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.

Personnel

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.

Statistics

Genre: power electronics, noise
Country: UK
Status: Active
Time: 1980-

Discography

Studio releases

Birthdeath Experience – (1980) (Reis. 1993)
Total Sex – (1980) (Reis. 1983)
Erector – (1981) (Reis. 1995)
Dedicated to Peter Kürten – (1981) (Reis. 1996)
Buchenwald – (1981) (Reis. 1996)
New Britain – (1982) (Reis. 1996)
Psychopathia Sexualis – (1982)
Right to Kill – (1983)
Great White Death – (1985) (Reis. 1991, 1997)
Thank Your Lucky Stars – (1990) (Reis. 1997)
Twice Is Not Enough – (1992) (Reis. 1999)
Never Forget Death – (1992)
Halogen – (1994)
Quality Time. – (1995)
Mummy and Daddy – (1998)
Cruise – (2001)
Bird Seed – (2003)
Asceticists 2006 – (2006)

Live and other releases

Cream of the Second Coming ^* – (1990)
Another Crack of the White Whip ^* – (1991)
Tokyo Halogen ^* – (1995)

External links

English musical groups | Noise music