High Dependency Unit (band)
Encyclopedia
High Dependency Unit is a psychedelic rock band originating from Dunedin
, New Zealand
. Forming in 1994, the band was described by BBC DJ & presenter John Peel
as "one of the 10 best bands in the world you've never heard of." The band consists of Tristan Dingemans (guitar, vocals), Neil Phillips (guitar, bass) and Constantine Karlis (drums, percussion, synth, samples).
and Shellac
.
Prominent audio engineer and long time fan Steve Albini
hosted HDU at his Chicago studio for their 2001 release Fire Works
.
Dunedin
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. Forming in 1994, the band was described by BBC DJ & presenter John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
as "one of the 10 best bands in the world you've never heard of." The band consists of Tristan Dingemans (guitar, vocals), Neil Phillips (guitar, bass) and Constantine Karlis (drums, percussion, synth, samples).
History
The band has opened for bands including MogwaiMogwai
The word mogwai is the transliteration of the Cantonese word 魔怪 meaning "monster", "evil spirit", "devil" or "demon".-Mogwai/Mogui in Chinese culture:...
and Shellac
Shellac (band)
Shellac is an American group composed of Steve Albini , Bob Weston and Todd Trainer...
.
Prominent audio engineer and long time fan Steve Albini
Steve Albini
Steven Frank Albini is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman, and Flour, and is currently a member of Shellac...
hosted HDU at his Chicago studio for their 2001 release Fire Works
Fire Works
Fire Works is the third album by the New Zealand post-rock band High Dependency Unit. It was released in New Zealand in March 2001. HDU had supported Steve Albini's band Shellac on a tour of New Zealand, and the album was recorded at Albini's studio in Chicago, but with Albini otherwise engaged...
.
Albums
- Sum of the Few (1996)
- Crosschannel Multitap (1998)
- Fire WorksFire WorksFire Works is the third album by the New Zealand post-rock band High Dependency Unit. It was released in New Zealand in March 2001. HDU had supported Steve Albini's band Shellac on a tour of New Zealand, and the album was recorded at Albini's studio in Chicago, but with Albini otherwise engaged...
(2001) - MetamathicsMetamathicsMetamathics is the fourth album by the New Zealand post-rock band High Dependency Unit. It was released in New Zealand on April 14, 2008.-Track listing:# "Stupormodel" – 5:08# "Grace" – 4:59# "Tunguska" – 7:04# "The National Grid" – 13:14...
(2008)
EPs
- Abstinence:Acrimony (1995)
- Higher (1997)
- Memento Mori (2000)