The Gersch

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The Gersch
OriginBoston, Massachusetts, US
GenresExperimental rock, doom metal, hardcore punk
Years active1996–1999, 2006-2007, 2013
LabelsTortuga Recordings, ,
Associated actsIsis (band), Red Sparowes, , Ho-Ag, , Tombs (band), Palms (band), ,
Website[1]
MembersJustin Sosnovski
Graham Hick
Bryant Clifford Meyer
Brian Lynn
Past membersJonathan Ruhe

The Gersch is a band founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1996. They have been on extended hiatus since 1999 with the only activity since that time being the 2006 release of their self-titled album, mixed and produced by Justin Sosnovski, Graham Hick and Bryant Clifford Meyer, as well as a reunion performance on June 22, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois.

Biography[]

Guitarists Justin Sosnovski, Graham Hick and B. Clifford Meyer got together in 1996 in Allston, Massachusetts to form a rock band. They eventually hooked up with drummer Jonathan Ruhe who performed with them throughout their original incarnation and also plays on their self-titled album.

In 1997 a 7-inch single of two songs by The Gersch was released by Tortuga Recordings. "Bloodbottom" b/w "Listwish" was release number 001 for Tortuga Recordings,.[1]

In 1998 and 1999 The Gersch appeared on a compilation titled "", as well as a Tortuga Recordings compilation, "". During these years Justin, and then a year later, Graham, left Boston and so had to leave the band . Clifford and Jonathan performed into 1999 as a two piece, but finally put it on hiatus when Clifford joined Isis (band) and Jonathan joined the Boston-based Ho-Ag.

On June 6, 2006, they released a 45-minute CD titled "The Gersch" on Tortuga Recordings. It was released on LP by under exclusive license from Tortuga Recordings on December 21, 2007. It was mixed, edited and produced by Justin Sosnovski, Graham Hick and Bryant Clifford Meyer, and put together from different recording sessions from the late 1990s. of in Boston mastered the album for CD and LP.

Reunion[]

The Gersch ended their long hiatus by performing at The , a four-day music festival in Chicago Illinois on June 22, 2013. This was their first public performance in 15 years. The lineup included original members Justin Sosnovski, Graham Hick and Bryant Clifford Meyer (ISIS, Red Sparowes, Taiga, Palms) on vocals and guitars, with Brian Lynn (, ) on drums. The is an annual underground music festival put together by an international collective of musicians and artists who congregate around the Electrical Audio studio web forums.[2]

Genre[]

Their sound is a combination of classic rock, punk rock, hardcore, metal and noise. They are commonly labeled doom metal, avant garde, post-metal, drone-metal and sludge-metal.[3][4][5][6][7] They have borrowed and helped to evolve a sound pioneered by the likes of Black Sabbath, Sleep, Kyuss, Neurosis, High on Fire and even Black Flag.[4][5][6][7] Some reviews have also compared their sound to the roster of bands that appeared on the Minneapolis-based label Amphetamine Reptile during the 1990s.[3]

Members[]

Past members[]

  • Jonathan Ruhe: drums (1996-1999)

Discography[]

  • "Bloodbottom" b/w "Listwish". 7 inch 331⁄3RPM single. November 15, 1997. Tortuga Recordings No. 001.[1]
  • "Magnificent Desolation". CD. Spring 1998. A Compilation.
  • "Face". CD. Summer 1999. A Tortuga Recordings Compilation.
  • s/t CD. June 6, 2006. Tortuga Recordings No. 034.[8]"Tortuga Press Materials".
  • s/t LP. December 21, 2007. under exclusive license from Tortuga Recordings.

Related projects[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Tortuga Recordings: Releases".
  2. ^ BBQ, PRF. "The PRF Excellent Italian BBQ 2013". The PRFBBQ. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Phoenix, Boston. "Review of The Gersch". Boston Phoenix. Retrieved June 29, 2006.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Wharton, Bryer. "Review of The Gersch". Slug Magazine. Retrieved July 2006. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Tobey, Mike. "Review of The Gersch". Delusions Of Adequacy. Archived from the original on July 2, 2006. Retrieved June 28, 2006.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Batty, Roger. "Review of The Gersch". Musique Machine. Retrieved June 28, 2006.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b SOS, Mike. "Review of The Gersch". The Music Appraisal. Retrieved June 2006. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  8. ^ "Tortuga Press Materials".* full length LP. December 21, 2008.

External links[]

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