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Their debut album, ''[[History (controller.controller album)|History]]'', was released on [[Paper Bag Records]] in 2004.<ref name=postcity>[http://www.postcity.com/Eat-Shop-Do/Do/February-2015/ControllerController-reunites-for-Wavelengths-Music-Festival-talk-future-and-the-time-Bahamas-opened-for-them/ "Controller.Controller reunites for Wavelength, talk future and that time Bahamas opened for them"]. ''Post City'', February 11, 2015.</ref><ref name="Inc.2004">{{cite book|title=Reviews|work=CMJ New Music Report|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cTNQMU8LegEC&pg=PA5|date=14 June 2004|publisher=CMJ Network, Inc.|pages=5–|issn=0890-0795}}</ref> The follow-up album, ''[[X-Amounts]]'', was released October 11, 2005.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150403004824/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2006/10/06/nirmala-basnayake-leaves-controller-controller/ "Nirmala Basnayake Leaves Controller.Controller"]}}. ''[[ChartAttack]]'', October 6, 2006.</ref><ref name="Inc.2005">{{cite book|author=Rebecca RAber|title=Abridged Too Far: Reviews in brief|work=CMJ New Music Monthly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tCoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA50|year=2005|publisher=CMJ Network, Inc.|pages=50–|issn=1074-6978}}</ref> Also in 2005, Basnayake participated in Ladeez Quire, an improvisational music show that also featured [[Sook-Yin Lee]] and [[Elisha Lim]].<ref>[https://nowtoronto.com/music/clubs/quire-practice/ "Quire Practice"]. ''[[Now (newspaper)|NOW]]'', December 15, 2005.</ref>
Their debut album, ''[[History (controller.controller album)|History]]'', was released on [[Paper Bag Records]] in 2004.<ref name=postcity>[http://www.postcity.com/Eat-Shop-Do/Do/February-2015/ControllerController-reunites-for-Wavelengths-Music-Festival-talk-future-and-the-time-Bahamas-opened-for-them/ "Controller.Controller reunites for Wavelength, talk future and that time Bahamas opened for them"]. ''Post City'', February 11, 2015.</ref><ref name="Inc.2004">{{cite book|title=Reviews|work=CMJ New Music Report|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cTNQMU8LegEC&pg=PA5|date=14 June 2004|publisher=CMJ Network, Inc.|pages=5–|issn=0890-0795}}</ref> The follow-up album, ''[[X-Amounts]]'', was released October 11, 2005.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150403004824/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2006/10/06/nirmala-basnayake-leaves-controller-controller/ "Nirmala Basnayake Leaves Controller.Controller"]}}. ''[[ChartAttack]]'', October 6, 2006.</ref><ref name="Inc.2005">{{cite book|author=Rebecca RAber|title=Abridged Too Far: Reviews in brief|work=CMJ New Music Monthly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tCoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA50|year=2005|publisher=CMJ Network, Inc.|pages=50–|issn=1074-6978}}</ref> Also in 2005, Basnayake participated in Ladeez Quire, an improvisational music show that also featured [[Sook-Yin Lee]] and [[Elisha Lim]].<ref>[https://nowtoronto.com/music/clubs/quire-practice/ "Quire Practice"]. ''[[Now (newspaper)|NOW]]'', December 15, 2005.</ref>


After the release of ''X-Amounts'', the band went on a tour around North America and the UK to support the album.<ref name=now>[https://nowtoronto.com/music/ronnie-morris-recovery/ "Ronnie Morris Recovery"]. by Kevin Ritchie May 21, 2015</ref><ref>[https://noisey.vice.com/en_ca/article/controller-controller-have-reunited-and-it-feels-so-good "controller.controller Have Reunited And It Feels So Good"]. ''Noisey'', Cam Lindsay Jan 8 2015</ref>
After the release of ''X-Amounts'', the band went on a tour around North America and the UK to support the album.<ref name=now>[https://nowtoronto.com/music/ronnie-morris-recovery/ "Ronnie Morris Recovery"]. by Kevin Ritchie May 21, 2015</ref><ref>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/controller-controller-have-reunited-and-it-feels-so-good/ "controller.controller Have Reunited And It Feels So Good"]. ''Noisey'', Cam Lindsay Jan 8 2015</ref>


In October 2006, Basnayake decided to leave the band,<ref>[http://music.cbc.ca/#!/blogs/2006/10/Interview-Nirmala-Basnayake-Talks-About-Leaving-controllercontroller "Nirmala Basnayake Talks About Leaving controller.controller"]. [[CBC Radio 3]], October 3, 2006.</ref> and this resulted in its disbanding.<ref name=now /> Members Jeff Scheven and Ronnie Morris formed the new band [[Lioness (band)|Lioness]] with vocalist Vanessa Fischer in 2007,<ref name=noisey>[http://noisey.vice.com/en_ca/blog/controller-controller-have-reunited-and-it-feels-so-good "controller.controller Have Reunited And It Feels So Good"]. ''[[Noisey]]'', January 8, 2015.</ref> while Scott Kaija formed the new band Medallions with vocalist/guitarist John Hunter, drummer Mick Jackson and Daniel Brooks.<ref name=noisey/> Basnayake remained an occasional contributor to one-off musical projects, most notably Toronto band Stop Die Resuscitate's 2009 single "Measurements".<ref>[http://music.cbc.ca/#!/blogs/2009/5/L-Communication-Whats-Up-With-Nirmala "L Communication: What's Up With Nirmala?"]. [[CBC Radio 3]], May 20, 2009.</ref>
In October 2006, Basnayake decided to leave the band,<ref>[http://music.cbc.ca/#!/blogs/2006/10/Interview-Nirmala-Basnayake-Talks-About-Leaving-controllercontroller "Nirmala Basnayake Talks About Leaving controller.controller"]. [[CBC Radio 3]], October 3, 2006.</ref> and this resulted in its disbanding.<ref name=now /> Members Jeff Scheven and Ronnie Morris formed the new band [[Lioness (band)|Lioness]] with vocalist Vanessa Fischer in 2007,<ref name=noisey>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/controller-controller-have-reunited-and-it-feels-so-good/ "controller.controller Have Reunited And It Feels So Good"]. ''[[Noisey]]'', January 8, 2015.</ref> while Scott Kaija formed the new band Medallions with vocalist/guitarist John Hunter, drummer Mick Jackson and Daniel Brooks.<ref name=noisey/> Basnayake remained an occasional contributor to one-off musical projects, most notably Toronto band Stop Die Resuscitate's 2009 single "Measurements".<ref>[http://music.cbc.ca/#!/blogs/2009/5/L-Communication-Whats-Up-With-Nirmala "L Communication: What's Up With Nirmala?"]. [[CBC Radio 3]], May 20, 2009.</ref>


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.<ref>[http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/controllercontroller-sneaky_dees_toronto_on_february_13 "controller.controller — Sneaky Dees, Toronto ON, February 13]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', February 14, 2015.</ref> Shortly thereafter Morris suffered a disabling stroke.<ref name=now /><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150923015007/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2015/09/16/toronto-musicians-band-together-to-support-controller-controller-bassist-ronnie-morriss-stroke-recovery/ "Toronto musicians band together to support Controller.Controller bassist Ronnie Morris’s stroke recovery"]}}. ''Chart Attack'', Richard Trapunski - Sep 16, 2015</ref>
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.<ref>[http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/controllercontroller-sneaky_dees_toronto_on_february_13 "controller.controller — Sneaky Dees, Toronto ON, February 13]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', February 14, 2015.</ref> Shortly thereafter Morris suffered a disabling stroke.<ref name=now /><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150923015007/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2015/09/16/toronto-musicians-band-together-to-support-controller-controller-bassist-ronnie-morriss-stroke-recovery/ "Toronto musicians band together to support Controller.Controller bassist Ronnie Morris’s stroke recovery"]}}. ''Chart Attack'', Richard Trapunski - Sep 16, 2015</ref>

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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

controller.controller are 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]

History

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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]

The band reunited again in February 2024 for a show at Drake Hotel, curated by Brendan Canning. Morris has rejoined the band after recovering from strokes.[14]

Discography

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See also

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References

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  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. CMJ Network, Inc. 14 June 2004. pp. 5–. ISSN 0890-0795. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  4. ^ "Nirmala Basnayake Leaves Controller.Controller"[usurped]. ChartAttack, October 6, 2006.
  5. ^ Rebecca RAber (2005). Abridged Too Far: Reviews in brief. CMJ Network, Inc. pp. 50–. ISSN 1074-6978. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  6. ^ "Quire Practice". NOW, December 15, 2005.
  7. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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"[usurped]. Chart Attack, Richard Trapunski - Sep 16, 2015
  14. ^ Hudson, Alex (February 9, 2024). "controller.controller Reunite for First Show in Nine Years". Exclaim.
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