Hoodlum Priest (album)

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Hoodlum Priest
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Studio album by
Released1998
Genre Industrial, techno
Label Iris Light Records
Producer Derek Thompson
Hoodlum Priest chronology
Beneath the Pavement...
(1990)
Hoodlum Priest
(1998)

Hoodlum Priest is the 3rd and possibly final album from UK industrial and trip hop band Hoodlum Priest. This album features an Egyptian theme sampling various bits of Egyptian mythology and experiments with elements of Drum n Bass and Indian/African influenced music. This album also features vocals from former Gaye Bykers on Acid frontman Ian Hoxley (on this album called "Mary Magdelyte").

Contents

The song Gas was recorded with longtime collaborator Cliff Hewitt, and was recorded in Helsinki from the Ambient City project. [1]

Track listing

  1. Can You Feel This
  2. Naked Time
  3. You Know Who I Am
  4. No Fear
  5. Slow and Low
  6. Gas
  7. Addicts
  8. We Walk the Earth

Samples used

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References

  1. an interview with Derek, 1994 "Hoodlum Priest 1994". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-02-04., URL last accessed 2006-12-08.