Turnstile game

To quote a verse from Glow On 's a capella psalm "No Surprise," "You really gotta see it live to get it. A few days later, Yates is wandering around rainy Cincinnati while on a call with Revolver. He's not wrong, but that's not because he's being withholding. Turnstile are a band who've always left the curtain wide open to show everyone exactly what they are: a hardcore band that can't stop winning and won't stop feeling good. In a genre where bands rarely make it past a debut album if they even get there and where rotating membership is custom, Turnstile have made it 11 years with just one minor lineup change a rhythm guitarist swap in and essentially zero drama.

The most controversial thing they've ever done was make hardcore kids question the validity of funk-rock icons when they cleverly jocked their riff style on 's then-contentious, now-classic Nonstop Feeling.

Across a near half a dozen EPs and three progressively experimental full-lengths, there's been no blow-out fights, no scandals and no significant creative disagreements between the five members — vocalist Yates, guitarists Brady Ebert and Pat McCrory, bassist-vocalist Franz Lyons and drummer Daniel Fang.

Hell, neither Yates nor Lyons can even think of a time when they so much as bickered with one another. Ain't much to argue about. Therefore, in lieu of any internal turmoil and their resistance to react to any of their myriad successes with anything other than outpours of gratitude, Yates and Lyons both repeatedly return to their guiding principle of "feeling good" to explain any of the decisions that made them longstanding hardcore phenoms whose star, almost improbably, won't stop rising.

It might register as spiritual mumbo jumbo to anyone who hasn't heard a Turnstile record or experienced their show, but truthfully, it's hard to talk about Turnstile — or hear Turnstile talk, for that matter — without slipping into vibey wellness lingo.

Straight up, I can walk in the room, and if a kalimba sounded tight on the thrash part, I would be in there playing a kalimba on the thrash part. Despite being the current best-sellers in hardcore, a scene overpopulated with black-and-white music and merch, Turnstile's songs are bright and exuberant — a healthy mix of bouncy grooves, zippy punk dashes, memorable one-liners and cutthroat mosh parts that serve every shade of hardcore fan.

A jack of all trades, master of all. Their songs aren't funny, and what little banter they do engage in at shows is never humorous, but they also don't take themselves too seriously. Lyons and Yates are both known to drop their respective instruments and leap into the crowd mid-song, and one of the few live taglines Yates has been shouting for years is a friendly, though not demanding, invite to come on up and share the stage with them.

It almost feels reductive to simply call them fun, but sometimes, water's just fuckin' wet. That idea of, "Hey, you come to us, we're not coming to you," might seem counterintuitive to hardcore's history of insurgent and prodding political ethos — from the giddy preachiness of Youth Crew's straight-edge lifestyle and Earth Crisis' combative veganism, to Terror frontman Scott Vogel's self-help pep talks.

But not having a clear-cut agenda has actually worked for Turnstile, and in a way that's allowed them to smoothly leverage themselves as a band who can play to practically any audience, all while making music that's indisputably hardcore and without having to make their live performances more "marketable.

A couple weeks before our call, Turnstile had a long weekend of back-to-back festival appearances that traversed four radically different markets: sharing a flier with Billie Eilish and Lizzo at Firefly Festival, playing a few hours before Metallica at the old-school rock and metal bonanza Louder Than Life, appearing alongside horrorcore maestro Tech N9ne at Slipknot's rap-metal conglomerate Knotfest Iowa, and then tearing up the Warped Tour nostalgia party Furnace Fest, headlined by Underoath and Taking Back Sunday.

And somehow, it all made sense, you know? Their heavier peers in Knocked Loose and Code Orange might have greater standing in the metal community, but Turnstile are the only band in hardcore — quite possibly ever — who can play with Coachella denizens one day and Gojira the next and not feel like an out-of-place gimmick on either stage.

If you tally up those opportunities and consider the massive draws they still have in the punk world, it's not a stretch to say that they're the most popular hardcore band of the 21st century.

But the group aren't impressed by that metric. Rather than vertically increasing the head count of their own crowds, they're much more interested in sprawling horizontally and continuing to play to even more diverse audiences.

His levelheaded and patient approach makes him sound wise beyond his years, but Turnstile isn't his first success story. After growing up playing in local bands, Yates got his big break when he became the drummer of Trapped Under Ice , a heavier and darker Baltimore band who are one of the most important acts in the hardcore generation that just preceded Turnstile. The time it takes to complete an undergrad degree is an epoch in hardcore history. When TUI had downtime from touring in , Yates recruited four friends for a new side project, including TUI's longtime merch dude, Lyons, a drummer who had never touched a bass before.

Their first two EPs, 's Pressure to Succeed and 's Step 2 Rhythm , unexpectedly took off, and between the time TUI broke up in and returned in , Turnstile had already become just as big.

None of that was part of the plan. I'm so happy that we tried all the things we did. It was such a great experience to put these [songs] out. The snare sounds insane, and I wanted it to sound insane.

The production was sleeker, the hooks were more plentiful and EDM kingpin Diplo even made an appearance on one track. It had all the trappings to be cynically read as a sophomore sellout by spiteful OGs, but the pile-ons never came. The songs were so undeniably good that prior fans could only double down on their excitement, and Turnstile's eagerness to spread into non-hardcore territories didn't come at the expense of their home court advantage.

It's a win that the band have yet to fully wrap their heads around. He basically had a guitar solo with a keyboard on the record and I haven't thought about it in a year and a half. I forgot that that shit is so amazing.

At this point, it's not unreasonable to question whether they're wielding black magic, because Glow On is another, even more glorious slam dunk. The most punk song on the record, "T. Turnstile Love Connection " imagines a mystical club collab between H. For as radiantly fresh as that and every other ambitious play on Glow On are, all of the songs sound like Turnstile. All of that musical journeying went down in rural Tennessee, where the band decamped to record with big-wig producer Mike Elizondo over six spacious weeks in the summer of There was plenty of land, plenty of space for everybody.

The lower end of each vertical pipe connects with the horizontal foot 22 from which depend a pair of vertical spikes When the device 10 is set up in the ground, one merely places his foot on each foot 22 to impale the spikes 24 into the ground.

A horizontal rod or lever 26 is connected at its inner or right-hand end to a rotatable shaft 28 in a manner later to be described. The rod 26 is hollow and preferably made of fiberglass. The rod 25 can also be referred to as a wand. The other end of the wand 26 extends outwardly so as to be engaged by a human being 29 who would actuate the device 10 in the same manner as one walking through a turnstile. The shaft 28 is suitably mounted for rotation in the horizontal pipe An arcuate cam 30 see also FIGS.

A microswitch 34 having a toggle arm 36 is mounted on the underside of the pipe As shown in FIG. An electrical lead 38, which passes through the center of the pipe 12 and connects with the microswitch 34, also connects with a timer 40, shown in FIG. The actuation of the microswitch 34 as shown in FIG. For the purpose of illustration only, the target 42 shown in FIG. Obviously, this target could be used for baseball, frisbee, football, etc.

Thus, the person 29, on passing the turnstile 10, as shown in FIG. The target 42 includes a horizontal pipe 44 and a pair of vertical pipes 46 and 48 connected to the ends of the pipe 44 by means of elbows The lower ends of the pipes 46 and 48 connect with horizontal feet 52 from which depend vertical spikes Thus, the target 42 can be impaled into the ground in the same manner as the turnstile A rectangular sheet of fabric 56 is supported from the target The upper corners of the fabric sheet 56 are connected to the target 42 by means of loops 58 which pass through suitable holes reinforced in the upper corners of the fabric sheet 56 and through holes in the elbows A bullseye 57 is attached to the center of the fabric sheet 56 for possible use in other games or sports such as archery, baseball throwing, frisbee throwing and the like.

A U-shaped wire or rod 60 is supported from the target member 42 as follows: the U-shaped rod 60 is composed of a lower horizontal member 62 and a pair of vertical portions 64 and 66 which are connected at their lower ends to the horizontal member 62 by right-angled bends as shown and which extend upwardly adjacent and inboard of the pipes 46 and 48, respectively. The upper end of the vertical rod 64 is provided with a horizontal portion 68 which extends outwardly through a hole extending through the pipe 46 adjacent the end thereof.

The rod 64 is thus pivotal with respect to the pipe 46 by virtue of the horizontal end The upper end of the rod 66 is connected to a horizontal shaft 70 which is the equivalent of the vertical shaft 28 shown in FIG. For purpose of adjustment, the upper end of the rod 66 extends through a hole not shown in the shaft 70 and above the shaft as shown in FIG. A set screw 69 is received within the shaft 70 and is adapted to bear against the upper end of the rod 66 to permit adjustment of the upper end of this rod.

The horizontal shaft 70 is journaled for rotation in the upper end of the pipe The cam 72 is keyed to the shaft 70 by means of a set screw A microswitch 76 having a toggle arm 78 is mounted on the pipe such that the toggle arm 78 is adjacent the outer surface of the cam 72, as best shown in FIG. However, if a soccer ball 43 or other ball not shown were kicked or thrown by the person 29 against the fabric sheet 56, the U-shaped frame 60 would pivot and the cam 72 would turn in the direction shown by the arrow B in FIG.

In the FIG. An electric lead 80 is located within the vertical pipe 48 and connects at its upper end with the microswitch As best shown in FIG. Thus, when the target 42 is activated by movement of the U-shaped rod 60 in response to an impact received in the fabric sheet 56, the microswitch 76 will be actuated to turn off the timer After the U-shaped rod 60 rotates rearwardly in response to the aforementioned impact, the rod 60 and fabric sheet 56 will move forwardly under the force of gravity; however, a pin 82, which projects inboard from the pipe 48, constitutes a stop for the vertical leg 66 of the U-shaped member 60 to prevent further forward movement of this member Referring now to FIG.

The L-shaped rod 86 has a vertical leg 88 which is employed to return the L-shaped member 86 and hence, the rod 26 into horizontal alignment with the pipe 42 after the person 29 passes through the turnstile For this purpose, a bungee cord 90 has one end encircling the leg 88 and the other end connects to the Tee 18 at For the purpose of holding the right-hand end of the wand 26 on the horizontal leg 84, a rubber band 94 is attached to the rod 26 adjacent the right-hand end thereof.

The other end of the rubber band encircles the upper end of the vertical leg Comparing the turnstile 10 of FIG. The above described lever, therefore, is turned in a clockwise direction when the person 29 moves against and beyond the hollow rod 26; the bungee cord 90, being connected to the right-hand end of the turnstile 10 and encircling the vertical leg 88, constitutes a resilient return of the above described lever in a counter-clockwise direction to the initial position shown in FIG.

This target is similar to the target which is shown in FIG. The target includes a horizontal pipe and a pair of vertical pipes and which connect, at their upper ends, to the pipe by means of elbows The lower ends of the pipes and connect with a pair of shorter horizontal pipes and by means of elbows The pipes and connect at their rear ends to an elongated horizontal pipe by means of elbows The pipes , and are adapted to lie against the ground such that sandbags only one of which is shown in FIG.

A U-shaped wire or rod is supported from the target member as follows: the U-shaped rod is composed of a lower horizontal member and a pair of vertical portions and which are connected at their lower ends to the horizontal member by right-angled bends as shown and which extend upwardly adjacent and inboard from the pipes and respectively.

The upper end of the vertical rod is provided with a horizontal portion which extends outwardly through a hole extending through the pipe adjacent the upper end thereof. The rod is thus pivotal with respect to the pipe by virtue of the horizontal end The upper end of the rod is connected to a horizontal shaft which is the equivalent of the horizontal shaft 70 shown in FIG. The shaft extends to the right of the pipe and connects with a cam 72 which is essentially the same as that described in connection with FIGS.

A microswitch 76 having a toggle arm 78 is mounted on the vertical pipe in the same fashion that microswitch 76 is mounted on the pipe 48, as previously described. A pin 82 is mounted on the pipe and constitutes a stop for the vertical leg in the same manner as described previously in connection with the pin 82 attached to the vertical pipe Thus, the pin 82 in FIG.

As was the case in connection with FIG. In the case of FIG. One of the leads of the "Y" connector connects with a timer 40, and the other lead 38 connects to a suitable alarm which is shown in the form of a gun. The device is capable of producing an audible alarm whenever the timer is actuated. Of course, the timer 40 and alarm would also be provided with hook and loop fastener strips not shown which would cooperate with the strip A fabric or net sheet is secured to the target by means of loops 58 which pass through the corners of the net and through holes in the elbows.

The lower edge of the net , including the lower corners thereof, are secured to the lower horizontal portion of the U-shaped rod by means of a wire which is coiled around the horizontal rod and the lower horizontal edge of the net as shown in FIG. Furthermore, the embodiment of FIG. On the target , the upper horizontal member is composed of two horizontal pipes and which are connected together by means of a Tee At the left side of the target , two aligned vertical pipes and connect by means of a Tee At the right-hand side of the target , two aligned vertical pipes and connect together by means of a Tee The upper ends of the pipes and connect to the other ends of the pipes and , respectively, by means of elbows Rearwardly extending horizontal pipes and connect at their forward ends to the lower ends of pipes and , respectively, by means of elbows The rear ends of the horizontal pipes and connect at right angles to horizontal pipes and by means of elbows The pipes and are connected together by means of a Tee An inclined pipe connects at its lower end to the Tee and at its upper end to the Tee so as to constitute a brace for the target The target shown in FIG.

That is, the U-shaped frame of FIG. Thus, with respect to the right-hand end of the pipe , the lowermost portion of the "J" extends immediately below the pipe. The short end of the "J" extends through the pipe and terminates a short distance above. The long leg of the "J" extends upwardly and into and through a shaft At the left-hand end of the pipe the J-shaped member which is a reversed "J" is connected in similar fashion to the pipe Thus, the short leg of the J-shaped member extends through the pipe and terminates a short distance above, whereas the long leg of the J-shaped member extends upwardly and connects with a second shaft which is on the opposite side of the frame structure from shaft A fabric net or mesh is secured to the target in a manner similar to the net 44 in FIG.

That is, loops 58 connect the upper corners of the net to the elbows In addition, a wire or cord is threaded through suitable holes in the horizontal pipes and and also along the upper edge of the net , as shown. For the purpose of securing the lower edge of the net to the pipe , a similar cord or wire is wrapped around the pipe and through suitable locations along the lower edge of the mesh If desired, additional loops can be employed at convenient locations around the periphery of the net to secure the same as needed or desired.

To provide rigidity or protection of the "J" members and , vertical pipes and are received around the long ends of the "J"s of members and , respectively. A rotatable shaft is mounted for rotation on the pipe A bent rod has a central vertical portion , a lower horizontal portion and an upper horizontal portion The lower horizontal portion is received in a suitable hole not shown in the shaft and extends to the right of the shaft , as shown in FIG.

A set screw which extends down through the shaft will hold the rod in the position shown in FIG. A hollow fiberglass wand is received over the right-hand end of the rod adjacent the shaft The hollow fiberglass wand is similar to the fiberglass wand shown in FIGS. For the purpose of holding the left-hand end of the wand on the right-hand end of the horizontal leg , a rubber band is attached to the wand adjacent the left-hand end thereof and the other end of the rubber band encircles the upper end of the shaft The upper end of the J-shaped member extends through and above the shaft A set screw , which extends coaxially within the shaft , bears against the upper end of the rod and holds it in the position shown in FIG.

It should be understood that the upper end of the J-shaped rod is similarly secured to the shaft by means of a set screw The loosening or tightening of the set screw will permit lowering or raising the assembly constituted by the J-shaped members and , the horizontal pipe and the net The shaft extends through the pipe and to the right thereof where it is secured to a cam The cam 72 rotates when the shaft rotates as a result of the pivoting of the J-shaped member when a ball or missile hits the net A microswitch 76, which is identical to the microswitch 76 previously described, is mounted on the pipe in such a manner that the toggle arm 78 of the microswitch can be actuated by the turning of the cam 72 to start or stop the timer 40 in the manner previously described.

The shaft extends further to the right beyond the cam 72, as shown in FIG. A set screw , which is mounted coaxially within the right-hand end of the shaft , is used to secure the upper end of the vertical rod in the position shown. If desired, the set screw can be loosened to adjust the position of the rod The lower end of the rod extends below and behind the horizontal rod Thus, if a person, such as the person 29, were to approach the target from the rear at the right side thereof as shown in FIG.

Rotation of the shaft in a clockwise direction will cause the horizontal arm to move against the vertical arm to move the same rearwardly.

This action is similar to hitting the mesh with a missile. After the person passes through and beyond the wand , a rubber band will cause the wand and the bent rod to return to the position shown in FIG. Whereas the above description and illustration of FIG. Briefly, the upper end of the J-shaped member rotates with the shaft and arm extends downwardly from the shaft on the right.

The remainder of the elements are also shown but not numbered on the left side of FIG. The entire swinging target consisting of the J-members and , the pipe and the mesh net will pivot rearwardly and the right-hand shaft will also turn to actuate the microswitch Thus, the structure shown in FIG. If the operation of either turnstile to the right or left of the target of FIG. The elapsed time in the timer 40 will indicate how long it took the person to pass through the turnstile and make his "score".

The pipe is sufficiently close to the ground that the target can be used for hockey. Of course, if desired, the entire target assembly consisting of the J-shaped members and , pipe and mesh can be raised or lowered by adjusting the appropriate set screws to accommodate for differences in the length of grass on the field where the target is situated.

Again, sandbags only one of which is shown in FIG. A pin is also mounted on the pipe to prevent further forward movement of the target assembly. It should be further noted that actuation of the target by hitting the same following the initiation of the timer by the turnstile will return the elements to the position shown in FIG. The turnstile shown in FIGS. The lower end of the vertical pipe 14 connects with a horizontal foot 22 from which depend a pair of vertical spikes When the device 10' is set up in the ground, one merely places his foot on the horizontal foot 22 to impale the spikes in the ground.

A horizontal rod or lever 26 is connected at its inner end to a rotatable shaft 28 in a manner later to be described. The rod 26, which can be referred to as a wand, is hollow and preferably made of fiberglass. The outer end of the wand 26 extends away from the turnstile so as to be engaged by a human being 29 as in FIG.

The vertical pipe 14 is shown in broken lines to represent a pipe of variable length. For example, where the turnstile was intended to be actuated by a human being 29, the pipe 14 would be of sufficient length that the wand 26 would be essentially waist high.