controller.controller

controller.controller
Background information
Origin	Canada
Genres	Indie rock, dance-punk
Years active	2002–2006
Labels	Paper Bag Records
Members	Colwyn Llewellyn-Thomas Scott Kaija Ronnie Morris Jeff Scheven
Past 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.

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. 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, while Scott Kaija formed the new band Medallions with vocalist/guitarist John Hunter, drummer Mick Jackson and Daniel Brooks.

The band reunited in February 2015 for a one-off reunion show at Sneaky Dee's, as part of the 15th anniversary of Toronto's influential Wavelength concert series.

Discography

• History (2004)
• X-Amounts (2005)

See also

• Music of Canada
• Canadian rock
• List of bands from Canada
• List of Canadian musicians
• Category:Canadian musical groups

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