Nocturnal Emissions' releases throughout the 1980s are eclectic, adventurous and intermittently raw. 1991's "Cathedral" is something else entirely—ritualistic, expansive, awe-inducing. It is at turns warm, ominous and ethereal. We could come up with adjectives all day, but it really must be heard to be believed. Originally released by Italy's Musica Maxima Magnetica, Cathedral finally gets its due on vinyl with a deluxe 2xLP edition featuring a large booklet with many of Nigel Ayers' visuals from the same era.
2XLP $39.95
02/20/2026
If Cathedral is one of Nigel Ayers' most celestially minded records, then Invocation of the Beast Gods is among his most ritualistic. We start at full throttle with suffocating tension before giving way to an uneasy release. "Tranquil" this is not, but Ayers' delicate touch allows him to explore the full breadth of the album title's implications — here you will find moments of whimsy, contemplation, and full-bore reckoning. No Holiday is pleased to offer Invocation of the Beast Gods alongside our reissue of Cathedral from earlier this year as a single LP on clear-and-black marbled vinyl.
LP $28.00
02/20/2026
***For his twenty-fifth CD as NOCTURNAL EMISSIONS, NIGEL AYERS has created a work that balances noise and vocal samples against a wild array of loops and rhythm tracks. Inspired by the sounds of modern Morocco, Collateral Salvage is beat-oriented, toe-tappin' music created from hundreds of samples of indie guitar pop interspersed with fragments of sound and surreal speech, and fused with strong basslines, exotic rhythms, Eastern grooves, subtle tonalities, horns, tabla, and vintage synth sounds.
CD $13.75
08/26/2003