White Souls in Black Suits

White Souls in Black Suits
Studio album by Clock DVA
Released	December 1980 (1980-12)
Recorded	DVAtion Studios (Sheffield, UK)
Genre	Post-punk, industrial, noise
Length	53:04
Label	Industrial
Clock DVA chronology
White Souls in Black Suits (1980) Thirst (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

White Souls in Black Suits is the debut studio album of Clock DVA, released in December 1980 by Industrial Records. ^[2] It was originally issued only as a cassette, though it was reissued on vinyl (Italy only) and CD.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Adi Newton; all music is composed by Clock DVA.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Consent"	5:00
2.	"Discontentment"	5:56
3.	"Still/Silent"	7:14
4.	"Non"	10:36

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Relentless"	5:19
2.	"Contradict"	5:11
3.	"(Film Soundtrack Keyboards Assemble Themselves at Dawn)"	8:03
4.	"Anti-Chance"	5:45

Personnel

Adapted from the White Souls in Black Suits liner notes. ^[3]

Clock DVA Charlie Collins – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, sopranino saxophone, flute, percussion, bells David James Hammond – guitar Roger Quail – percussion Adi Newton – vocals, synthesizer, clarinet, bowed guitar Steven James Turner – bass guitar

Production and additional personnel Richard H. Kirk  – mixing (4) Stephen Mallinder  – mixing (B4) Jon Mills – engineering Chris Watson  – mixing (B4)

Charts

Chart performance for White Souls in Black Suits

Chart (2025)	Peak position
UK Independent Albums Breakers (OCC) [4]	17

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	1980	Industrial	CS	IRC 31
Italy	1982	Italy	LP	EX 24
	1990	Contempo	CD, CS, LP	Conte 157

References

1. Farley, Keith. "Clock DVA: White Souls in Black Suits > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
2. Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Clock DVA". Trouser Press . Retrieved 12 May 2016.
3. White Souls in Black Suits (sleeve). Clock DVA. London, United Kingdom: Industrial Records. 1980.
4. "Official Independent Albums Breakers Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 13 December 2025.

External links

• White Souls in Black Suits at Discogs (list of releases)