Whitehouse (band)
Whitehouse is an
English industrial noise band formed in
1980. They are known for their controversial lyrics and images (which are often interpreted as
misogynistic, sexually deviant, and extremely violent). The band's members have been the subject of censorship in the past. Their name is in mock tribute to the British moral campaigner
Mary Whitehouse; it is also a reference to a British pornographic magazine of the same name.
The group's founding member and sole constant is
William Bennett. Initially playing guitar in
Essential Logic, Bennett later recorded as
Come before forming Whitehouse. The band has had numerous other members, including
Kevin Tomkins and
Paul Reuter. In recent years the most stable line-up consisted of Bennett,
Philip Best and
Peter Sotos. Sotos left in 2002, however, leaving the band as a two-piece. In
1988, renowned American producer
Steve Albini began working with the band.
Their releases
Twice Is Not Enough,
Halogen,
Quality Time,
Mummy and Daddy, and
Another Crack of the White Whip feature album artwork by controversial artist
Trevor Brown.
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Genre: power electronics,
noise*
Country: UK*
Status: Active
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Time: 1980-
Studio releases
Birthdeath Experience â€" (
1980) (Reis.
1993)
Total Sex â€" (
1980) (Reis.
1983)
Erector â€" (
1981) (Reis.
1995)
Dedicated to Peter Kürten â€" (
1981) (Reis.
1996)
Buchenwald â€" (
1981) (Reis.
1996)
New Britain â€" (
1982) (Reis.
1996)
Psychopathia Sexualis â€" (
1982)
Right to Kill â€" (
1983)
Great White Death â€" (
1985) (Reis.
1991,
1997)
Thank Your Lucky Stars â€" (
1990) (Reis.
1997)
Twice Is Not Enough â€" (
1992) (Reis.
1999)
Never Forget Death â€" (
1992)
Halogen â€" (
1994)
Quality Time. â€" (
1995)
Mummy and Daddy â€" (
1998)
Cruise â€" (
2001)
Bird Seed â€" (
2003)
Asceticists 2006 â€" (
2006)
Live and other releases
Cream of the Second Coming [Compilation] â€" (
1990)
Another Crack of the White Whip [Compilation] â€" (
1991)
Tokyo Halogen [Live] â€" (
1995)
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Susan Lawly (Record Label)*
Come Organisation (Record Label)*
photos of live performance in Chicago, 2005*
Unofficial Whitehouse website*
Pitchfork Media's review of Whitehouse's 2006 album 'Asceticists'
