Bio

nikolailash is electronic music ranging in style from ambient to industrial to orchestral to intense.

Nikolai Lash studied violin, guitar, electronic music, and composition at San Jose State University, and audio production at Berklee College of Music. His teachers included Allen Strange, Barbara Byers, David Doms, Michael Bierylo, and Lou Harrison.

Musical experiences:

Played violin in Kern Philharmonic and San Jose symphony orchestras; played violin in Stanford Law string quartet; contaminated the alternative rock band Telescope with strange electronic noises.

Music Released:

The new album "Lilax" is nearing completion and is expected to be released autumn 2010. Some of the new material can be previewed on the internet radion station, Jango.com (Type in "nikolailash" in Jango's search engine and you'll see a list of songs that can be played for free.)

The albums "Amniotic" and "Broken Brushes" are available on both iTunes and Amazon.

The album by nikolailash, "Amniotic," is available for download from the German netlabel, "Weird and Wired," and from Amazon.com and iTunes.

The song, "Lostgod," can be found on Auricular Records' latest compilation CD. The CD can be purchased at www.auricular.com, or downloaded from iTunes.

The song, "Tryst Hop," is included in the compilation album released by the label, Weird and Wired.

You can hear nikolailash on internet radio at Pandora.com and Jango.com.

What listeners say . . .

"You do not need to be prepared for this: just plunge in. It is like a fairytale told by Angela Carter: colours in all shapes and shades of darkness, perfectly closed form to open up some doors, very beautiful and frightening and – having said that - also in all its beauty the tiniest bit obscene." --Weird and Wired

"Just tried to listen to nikolailash's album, but was not able to follow it to the end, because my inner demons are a bit too strong today to withstand the power of the sound. This may seem like criticism, but it is a compliment. These compositions are very intense and moving. They are able to create moods and pictures in the mind!" --Barer Yen

"This album changed how I listen to electronic music. It covers the breadth of electronic tricks and then moves beyond into a territory that is so new and fresh. The album plays a little like a horror movie score, but retains a sound that is perfect for ear buds. I highly recommend this beautiful album" --Flux

"Very cool and intense music." --HDFEST

Influences

Influences include Clint Mansell, Nine Inch Nails, Brian Eno, Steve Reich, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Kronos Quartet, Tool, Maurice Ravel, Loess, Modern Institute, Cult of Luna, Max Richter, Supersilent, ISIS, Richard Devine, Callisto, Terje Rypdal, Mogwai.