Doktor Avalanche
Doktor Avalanche is The Sisters of Mercy's drum machine,
taking over drumming duties from Andrew Eldritch after the first single, Damage Done.
Originally the Doktor was a Boss DR55 "Doktor Rhythm" featuring
only four sounds, not much of a memory - and one MONO output ...
However, it's there where he's got his name from ...
In the 1990ies, the Doktor was running on a custom rig under DOS 3.3, despite Adam Pearson's desire to run it with "logic" on a Mac.
On recent tours, the Doktor has been intermittently responsible for
playing bass as well, probably when guitarists' hands got tired.
For elaborate technical details on The Doktor and the whole of his extented equipment
see Doktor Avalanche - The Official Biography on The Sisters Official Site ...
There is also an according and informing thread on Heartland Forum ...
A Set Of Family Photos ...
... a few more pictures documenting the Doktor's development over the years:
- (Click for larger views...)
The Early 1980ies - A Successive Series Of Roland TRs
- a bit more memory, a few more sounds ... |
- the first serious drum machine |
with improved cymbals and hi-hats |
1984/5 - First And Last And Always
at the Black Planet video set ... |
1986/7 - Floodland Era
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1989/90 - Matured ...
Hard To Find - Post Millennium Live Picture Material
Always on pace with technical innovations of the time
The Doktor slimmed down visually over the years ...
2011 - The Current Gear
Recently, The Sisters of Mercy have upgraded The Doktor's components with 3 MacBooks Pro ... a stable basis for future experiments ...
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