Prurient

Wisconsin-born Dominick Fernow launched the Prurient project and founded Hospital Productions in 1998 at the age of sixteen, later operating a Hospital Productions record shop in New York City from 2006 to 2011. His recordings span harsh noise, power electronics, black metal, darkwave, and techno, with screamed lyrics exploring violence, isolation, sex, and obsession. He records under numerous aliases including Vatican Shadow and Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement. His mother is the poet and Wisconsin Public Radio host Jean Feraca. Among the most prolific figures in American experimental music, his output spans several hundred releases.