Nocturnal Emissions

Nocturnal Emissions
Origin	London, England
Genres	Industrial, Dark ambient, post-industrial, Ambient, Experimental, Noise, Dub
Years active	1980–present
Labels	Sterile Records, Staalplaat, Soleilmoon, Earthly Delights, Klang Galerie, Dark Vinyl, Iluminated Records, Vinyl On Demand
Associated acts	Caroline K, C.C.C.C.
Website	Earthly Delights
Members	Nigel Ayers
Past members	Danny Ayers Caroline K Reg Sailyne Steve Tanza Fiona Virtue

Nocturnal Emissions is a sound art project that has released numerous records and CDs in music styles ranging from electro-acoustic, musique concrète, hybridised beats, sound collage, post-industrial music, ambient and noise music. The sound art has been part of an ongoing multimedia campaign of guerrilla sign ontology utilising video art, film, hypertext and other documents.

The project was initiated in Derbyshire in the late 1970s by Nigel Ayers (b. 1957), a former art student who, in the period, lived in London. Together with collaborators Danny Ayers (b. 1964) and Caroline K (1957–2008).

Since 1984 Nocturnal Emissions has continued mainly as Nigel Ayers' solo project.

Nocturnal Emissions ran their own record label, Sterile Records.

In 1990–92 Nocturnal Emissions collaborated on Butoh dance performances in Europe & the USA, with the Japanese choreographer Poppo Shiraishi. Around this time Nocturnal Emissions' Situationist-influenced practice became increasingly informed by magick, stone circles, techno–shamanism, neo-paganism, animism and Fortean research. There were many collaborations on animated films by Mancunian TV director Charlotte Bill. Bill was never an official member of Nocturnal Emissions, but admits to being one of the legion of members of The Fall (band) .

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