Whitehouse
and Thurston Moore
Thursday, November 3rd
Rothko, Manhattan
Whitehouse in 1983.
Formed by William Bennett of
Essential Logic and Come, Whitehouse has been making their own brand
of “power electronics” for over a quarter-century. Their
fifteen or so LPs, including noise classics such as Erector,
Right to Kill, and Great White Death, contain
some of the heaviest, most violent, and overall antagonistic music
to ever come out of a pair of synthesizers. Rhythmically amorphous,
Whitehouse's loud sonic blasts contain intricate textures. Defined
by speakerblowing bass tones, layered noise, and Bennett's distorted
screams, they're still not dated - perhaps because Whitehouse informed
so much of the noise that's still happening. After a long hiatus,
the trio's stateside performances are super-rare. This is my first
chance to see them as well - and, frankly...
It's gonna be loud and I can't
wait.
Rookie guitarist Thurston Moore
opens.
© New York
Night Train , 2005
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