Balázs Pándi
| Balázs Pándi | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Pándi Balázs |
| Born | August 6, 1983 |
| Origin | Budapest, Hungary |
| Genres | Noise, experimental, free improvisation, free jazz, metal, grind |
| Occupation(s) | Drummer |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Labels | RareNoiseRecords |
| Associated acts |
Venetian Snares Otto Von Schirach Merzbow Sunn O))) Bong Ra Mats Gustafsson The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble Zu Obake Wormskull Justin Broadrick Enduser Kevin Joseph Sawka Bill Laswell Submerged Dr.Israel Painkiller Mark Gregor Filip Attila Csihar drMáriás Porcupine Tree To Live and Shave in L.A. |
| Website | |
Balázs Pándi (born 6 August 1983) is a Hungarian drummer. He worked and toured with various acts from all around the world including Venetian Snares, Otto Von Schirach (under the alias 666 Cent), Last Step, To Live and Shave in L.A., The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble and Zu. He also played drums for Blood Of Heroes project. Since 2009 he is the live drummer of Merzbow, they also made three live records together. They were headlining the experimental stage at Scion AV Rock Festival in Tampa, FL in 2012.
Balázs started electronica-metal-breakcore project with Bong-Ra called Wormskull in 2010 (their first album "Sound of Hell" was released in 2011). Most recently he joined the Italian experimental instrumental band Zu. His current projects include Italian doom band Obake, Metallic Taste of Blood (featuring Colin Edwin of Porcupine Tree, Eraldo Bernocchi of Obake and Jamie Saft. From 2012 he started to play solo shows on selected festivals under his own name.
Rare Noise Records released Cuts a trio record with Merzbow and Mats Gustafsson in February 2013.
Discography
| Band | Release | Label | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venetian Snares | - Pink + Green | Planet Mu | 2007 |
| Rope Cosmetology | - Diffusion De La Rue De La Double Identité | Karl Schmidt Verlag | 2009 |
| Rope Cosmetology | - Spezial: Gedankengefüge (Compound Thought) | Karl Schmidt Verlag | 2009 |
| Rope Cosmetology | - Discoteca Festival | Karl Schmidt Verlag | 2009 |
| Merzbow & Balázs Pándi | - Live At Fluc Wanne, Vienna, 2010/05/18 | Dry Lungs Records | 2010 |
| Blood Of Heroes, The (*as Breakaway) | - The Blood Of Heroes | Ohm Resistance | 2010 |
| Wormskull | - Sound Of Hell | Ad Noiseam | 2011 |
| Submerged (*as Dead) | - Before Fire I Was Against Other People | Ohm Resistance | 2011 |
| Merzbow + Balázs Pándi | - Ducks: Live In NYC | Ohm Resistance | 2011 |
| Obake | - Obake | RareNoise Records | 2011 |
| Rope Cosmetology | - The Honey Fox In Hare's Longing | Karl Schmidt Verlag | 2011 |
| Blood Of Heroes, The | - The Waking Nightmare | Ohm Resistance | 2012 |
| Rope Cosmetology | - Disunion Strips | Karl Schmidt Verlag | 2012 |
| Metallic Taste Of Blood | - Metallic Taste Of Blood | RareNoise Records | 2012 |
| Merzbow - Pándi - Mats Gustafsson | - Cuts | RareNoise Records | 2013 |
| Band | Release | Label | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merzbow & Balázs Pándi | - Live At Fluc Wanne, Vienna, 2010/05/18 | Dry Lungs Records | 2010 |
| Wormskull | - Sound Of Hell | Ad Noiseam | 2011 |
| Enduser | - Even Weight | Ad Noiseam | 2011 |
| Blood Of Heroes, The | - The Waking Nightmare | Ohm Resistance | 2012 |
| Merzbow - Pándi - Gustaffson | - Cuts | RareNoise Records | 2013 |
| Band | Release | Label | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imaginary Forces | - Uppstigande | Ohm Resistance | 2011 |
| Band | Release | Label | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rope Cosmetology | - Discoteca Festival | Karl Schmidt Verlag | 2009 |