''Bird Seed'' is the seventeenth album by

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group

Whitehouse Whitehouse may refer to: People * Charles S. Whitehouse (1921-2001), American diplomat * Cornelius Whitehouse (1796–1883), English engineer and inventor * E. Sheldon Whitehouse (1883-1965), American diplomat * Elliott Whitehouse (born 1993), ...

released in 2003 by their own record label, Susan Lawly. It was given an "honourable mention" in the digital musics category of

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's annual

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awards. It was reissued on double vinyl through Very Friendly in July 2009. The title track was recorded by

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and written by

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Track listing

All songs written by William Bennett, except for "Bird Seed", written by

Personnel

*William Bennett – vocals, synthesizer, computer, lyrics, graphic design, production *

Philip Best Philip Neil Best (born 15 June 1968) is an English industrial musician, visual artist, and author. A pioneer of power electronics, he formed the band Consumer Electronics in 1982 at age 14. Best joined the group Whitehouse, in 1983. After a nine ...

– vocals, synthesizer *

– samples (on "Bird Seed") *Alan Gifford – graphic design *Denis Blackham – mastering

References

External links

* 2003 albums Whitehouse (band) albums {{2000s-electronic-album-stub