# Xorcist

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, leading eventually to his leaving 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. Stone began by producing and self-releasing demo cassettes, one of which found its way to 21st Circuitry label co-founder, Don Blanchard, leading to a contract with the label. Xorcist's debut album, Damned Souls, was released in 1991; the first release on 21st Circuitry. 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 which peaked at No. 22 on the CMJ RPM charts in the US.
Stone founded the Cyberden in 1991, a BBS focused on underground music and culture. The Cyberden allowed bands, record labels, and fans to interact in an online community via chat and to exchange content using FTP or computer-based GUI clients. Stone discontinued the Cyberden by 1996 due to financial issues, but transitioned the community to the web via hallucinet.com. Stone also co-founded Bay area goth-industrial club, House of Usher. 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.
For the 1993 Lollapalooza tour, Stone produced "The CyberPit," an interactive public area in the festival's "Village" where festival attendees could interact with networked computers to consult an interactive festival directory, post messages to the main stage screen, and online chat with other attendees.
Although a solo act, Stone worked with others for live performances including Xavier Haight of Bay area industrial band, Malign, and producer Don Blanchard. By 1997, Xorcist grew to include Evoltwin. In addition to providing some vocals, Evoltwin created the cover art for Soul Reflection and other subsequent releases.
Stone also created two side projects, Xenon and Diode Fetish.
Xorcist went dormant after 2000, but re-emerged in 2017 with a pair of self-released instrumental compositions, followed in 2018 by the full-length album, God. 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.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Details | Notes |
| From The Hip | Released: 1990 Label: Unbelievable Music Formats: Cassette | — |
| Damned Souls | Released: January 1, 1991 Label: 21st Circuitry Formats: CD album | — |
| Repossessed/Non-Aggression Pact | Released: 1992 Label: GPC Productions Formats: Cassette | Limited edition |
| Phantoms | Released: 1994 Label: 21st Circuitry Formats: CD album | #22 on CMJ RPM Charts |
| Soul Reflection | Released: April 29, 1997 Label: 21st Circuitry Formats: CD album | — |
| Nomad | Released: March 30, 1999 Label: Pendragon Records Formats: CD album | — |
| Insects & Angels: Differences & Indifferences | Released: September 26, 2000 Label: Metropolis Formats: CD album | #30 on CMJ RPM Charts |
| Music for the Harmonic Convergence | Released: 2000 Label: MP3.com (no label) Formats: CD-R Enhanced | Peter Stone solo project |
| Bad Mojo (Disc 1) | Released: May 7, 2017 Label: Self-released (no label) Formats: FLAC | — |
| Bad Mojo (Disc 2) | Released: May 7, 2017 Label: Self-released (no label) Formats: FLAC | — |
| Soundtrack Series | Released: May 7, 2017 Label: Self-released (no label) Formats: FLAC | — |
| God | Released: January 1, 2018 Label: CyberDen Formats: CD album | Limited edition (300 copies) |
| Scores | Released: February 25, 2018 Label: Self-released (no label) Formats: FLAC | — |
| Legion - The Remix Album | Released: 2018 Label: No Devotion Records Formats: Digital | — |
| Bad Mojo Soundtrack | Released: July 10, 2019 Label: Ghost Ramp Records Formats: Vinyl | — |
| Heaven | Released: Unknown Label: MP3.com (no label) Formats: CD-R Enhanced | — |
| Hell | Released: Unknown Label: MP3.com (no label) Formats: CD-R Enhanced | — |
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### Compilation appearances

| Title | Details | Notes |
| Torture Tech Overdrive | Released: 1991 Label: If It Moves... Formats: LP | Side B, track no. 3: "So Big" Limited edition (1000 copies) |
| Adventures in Music - Cargo Electro Riot Sampler | Released: 1992 Label: Cargo Music Formats: CD | Track no. 4: "The Dance" |
| CCCC - California Cyber Crash Compilation | Released: 1992 Label: COP International Formats: CD | Track no. 4: "Hallucination" |
| For Crying Out Loud: Edition One | Released: 1992 Label: FCOL Magazine Formats: Cassette Compilation | Side B, track no. 1: "Hallucination"   track no. 2: "Hatelove" |
| Shut Up Kitty: A Cyber-Based Covers Compilation | Release date: 1993 Label: Re-constriction Records Formats: CD | Track no. 6: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" |
| CD Sound Compilation Vol. 1 | Released: 1994 Label: IndustrialnatioN Magazine Formats: CD Compilation | Track no. 9: "Xorcist (Bleeding Mix)" |
| Cyber Core Compilation | Released: 1994 Label: COP International Formats: CD | Track no. 14: "U R the 1 (Fux Version)" |
| The Art of Brutality | Released: 1994 Label: Arts Industria Formats: CD | Track no. 5: "Be With Me" |
| The Disease of Lady Madeline | Released: 1994 Label: Anubis Recordings Formats: CD | Track no. 7: "The Iron Helix" |
| Torture Tech Overdrive | Released: 1994 Label: Cleopatra Formats: CD | Track no. 10: "So Big (Original Un-Edited Mix)" Limited Edition Reissue (1000 copies) |
| 21st Circuitry Shox | Released: 1996 Label: 21st Circuitry Formats: CD | Track no. 2: "Bad Mojo (Sacrosanct Mix)" |
| The Digital Space Between Vol. 3 | Released: 1996 Label: Cleopatra Formats: CD | Track no. 12: "UNGDSOB (Bastard Mix)" |
| 21st Circuitry Records | Released: 1997 Label: 21st Circuitry Formats: Cassette | Side B, track no. 5: "Stains" |
| Digital Wings 1 | Released: 1997 Label: The Cyberden Formats: CD | Track no. 1: "Bad Mojo (Satyria Mix)" |
| 21st Circuitry Shox 2 | Released: 1998 Label: 21st Circuitry Formats: CD | Track no. 6: "Bomblast" |
| Abby - The Compilation Part 2 | Release date: 1998 Label: Höllenfeuer Formats: 2xCD | Disc 1, track no. 1: "Scorched Blood" |
| Newer Wave 2.0 | Released: 1998 Label: 21st Circuitry Formats: CD | Track no. 10: "1999" |
| Resist the Command | Released: 2000 Label: Dystopian Records Formats: CD | Track no. 3: "GoverNet (Web Edit)" |
| Electro Radiovengeance | Released: 2003 Label: A.D.S.R. Musicwerks Formats: CD | Track no. 5: "Bitches" |
| Sex, Death & Eyeliner: The Soundtrack | Released: 2005 Label: Dark Future Music Formats: CD | Track no. 1: "Nomad" |
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### Singles and EPs

| Title | Details | Notes |
| Bitches EP | Released: 1993 Label: 21st Circuitry Formats: Vinyl EP/CD EP | — |
| Scorched Blood | Release date: 1996 Label: 21st Circuitry Formats: CD EP | — |
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