Nilaihah Records

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Nilaihah Records is an American independent record label based in Columbus, Ohio. It was founded in 1999 by Kristy Venrick of The Azoic, [1] after Oneiroid Psychosis asked her to release their next album.[ citation needed ]

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Since then, the label has signed acts spanning a variety of electronic music styles, such as Unheilig, The Azoic, and Frozen Plasma. The label formed a partnership with the German label Infacted,[ citation needed ] serving as the North American outlet for European bands like Ad Inferna, XP8, NamNamBulu, Conetik, Endanger, and Liquid Divine, signing them to distribution deals. The label had a joint venture with Infacted on Muscle and Hate, a tribute to Nitzer Ebb featuring members of XP8 and Icon of Coil. [2]

Meaning

Nilaihah (pronounced "nil-EYE-ah") 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.

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References

  1. "INTERVIEW: Kristy Venrick of The Azoic & Nilaihah Records". In Music We Trust. October 2002.
  2. "Nilaihah Records' news". Reflections of Darkness. 2005-11-30.