Hoodlum Priest

Derek Thompson, of Irish background but born and raised in London, is for all intents and purposes the Hoodlum Priest, his self-chosen moniker for his work as a producer and engineer, using hip-hop, industrial, and techno influences as the source of material for his sounds. While Thompson had done a brief stint with the Cure, his major musical background through the late '70s and '80s was with avant-garde industrialists SPK, which he co-founded in 1978. He continued with the band through the end of the '80s, departing after newer member Graeme Revell took the group to what Tho...