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New York, United States (1997 – present)

Prurient is 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. Active since 1997, Prurient has become one of the most well-known and influential names in the noise field, having been covered in major outlets such as Pitchfork Media and The Village Voice.

Fernow works primarily with a microphone and amplifier, and sometimes drums. On some releases he has been joined by Ben Barnett, Richard Dunn (FFH), John Wiese, Jeff Plummer (Immaculate:Grotesque, Shallow Waters), Kris Lapke (Alberich, MCMS), Sickness, Wolf Eyes, Macronympha, Philip Best (Whitehouse, Consumer Electronics), Sutcliffe Jugend, The Hototogisu, Carlos Giffoni, Wilt, Grunt, Nicole 12, and Emily Salvatierra. Fernow grew up in Wisconsin but now lives in New York and runs the Hospital Productions record label and retail record store. Fernow was also the guitarist of bands Football Rabbit, Vegas Martyrs, Taylor Bow, and Ash Pool (in which he also sings). More recently, Fernow has started marketing to the black metal audience with his label and creative works. He also is the primary live synthesizer player for Cold Cave.
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  • GeneSquidward

    They are insane honestly. My favorite is probably either Pleasure Ground, or Time Began in a Garden. Both are beautiful

    Wednesday morning
  • ibreatheoxygen

    Arrowhead is one of his best. Gotta love those high frequencies.

    Wednesday morning
  • GeneSquidward

    This guy's a pretty good noise artist, but honestly, his album Arrowhead is a little much

    Tuesday afternoon
  • ThisIsHorosho69

    He eats my soul. He is amazing. Один из любимых исполнителей отныне)

    14 days ago
  • etg

    A-mazing

    20 days ago
  • MaterLacrimosa

    COLLAGE MAGAZINE, damn, I want that so bad. I actually like Bermuda Drain alot, it's different yet very catchy.

    20 days ago
  • FaultyClockwork

    "Many Jewels Surround The Crown = MJSTC (majestic)" My brain went what.

    22 days ago
  • PorchLuck

    noise sucks he should do more music like bermuda drain stop being butthurt elitist fags

    23 days ago
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