controller.controller

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]

controller.controller
Background information
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresIndie rock, dance-punk
Years active2002-2006
LabelsNew Romantic
MembersNirmala Basnayake
Colwyn Llewellyn-Thomas
Scott Kaija
Ronnie Morris
Jeff Scheven

History

The band formed in 2002, and played their first shows using the name The Prefix. 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.[2][3] The follow-up album, X-Amounts, was released October 11, 2005.[4][5] Also in 2005, Basnayake participated in Ladeez Quire, an improvisational music show that also featured Sook-Yin Lee and Elisha Lim.[6]

After the release of X-Amounts, the band went on a tour around North America and the UK to support the album.[7][8]

In October 2006 Basnayake decided to leave the band,[9] and this resulted in its disbanding.[7] Members Jeff Scheven and Ronnie Morris formed the new band Lioness with vocalist Vanessa Fischer in 2007,[10] while Scott Kaija formed the new band Medallions with vocalist/guitarist John Hunter, drummer Mick Jackson and Daniel Brooks.[10] Basnayake remained an occasional contributor to one-off musical projects, most notably Toronto band Stop Die Resuscitate's 2009 single "Measurements".[11]

The band reunited in February 2015 for a reunion show at Sneaky Dee's, as part of the 15th anniversary of Toronto's influential Wavelength concert series.[12] Shortly thereafter Morris suffered a disabling stroke.[7][13]

Discography

See also

References
  1. Carlson, Jen (13 October 2004). "Controller.Controller Interview and Review". gothamist.com. The Gothamist. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  2. "Controller.Controller reunites for Wavelength, talk future and that time Bahamas opened for them". Post City, February 11, 2015.
  3. Reviews. 14 June 2004. pp. 5–. ISSN 0890-0795. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  4. "Nirmala Basnayake Leaves Controller.Controller". ChartAttack, October 6, 2006.
  5. Rebecca RAber (2005). Abridged Too Far: Reviews in brief. pp. 50–. ISSN 1074-6978. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  6. "Quire Practice". NOW, December 15, 2005.
  7. "Ronnie Morris Recovery". by Kevin Ritchie May 21, 2015
  8. "controller.controller Have Reunited And It Feels So Good". Noisey, Cam Lindsay Jan 8 2015
  9. "Nirmala Basnayake Talks About Leaving controller.controller". CBC Radio 3, October 3, 2006.
  10. "controller.controller Have Reunited And It Feels So Good". Noisey, January 8, 2015.
  11. "L Communication: What's Up With Nirmala?". CBC Radio 3, May 20, 2009.
  12. "controller.controller — Sneaky Dees, Toronto ON, February 13. Exclaim!, February 14, 2015.
  13. "Toronto musicians band together to support Controller.Controller bassist Ronnie Morris’s stroke recovery". Chart Attack, Richard Trapunski - Sep 16, 2015
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