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William Control – Hate Culture

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by Lynn Casper

William Control
Hate Culture
Official Website: http://www.williamcontrol.com

Official MySpace:  http://www.myspace.com/williamcontrol

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William Control is the side project of Wil Francis of the Seattle based post-hardcore band, Aiden. The album, Hate Culture, is a collection of Francis’ techno-industrial, new wave, Depeche Mode-influenced songs. The album serves as Francis’ form of self medication as it’s packed with dark songs full of suicide references, desperation and depression, are just a few of the reoccurring themes to be found on Hate Culture.

The songs on this album are a reflection of Francis’ past. In his teenage years he felt very alone and was not opposed to seeking violence as an outlet. In 1999, he went to jail for planning a mass shooting in Seattle. Upon being released, he decided to turn his life around and get back into playing music. In a Suicide Girls’ interview he claimed that “once again, music saved life, like it’s done over and over again.”

The first track opens with Francis stating “I am William Control… and I do NOT want you to like me” and then launches into the danceable “Beautiful Loser.” The album’s title track, “Hate Culture”, opens with futuristic, new wave synths and a slowly evolving drum track. The album is a nonstop gothic saga that tragically ends with an acoustic guitar accompanied by a sad violin waging the war between hate and love in William Control’s world.

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Bambi Weavil is Out Impact, Inc.'s CEO/Founder and President since June 2007. Bambi is a graduate from the class of 2004 from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Bachelor of Arts in English with an emphasis in Professional Writing. She is a freelance writer and published poet in her free time currently residing out of Wilmington, North Carolina in transition to New York City. Bambi is proud of being an activist and humanitarian, leader in the GLBT community, artist, music enthusiast and animal‐lover.

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1 Response for “William Control – Hate Culture”

  1. William Control - Hate Culture (2008) « casper chronicles says:
    December 16, 2008 at 2:26 pm

    [...] on outimpact.com at http://www.outimpact.com/album-reviews/william-control-hate-culture Tagged with: aiden, gothic, hate culture, industrial, seattle, techno, wil francis, william [...]

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