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 and he has described FortDax as 'Michael Nyman trapped upside down in a clockwork palace during a snowstorm'. 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.

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

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 BrackenReleased: 2002 Formats: Vinyl Country: United Kingdom Labels: Static Caravan Records Catalogue number: VAN50 FollyReleased: April 7, 2003 Formats: CD Country: United KingdomSpain Labels: Tugboat Records, Sinnamon Records Catalogue numbers: TUGCD032, SINCD17 DiversReleased: February 13, 2006 County: United Kingdom Formats: CD Labels: Very Friendly Catalogue number: VF014CD

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

Extended plays and singles Title Album details August '75, Winter '76Released: 2001 Formats: LP Label: Resonant Like Cream Inside Your SpineReleased: December 2001 Formats: LP Label: Static Caravan Records Catalogue number: VAN37 UntitledReleased: 2001 Formats: CD-R Labels: Not On Record A Beverley MythicReleased: 2005 Formats: CD Labels: Static Caravan Records Catalogue number: VAN84

Compilations Title Album details Witch Hazel TalesReleased: 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