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Nigel Ayers

Nigel Ayers is credited on 140 releases across 44 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1980–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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140

Pressings credited

44

Albums

5

Decades active

3

In collections

Biography

Nigel Ayers (born 1957 in Tideswell, Derbyshire) is an English multimedia artist. His sound art has included numerous audio releases and live performances through his group Nocturnal Emissions. His sound art collaborations includes work with Bourbonese Qualk, C.C.C.C., Andrew Liles, Lustmord, Randy Greif, Robin Storey, Expose Your Eyes, Stewart Home, Z'EV, and Zoviet France. In 1979, he co-founded the record label Sterile Records with Caroline K, releasing the first records by John Balance, Maurizio Bianchi and Lustmord, among many others. In 1987 he formed the Earthly Delights (record label). In the early 1990s, he performed live soundtracks for the Butoh performances of Poppo & the Go Go Boys. His visual art has been exhibited in the Tate, ICA, and worn by the soccer legend Diego Maradona. In 2022, Electronic Resistance - a large format anthology of Ayers's visual work was published by Amaya Productions.

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Credited work

140 releases · 44 albums · active 1980–2026

  • Other credits · 159
  • Performance · 108
  • Production · 46
  • Mastering · 11
  • Engineering · 11

Studios: Emission Control Studio · London Zoological Gardens · Derbyshire Dales · Caroline K Studios

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