Andrew Liles is a UK based sound artist and multi-instrumentalist. He has a vast output of recordings that he has released since the mid-1980s, covering a variety of styles as experimental music

Experimental music

Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...

, dark ambient

Dark ambient

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 music, progressive rock

Progressive rock

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 and even hints at hard rock

Hard rock

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Along with his solo work he has worked with many international artists including Bass Communion

Bass Communion

Bass Communion is a side project of Steven Wilson, best known for his lead role in the rock band Porcupine Tree. Records released under the name "Bass Communion" are in an ambient or electronic vein - lengthy drone-heavy compositions...

, Steven Stapleton

Steven Stapleton

Steven Peter Stapleton is a British musician and the only constant member of experimental improv outfit Nurse with Wound...

, Darren Tate

Darren Tate

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, The Hafler Trio, Karl Blake

Karl Blake

Karl Blake is a vocalist, bassist, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. Most of his own music can be described as progressive-experimental and sometimes psychedelic.-Musical career:...

, Faust

Faust (band)

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, Unsong, Nurse With Wound

Nurse with Wound

Nurse with Wound is the main recording name for British musician Steven Stapleton. Nurse with Wound was originally a band, formed in 1978 by Stapleton, John Fothergill and Heman Pathak...

, Daniel Menche

Daniel Menche

Daniel Menche is a musician from Portland, Oregon. He has released music on labels such as Soleilmoon, Trente Oiseaux, Or Records, Alien8, Antifrost, Tesco Organisation, Blossoming Noise, f e r n s recordings Beta-lactam Ring Records, and Editions Mego...

, Band of Pain, Lord Bath, Sion Orgon, Andrew King, Nick Mott, Current 93

Current 93

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, Paul Bradley, Aaron Moore, Nigel Ayers

Nigel Ayers

Nigel Ayers is a multimedia artist born in Tideswell, Derbyshire, England, in 1957.His sound art has included numerous audio releases and live performances through his genre-busting group Nocturnal Emissions....

, Irr. App (Ext), Jonathan Coleclough, Tony Wakeford

Tony Wakeford

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, Frans De Waard, Freek Kinkelaar, Danielle Dax

Danielle Dax

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, Rose McDowall

Rose McDowall

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, Edward Ka-spel

Edward Ka-Spel

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, vidnaObmana, ruse

Ruse

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 and Ernesto Tomasini

Ernesto Tomasini

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Releases

• An Un World (Infraction, 2001)
• Love Song (Macrophonies Org, 2002)
• Miscellany (Pipkin, 2002)
• All Closed Doors (Infraction, 2003)
• Anal Aura Gram (Macrophonies Org, 2003)
• Aural Anagram (Macrophonies Org, 2003)
• Interpolations (Pipkin, 2003)
• Miscellany - Deluxe (Pipkin, 2003)
• Drone Works #7 (Twenty Hertz, 2004)
• My Long Accumulating Discontent (Nextera, 2004)
• New York Doll (Infraction, 2004)
• The Gazogene Machines, Seidlitz Powders, Bruising Roots & Rhizomes EP (Klanggalerie, 2004)
• Vital Static (Macrophonies Org, 2004)
• Four Compositions Created For An Imaginary Performance By The Legendary John Fare (Pipkin, 2005)
• Mother & Son (Starfiresun, 2005)
• Mother Goose's Melody Or Sonnets For The Cradle (ICR, Klanggalerie, 2005)
• The Astronomical Entomologist (Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records is an American independent record label founded by Chris McBeth in 2000.. The label relocated from its founding city of Austin, Texas to Portland, Oregon in 2001....
  
  , 2005)
• Without Season (Twenty Hertz, 2005)
• Eggs (Important Records, 2006)
• In My Father's House Are Many Mansions (Fourth Dimension Records
  Fourth Dimension Records
  Fourth Dimension Records is a British record label, specialising in international underground music. It was founded by Gary Levermore as an offshoot of his Third Mind label before being taken over by Richard Johnson in 1984...
  
  , 2006)
• The Astronomical Entomologist (Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records is an American independent record label founded by Chris McBeth in 2000.. The label relocated from its founding city of Austin, Texas to Portland, Oregon in 2001....
  
  , 2006)
• The Dead Submariner (A Concerto For Bowed Guitar And Reverberation In Three Movements) (Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records is an American independent record label founded by Chris McBeth in 2000.. The label relocated from its founding city of Austin, Texas to Portland, Oregon in 2001....
  
  , 2006)
• The Dying Submariner (A Concerto For Piano And Reverberation In Four Movements) (Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records is an American independent record label founded by Chris McBeth in 2000.. The label relocated from its founding city of Austin, Texas to Portland, Oregon in 2001....
  
  , 2006)
• The Dying Submariner (Amalgamation, Codicil And Appendix) (Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records is an American independent record label founded by Chris McBeth in 2000.. The label relocated from its founding city of Austin, Texas to Portland, Oregon in 2001....
  
  , 2006)
• Tubercular Bells (Somnambulance To Dream General) (Pipkin, 2006)
• Black Paper (Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records is an American independent record label founded by Chris McBeth in 2000.. The label relocated from its founding city of Austin, Texas to Portland, Oregon in 2001....
  
  , 2006)
• Black Beauty (Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records is an American independent record label founded by Chris McBeth in 2000.. The label relocated from its founding city of Austin, Texas to Portland, Oregon in 2001....
  
  , 2007)
• Black End (Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records is an American independent record label founded by Chris McBeth in 2000.. The label relocated from its founding city of Austin, Texas to Portland, Oregon in 2001....
  
  , 2007)
• Black Hole (Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records is an American independent record label founded by Chris McBeth in 2000.. The label relocated from its founding city of Austin, Texas to Portland, Oregon in 2001....
  
  , 2007)
• Black Mamba (Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records is an American independent record label founded by Chris McBeth in 2000.. The label relocated from its founding city of Austin, Texas to Portland, Oregon in 2001....
  
  , 2007)
• Black Market (Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records is an American independent record label founded by Chris McBeth in 2000.. The label relocated from its founding city of Austin, Texas to Portland, Oregon in 2001....
  
  , 2007)
• Black Out (Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records is an American independent record label founded by Chris McBeth in 2000.. The label relocated from its founding city of Austin, Texas to Portland, Oregon in 2001....
  
  , 2007)
• Black Panther (Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records is an American independent record label founded by Chris McBeth in 2000.. The label relocated from its founding city of Austin, Texas to Portland, Oregon in 2001....
  
  , 2007)
• Black Pool (Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records is an American independent record label founded by Chris McBeth in 2000.. The label relocated from its founding city of Austin, Texas to Portland, Oregon in 2001....
  
  , 2007)
• Black Sheep (Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records is an American independent record label founded by Chris McBeth in 2000.. The label relocated from its founding city of Austin, Texas to Portland, Oregon in 2001....
  
  , 2007)
• Black Widow (Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records is an American independent record label founded by Chris McBeth in 2000.. The label relocated from its founding city of Austin, Texas to Portland, Oregon in 2001....
  
  , 2007)
• Black Sea (Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records is an American independent record label founded by Chris McBeth in 2000.. The label relocated from its founding city of Austin, Texas to Portland, Oregon in 2001....
  
  , 2007)
• Iron Lung - Glass Bones (Twisted Knister, 2007)
• Torch Songs (Die Stadt, 2007)
• Auto Manipulator (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th Degree) (Lumberton Trading Company, 2008)
• Burn (Not On Label, 2008)
• Fini! (Dirter Promotions, 2008)
• Gone Every Evening (Die Stadt, 2008)
• No Birds Do Sing (Dirter Promotions, 2008)
• Ostinato 23 (Oral, 2008)
• Ouarda (The Subtle Art Of Phyllorhodomancy) (Dirter Promotions, 2008)
• Somnambulance To Dream General (Klanggalerie, 2008)
• The Progeny Of Flies (Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records is an American independent record label founded by Chris McBeth in 2000.. The label relocated from its founding city of Austin, Texas to Portland, Oregon in 2001....
  
  , 2008)
• Miscellany Deluxe (Souvenirs Perdus D'antan) (Vinyl On Demand
  Vinyl On Demand
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  , 2009)
• Anal Aura Gram(ophone) (Beta-lactam Ring Records, 2010)
• Aviatophobia (Sound of Break Up - Sound of Impact) (Not On Label, 2010)
• Monster Munch E.P. (Tourette, 2010)
• Miraculous Mechanical Monster (Dirter Promotions, 2010)
• Mind Mangled Trip Monster (Dirter Promotions, 2010)
• Honey Monster (Quasi Pop, 2010)
• As If Punk Rock Never Happened (Dirter Promotions, 2011)
• First Aid Box (Ultra Mail Prod., 2011)
• Muldjewangk, Morgawr & other Monsters (Tourette, 2011)
• Schmetaling Monster of Rock (Dirter Promotions, 2011)

Remixes

• Bass Communion: Ghosts On Magnetic Tape (Headphone Dust, 2003)
• Nurse with Wound: Natal Moonies (track Rock'n Roll Station (Lost Bottle Mix)) (United Jnana, 2006)
• Cadaverous Condition
  Cadaverous Condition
  Cadaverous Condition are an extreme Metal band from Austria, founded in 1990 by René Kramer and Wolfgang Weiss.Their style ranges from old school Death Metal to acoustic guitar songs with typical Deathmetal growl vocals the band themselves describe as "Death Folk".-Albums:* In Melancholy * "For...
  
  : Destroying The Night Sky (tracks Defiled (At The Crossroads) and Degraded (Fireship)) (Klanggalerie, 2008)
• Current 93: Dawn (as Dusk) (Durtro, Jnana Records, 2008)
• Current 93: Dogs Blood Rising (as Dogs Blood Ascending) (Durtro, Jnana Records, 2008)
• Current 93: In Menstrual Night (as The End Of Red Dreams) (Durtro, Jnana Records, 2008)
• Current 93: Live At Bar Maldoror (as Dead At Bar Maldoror) (Durtro, Jnana Records, 2008)
• Current 93: Nature Unveiled (as Nature Revealed) (Durtro, Jnana Records, 2008)
• Pantaleimon: Heart Of The Sun (track All The Brids (Melting Canvas)) (Durtro, Jnana Records, 2008)
• Current 93: Faust/I Have A Special Plan For This World (as Haunt Invocation (Apadno.)) (Dirter Promotions, 2010)
• Current 93: Where the long Shadows Fall (Dirter Promotions, Pipkin, 2010)

Mix

• Current 93: Birth Canal Blues (Durtro, Jnana Records, 2008)
• Current 93: Birth Canal Blues (Coptic Cat, 2008)
• Current 93: Birth Canal Blues Live (EP) (Coptic Cat, 2008)

Appears On:

• The Harbinger Of The Decaying Mind (Old Europa Cafe, 2004)
• ScatterBrain JukeBox 1 (Statutory Tape, 2005)
• The Accidental (Elsie & Jack Recordings, 2005)
• Soundpooling (ICR, 2006)
• Black Ship In The Underworld (Durtro, Jnana Records, 2007)
• Amfetamin (Cold Spring, 2008)
• Aspiring To An Empty Gesture Volume 1 (Errata In Excelsus, 2008)
• Birth Canal Blues (Durtro, Jnana Records, 2008)
• Birth Canal Blues (Coptic Cat, 2008)
• Birth Canal Blues Live (Coptic Cat, 2008)
• Huffin' Rag Blues (Dirter Promotions, 2008)
• Tall Trees (Abaton Book Company, 2008)
• The Bacteria Magnet (Dirter Promotions, 2008)
• Aleph At Hallucinatory Mountain (Coptic Cat, 2009)
• May The Fleas Of A Thousand Camels Infest Your Armpits (United Dairies, 2009)
• Monohallucinatory Mountain (Coptic Cat, 2009)
• Schiphorst 2008 (Salamanda 2009)
• The Surveillance Lounge / The Memory Surface (United Dirter, 2009)

Tracks Appear On:

• First (CD)
• A Certain Step (Operative Records, 2001)
• Il Programma Di Religione (CD)
• Benedict XV (1914–1922)
• Boyarm, (Slight Record, 2005)
• Sampler 1 Fall/Winter 2005-2006 (CDr, Smplr, Promo, Ltd)
• Journeys (Infraction, 2005)
• ScatterBrain JukeBox 1 (DVDr, DVD-V, Comp)
• Away All Boats (Extract) (Statutory Tape, 2005)
• Appliance 4 (LP)
• The Time Work Manageme... (Appliance Japan, 2006)
• Breaking Down The Barriers 1995-2005, Ten Years Of Afe (File, MP3, Comp)
• Hippopotamus (Afe Records, 2006)
• Mind The Gap Volume 63 (CD, Comp)
• Reis (Gonzo Circus, 2006)
• Swarm (2xCD, Car)
• Sea Man Or Giordano Gi... (Cold Spring, 2006)
• Danza De La Vida - Rest In Peace, Again, Syntactic (CD, Ltd)
• In This Vegetable Glas... (Klanggalerie, Syntactic, 2007)
• Mental Mood Music (CD, Smplr)
• As On A Dung Hill (Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records
  Beta-lactam Ring Records is an American independent record label founded by Chris McBeth in 2000.. The label relocated from its founding city of Austin, Texas to Portland, Oregon in 2001....
  
  , 2007)
• Moraines II (CD, Album, Car)
• Moraines (A Sysyphus E... (SmallVoices, 2007)
• Rough Trade Shops - Counter Culture 06 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed)
• Orville's Engastrimyth... (V2 Records, Inc. 2007)
• Brainwaves 2008 (3xCD, Ltd, Comp)
• Burnt (Brainwashed Recordings, 2008)
• Mind The Gap Volume 73 (CD, Comp)
• Onion Cordial (Gonzo Circus, 2008)
• Mind The Gap Volume 76 (CD, Comp)
• The Drummer Is On Valium (Gonzo Circus, 2008)
• Peace (For Mom) (2xCD, Comp, Car) (Brainwashed Recordings, 2008)
• Resonant Embers (CD, Comp, Ltd)
• The Relentlessly Banal... (Edition Sonoro, 2008)
• Rough Trade Shops - Counter Culture 07 (2xCD, Comp)
• VTR (Counter Culture Records, 2008)
• Mind The Gap Volume 78 (CD, Comp)
• Swamp Thing Gonzo Mix (Gonzo Circus, 2009)
• Ød Lot (CD, Comp)
• The Tadpole Variations... (United Dairies, 2009)

External links

• Andrew Liles' official website
• Andrew Liles discography at Discogs
  Discogs
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