The Hard Machine

Description

Trinary System is Roger Miller's current rock band. He plays guitar, sings and composes. Larry Dersch (Binary System, AKACOD, etc.) plays drums and Andrew Willis (the Web, Crappy Nightmareville, etc.) is on bass, vocals and electronics. Miller started Trinary System towards the tail-end of Mission of Burma's second act: he was looking for a way to free his guitar playing from the confines of a post-punk environment. He had played with Larry Dersch in his duo Binary System, and knew that his drumming would keep him on his toes. He met Andrew Willis while he was engineering Alloy Orchestra recording sessions and his comments on the proceedings piqued Miller's interest. (He was also interested in adding Willis on bass because it was not his primary instrument). The band found its voice just before "Lights in the Center of Your Head" was recorded (Feeding Tube Records), integrating minimalism, psychedelia, and post-prog structures into a raw indie aesthetic. While the music starts from Miller's compositions, the band has an intuitive approach where each member contributes considerably. Given that they have covered both Miles Davis' "Black Satin" and Can's "Yoo Doo Right", improvisation is part of their blood-line. "On the Ground" is based on a collective improvisation. "I think of Trinary System as my third, and last, really good rock band." - Roger C. Miller. 1969, Sproton Layer 1979, Mission of Burma 2012, Trinary System. "Trinary System continues the elegant, abstract, agitated firestorm tradition of Miller's Burma songs, with an unmistakable swagger..." - Dusted Magazine. "If Burma at its best had the jostling, bounded chaos of a really physical basketball game, Trinary System is a bit more like pro soccer." - Magnet Magazine