L.A.Y.L.A.H. Antirecords
Encyclopedia
L.A.Y.L.A.H. Antirecords is a defunct Belgian record label
, started by Marc Monin, notable for releasing early work from several renowned industrial/experimental artists such as Coil
, Nurse With Wound
, Current 93
and Laibach
. L.A.Y.L.A.H. operated as a sub-label of Les Disques du Crepuscule for manufacturing and distribution but A&R
was independent of Crepuscule.
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
, started by Marc Monin, notable for releasing early work from several renowned industrial/experimental artists such as Coil
Coil (band)
Coil were an English cross-genre, experimental music group formed in 1982 by John Balance—later credited as "Jhonn Balance"—and his partner Peter Christopherson, aka "Sleazy". The duo worked together on a series of releases before Balance chose the name Coil, which he claimed to be...
, 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...
, Current 93
Current 93
Current 93 is an eclectic British experimental music group, working since the early 1980s in folk-based musical forms. The band was founded in 1982 by David Tibet .-Background:Tibet has been the only constant in the group, though Steven Stapleton has appeared on...
and Laibach
Laibach (band)
Laibach is a Slovenian avant-garde music group associated with industrial, martial, and neo-classical musical styles. Laibach formed June 1, 1980 in Trbovlje, Slovenia . Laibach represents the music wing of the Neue Slowenische Kunst art collective, of which it was a founding member in 1984...
. L.A.Y.L.A.H. operated as a sub-label of Les Disques du Crepuscule for manufacturing and distribution but A&R
A&R
Artists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...
was independent of Crepuscule.
Catalog
Catalog number | Artist | Release title | Format | Release date |
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LAY 01 | Current 93 Current 93 Current 93 is an eclectic British experimental music group, working since the early 1980s in folk-based musical forms. The band was founded in 1982 by David Tibet .-Background:Tibet has been the only constant in the group, though Steven Stapleton has appeared on... |
LAShTAL LAShTAL LAShTAL is the second release by Current 93, the first Mi-Mort was a split-album. The album features musicians Fritz Häaman and John Balance in addition to the primary Current 93 member David Tibet... |
12" vinyl | 1984 |
LAY 02 | Laibach Laibach (band) Laibach is a Slovenian avant-garde music group associated with industrial, martial, and neo-classical musical styles. Laibach formed June 1, 1980 in Trbovlje, Slovenia . Laibach represents the music wing of the Neue Slowenische Kunst art collective, of which it was a founding member in 1984... |
Boji / Sila / Brat Moj | 12" vinyl | 1984 |
LAY 03 | 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... |
Gyllensköld Geijerstam and I at Rydbergs | 12" vinyl | 1984 May |
LAY 04 | Current 93 Current 93 Current 93 is an eclectic British experimental music group, working since the early 1980s in folk-based musical forms. The band was founded in 1982 by David Tibet .-Background:Tibet has been the only constant in the group, though Steven Stapleton has appeared on... |
Nature Unveiled Nature Unveiled -Pressing:*1984 12" 1000 black vinyl in regular sleeve *1984 12" 1000 black vinyl in regular sleeve -Pressing:*1984 12" 1000 black vinyl in regular sleeve (L.A.Y.L.A.H. Antirecords LAY4)*1984 12" 1000 black vinyl in regular sleeve (2nd pressing) -Pressing:*1984 12" 1000 black vinyl in regular... |
12" vinyl | 1984 |
LAY 05 | Coil Coil (band) Coil were an English cross-genre, experimental music group formed in 1982 by John Balance—later credited as "Jhonn Balance"—and his partner Peter Christopherson, aka "Sleazy". The duo worked together on a series of releases before Balance chose the name Coil, which he claimed to be... |
How to Destroy Angels | 12" vinyl | 1984 |
LAY 06 | Current 93 Current 93 Current 93 is an eclectic British experimental music group, working since the early 1980s in folk-based musical forms. The band was founded in 1982 by David Tibet .-Background:Tibet has been the only constant in the group, though Steven Stapleton has appeared on... & 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... |
No Hiding from the Blackbird / Burial of the Sardine | 7" vinyl | 1984 |
LAY 07 | 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... |
Brained by Falling Masonry | 12" vinyl | 1984 |
LAY 08 | 93 Current 93 Current 93 Current 93 is an eclectic British experimental music group, working since the early 1980s in folk-based musical forms. The band was founded in 1982 by David Tibet .-Background:Tibet has been the only constant in the group, though Steven Stapleton has appeared on... |
Dogs Blood Rising Dogs Blood Rising -Pressings:*1984 12" black vinyl in regular sleeve *1985 cassette in regular cassette box *1988 12" black vinyl in regular sleeve... |
12" vinyl | 1984 |
LAY 09 | Robert Haigh Robert Haigh Robert Haigh is a retired hockey player from Australia, who won two Olympic silver medals as a member of the national team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada... |
Juliet of the Spirits | 12" vinyl | 1985 |
LAY 10 | (various) | The Fight Is On | 12" vinyl | 1985 |
LAY 12 | Organum David Jackman David Jackman is a British musician and visual artist with an extensive catalogue of drone works, mostly as the principal — and often sole — member of Organum.... |
Tower of Silence | 12" vinyl | 1985 |
LAY 13 | The Hafler Trio | Soundtrack To "Alternation, Perception, And Resistance" - A Comprehension Exercise | 12" vinyl | 1985 March |
LAY 14 | Current 93 Current 93 Current 93 is an eclectic British experimental music group, working since the early 1980s in folk-based musical forms. The band was founded in 1982 by David Tibet .-Background:Tibet has been the only constant in the group, though Steven Stapleton has appeared on... split with Sickness of Snakes (John Balance John Balance John Balance , born in Mansfield, England, was the founder of the experimental music group Coil, along with his partner Peter Christopherson... , Peter Christopherson Peter Christopherson Peter Martin Christopherson, a.k.a. Sleazy was a musician, video director and designer, and former member of the influential British design agency Hipgnosis.... and Boyd Rice Boyd Rice Boyd Blake Rice is an American experimental sound/noise musician using the name of NON since the mid-1970s, archivist, actor, photographer, author, member of the Partridge Family Temple religious group, co-founder of the UNPOP art movement and current staff writer for Modern Drunkard... ) |
Nightmare Culture Nightmare Culture Nightmare Culture was a 12" split vinyl by Current 93 and Sickness Of Snakes. This was the only release for "Sickness Of Snakes" as members John Balance and Peter Christopherson formed Coil by the time this record was originally pressed... |
12" vinyl | 1985 |
LAY 15 | 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... |
The Sylvie and Babs Hi-Fi Companion The Sylvie and Babs Hi-Fi Companion The Sylvie and Babs Hi-Fi Companion is an album by Nurse With Wound.In his book "England's Hidden Reverse", David Keenan describes the album as "some light relief in the early Nurse catalogue". Steven Stapleton told Keenan "I wanted to make a record that was stolen from other people's records"... |
2x12" vinyl | 1985 |
LAY 17 | The Hafler Trio | Seven Hours Sleep | 12" vinyl | 1985 October |
LAY 18 | Current 93 Current 93 Current 93 is an eclectic British experimental music group, working since the early 1980s in folk-based musical forms. The band was founded in 1982 by David Tibet .-Background:Tibet has been the only constant in the group, though Steven Stapleton has appeared on... |
Happy Birthday Pigface Christus | 12" vinyl | 1986 |
LAY 19 | Organum David Jackman David Jackman is a British musician and visual artist with an extensive catalogue of drone works, mostly as the principal — and often sole — member of Organum.... |
In Extremis In extremis In extremis or extremis may refer to:* In extremis, a Latin phrase meaning "in the farthest reaches" or "at the point of death"* In Extremis , an album by Thinking Plague* In extremis , a 2000 film by Ettienne Faure... |
12" vinyl | 1985 |
LAY 20 | Current 93 Current 93 Current 93 is an eclectic British experimental music group, working since the early 1980s in folk-based musical forms. The band was founded in 1982 by David Tibet .-Background:Tibet has been the only constant in the group, though Steven Stapleton has appeared on... |
Swastikas For Noddy Swastikas For Noddy Swastikas for Noddy is a 1988 album by English music group Current 93.The lineup for the recording was: David Tibet, Steven Stapleton, Jhon Balance, Rose McDowall, Boyd Rice, HÖH, Ian Read, Freya Aswynn, and Douglas P., Gary Carey and Bee.... |
12" vinyl | 1988 |
LAY 21 | Robert Haigh Robert Haigh Robert Haigh is a retired hockey player from Australia, who won two Olympic silver medals as a member of the national team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada... |
Music From The Ante Chamber | 12" vinyl | 1988 |
LAY 22 | Organum David Jackman David Jackman is a British musician and visual artist with an extensive catalogue of drone works, mostly as the principal — and often sole — member of Organum.... |
Horii | 12" vinyl | 1986 |
LAY 23 | 23 Skidoo | The Culling Is Coming The Culling Is Coming The Culling Is Coming is the second album from 23 Skidoo.The first section of the album consists of studio recordings utilizing Gamelan instruments while the second section was an improvised set using metal percussions and tape loops from their appearance at the first WOMAD Festival in July 1982... |
12" vinyl | 1988 |
LAY 24 | Sol Invictus Sol Invictus (band) Sol Invictus is an English neofolk and neoclassical group fronted by Tony Wakeford. Wakeford has been the sole constant member of the group since its inception, although numerous musicians have contributed and collaborated with Wakeford under the Sol Invictus moniker over the years.-Overview:For... |
Against The Modern World Against the Modern World Against the Modern World was the first release credited to the English industrial and Pagan neoclassical group Sol Invictus.Against The Modern World was a mini vinyl LP rooted in traditional European folk music and modern Industrial. It featured distorted electric guitars, acoustic guitar, and a... |
12" vinyl | 1987 |
LAY 29 | The Aryan Aquarians | Meet Their Waterloo | 12" vinyl | 1987 June |
LAY 30 | 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... |
Gyllenskold / Brained | 12" vinyl | 1989 |
LAYCD 08 | Current 93 Current 93 Current 93 is an eclectic British experimental music group, working since the early 1980s in folk-based musical forms. The band was founded in 1982 by David Tibet .-Background:Tibet has been the only constant in the group, though Steven Stapleton has appeared on... |
Dogs Blood Rising Dogs Blood Rising -Pressings:*1984 12" black vinyl in regular sleeve *1985 cassette in regular cassette box *1988 12" black vinyl in regular sleeve... |
CD | 1988 |
LAYCD 15 | 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... |
The Sylvie and Babs Hi-Fi Companion The Sylvie and Babs Hi-Fi Companion The Sylvie and Babs Hi-Fi Companion is an album by Nurse With Wound.In his book "England's Hidden Reverse", David Keenan describes the album as "some light relief in the early Nurse catalogue". Steven Stapleton told Keenan "I wanted to make a record that was stolen from other people's records"... |
CD | 1988 |
LAYCD 20 | Current 93 Current 93 Current 93 is an eclectic British experimental music group, working since the early 1980s in folk-based musical forms. The band was founded in 1982 by David Tibet .-Background:Tibet has been the only constant in the group, though Steven Stapleton has appeared on... |
Swastikas For Noddy Swastikas For Noddy Swastikas for Noddy is a 1988 album by English music group Current 93.The lineup for the recording was: David Tibet, Steven Stapleton, Jhon Balance, Rose McDowall, Boyd Rice, HÖH, Ian Read, Freya Aswynn, and Douglas P., Gary Carey and Bee.... |
CD | 1988 |
LAYCD 23 | 23 Skidoo | The Culling Is Coming The Culling Is Coming The Culling Is Coming is the second album from 23 Skidoo.The first section of the album consists of studio recordings utilizing Gamelan instruments while the second section was an improvised set using metal percussions and tape loops from their appearance at the first WOMAD Festival in July 1982... |
CD | 1988 |
LAYCD 30 | 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... |
Gyllenskold / Brained | CD | 1989 |