Racket (album)

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Racket
Studio album by
Released31 May 2007
Recorded2006–2007
GenrePower electronics, noise
Length29:43
LabelSusan Lawly
ProducerWilliam Bennett
Whitehouse chronology
Asceticists 2006
(2006)
Racket
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Brainwashedmixed[1]

Racket is the nineteenth and final studio album by power electronics band Whitehouse, released on 31 May 2007 through the Susan Lawly label. The album was originally supposed to come out on 13 March of that year, but due to issues with recording, the album's release date was set back by a couple of weeks.[2] Instruments used in the album were synthesizers, the djembe, doundouns, and ksings.

The album artwork was done by Stefan Danielsson, a Swedish artist who specializes in collages with African and Haitian influences.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by William Bennett, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fairground Muscle Twitcher" 2:31
2."Mouthy Battery Beast"William Bennett, Philip Best5:57
3."Dumping More Fucking Rubbish" 3:23
4."The Avalanche" 4:15
5."Bahnhof"Bennett, Best1:53
6."Dyad" 4:51
7."Bia Mintatu" 6:53

Personnel[edit]

  • William Bennett – vocals, instruments, production, "animal response technician"
  • Philip Best – vocals, instruments, "dirty word specialist"
  • Stefan Daneilsson – artwork
  • Denis Blackham – mastering

References[edit]

  1. ^ Whitney, Jon. "Whitehouse, Racket". Brainwashed. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  2. ^ Bennett, William. "Susan Lawly previous news". Susan Lawly. Retrieved 25 March 2015.