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HYMS (Peter Smiloff)

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Once started as an experimental side project, has now decided to take life of its own.

One man fronted band combines tones and textures, creating soundscapes at unearthly volumes, redefining "Minimalist" music to a whole new definition. With 2 + years and counting, Peter Smiloff has taken the meaning of "solo project" one step further, relying only on himself to write, record and even perform everything live by himself, through countless effects & self memory, WITHOUT resorting to use or strictly limited use of prerecorded devices. Creating the most of what minimal resources he has, he sets atmosphere to music, that will guide you into areas of inner and outer body experiences through beautiful instrumentals. Taking it another step further, he relys only on himself with live performances, playing and looping live tunes on the spot, making him truly a "one man" band. Blending the growth of rhythm & melodies, Peter Smiloff takes, his solo project to stage and turns it into a self destructive act of art & volume. With influences such as Godflesh, Swans, KK Null, and others, HYMS sets the tone backgrounds for the most devastating music you'll ever hear.


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Member Since: 29/12/2004
Band Website: Coming Soon
Band Members: Peter Smiloff - Guitar, Bass, Drum (machine(s)), Moog, Synths, Piano
Influences: Swans, Angels of Light, Jarboe, M. Gira, Nick Cave, Black Flag, Tom Waits, John Zorn, Jessica Bailiff, Tim Hecker, Lichens, KK Null, Merzbow, Pj Harvey, Melvins, Earth, Boris, Godflesh, Jesu, Autechre, Jesse Sykes, Fela Kuti, Today is the Day, Wolf Eyes, Kraftwerk, Sunn0))), ISIS, Sonic Youth, Explosions in the Sky, Cows, Mogwai, Hum, Fugazi, Flipper, Os Mutantes, Techno Animal, ICE, Yo La Tengo, Pelican, New Order, Whitehouse, Pig Destroyer, Elliott Smith, Jeff Buckley, Sun Ra, Charlie Parker, Joe Maneri, Tribes of Neurot, Neurosis, Akron Family, Poster Children, Rumah Sakit, Konomo1, Massive Attack, Aphex Twin, Mono, Stars of the Lid, Dead Texan
Sounds Like: -------------
Record Label: Pending
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

UPDATES - M: 4.23.08

Hey everyone,As everyone knew once the year started, I took a well needed break from music as I had to attend to everything else that's been going on. The past year was a whirlwind of shows, recording...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:37:00 GMT

HYMS 2007 End Trans. 2008 On...

Hey everyone. First off, I'm going to apologize in advance if something don't make sense in a grammatical sense, and if there's many spelling mistakes/error and the rest of it. I'm currently running o...
Posted by on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 22:12:00 GMT