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THERESE RACKET

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COMPILATION MOVEMENT ONE vol.2 / available - OUT NOW !
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tracklisting /01- No Tears - Your White Face With The Red Lips /02- De Volanges - Sentimental Carnage/03- Object - Dead Man/04- Hall 21 - Kiko Says/05- Crocodiles - From The Lion's Den/06- Mary Goes Round - The Eagle (new version)/07- Violet Stigmata - I, Stranger/08- Babel 17 - Sorrow And Tears/09- Neutral Project - Head In The Sky/10- Guerre Froide - L'Espérance/11- Normograph - Say It First/12- The Naked Man - The Hour Of The Wolf/13- Thérèse Racket - Le Bout Du Monde/14- Dorcel - She's A Vampire/15- Press Gang Metropol - Soundwave/16- "O Quam Tristis..." - Oriens/17- Norma Loy - Dreamland/18- Trouble Fait' - A Bridge To Nowhere
official biography:
Fronted by the singer Badou Ortega, started in 1983, THERESE RACKET is a personal mixture, with unquiet atmospheres and contrasts between guitars, machinery coldness, and warm and sensual deep female voice, with french (& spanish) lyrics.
With two singles & the unique LP “Survie’, (produced by the prestigious french Radio Network RadioFrance), the band have got an unanimous critical approval – excellents during gigs, they performed on main french stages in the 80’s (PARIS Le Palace, Elysée Montmartre...), & supported for international bands such as Legendary Pink Dots, Clan of Xymox, or Sugarcubes (with Bjork 1988);, they also toured in several countries, especially Austria & Spain.
THERESE R. also touched Jean Jacques Burnel, the bassplayer of the Stranglers, helping them to produce their second album; but they stopped in 1990, unfortunately due the illness of one of the musician & composer of the band.
They are presenting us the most catchy, elegant, and passionate side of "made in France" cold wave music of the 80’s.
french bio/
Dirigé par la chanteuse Badou Ortega, avec une écriture en Français (et Espagnol) très personnelle, recréant des atmosphères poétiques et étranges, contrastant avec des guitares et des machines froides et une voix grave et sensuelle, THERESE RACKET se forme en 1983 à Toulouse.
Repérés lors du Printemps de Bourges 1984 et 1985, ils obtiennent les critiques unanimes des professionnels.
Ils enregistrent alors un premier titre ‘Eurockéenne’ à la Maison de la Culture de Bourges; puis un premier single ‘Rebelle’ en 1986, suivi d’un album Survie (1987) produit par Radio France, d’où sera extrait leur second single ‘Mau Mau’.
De l’interprétation scénique de la chanteuse, se forge une solide réputation auprès du public; ils écument les salles et festivals du grand Sud, se produisent en Espagne, et font une série de concerts en Autriche.
Ils se produisent à Paris dans des salles comme l’Elysée Montmartre et le Palace (à l’invitation de la Sacem!), en France (Le Bikini, l’UBU), jouent avec des groupes internationaux comme Xymox, Legendary Pink Dots, et Sugarcubes, le 1er groupe de Bjork.
En contact avec Jean Jacques Burnel, le bassiste des Stranglers, pour produire leur 2ieme album, ils s’arrêtent en 1990, suite à la maladie d’un musicien et compositeur du groupe.
Aujourd’hui, leurs chansons ‘Rebelle’ ou ‘Passions’, régulièrement jouées par les dj’s de la scène internationale Dark Wave, font de THERESE RACKET, l’une des formations French New Wave les plus marquantes des années 80.
Discography:
1985 V/A compilation Maison de la Culture Bourges 1 song ‘ Eurockéenne’ - MCB
1986 Single 2 songs ‘Rebelle / L’Exil – CAM / Scalen
1987 LP 9 songs ‘Survie’ – Artem / Radio France / Scalen
1987 Single 2 songs ‘Mau Mau / Otro Sueno’ – Scalen
2007 v/a More French Cold Wave 84/96 – 1song ‘Passions’ – Infrastition
2008 v/a movement one vol. 2 – 1 song ‘le bout du monde’ unrealesed – Str8line –
2008: complete collection will be released on CD / INFRASTITION Records
Gracieusement / Sincerely. TR.
120 concerts environ à Toulouse, Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille, Pau, Paris, Agen, Rennes, Bourges, Chambéry, Barcelone, Linz... quelques dates marquantes:
Printemps de Bourges 1984
Paris le Palace 1985
Printemps de Bourges 1985
1ere p. des Sugarcubes (Björk) / Birthday tour 1988
1ere p. de Clan of Xymox (Élysée Montmartre 1989)
1ere p. des Legendary Pink Dots (à l'Ubu - Rennes 1988 )
Tournée en Autriche 1987 - date avec Kastrierte Philosophen
Covers:
Leave me alone (New Order)
A certain Kind (Soft machine)
Therese Racket circa 86 / tour with spanish singer Ross.
Austria Tour 1987 - TR with their manager

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Music:

Member Since: 3/18/2007
Band Members:

Thérèse Racket :

From : Toulouse (France)
Start : 1983
End : 1990
Resurgence : 2007

Line up :
Badou Ortega (vocals, synthés, percus)
Philippe Haurio (guitares, choeurs)
François Boudet (batterie / synthés / boîtes à rytmes / choeurs)
Jacques Raymond (bassiste 83-85)
Thierry Enreille (bassiste 85-87)
Franck Volto (bassiste 87-88)
RX 15 / séquencer Alesis (basse / rythmique 88-90)
Philippe Saintlos (management 87-90)

Contact UBAHN - 6 rue Foch - 66000 Perpignan -- FRANCE

Discographie :

Rebelle

support: SP
label: Scalen disc - CAM 641

Tracks listing :
1) Rebelle
2) L'exil

Mau mau

support: SP
label: Scalen disc - ARI 1371

Tracks listing :
1) Mau mau
2) Otro sueno

Survie

support: (1987) LP
label: ARTEM - Radio France / Scalen'disc

Tracks listing :
Mau mau
Passions
Extrait de Victor
Absence
Plastic
Survie
Otro sueno
Obsession
Dust off

productions discographiques enregistrées en 16 pistes entre 1985 et 1987 aux Studios DELTOUR Toulouse ( Classé X, les Ablettes, les Fils de joie, et bien d'autres ... ) - Remastered by the band (2007)

2007 // PASSIONS on the compilation Transmission Continued - More French Cold Wave 1984-1996 - with L'An III, Anechoic Chamber, B.Says..., Bunkerstrasse, Collection D'Arnell-Andréa, Les Provisoires, Little Nemo, Lucie Cries, MKB Fraction Provisoire, Movement, Neutral Project, Parallèles de Montsegur, Pro Memoria, Rise & Fall of a Decade, Seconde Chambre, Spina Bifida, Therese Racket et Wallenberg.
Sounds Like:

Record Label: cam, scalen-radio france, infrastition, str8line
Type of Label: Indie

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COMPILATION MOVEMENT ONE vol.2 / AVAILABLE - OUT NOW

COMPILATION MOVEMENT ONE vol.2 / AVAILABLE - OUT NOW !Click on picture to order / store paypal tracklisting /01- No Tears - Your White Face With The Red Lips /02- De Volanges - Sentimental Carnage/03...
Posted by THERESE RACKET on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:00:00 PST

THERESE RACKET offers mp3 to YOU !

THERESE RACKET offers mp3 files to dj's, webradio shows & podcasts, who wants to get it (best quality than myspace downloads); mail us a message, with your email adress... our management will...
Posted by THERESE RACKET on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:14:00 PST

Plastic, a ’new’ song (1986) in the player !

we currently present an other 'new' song in the player - PLASTIC was recorded & produced in1986, during the studio-sessions for the LP Survie -We re- listened it few days ago, & we finall...
Posted by THERESE RACKET on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 02:48:00 PST

2 french cold wave compilations will include THERESE RACKET

Hi Friends,we are proud to announce that 2 french labels,INFRASTITION & STR8LINE will include two songs of us; - for the first time on CDs !we recommend to fans to pre-order directly to the l...
Posted by THERESE RACKET on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 03:51:00 PST

PASSIONS very soon available on CD

... on a CD compilation, with many other french cold-wave bands - more infos & track listing very soon ! Therese  
Posted by THERESE RACKET on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:42:00 PST

THERESE RACKET - En écoute

Rebellesupport: SPlabel: Scalen disc - CAM 641Tracks listing :1) Rebelle2) L'exilMau mausupport: SPlabel: Scalen disc - ARI 1371Tracks listing :3) Mau mau4) Otro suenoSu...
Posted by THERESE RACKET on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:41:00 PST

THERESE RACKET - articles de presse

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Posted by THERESE RACKET on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 02:23:00 PST

THERESE RACKET - Photos Concerts

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Posted by THERESE RACKET on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 02:22:00 PST