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 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.
