# Housse de Racket

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{{Short description|French band}}
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| origin            = Paris, France
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* Pierre Leroux
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'''Housse de Racket''' are a musical duo from Paris, France. The band consists of Pierre Leroux and [Victor Le Masne](/source/Victor_Le_Masne).

==Biography==
Leroux and Le Masne studied at a [music conservatory](/source/music_conservatory)<ref name="perrin"/> and began as session musicians for [Air](/source/Air_(French_band)) and [Phoenix](/source/Phoenix_(French_band)).<ref name="lester">{{cite news |last1=Lester |first1=Paul |title=Housse de Racket (No 1,054) |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jul/04/new-band-housse-de-racket |access-date=27 March 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=4 July 2011}}</ref> Their first album ''Forty Love'' was released in 2010,<ref name="lester"/><ref name="perrin">{{cite news |last1=Perrin |first1=Ludovic |title=Housse de Racket prend du service |trans-title=Housse de Racket goes into service |url=https://www.liberation.fr/musique/2008/10/17/housse-de-racket-prend-du-service_153681/ |access-date=25 October 2024 |work=[Libération](/source/Lib%C3%A9ration) |date=17 October 2008 |language=French}}</ref> and their second album ''Alésia'' was released in 2011. ''Alésia'' was produced by Philippe Zdar of [Cassius](/source/Cassius_(band)).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yau |first1=Alex |title=Album Review: Housse de Racket - Alésia |url=https://drownedinsound.com/releases/16440/reviews/4143362 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204060936/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16440/reviews/4143362 |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 December 2011 |access-date=27 March 2022 |work=Drowned In Sound |date=18 August 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Follows |first1=Ruth |title=Housse de Racket – Alesia |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/housse-de-racket-alesia |access-date=27 March 2022 |work=musicOMH |date=22 August 2011}}</ref> In 2015, a third album titled ''The Tourist'' followed.

==Discography==

===Studio albums===
* ''Forty Love'' (2008)
* ''Alésia'' (2011)
* ''The Tourist'' (2015)

===EPs===
* ''Oh Yeah! EP 1'' (2008)
* ''Oh Yeah! EP 2'' (2008)

===Singles===
* ''Roman'' (2011)
* ''Château'' (2012)
* ''Aquarium'' (2012)
* ''L'incendie'' (2012)
* ''The Tourist'' (2015)
* ''Turqoise'' (2015)
* ''Le Rayon Vert'' (2016)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{AllMusic|id=housse-de-racket-mn0001458003|title= Housse de Racket}}

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Category:French funk musical groups
Category:French pop music groups
Category:Musical groups from Paris

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