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<vr/>
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 in fact an according and also quite informing thread on Heartland Forum as well ...
A Set Of Family Photos ...
... a few more pictures documenting the Doktor's development over the years:
(Please click for larger views...)
The Early 1980ies - A Successive Series Of Roland TRs
1984/5 - First And Last And Always
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1986/7 - Floodland Era
1989/90 - Matured ...
Hard To Find - Post Millennium Live Footage
 The Doktor in soundcheck with Near Meth Experience and his nurse in 2005 |
 The Doktor in soundcheck with Near Meth Experience and his nurse in 2005 |
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 ...
