Xorcist is the name of an American musical group whose output has ranged from electro-industrial and ambient.
Background
Peter Stone (a.k.a. DJ/VJ Bat) became interested in electronics and computers at a young age. In his young teens, Stone created and ran BBS software named "Connector" using modified versions of Apple communications software. Stone eventually left high school early to take a job at a software company. As a child he took piano and drum lessons, and later recognized the possibilities in using electronics to create music via artists such as Gary Numan and Yello.
Stone formed Xorcist as a one-man act after leaving his previous band, Belief, circa 1986-7. He stylized the name by dropping the "e" from "exorcist," partially to avoid conflation with a metal band by that name. Having the first release on the label allowed Stone the opportunity to provide assistance to the fledgling company in the guise of business consulting and development of advertising graphics. The album was quickly followed by multiple compilation appearances, including a 1993 cover of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit". In 1994, Xorcist released Phantoms, a collection of unreleased tracks dating back to 1987 Stone built the Cyberden using FirstClass BBS software to provide a platform for fans of goth and industrial music to connect with independent music labels and exchange files. Stone discontinued the Cyberden by 1996 due to financial issues, but transitioned the community to the web via hallucinet.com. The club hosted both live and DJ performances, usually split into two rooms, one for goth and darkwave music, and the other focusing on "cyber" and industrial music. Later that year, Stone release a remix album, Legion, featuring remixes of Xorcist tracks by Scar Tissue, Prospero, and others.
Stone still DJs and VJs under the name DJ/VJ Bat, and maintains the Xorcist.com website to promote his work.
Sound design
Stone's work in sound design has appeared in MTV's Aeon Flux, and his work creating music and sound design in the video games Iron Helix, Bad Mojo and Space Bunnies Must Die.
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- Released: January 1, 1991
- Label: 21st Circuitry
- Formats: CD album
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! scope="row"| Repossessed/Non-Aggression Pact
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- Released: 1992
- Label: GPC Productions
- Formats: Cassette
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! scope="row"| Phantoms
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! scope="row"| Soul Reflection
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- Released: April 29, 1997
- Label: 21st Circuitry
- Formats: CD album
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! scope="row"| Nomad
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- Released: March 30, 1999
- Label: Pendragon Records
- Formats: CD album
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! scope="row"| Insects & Angels: Differences & Indifferences
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- Released: September 26, 2000
- Label: Metropolis
- Formats: CD album
| #30 on CMJ RPM Charts
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! scope="row"| Music for the Harmonic Convergence
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- Released: 2000
- Label: MP3.com (no label)
- Formats: CD-R Enhanced
|Peter Stone solo project
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! scope="row"| Bad Mojo (Disc 1)
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- Released: May 7, 2017
- Label: Self-released (no label)
- Formats: FLAC
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! scope="row"| Bad Mojo (Disc 2)
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- Released: May 7, 2017
- Label: Self-released (no label)
- Formats: FLAC
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! scope="row"| Soundtrack Series
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- Released: May 7, 2017
- Label: Self-released (no label)
- Formats: FLAC
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! scope="row"| God
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- Released: January 1, 2018
- Label: CyberDen
- Formats: CD album
|Limited edition (300 copies)
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! scope="row"| Scores
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- Released: February 25, 2018
- Label: Self-released (no label)
- Formats: FLAC
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! scope="row"|Legion - The Remix Album
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Limited edition (1000 copies)
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! scope="row"| Adventures in Music - Cargo Electro Riot Sampler
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- Released: 1992
- Label: Cargo Music
- Formats: CD
| Track no. 4: "The Dance"
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! scope="row"| CCCC - California Cyber Crash Compilation
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- Released: 1992
- Label: COP International
- Formats: CD
|Track no. 4: "Hallucination"
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! scope="row"| For Crying Out Loud: Edition One
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- Released: 1992
- Label: FCOL Magazine
- Formats: Cassette Compilation
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Side B, track no. 1: "Hallucination"<BR>
  track no. 2: "Hatelove"
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! scope="row"| Shut Up Kitty: A Cyber-Based Covers Compilation
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- Release date: 1993
- Label: Re-constriction Records
- Formats: CD
|Track no. 6: "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
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! scope="row"| CD Sound Compilation Vol. 1
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- Released: 1994
- Label: IndustrialnatioN Magazine
- Formats: CD Compilation
|Track no. 9: "Xorcist (Bleeding Mix)"
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! scope="row"| Cyber Core Compilation
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- Released: 1994
- Label: COP International
- Formats: CD
|Track no. 14: "U R the 1 (Fux Version)"
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! scope="row"| The Art of Brutality
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- Released: 1994
- Label: Arts Industria
- Formats: CD
|Track no. 5: "Be With Me"
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! scope="row"| The Disease of Lady Madeline
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- Released: 1994
- Label: Anubis Recordings
- Formats: CD
|Track no. 7: "The Iron Helix"
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! scope="row"| Torture Tech Overdrive
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- Released: 1994
- Label: Cleopatra
- Formats: CD
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Track no. 10: "So Big (Original Un-Edited Mix)"
Limited Edition Reissue (1000 copies)
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! scope="row"| 21st Circuitry Shox
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- Released: 1996
- Label: 21st Circuitry
- Formats: CD
|Track no. 2: "Bad Mojo (Sacrosanct Mix)"
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! scope="row"| The Digital Space Between Vol. 3
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- Released: 1996
- Label: Cleopatra
- Formats: CD
|Track no. 12: "UNGDSOB (Bastard Mix)"
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! scope="row"| 21st Circuitry Records
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- Released: 1997
- Label: 21st Circuitry
- Formats: Cassette
| Side B, track no. 5: "Stains"
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! scope="row"| Digital Wings 1
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- Released: 1997
- Label: The Cyberden
- Formats: CD
|Track no. 1: "Bad Mojo (Satyria Mix)"
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! scope="row"| 21st Circuitry Shox 2
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- Released: 1998
- Label: 21st Circuitry
- Formats: CD
|Track no. 6: "Bomblast"
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! scope="row"| Abby - The Compilation Part 2
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- Release date: 1998
- Label: Höllenfeuer
- Formats: 2xCD
|Disc 1, track no. 1: "Scorched Blood"
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! scope="row"| Newer Wave 2.0
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- Released: 1998
- Label: 21st Circuitry
- Formats: CD
|Track no. 10: "1999"
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! scope="row"| Resist the Command
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- Released: 2000
- Label: Dystopian Records
- Formats: CD
|Track no. 3: "GoverNet (Web Edit)"
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! scope="row"| Electro Radiovengeance
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- Released: 2003
- Label: A.D.S.R. Musicwerks
- Formats: CD
|Track no. 5: "Bitches"
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! scope="row"| Sex, Death & Eyeliner: The Soundtrack
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- Released: 2005
- Label: Dark Future Music
- Formats: CD
|Track no. 1: "Nomad"
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Singles and EPs
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! scope="row"| Bitches EP
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- Release date: 1996
- Label: 21st Circuitry
- Formats: CD EP
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References
External links
- Official Xorcist and CyberDen website