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  Background group_or_band
  Birth Name Derek Thompson
  Alias Technietzsche <br />Surfers For Satan<br />Komuso<br />Monobloc
  Origin London
  Instrument Bass Guitar <br> Keyboards <br> Trumpet
  Genre Industrial , Trip Hop
  Occupation Programmer , Remixer , Record Producer
  Years Active 1989 to present
  Label ZTT Records (1989–1994)<br>Concrete Productions (1994–1998)<br>Iris Light Records (1998-)
  Associated Acts SPK <br> The Cure <br> Apollo 440
  URL wwwhoodlumpriestnet
  Current Members Derek Thompson (1989-present)
  Past Members Sevrier (1990-1990vocals)


Named after a 1960s Movie , Hoodlum Priest was led by Derek Thompson, born of an Irish background but born and raised in London, his self-chosen moniker for his work as a producer and engineer, using hip-hop, industrial, and techno influences as the source of material for his sounds.


BIOGRAPHY:


His first major musical background through the late and the Pictures Of You 12".


With Hoodlum Priest:


His initial goal with Hoodlum Priest, one of several musical projects he explored during the , and remixing a tune for Pop Will Eat Itself ) with occasional album releases such as 1994's ''Beneath the Pavement'' (whic featured 2 tracks produced by Raymond Watts of KMFDM fame.) and 1998's Hoodlum Priest, which featured former Gaye Bykers On Acid frontman and Pigface / Apollo 440 bandmember Mary Byker on vocals. after the release of the self titled album, The group has been on hiatus for almost nine years and recently, Derek became a member of Brighton's experimental music collective Spirit of Gravity and is currently gigging as Komuso. It had also been announced that A new Hoodlum Priest album was planned for 2006, but these rumors have been proved false.


DISCOGRAPHY



TRIVIA



  • The album ''Beneath The Pavement..'' was only Limited to 1200 copies.


  • Derek is apparently obesessed with Surfing and started a 'British surf band' named Surfers for Satan.


  • To continue his fascination with surfing, Derek added music to little known cult surf movie named ''Pete And Deadly''. He also starred alongside Pete Lee Wilson in this movie.


  • One of Hoodlum Priest's first singles ''Caucasian'' was banned due having 'hard hitting lyrics' but it more based on the B-side ''Cop Killer''.


  • Other notable fims scores have been the Danish film '' The King Is Alive '' directed by Kristian Levring and the ski film "Groove: Requiem in the Key of Ski" by Greg Stump.



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