About Me
HINDU PEZ is the industrial/powernoise/digital hardcore project of Gabriel Perry.
Being a multifaceted creature, Gabriel has played guitar for the industrial metal band 'Krieg Der Kinder', Dj'd a goth/industrial club night for 2 years under the moniker 'Dj Who?', and has played guitar for the hardline industrial/metal band 'hERETICS iN tHE lAB'. Gabriel also has a string of side projects and one-off projects, such as the powernoise project 'Cyborg Death Squad'.
HINDU PEZ began in mid 2003, when Gabriel began to become increasingly bored with what he was hearing coming out of the club scene, as well as what was being played on standard format rock radio. A Dj friend gave him his first few lessons on mixing and production, which gave him a new musical direction. The result of this tinkering was the first HINDU PEZ release...an extremely limited run of a disc titled "Collective Unconscious".
"Collective Unconscious", now an extreme rarity (and a much sought-after item in HINDU PEZ fan circles) was not recieved well within the local club scene, and was mostly ignored. Not easily bothered by other opinions, Gabriel carried on.
2004 saw the end of Gabriel's workings with 'Krieg Der Kinder', which gave a renewed fuel to compose what many feel is the best HINDU PEZ album. "Stopping the Ministry of Peace" was written through most of 2004, and was released in January of 2005. Live gigs, a music video for the lead off track "song of protest and hope", and various Dj gigs (at clubs and parties alike) helped to push the album to as many people as Gabriel came in contact with. This, coupled with releasing the album for free download on the internet (as opposed to an actual hard copy disc) made the album easy to aquire, hence reaching more people.
"Stopping the Ministry of Peace" was a combination of some of Gabriel's favorite genres, including digital hardcore, industrial, powernoise, hardcore techno, and more. The end result was a well-recieved disc that still recieves college radio play and club play.
Towards the middle of 2005, HINDU PEZ put out a 3-song EP entitled "the 'ANTI' EP", featuring the bombshell track "anti EMO anthem", blasting the entire emo fashion and music scene out of the water. This disc, released in limited numbers, was a sort of musical continuation of "Stopping the Ministry of Peace". Deep, over-distorted kick drums, hard breakbeats, walls of static and various noises, and insulting samples made this EP sizzle with anger.
With 2005 coming to an end, HINDU PEZ remixed 5 tracks from the Chrono Cross video game soundtrack, and released it for free online download, via the website www.chronocompendium.com. Shortly after, HINDU PEZ released a new disc titled "collaborations and remixes", featuring various remixes done around the end of "the 'ANTI' EP" sessions, as well as collaborative tracks with the well-known online model BitchInBlack, and noisemaster Dj RedSkeye. This disc also featured the now well-known HINDU PEZ remix of "ode to joy" by Beethoven.
Not to let the remainder of the year go to waste, HINDU PEZ recorded a live set in Charlottesville, Virginia, to be put out the following year.
2006 saw HINDU PEZ somewhat silent, working on a new self-titled record, as well as the live album. "Live in Charlottesville, VA" was released in September 2006 to rather enthusiastic hands, and quickly sold out. The extreme, raw energy of the live set came through to listeners, and was well recieved. More live gigs, Dj gigs, and online promotion helped to put the word out about this disc and the other, previous discs.
To finally bring 2006 to a close, HINDU PEZ released the long-awaited new, full length self-titled album. The disc was released in November 2006 and did more than meet expectations. Returning to the online free-for-download format, Gabriel saw (yet again) the potential of online releasing, as the downloads piled on.
HINDU PEZ has been performing live since "Stopping the Ministry of Peace", and has played with many bands, including The Minus Men, Deviljoy, Collapse Into Reason, Bajskorv, k1LLing the Cure, Mpiredwn, In Tenebris, The Missing, Angel 99, hERETICS iN tHE lAB, Amphetamine Virus, Morgueasm, Sinthetic Nightmare, Myotis, Die Maschine, and many, many more. HINDU PEZ also performed at NOISEFEST at the well-known noise venue "The Ratward" in Hampton, VA in 2004. There are also various tracks that have been released on compilations, including Charlottesville's WNRN industrial compilations.
With 2007 finally here, HINDU PEZ has much more in store. Don't get off the ride just yet...
Hindu Pez : collective unconscious. The first release by Hindu Pez, long before the "Stopping the Ministry of Peace" disc was written. Wierd electronica, fuzzy kick drums, abstract synth lines and samples samples samples make this disc up. Roughly 20 copies were made in all. A true rarity! This disc is finally avaliable for free download courtesy of the cats over at chronocompendium.com .
1 - sick phuck
2 - I hate krokus
3 - Hindu Pez
4 - Dare
5 - violence
6 - free minds
7 - Insomnia
8 - scarred
9 - shave your taste buds
10 - gun sex
11 - enemy
12 - breakdown
Hindu Pez : Stopping the Ministry of Peace. The real first album by Hindu Pez. The beginning of low, distorted breaks, deep distorted 909 kick drums, political samples and more! Definition : the best.
Tracklisting :
1 - Song of Protest and Hope
2 - War Solves Nothing
3 - Expose the Horror
4 - Fight Sequence no. 1
5 - JFK
6 - insult
7 - mainframe
8 - fight sequence no. 2
9 - Hindu Pez (version 2)
10 - our President, the genious
11 - we don't buy it
12 - traumatic nightmare
Hindu Pez : the 'ANTI' EP. Features "anti EMO anthem". A raunchy, pissed off quick disc with hidden goodies and a lot of beats -n- noise. Created controversy upon its release!
Tracklisting :
1 - anti EMO anthem
2 - for pretentious folk
3 - anti ICP
13 -
50 -
99 - imperial march (hidden track)
Hindu Pez : Live in Charlottesville. Featuring the first live performance by Hindu Pez in Charlottesville, Virginia, this short but sweet (the entire disc clocks in at a little over 26 minutes) gig is a swift kick to the teeth, neck and ribcage. This disc is finally avaliable for free download courtesy of the cats over at chronocompendium.com .
Tracklisting :
1 - intro
2 - song of protest and hope
3 - psych warfare
4 - fight sequence no 2
5 - mainframe
6 - we don't buy it
7 - stand up
8 - anti EMO anthem
9 - outro
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Hindu Pez : self titled. Features the tracks "psych warfare", "stand up" and "a small piece of modern rock commentary". Avaliable for free download below courtesy of The Minus Men .!
Tracklisting :
1 - paranoia pt 1
2 .. a small piece of modern rock commentary
3 .. dealer..s alley
4 - perfect isolation (don't trust the public transportation)
5 - psych warfare
6 - stand up
7 - a message to the puppet
8 - paranoia pt. 2
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14 .. Deirdre and Naoise (hidden track)
Hindu Pez : Quickie. This disc is used as the current demo, for people unfamiliar with Hindu Pez, and for presskit purposes.
Tracklisting :
1 - song of protest and hope
2 - anti EMO anthem
3 - psych warfare
4 - Beethoven - ode to joy (Hindu Pez remix)
5 - mainframe (live 2005)
Hindu Pez : The Chrono Cross Remix Project. A fan disc remixing 5 tracks from the Chrono Cross video game soundtrack. Wierd, spacy music that is hard to describe or pigeon-hole. Contains swirling synths, heavy beats, romantic violins, backwards bits -n- bolts, and more! A very different disc. Avaliable for free download courtesy of The Chrono Compendium
Tracklisting :
1 - death sea tower of ruin (Hindu Pez waltz with death remix)
2 - dream of the shore (Hindu Pez remix)
3 - ghosts island (Hindu Pez synth warfare remix)
4 - phantom ship (ass shaking in spooky gear electroclash remix by Hindu Pez)
5 - shadow end forest (Hindu Pez remix)
Hindu Pez : Collaborations and Remixes. Used as a promotional tool to give to other bands in an attempt to get more remix work. Featured the Hindu Pez remix of "ode to joy" by Beethoven.
1 - Hindu Pez vs BitchInBlack - the fault is yours
2 - Throbbing Gristle - hamburger lady (Hindu Pez remix)
3 - Dragon Warrior 1 theme (Hindu Pez slaughter remix)
4 - Chrono Cross - dream of the shore (Hindu Pez remix)
5 - Chrono Cross - phantom ship (ass shaking in spooky gear electroclash remix by Hindu Pez)
6 - Beethoven - ode to joy (Hindu Pez remix)
7 - Hindu Pez vs Dj RedSkeye - cookies for the children
album artwork
Take a snippet of a second to listen to Hindu Pez's remix of Zelda - a link to the past (sanctuary theme) here
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Gabriel also has a powernoise / digital hardcore side-project : Cyborg Death Squad
Coming soon : Dj Who? - Premixes, Volume 1. An experiment using Dj Software, featuring many dancefloor bombshells from the old Dj'ing days, as well as some other wierd, stompy tunes. Currently used as a Dj demo, to book guest Dj spots. This disc will be released online for free download as soon as hosting space can be found for it.
