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| Purity Control | |
|---|---|
| Years active | 2009-present |
| Genres | Industrial |
| Main songwriter | Otis Haket |
| Associated bands | Spasmod |
| Website | MySpace |
| Current status | Active |
Purity Control
Contents
Biography
Purity Control is the brainchild of Otis Haket. It blends warm atmospheres with harsh industrial noise, psychedelic effects, and grinding synthesizers. Thematically cyberpunk, it expresses thoughts of aggression, despair and cynicism, with an ever-evolving live performance that leaves you feeling uneasy.
Performance Art
List of performance art acts performed by Purity Control during live shows
- 31/10/2009: self-surgery extracting wires from abdomen
- 12/11/2009: straight-jacket escape
- 27/03/2010: played wearing only liquid latex paint
- 07/05/2010: improvised noise performance with audience participation
- 30/10/2010: re-enactment of Heaven's Gate suicide, played wearing only plastic-wrap, introduction of playing guitar with angle grinders
- 17/11/2010: human pin-cushion - pierced with 200 needles
- 19/03/2011: 4-hook "suicide" suspension
- 20/05/2011: crow dissection
Members
Studio Band
Live Band
- Otis Haket - Vocals (2009-present)
- Jason Stasiw - Synthesizer (2009), Guitar (2009-present)
- Shawn Hartviksen - Synthesizer (2010-present)
Former Members
- Tyler Hunt - Guitar (2009)
- Rian Riot - Synthesizer (2010)
- Shawn Hartviksen - Synthesizer (2010-2011)
Body of Work
Remixes
- Adaptive Reaction - This is Glass (Shattered): found on "The Unusual Shape of Progress"
- Left Spine Down - Last Daze (Metaphase): rejected contest entry
- Drugnoise - Unrecognized Cell (An Invasion in Three Phases)
- Drugnoise - A New Morning Begins to Die (Fuck Static Pareidolia)