Nilaihah Records
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independent record label
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, currently based in Columbus
Columbus, Ohio
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, Ohio
Ohio
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. It was originally founded in 1999
1999 in music
-Events:*January 7**After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation.**Paul McCartney attends the first of his stepdaughter Heather's first housewares collection in Georgia....
by Kristy Venrick of The Azoic
The Azoic
The Azoic is an electronic dance band that was formed by Steve Laskarides, Shawn Lower, and Kristy Venrick in February 1996.-History:In October 1996, they received a record contract from Worm Records and released their first CD, The Divine Sufferin, in April 1997. Shawn left the band in early 1998...
, after Oneiroid Psychosis
Oneiroid Psychosis
Oneiroid Psychosis, originally a duo between brothers Lars and Leif Hansen, is now a darkwave solo-project from Wisconsin. Originally known simply as Psychosis, they were discovered by Decibel Records in 1993 and have been making music using the name Oneiroid Psychosis since.-Psychosis:In 1991,...
asked her to release their next album. Though she did not have a record label at the time, Oneiroid Psychosis
Oneiroid Psychosis
Oneiroid Psychosis, originally a duo between brothers Lars and Leif Hansen, is now a darkwave solo-project from Wisconsin. Originally known simply as Psychosis, they were discovered by Decibel Records in 1993 and have been making music using the name Oneiroid Psychosis since.-Psychosis:In 1991,...
was impressed by Kristy's success at promoting her own band. After considering the proposal, a year later, Kristy agreed and decided to begin Nilaihah Records. Since then, the label has grown considerably, signing other notable acts spanning a variety of electronic music
Electronic music
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styles, such as Unheilig
Unheilig
Unheilig is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band with various pop and electronic influences. The band founded in 2000 and now consists of principally Der Graf , with his live musicians Licky, Henning Verlage and Potti.-Early years 1999–2009:In 1999, together with Grant Stevens Unheilig (German for...
, The Azoic
The Azoic
The Azoic is an electronic dance band that was formed by Steve Laskarides, Shawn Lower, and Kristy Venrick in February 1996.-History:In October 1996, they received a record contract from Worm Records and released their first CD, The Divine Sufferin, in April 1997. Shawn left the band in early 1998...
, and Frozen Plasma
Frozen Plasma
Frozen Plasma is a futurepop band consisting of Vasi Valis as a keyboard player and Felix Marc as a vocalist, currently signed to Infacted Recordings.- History :...
, among others. The label formed a partnership with the German label Infacted, serving as the North American outlet for European bands like XP8
XP8
XP8 is an Italian electronic group. The band started in 2001 as a trio, composed of Marco Visconti, Marko Resurreccion, and singer Paul Toohill....
, NamNamBulu
NamNamBulu
NamNamBulu was a synthpop/futurepop band consisting of Henrik Iversen and Vasi Vallis . After several charting albums, their 2005 release Alone reached #53 on the Deutsche Alternative Charts...
, Conetik, Endanger, and Liquid Divine, signing them to distribution deals. The label also recently enjoyed a successful joint venture alongside Infacted with Muscle and Hate, a tribute to Nitzer Ebb
Nitzer Ebb
Nitzer Ebb is a British EBM group formed in 1982 by Essex school friends Vaughan "Bon" Harris , Douglas McCarthy , and David Gooday .-Band name:...
featuring members of XP8
XP8
XP8 is an Italian electronic group. The band started in 2001 as a trio, composed of Marco Visconti, Marko Resurreccion, and singer Paul Toohill....
and Icon of Coil
Icon of Coil
Icon of Coil is a Norwegian electronic music band. The band was established as a solo project in 1997 by Andy LaPlegua who was joined by former Sector 9 bandmate Sebastian Komor to perform live. With the release of Shallow Nation, the band's first single, Komor joined full-time. In 2000, Christian...
. Nilaihah Records has also released several other notable bands.
The label maintains an extensive mailorder catalog of both its own releases and the recordings of others. It also provides its music in plenty of legal digital download sites (all of which can be linked from the label's main page).
Meaning
Nilaihah is an old English word meaning "poetics of the fallen", and is named after the opening track of The Azoic's 1998 album Where Broken Angels Lie.Complete Roster (Current Artists)
- Ad Inferna (albums: DSM)
- The AzoicThe AzoicThe Azoic is an electronic dance band that was formed by Steve Laskarides, Shawn Lower, and Kristy Venrick in February 1996.-History:In October 1996, they received a record contract from Worm Records and released their first CD, The Divine Sufferin, in April 1997. Shawn left the band in early 1998...
(albums: Where Broken Angels Lie, Forward, Resistor, Conflict, Illuminate, Re:Illumination & Transitions) - Bow Ever Down (The Product of My Pain)
- Distorted RealityDistorted RealityDistorted Reality is a synthpop band from Germany / USA.- Band history :Distorted Reality is the synthpop band formed in 1997 by a collaboration between Martha M. Arce from Miami, USA and Christian Kobusch from Bielefeld, Germany....
(albums: Resistor, The Fine Line Between Love and Hate & Daydreams and Nightmares) - Frozen Plasma (albums: Artificial)
- GASR (albums: Survival of the Fittest, Fourplay vol. 1 & Reptile)
- Ghost & Writer (albums: Fourplay vol. 1)
- InterfaceInterface (band)Interface is an electronic music group based on Long Island, New York. It was founded in 1993 by Eric Eldredge . Its career has been lined with a steady output of songs and dance remixes for other artists and several lineup shifts...
(albums: Beyond Humanity, Fourplay vol. 1, Destination Focus, Visions of Modern Life, Body Flow EP) - Invisible Ballet (albums: Escaping Light)
- Level 2.0 (albums: Armageddon)
- Null DeviceNull DeviceNull Device is an electronic pop band from Wisconsin, USA.-Band history:Null Device is an electronic band formed in 1995 by Eric Oehler, William Annis, and Tom Lawrence at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. After the amicable departures of Annis and Lawrence, Dr. Eric Goedken joined as a...
(albums: Sublimation, A Million Different Moments & Excursions, Suspending Belief) - Silent Auction (albums: H on Earth)
- UnheiligUnheiligUnheilig is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band with various pop and electronic influences. The band founded in 2000 and now consists of principally Der Graf , with his live musicians Licky, Henning Verlage and Potti.-Early years 1999–2009:In 1999, together with Grant Stevens Unheilig (German for...
(albums: Puppenspiel) - XMH (albums: State of Mind)
- Zoica (albums: A to Z)
Complete Roster (Previous Artists)
- Backlash (albums: Impetus)
- Blind Faith and Envy (albums: The Charming Factor)
- Conetik (albums: Carbon Elektriq v2.0)
- Dissonance (defunct band) (albums: Reincarnate)
- Endanger (albums: Addicted to the Masses)
- Fiction 8 (albums: Resistor, Chaotica & Forever, Neverafter)
- Liquid Divine (albums: Interface)
- NamNamBuluNamNamBuluNamNamBulu was a synthpop/futurepop band consisting of Henrik Iversen and Vasi Vallis . After several charting albums, their 2005 release Alone reached #53 on the Deutsche Alternative Charts...
(defunct band) (albums: Distances & Expansion) - Oneiroid PsychosisOneiroid PsychosisOneiroid Psychosis, originally a duo between brothers Lars and Leif Hansen, is now a darkwave solo-project from Wisconsin. Originally known simply as Psychosis, they were discovered by Decibel Records in 1993 and have been making music using the name Oneiroid Psychosis since.-Psychosis:In 1991,...
(albums: Garden of Remembrance) - XP8XP8XP8 is an Italian electronic group. The band started in 2001 as a trio, composed of Marco Visconti, Marko Resurreccion, and singer Paul Toohill....
(albums: Hrs:Min:Sec, Muscle & Hate & Fourplay vol.1)