Controller.controller

Controller.controller

Infobox musical artist
Name = controller.controller


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Origin = Canada
Genre = Indie rock
Years_active = 2002 – 2006
Label = Paper Bag Records
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Current_members = Colwyn Llewellyn-Thomas
Scott Kaija
Ronnie Morris
Jeff Scheven
Past_members = Nirmala Basnayake
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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. [http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2004/10/13/controllercontroller_in.php]

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 [http://www.myspace.com/lionesslionesslioness] with vocalist Vanessa Fischer in 2007.

Discography

* "History", 2004
* "X-Amounts", 2005

External links

* [http://www.controllercontroller.com/ controller.controller official site]
* [http://www.newmusiccanada.com/genres/artist.cfm?Band_Id=11696 audio samples]
* [http://www.thepunksite.com/media/thumbnails.php?album=64 Live pictures of Controller.Controller.]
* " [http://www.cbcradio3.com/issues/2005_01_28/index.cfm?page=18 Cut the Lights: controller.controller love the darkness] " CBC Radio 3 Session; story by Joel McConvey, photos by Liz Ikiriko
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:dxfixqtaldfe AllMusicGuide Entry]

References

* [http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2004/10/13/controllercontroller_in.php "controller.controller in Sets in the City"] an interview by Greg the Boyfriend, "Gothamist", October 13, 2004, retrieved March 26, 2006.


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