FortDax

FortDax was a recording alias of Darren Richard Durham, a composer active in the early 2000s. He was inspired by artists such as Charles Ives and ABBA[1] and he has described FortDax as 'Michael Nyman trapped upside down in a clockwork palace during a snowstorm'.[2] He is most well known for his remix of You Are Here when it became the theme tune of Newswipe with Charlie Brooker and Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe. After five years of working under the pseudonym FortDax, Darren announced that he was feeling boxed in by what was expected from FortDax and that it was time to try something new. Darren has recently started creating some new music under the moniker of Diverse Industries.[3]

FortDax
Birth nameDarren Richard Durham
BornBeverley
OriginUnited Kingdom
GenresElectronica, Ambient, electro
Years active2001 (2001)–2006 (2006)
LabelsStatic Caravan Recordings, Tugboat Records, Very Friendly, Resonant, Not On Label

Biography

Darren was active under the name FortDax from 2001 to 2006. A John Peel session in 2004 introduced him to a larger audience.[4] He has also active creating a number of remixes. Darren also recorded a session for the BBC show Mixing It which went out on the 24th March 2006. The session was recorded in London and Oxford during February 2006.[5]

Personal life

Darren was born in the town of Beverley and studied at Longcroft School, Coventry University, Sheffield Hallam University and Kingston University.

Discography

Studio albums
Title Album details
At Bracken
Folly
  • Released: April 7, 2003
  • Formats: CD
  • Country: United KingdomSpain
  • Labels: Tugboat Records, Sinnamon Records
  • Catalogue numbers: TUGCD032, SINCD17 [7][8]
Divers
  • Released: February 13, 2006
  • County: United Kingdom
  • Formats: CD
  • Labels: Very Friendly
  • Catalogue number: VF014CD [9]

The art work for At Bracken was supplied by the illustrator David Hallangen a.k.a. Montelimar, who was producing artwork for Static Caravan Records at the time. David was responsible for a slight renaming of the track Like cream inside your spine in to The cream inside your spine when he mistitled it in the track's artwork, a mistake that Darren was happy to keep [10]

Extended plays and singles
Title Album details
August '75, Winter '76
  • Released: 2001
  • Formats: LP
  • Label: Resonant
Like Cream Inside Your Spine
Untitled
  • Released: 2001
  • Formats: CD-R
  • Labels: Not On Record
A Beverley Mythic

Compilations
Title Album details
Witch Hazel Tales
  • Released: 2001
  • Formats: CD
  • Labels: Earworm

Remixes
Artist Track Year
Piano Magic Certainty (FortDax Remix) 2002
Nathan Fake You Are Here (FortDax Remix) 2006
Federico Romanzi Amore E Psiche Set (FortDax Remix) 2009

References
  1. "FortDax at AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  2. "FortDax at Musecat". Musecat. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  3. "of Diverse Industries at Soundcloud". SoundCloud. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  4. "FortDax John Peel Session". BBC. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  5. "FortDax Session at Mixing It". BBC. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  6. "At Braken at Static Caravan". Static Caravan Records. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  7. "Folly at MusicBrainz". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  8. "Folly at MusicBrainz". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  9. "Divers at MusicBrainz". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  10. "David Hallangen at Twitter". Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  11. "Like Cream Inside Your Spine at Static Caravan". Static Caravan Records. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  12. "A Beverley Mythic at Static Caravan". Static Caravan Records. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
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