Star Turbine, Inseminoid, Fordell Research Unit, Xazzaz ‎– Nundungeon cdr

On this 4-way split that was made for a gig in Edinburgh, we have Star Turbine (Sindre Bjerga and Claus Poulsen) making low-end dictaphone drone that is amazingly effective in its decaying tape sounds, Inseminoid offering hypnotic harsh noise/drone, Fordell Research Unit creating spooky sci-fi UFO drone, and Xazzaz destroying amps with his gruesome harsh guitar noise. 2014 cdr on Gold Soundz.

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Fordell Research Unit ‎– The Shape Of Rage 3"cdr

Swarming zoning drones for moments of absolute dizziness and laziness. 2008 3-inch cdr on First Person Records.

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Fordell Research Unit ‎– 56.07°N 03.40°W cdr

Heavy psychedelic drone that would appeal to fans of early Tim Hecker as well as kosmische music by the ever-reliable FRU. 2007 cdr on Korovox Sound.

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Songs About Dying Compilation CD-R

I guess you expected this one would include "Don't Fear The Ripper" or maybe "Gloomy Sunday," didn't you? Well, no this is Pjorn 72, the label of Fordell Research Unit mastermind Fraser Burnett (we love him and his label compilations around here-check the tags) and this is a comp featuring many of the artists this blog worships and contains different styles. Lo-fi black metal by Incest Whore, horror noise by Scrim, a cappella folk by Wounded Knee, a black-metaly drone by Culver, computer noise loops by Dead Labour Process (great name), Popol-Vuh-like meditations by Nackt Insecten, space bubble noise by UFO Antler Band, an awesome guitar-synth mourning psychedelic hymn by Andy Jarvis, a menacing black hole drone by Sindre Bjerga and Meredith Hunter, fizzy drones by Fordell Research Unit, lo-fi dictaphone manipulations by Usurper, a huge sound drone-at-the-gates by Jazzfinger, heavy noise/drone by Shareholder, field recordings of the outdoors by Blood Stereo (Dylan Nyoukis and Karen Constance) and some more drone manip by Grant Smith. 2011 cdr on Pjorn 72.

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Fordell Research Unit / Erases ‎– The Dead Astronaut / To Hell And Back tape

Deep, submarine drone and synth levitation by Fraser Burnett/FRU, swarms of industrialized drone by the Erases trio. 2009 tape on Turgid Animal. There's a third tape they released on Stokoe's Matching Head as a split with weird black metal mystery band Black Graveyards which is the best of the lot, and you can get that from Lee himself or on Discogs.

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Fordell Research Unit/ Culver split 10"

Another split between the many ones (and many collaborations) between Culver and Fordell Research Unit, who could be said to have a symbiotic relationship with each other. They both cover similar ground here, that is, enveloping sprawling drone with an almost orchestral quality, like a mix between Starts of the Lid and a ship engine. 2009 10" vinyl on Cosmic Slumber.

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Fordell Research Unit ‎– The True Meaning Of Red tape

 

Heavy, distorted, swarming drones and the best song title of 2012: "When I Grow Up I Want To Be Jazzfinger." 2012 tape on Total Vermin.

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Fordell Research Unit - Hater EP cdr

 

Fordell Research Unit is the moniker of Edinburgh-based Fraser Burnet, who has worked extensively with Culver, in various splits, collaborations and remixes of each other. That should be a great selling point already, but FRU's music is also top, exploring similar grounds with Culver in its obsession with stasis drone. However, if Culver is a deep black hole coming to devour the world, FRU would be more like an exploration through stellar clouds. This isn't as black heavy drone as it is more epic, orchestra, expansive ambient drone. 2010 cdr on Unverified Records.

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