiesThe Language of Cities is the second studio album by Maserati, released in 2002.-Track listing:# "Ambassador of Cinema" # "The Language" # "Moving with Heavy Hearts" # "Keep it Gold"...
(2002, Kindercore) - The Language of Cities + 2 - Japan release (2003, Human HighwayHuman HighwayHuman Highway is a 1982 comedy film starring and co-directed by Neil Young under his pseudonym Bernard Shakey. Dean Stockwell co-directed the film and acted along with Russ Tamblyn, Dennis Hopper, and the band Devo...
) - Maserati / The Mercury ProgramThe Mercury ProgramThe Mercury Program is an American musical group composed of Dave Lebleu on drums, Sander Travisano on bass guitar, Tom Reno on guitar, and Whit Travisano on vibraphone and piano. They are based in Gainesville, FL. The first three members formed a trio in August 1997 and Whit Travisano joined in...
- Confines Of Heat EP+DVD (2003, Kindercore) - Maserati / The Mercury Program - Confines of Heat LP (2003, Hello Sir)
- Towers Were Wires/Asymmetrical Threats 7" (2004, Hello Sir)
- Maserati / Cinemechanica / We Versus the SharkWe Versus the Shark-Biography:The band formed in March 2003, and is composed of several multi-instrumentalists who trade instruments and all sing during live shows. Their debut full-length, Ruin Everything!, was released in January 2005 on the label Hello Sir. An EP followed in 2007. The band have recently released a...
- Split EP (2004, Hello Sir) - Inventions for the New SeasonInventions for the New SeasonInventions for the New Season is an album by Maserati, released in 2007. The song "Show Me the Season" was featured in the trailer for Project Natal.-Track listing:# "Inventions" # "12/16" # "Kalimera" # "Synchronicity IV"...
(2007, Temporary Residence) - Inventions Remixes 12" ( Temporary Residence, 2008)
- Split with ZombiZombi (band)Zombi is a space rock duo from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, consisting of Steve Moore on bass and synthesizers and Anthony Paterra on drums. The group makes use of looping to create multi-layered compositions...
(Temporary Residence, 2009) - Passages (Temporary Residence, 2009)
- Pyramid of the Moon 12" (Temporary Residence, 2010)
- Pyramid of the SunPyramid of the Sun (album)Pyramid of the Sun is an album by Maserati. The band's fourth major album, it was released on November 9, 2010.After the death of the band's drummer, Jerry Fuchs, the album was intended to celebrate his life. The drums for the album had been recorded prior to his death.-Track listing:...
LP (Temporary Residence, 2010)