Dominick Fernow

Prurient is the nom de plume of noise musician Dominick Fernow. He has released material on numerous independent record labels, such as American Tapes, Hanson Records, RRRecords, Load Records, Troubleman Unlimited, Chrondritic Sound, and his own label Hospital Productions. In the 2000s, Prurient has become one of the most well-known and influential names in the noise field, having been covered in outlets such as Pitchfork Media and The Village Voice.

Fernow works primarily with a microphone and amplifier, and little else. On some releases he has been joined by Ben Bartlett, Richard Dunn, John Wiese, Jeff Plummer, Kris Lapke, Wolf Eyes, and Emily Salvatierra. Fernow grew up in Wisconsin but now lives in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. As a teenager he was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. He is currently working on a new 11" LP for Wesley Eisold's Heartworm Press.

Partial discography

2001

Body Language LP (Peel Back the Sky)
Collaboration CD w/Richard Ramirez & Flatline Construct (Hospital Productions, Peel Back The Sky, Monorail Trespassing)
Guide to Grooming cass (Monorail Trespassing)
Hunt in Couples 7" split w/ASD (Hospital Productions, Anti-Everything)
Magnified Healing CD split w/T.E.F., Richard Ramirez (Hospital Productions, T.E.F)
Mater Dolorosa CD (Hospital Productions)
Mummification And Prayer cass (Hospital Productions)
White Plains Leather : Black River Falls (Hospital Productions)

2002

The History of Aids CD (Hospital Productions/Armageddon)

2003

Recycled Music cass (RRR)
Troubled Sleep CD (Truculent Recordings)
We Set Off In High Spirits cass (Gods of Tundra)

2004

60 Minutes of Silence cass (American Tapes)
Fossil CD (Truculent Recordings)
Red Head cass w/Pedestrial Deposit (RRRecords)
Shipwreckers Diary CD (Ground Fault)
Starvation cass (Hospital Productions)
Sexual Magic 2xCass (Hospital Productions)
The Hidden Family/+White+ 12"/CD w/Kites (Load Records)

2005

African Division cass (Hospital Productions)
Black Vase CD/LP (Load Records)
Love and Romance LP (Hospital Productions)
The Baron's Chamber CD (Nihilist)
The Warriors CD/LP (Hospital Productions/Gods of Tundra)
Church of Ammunition 7" (Troubleman Unlimited)
Vegas Martyrs - Choking Doberman 7" (Guitar) (Kitty Play Records)

2006

Heavy Rain Returns w/ Carlos Giffoni CD (iDEAL Recordings)
Memory Repeating 7" (AA Records)
Pleasure Ground CD (Load Records)
Point and Void CD (Ninth Circle Music)
Snail on a Razor w/Hototogisu CD (Hospital Productions)

2007

Cave Depression 3x7" (No Fun Productions)
Taylor Bow - Hate Fuck 7" (Guitar) (Hospital Productions)
Prurient LP (Hanson Records)
Split (with Mindflayer) (Important Records)
Terminal Cases 2x3" CD (Split w/ Death Unit) (aRCHIVE)
The Golden Chamber cass (Hospital Productions)
All Are Guests in the House of the Lord cass/CD (collaboration with Kevin Drumm) (Hospital Productions)

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