HDU

HDU may refer to:

  • High Dependency Unit (band), a psychedelic rock band formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1995
  • High dependency unit, a hospital facility
  • High Dependency Unit (Mental Health), a psychiatric treatment facility
  • Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, China
  • Hose drum unit, a part of an aerial refueling system
  • Helicopter Development Unit, a division of the Royal Air Force at Old Sarum Airfield
  • High Density Urethane, a substitute for wood, among other uses
  • Hanse Debating Union, the debating society at the University of Bremen
  • Header/Data Unit in data files such as FITS
  • See also

  • Hard disk
  • High Dependency Unit

    High Dependency Unit is a psychedelic rock band originating from Dunedin, New Zealand. Forming in 1994, the band was described by BBC DJ and 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).

    History

    The band has opened for bands including Mogwai and Shellac.

    Prominent audio engineer and longtime fan Steve Albini hosted HDU at his Chicago studio for their 2001 release Fire Works.

    Discography

    Albums

  • Sum of the Few (1996)
  • Crosschannel Multitap (1998)
  • Fire Works (2001)
  • Metamathics (2008)
  • EPs

  • Abstinence:Acrimony (1995)
  • Higher (1997)
  • Memento Mori (2000)
  • References

  • "HDU comes out of hibernation". Otago Daily Times. 24 May 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
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  • External links

  • High Dependency Unit official website
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