Torn Down Units (hereafter referred to as TDU) has been rocking Canada
since the late 1990s. The band was formed by Orangeville-based singer/guitarist
Ian "Ian Unit" Coburn who enlisted the help of old friends Chris Mullen (bass)
and Dean Morrison (drums) to generate a unique rock n' roll sound he hadn't been
hearing enough of.
The four turned TDU's sound into something comparable with
nothing else out there. The Units have played all over southern Ontario,
including stops in Toronto, Hamilton, London, Guelph, Ottawa, Brampton and
Orangeville, and have ventured out of Province to rock Montreal. It was also the
only musical outfit brave enough to entertain the people of Walkerton, Ontario
only one day after news of the now infamous Ecoli water scandal broke.
The Units played regularly in Toronto at great musical institutions like the El
Macambo, the 360, Sneaky Dee's, The Horseshoe Tavern and The Silver Dollar Room,
and other up-and-coming venues like The B-Side and Rancho Relaxo.
They have played along side bands like Zen Guerilla, Tricky Woo, Cheerleader,
Sticky Rice, Teenage Head, Supagroup and hundreds of others. Many happy music
lovers have left TDU shows somehow reminded of The Supersuckers, The Stooges,
Nashville Pussy and early Rolling Stones; all killer bands, so the comparisons
don't bother the Units at all.
TDU's mandate is to keep the fires of rock n' roll burning hotter than ever in
an age where the only music getting attention (be it positive or negative) is
conceived in a board room, not a jam space, and is void of any wit, charm or
substance. Faced with this grim reality,
TDU offers an alternative, designed for
people who still believe in the power of rock n' roll.
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The Instrumental Collection
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A Collection of Quality Rock and Roll
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