Earthly Delights
Earthly Delights is a record label founded by Nigel Ayers of Nocturnal Emissions. It was established as a replacement for the now defunct Sterile Records, continuing Ayers’ label activity under a new name and providing a home for releases connected to his wider musical work.
The label’s catalogue reflects an experimental and underground orientation, closely tied to the aesthetic associated with Nocturnal Emissions and related projects. Artists linked with Earthly Delights include Tayu, Makossa, Gobi Desert Collective, UsAndThem, Inamo, and sealtian, alongside releases credited to Earthly Delights itself. Rather than functioning as a broad, genre-neutral imprint, the label’s identity is shaped by this network of projects and collaborators, suggesting a focus on exploratory music and small-scale, artist-driven production.
Earthly Delights also operated as a publisher, issuing 14 editions of Network News, described as a fanzine or newsletter. This publication ran between 1990 and 1999 and indicates that the label’s activity extended beyond recordings into documentation and communication within its scene. The label maintains an online presence via its website at earthlydelights.co.uk.
Recent Releases
Notable Artists
- Tayu
- Amir Telem
- Gobi Desert Collective
- Inamo
- Makossa
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