Whitehouse

Whitehouse formed in 1980 on the fringe of the industrial music scene. Created by William Bennett, they pioneered a branch of experimental noise known as "power electronics," a genre explored by Japanese artists such as Merzbow. Influenced by contemporaries like Throbbing Gristle and composers like Alvin Lucier, Whitehouse developed a unique sound mixing high and low frequencies with aggressive bursts of electronics and vocals. They had their own label, Come Organisation, and released what they termed "the most extreme music ever made." Often subject to censorship by stores an...