Prurient Releases Expansive 15-Minute Epic “Falling Into Water”

Prurient is back with another track from the upcoming 20th anniversary celebratory release Rainbow Mirror, this one titled “Falling Into Water.” It marks the second song to be released from the legendary experimental noise band’s 4xCD/7xLP release, which is set for a release date of December 1, 2017 through Profound Lore. For those vinylheads that have to get their hands on this enormous release, the wax will be released by Hospitality Records on the very same day. Led by Dominick Fernrow, Prurient emerged in 1998, releasing cassettes and CD-Rs of his abrasive experimental music. Many of these releases were through his own record label Hospitality Records.

The song builds from a static-filled introduction, with a delicate, repetitive melody emerging from out of the electrical buzzing. Eventually, some sinister tones begin to swirl into the mix, giving the song a sound that could be described as “threatening.” Eventually those sinister tones fade back in the mix, allowing the initial melody to flow back towards the front. Near the seven minute mark of “Falling Into Water,” the song takes a heavier turn, with the melody completely disappearing and some crunchy, distorted feedback overpowering all other elements of the song. The tenacious little three-note melody makes its way back into the mix like a green sprig of grass emerging from an icy bed of snow. Before hitting one more crescendo of feedback, the song fades to near-silence, the only sounds audible a churning sound.

Two thirds of the way through the song, at the 10 minute mark, a staccato buzzing enters the mix, disguising the fact that the melody has returned – the listener may not fully believe their ears until the trilling almost fully disappears, leaving just a few blips and bloops and the simple melodic figure. Eventually, each note of the figure is stretched out beyond recognition, before returning to its original form. The fact that a 15 minute song (that is actually quite captivating through every second) can be built from just a few simple notes speaks to the sheer talent of Fernrock. You may think that anyone can create this sound, but it’s one thing to make noise, it’s another to make noise music.