Artist
Nocturnal Emissions
Nocturnal Emissions, an experimental artist from Cornwall, crafts immersive soundscapes blending ambient, drone, and noise since 1980.
About
In the swirling mists of Cornwall, Nocturnal Emissions emerged in 1980 as a geological force rather than a mere assemblage of sound, crafting textural soundscapes where field recordings and layered synths conspired to form abstract compositions that defied the confines of traditional music, their minimalist structures resonating with a gravitational pull that drew listeners into a realm of infinite possibilities, a realm where the tectonic plates of sound shifted underfoot, and Nigel Ayers, alongside Caroline K in the early years, orchestrated a sonic evolution that saw them traverse the vast expanses of experimental music's uncharted territories, each release a seismic event in the continuum of their work, such as the expansive 'Lest We Forget - Work In Progress 1979-1988' on Vinyl On Demand, a monumental testament to their enduring legacy, while tapes like 'Magnetizdat One: Three Ambient Music Pieces' on Earthly Delights served as a harmonic convergence of their ambient inclinations, their collaboration with labels like RRRecords and Soleilmoon Recordings further extending their web of influence across the underground, and with 63 releases spanning the spectrum from cassette to vinyl, they constructed a discography as complex and intricate as the stratified rock of their homeland, standing shoulder to shoulder with contemporaries like Nurse With Wound and Coil, their sound a sustained echo through the corridors of time, its impact felt long after the final note has faded into silence.
Discography
49 total
Bonn Rheinterrassen 1983
Hamburg / Berlin 1983
Hamburg Live 31-7-83 / Berlin 5.8.83
Bonn Rheinterrassen 22-07-83
Lest We Forget - Work In Progress 1979-1988
Lest We Forget - Work In Progress 1979-1988
Imaginary Time
Magnetizdat One: Three Ambient Music Pieces
The Quickening
Energy Exchange
Mouth of Babes
Stoneface
Invocation Of The Beast Gods original Master-Reel
Duty Experiment (1982-1984 Years) original Master-Reel
Spiritflesh
Spiritflesh
Duty Experiment (1982-1984 Years)
The World Is My Womb
Drowning In A Sea Of Bliss
Shake Those Chains Rattle Those Cages
Songs of Love and Revolution
ICA London 9th August 1985
Chaos
The Fight Goes On
No Sacrifice / Uprising
Live Bonn Rheinterrassen 22-7-83
Befehlsnotstand
Dyskinesia
Live At Ritzy Brixton 9 June 1983
Viral Shedding
Drowning In A Sea Of Bliss (Anthems Of The Meat Generation)
Whisky 23.5.82
Live Corsham 29.05.1981
Live In Rome
Fruiting Body
Tissue Of Lies
Tissue Of Lies
Deathday
Tissue of LiesLiterature
Tract Volume 1 Nr.1 (May 1982)
Apocalypse A Gogo
Fruiting Body Promosheets
Nocturnal Emissions Fruiting Body Sterile Promo Poster
Songs of Love and Revolution Promo Photo
Nigel Ayers letter to Tommy Rinnstein
Postcards
Nocturnal Emissions Information 1983
Promo Poster for Apocalyso A Gogo
Nocturnal Emissions printed in colour xerox by TRAX Unit 01 Piermario Ciani, London early Eighties.Labels
Members
- Caroline K — original founder
- Danny Ayers — member
- Nigel Ayers — original