Biography
Therese Racket ( Thérèse Racket ) was a french coldwave band, born in 1983. Made two singles and LP. Had live shows on the main french stages (Paris Le Palace, Elysee Montmartre) with such bands as The Legendary Pink Dots , Clan of Xymox , Sugarcubes . Unfortunately, disbanned in 1990.
Their music is a mixture of synth coldness, guitars and deep, sensual vocal of Badou Ortega + french and spanish lyrics. They are one of the most notable examples of ellegant and passionate side of 80's french coldwave.
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Line up:
Badou Ortega (vocals, synth, percussions)
Philippe Haurio (guitar)
François Boudet (synth / drums)
Jacques Raymond (bass 83-85)
Thierry Enreille (bass 85-87)
Franck Volto (bass 87-88)
RX 15 / sequencer Alesis (bass / drums 88-90)
Philippe Saintlos (management 87-90)
Discography:
1986 - Rebelle (Single)
1987 - Mau Mau (Single)
1987 - Survie (LP)
2009 - Traces De L'Ortie (compilation)
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.