Artist
John Fryer
376 releases · 483 collaborators · 91 labels
- Date active
- 1980 – 2026
- Relevance
- Extremely Low, very weak ties with the core dub techno cluster (here through one or more shared credits and labels)
Bio
English producer, engineer and occasional musician, born 1958 in London.
Fryer started his career in 1979 as an assistant mixing engineer at Blackwing Studios (London). In 1981 he got the opportunity to produce Fad Gadget's "Incontinent". After that he has worked with numerous artists, including Cocteau Twins, Depeche Mode, M|A|R|R|S, Clan Of Xymox, Nine Inch Nails, Die Krupps, This Mortal Coil and Love And Rockets.
Started label 363694 in 2003.
Black Needle Noise is the new musical project of John Fryer, launched in 2015.
Fryer started his career in 1979 as an assistant mixing engineer at Blackwing Studios (London). In 1981 he got the opportunity to produce Fad Gadget's "Incontinent". After that he has worked with numerous artists, including Cocteau Twins, Depeche Mode, M|A|R|R|S, Clan Of Xymox, Nine Inch Nails, Die Krupps, This Mortal Coil and Love And Rockets.
Started label 363694 in 2003.
Black Needle Noise is the new musical project of John Fryer, launched in 2015.
Also known as
Black Needle Noise
Dr. Strangefryer
Member of
The Hope Blister
4
Vanessa (16)
4
This Mortal Coil
DarkDriveClinic
The Joy Thieves
Silver Ghost Shimmer
Lifeline International
John Fryer (Artist)
Label
Relevance
Releases
Active
- Releases: 10 Relevance: very high Active: 2009 – 2019
- Releases: 7 Relevance: very high Active: 1980 – 1982
- Releases: 5 Relevance: very high Active: 1995 – 2001
- Releases: 4 Relevance: very high Active: 1995 – 1997
- Releases: 3 Relevance: very high Active: 1981 – 1985
- Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 2025
- Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 2011
- Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 2019
- Releases: 20 Relevance: high Active: 1983
- Releases: 10 Relevance: high Active: 1992
- Releases: 1 Relevance: high Active: 2022
- Releases: 1 Relevance: high Active: 1985
- Releases: 14 Relevance: medium Active: 1984 – 2022
- Releases: 2 Relevance: medium Active: 2015
- Releases: 2 Relevance: medium Active: 2015 – 2017
- Releases: 1 Relevance: medium Active: 1982
- Releases: 1 Relevance: medium Active: 1997
- Releases: 66 Relevance: low Active: 1981 – 2026
- Releases: 49 Relevance: low Active: 1989 – 2005
- Releases: 27 Relevance: low Active: 1986 – 1999
- Releases: 25 Relevance: low Active: 1990 – 2006
- Releases: 14 Relevance: low Active: 1985 – 1991
- Releases: 12 Relevance: low Active: 1987 – 1990
- Releases: 12 Relevance: low Active: 1991 – 2010
- Releases: 11 Relevance: low Active: 1994 – 2024
- Releases: 10 Relevance: low Active: 1991
- Releases: 8 Relevance: low Active: 2021 – 2024
- Releases: 8 Relevance: low Active: 1991 – 1997
- Releases: 8 Relevance: low Active: 2002 – 2006
- Releases: 7 Relevance: low Active: 2006 – 2022
- Releases: 7 Relevance: low Active: 2010 – 2011
- Releases: 6 Relevance: low Active: 1981 – 1993
- Releases: 5 Relevance: low Active: 2011
- Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 2022
- Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 1983 – 1984
- Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 2005 – 2013
- Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 2011
- Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active: 1987
- Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active: 1994 – 1996
- Releases: 3 Relevance: low Active: 1986 – 1987