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Dunedin noise-rock/post-rock trio formed in 1994. Signed to Flying Nun Records through manager Natasha Griffiths, HDU built a fearsome reputation with their intense, dynamic soundscapes blending dense noise with atmospheric beauty. BBC presenter John Peel once called them "one of the 10 best bands in the world you've never heard of."
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Flashback to the Flying Nun Records 30th Birthday show, November 19th, 2011 at the CPIT Students Association with High Dependency Unit and Delaney Davidson #nzmusic #flyingnun #hdu #delaneydavidson #highdependencyunit
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The key group of New Zealand underground legend Peter Gutteridge (despite being a founding member of BOTH the Clean and the Chills). Snapper made driving, droning guitars-infused with synths post-punk throughout the 1980s and 1990s before Gutteridge disappeared from the public eye.
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Biography Tight instrumental (drums and guitar) outfit in the High Dependency Unit or Jakob vein based around Dunedin-born brothers Rob and Adam Falcolner. 2…
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Biography Now defunct Dunedin guitar-texturalists (in the High Dependency Unit vein) that created loud, driving rock that tread the line between post-rock and heavy-metal…
Album Reviews
2002, Failsafe Records Two wonderfully hand-packaged releases from local 3-piece Substandard. Best described as an instrumental band with involving guitar textures (Danny Bare), driving…
Record Labels
The independent label that put New Zealand Music on the map. From Roger Shephard's formation of the label in 1980 through to now, Flying Nun has been a mark of creative, quirky, inventive music with a distinct kiwi flavor.
