Maserati - Inventions For The New Season

The first time I heard about Gerhardt (Jerry) Fuchs was when I read an article about a drummer falling to his death down an elevator shaft in Brooklyn. It had broken down and he was trying to jump out of it. His clothing caught onto something and he fell.

The second time was when I was sent this short film of a drummer playing one handed rolls from different angles.

It was a few weeks before I figured out that they were the same guy. It was a few more weeks until I finally listened to one of his albums.

Holy shit.

Did we ever lose one extremely talented individual. Fuchs had a pulse to his drumming, and it carried through over everything he played. This Maserati record, Inventions For The New Season, puts Jerry front and center (quite literally, if you consider their stage plot) and he carries the weight of this whole album on his shoulders. His playing is dense, filled with well timed, well thought out fills and interesting, multi layered patterns.

I don't have to sit and wonder what would have come out of this man's brain had he been alive for a few more years. He produced enough quality material to showcase his original style, power and wacky mustache for generations of drummers to dissect. The saddest part is that the odd circumstances of his death will cloud the pure genius of his playing.

Audio/Visual Evidence:

Show Me The Season

Synchronicity IV