FACT mix 266 is by Prurient. When we first started the FACT mix series, it’s fair to say that Dominick Fernow was one of the last people we expected to one day contribute to it. We considered his brand of harsh noise and noxious power electronics to exist away from the FACT universe. In recent years, though, Fernow’s lifelong but generally submerged interest in those strains of electronic-oriented music more familiar to us – techno, EBM, synth-pop and industrial – has come bubbling to the fore.
His recent album, Bermuda Drain is arguably his finest recorded statement to date. It dispenses almost entirely with “noise” in the strict sense of the word, favouring instead something approaching song structure and a kind brooding, electronic pulsation that’s strongly influenced by listening to techno.
His FACT mix showcases the techno and electronic music that inspired him, making explicit its links to the kind of industrial and noise gear that he’s long been associated with.
