#Hallogen sonic synth serial#
#Hallogen sonic synth software#
#Hallogen sonic synth series#

In the early 1990s the band phased out the analog equipment responsible for this sound, instead relying more heavily on computers. In a 1990 interview, Bennett recalled: 'I remember seeing an issue of that punk fanzine Sniffin' Glue and it said that all you needed to make music was to learn three chords, and I thought why do you even need to know three chords to make music? Why do you even need to use a guitar? The idea of thunderous extreme noises appealed to me.' The signature sonic elements on their early recordings were simple, pulverizing electronic bass tones twinned with needling high frequencies, sometimes combined with ferocious washes of white noise, with or without vocals (usually barked orders, sinister whispers, and high-pitched screams). In doing so, they drew inspiration from some earlier experimental musicians and artists such as Alvin Lucier, Robert Ashley, and Yoko Ono as well as writers such as Marquis de Sade. In opposition to this trend, Whitehouse wanted to take these earlier groups' sounds and fascination with extreme subject matter even further as referenced on the sleeve of their first LP, the group wished to 'cut pure human states' and produce 'the most extreme music ever recorded'. Whitehouse emerged as earlier industrial acts such as Throbbing Gristle and SPK were pulling back from noise and extreme sounds and embracing relatively more conventional musical genres.

#Hallogen sonic synth serial#

They were known for their controversial lyrics and imagery, which portrayed sadistic sex, rape, misogyny, serial murder, eating disorders, child abuse, neo-nazi fetishism and other forms of violence and abjection. Whitehouse specialised in what they call 'extreme electronic music'. He also has found success as an Italo disco DJ under the name 'DJ Benetti'. The band had numerous other members in the 1980s including Kevin Tomkins, Steven Stapleton, Glenn Michael Wallis, John Murphy, Stefan Jaworzyn, Jim Goodall and Andrew McKenzie, though many of these participated only at live performances, not on recordings.Д«ennett terminated Whitehouse in 2008 to concentrate on his Cut Hands project. Sotos left in 2002, leaving the band as a two-piece. Through the 1990s the most stable line-up was Bennett, Best, and the writer Peter Sotos. Albini worked with the band until 1998, when Bennett took over all production duties.

#Hallogen sonic synth series#

There was a feeling in the group that all that could be achieved had been realised.' Д®ventually, Whitehouse re-emerged with a series of albums, recorded by the American audio engineer, Steve Albini, beginning with 1990's Thank Your Lucky Stars.

A 'special biographical note' on the Susan Lawly website states, 'All members of Whitehouse went to live outside London for varying reasons and pursued separate lives. The group was inactive for the second half of the 1980s. Philip Best joined the group in 1982 at the age of 14, after running away from home. In 2009, Bennett claimed that his pre-eminent inspiration was Yoko Ono: 'Yoko's amazing music was by far the biggest influence on me, and Whitehouse, in the formative years (despite what some would have you believe).' The group began performing live in 1982, with members Andrew McKenzie (The Hafler Trio) and Steven Stapleton (Nurse With Wound). Erector deviated from the first two releases in experimenting with subsonic frequencies and contrasting low synth drones overlain with high-pitched screeches. In 1981, Bennett released Erector, which was pressed on red vinyl and packaged in a shiny black sleeve with a photocopied picture of a penis. Bennett's first release as Whitehouse was Birthdeath Experience, released on his own Come Organisation label, which was immediately followed by the album Total Sex. Thirlwell) before forming Whitehouse in 1980. He wrote of those early years, 'I often fantasised about creating a sound that could bludgeon an audience into submission.' Bennett later recorded as Come (featuring contributions from the likes of Daniel Miller and J. He began as a guitarist for Essential Logic. The group's founding member and sole constant was William Bennett. I did a benchmark test to see how well an 'old' 32-bit desktop would perform! See my results HERE.The name Whitehouse was chosen both in mock tribute to the British morality campaigner Mary Whitehouse, and in reference to a British pornographic magazine of the same name. Want to chat with others who use linux-based operating systems for their music production? Drop in to our weekly meetings (Saturdays) at 6pm (GMT)! Find out more at HERE. Will my VST synths work on linux? Find out HERE. New to linux? Tips on getting your computer set up HERE.

#Hallogen sonic synth software#

Just some of the software synthesizers available for linux.

Synth sample: Tranzistow: 'Arecibo': A Sonic Palette for the GNU/Linux platform