Turing Machine

Brooklyn instrumental math rock trio Turing Machine (named in honor of the hypothetical machine designed in 1936 by British mathematician Alan Turing, which is the foundation of modern theories of computation and computability) reunited guitarist Justin Chearno and bassist Scott DeSimon, who'd previously teamed up in D.C. noise combo Pitchblende. After Pitchblende disbanded in the wake of 1995's Gygax!, Chearno and DeSimon relocated to New York City, joining ex-Vineland drummer Gerard Fuchs to form Turing Machine. Channeling influences as vast as vintage prog, Krautrock, and post-punk, the trio issued their debut album, A New Machine for Living, in early 2000. ~ Jason Ankeny