Bermuda Drain

Bermuda Drain
Studio album by Prurient
Released	July 11, 2011
Recorded	July 4 – December 31, 2010[1]
Genre	Industrial, noise, synthpop
Length	35:20
Label	Hydra Head (HH666-220)
Producer	Dominick Fernow, Kris Lapke
Prurient chronology
The Black Post Society (2008) Bermuda Drain (2011) Time's Arrow (2011)
Singles from Bermuda Drain
"Many Jewels Surround the Crown" Released: April 16, 2011[2]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
The A.V. Club	A[4]
Pitchfork	7.0/10.0[5]

Bermuda Drain is a studio album by the American artist Prurient, the stage name of Dominick Fernow. The album was released on July 11, 2011 through Hydra Head Records, and was the first release from Prurient through the label. Prurient released a single for the opening track "Many Jewels Surround the Crown" for Record Store Day in 2011.^[2][6] About Bermuda Drain's musical style and feeling, Fernow said:

"Upon a recent tour of Europe, I was constantly listening to minimal techno on headphones, driving at night through tunnels, and exhausted all of the records I had brought with me. The album is meant to satisfy that feeling. I've always felt connected to landscapes, moving through them, and their linear nature. Time passing. Watching as the world rolls over you while being divorced from it. The visual essence of feedback is a thin line, just like the structure of the landscape."^[7]

Track listing

1. "Many Jewels Surround the Crown" – 2:44
2. "A Meal Can Be Made" – 2:17
3. "Bermuda Drain" – 3:07
4. "Watch Silently" – 3:23
5. "Palm Tree Corpse" – 5:19
6. "There Are Still Secrets" – 3:53
7. "Let's Make a Slave" – 4:32
8. "Myth of Sex" – 4:26
9. "Sugar Cane Chapel" – 5:39

Personnel

Bermuda Drain personnel adapted from AllMusic.^[1]

Music and lyrics

• Jean Feraca – lyric assistant
• Dominick Fernow
• Kris Lapke – percussion, synthesizer

Production

• Dominick Fernow – production
• Kris Lapke – engineering, mastering, mixing, production

Artwork and packaging

• Dominick Fernow – art direction
• Ari Marcopoulos – photography
• Nikolai Saveliev – design

References

1. "Bermuda Drain – Prurient". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
2. Fact Staff (June 10, 2011). "Prurient readies Bermuda Drain LP". Fact. The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
3. "Reviews for Bermuda Drain by Prurient". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
4. Heller, Jason (Jul 19, 2011). "Prurient: Bermuda Drain". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
5. Harvell, Jess (July 21, 2011). "Prurient: Bermuda Drain". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
6. Brandon (April 25, 2011). "Stream Prurient 'Many Jewels Surround The Crown' 7"". Stereogum. SpinMedia. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
7. Malinsky, Ilya (April 15, 2011). "Prurient is Noise, 'Not Entertainment' — Exclusive Interview". Noisecreep. Townsquare Media. Retrieved May 16, 2015.

External links

• Bermuda Drain on Bandcamp