controller.controller
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Canada |
| Genre(s) | Indie rock |
| Years active | 2002 – 2006 |
| Label(s) | Paper Bag Records |
| Members | |
| Colwyn Llewellyn-Thomas Scott Kaija Ronnie Morris Jeff Scheven |
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| Former members | |
| Nirmala Basnayake | |
controller.controller was a Canadian indie rock band from Toronto, Ontario. The band consisted of vocalist Nirmala Basnayake, guitarists Colwyn Llewellyn-Thomas and Scott Kaija, bassist Ronnie Morris and drummer Jeff Scheven. The band took its name from a song by Shotmaker. [1]
The band formed in 2002. Their rhythmic post-punk style had been compared by critics to Joy Division, The Slits and Public Image Ltd.
Their debut album, History, was released on Paper Bag Records in 2004. The follow-up album, X-Amounts, was released October 11, 2005.
Vocalist Nirmala Basnayake announced in October 2006 that she was leaving the band. Members Jeff Scheven and Ronnie Morris formed the new band Lioness [2] with vocalist Vanessa Fischer in 2007.
[edit] Discography
[edit] External links
- controller.controller official site
- audio samples
- Live pictures of Controller.Controller.
- "Cut the Lights: controller.controller love the darkness" CBC Radio 3 Session; story by Joel McConvey, photos by Liz Ikiriko
- AllMusicGuide Entry
[edit] References
- "controller.controller in Sets in the City" an interview by Greg the Boyfriend, Gothamist, October 13, 2004, retrieved March 26, 2006.
