Founder the UK art music ensemble Nocturnal Emissions in 1980.
Ayers co-ran Sterile Records with Caroline K between 1979 and 1986. This was followed by the Earthly Delights label.
ALBUMS
Nigel Ayers
Excavations In Substation
2024
Nigel Ayers, PBK, Allan Zane
This Home Stands On Ancient Bones
2023, CD, Album, Ltd, VLZ Produkt
Nigel Ayers
Omega Earth Electrode
2019
Nigel Ayers / Andrew Liles
Four Compositions Created For An Imaginary Performance By The Legendary John Fare
2005, CDr, 
,
, Ambient/Drone/Experimental/Musique Concrète
Nigel Ayers, John Everall, Mick Harris
Mesmeric Enabling Device
1999, CD, Album, Soleilmoon Recordings, 
,
, Experimental/Ambient/Drone
Randy Greif & Robin Storey & Nigel Ayers
Oedipus Brain Foil
1999, 3xCD + Box, Ltd, Soleilmoon Recordings, ,
, Abstract/Ambient/Drone/Experimental/Tribal
Nigel Ayers & Randy Greif
Build A Poison Fire
1999, CD, Album, Soleilmoon Recordings, ,
, Experimental/Ambient
Robin Storey & Nigel Ayers
Perfidious Albion
1999
Andrew McKenzie and Nigel Ayers
Im Media 1
1993, Cass, First Circle
Nigel Ayers
myths of technology
CD, Sony
Nocturnal Emissions
Befehlsnotstand / Shake Those Chains
2007, CD, Comp, Ltd, RM, Klanggalerie
Nocturnal Emissions
Rock & Roll
2000, 7", Ltd, Whi, Moloko+
Various
Alternator One (The Best Of Funky Alternatives)
1999, 2x CD, ,
, Alternative Rock/Industrial/Darkwave/Electro/Goth Rock/Synth-pop
Nocturnal Emissions
Songs Of Love & Revolution
1992, 
,
, Industrial/Synth-pop/Experimental
Nocturnal Emissions
Cathedral
1991
Nocturnal Emissions
Mouth Of Babes
1990
Nocturnal Emissions
Invocation Of The Beast Gods
1989
Spanner Thru Ma Beatbox
RPM 33 BPM 111/113
1987
Various
Funky Alternatives Volume 1
1986, Vinyl, ,
, Breaks/Electro/Industrial
Nocturnal Emissions
Tissue Of Lies
1981, ,
, Industrial/Experimental
Nocturnal Emissions
Tissue Of Lies
1984
Nocturnal Emissions
In Dub
2022, LP, Album, Comp, Ltd, RE, Holuzam
Nocturnal Emissions
Minimal Works 7
2022, Cass, Album, Ltd, Not On Label (Nocturnal Emissions Self-released)
Nocturnal Emissions
Minimal Works
2020
Nocturnal Emissions
Stem Cells
2019, Lathe, 10", Old Europa Cafe
Various
Further Perspectives & Distortion - An Encyclopedia Of British Experimental And Avant-Garde Music 1976 - 1984
2019, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Cherry Red, ,
, Avantgarde/Experimental/Free Improvisation/Sound Poetry/Post-Punk
Nocturnal Emissions
Nocturnal Emissions
2017
Nocturnal Emissions
Compost
2012, CDr, Album, Attenuation Circuit, ,
, Abstract/Drone/Experimental/Ambient
Nocturnal Emissions
Spinal Correction Shred
2012
The Pump
The Pump
2009
Nocturnal Emissions
Lest We Forget - Work In Progress 1979-1988
2008
Nocturnal Emissions
Viral Shedding
2008
Nocturnal Emissions
Drowning In A Sea Of Bliss
2008, ,
, Industrial/Noise/Experimental
Nocturnal Emissions
Timeslip
2006, CDr, Album, Ltd, Earthly Delights
Nocturnal Emissions
Ophiuchus
2006, CDr, Album, Ltd, Earthly Delights
Nocturnal Emissions
Nightscapes
2006
Nocturnal Emissions
Live In Vienna
2005, CDr, Album, Ltd, RE, Earthly Delights
Nocturnal Emissions
Holy Of Holies
2005
Nocturnal Emissions
Music For Butoh
2005
Nocturnal Emissions
Reliquary
2005
Nocturnal Emissions
Transearth
2005, ,
, Experimental/Ambient
Nocturnal Emissions
Futurist Antiquarianism
2000, CD, Album, Soleilmoon Recordings, ,
, Breakbeat/Drum n Bass/Experimental
Nocturnal Emissions
Imaginary Time
2000, 10", Disaster Area
Nocturnal Emissions
Zeneca / Monsanto
2000, 7", Ltd, Num, Syntactic
Nocturnal Emissions
Energy Exchange
2000, CD, 
,
, Ambient/Experimental
Nocturnal Emissions
Practical Time Travel
1998, CDr, Album, Ltd, Num, Earthly Delights, ,
, Ambient/Experimental
Nocturnal Emissions
Sunspot Activity
1997, CD, Album, Soleilmoon Recordings
Nocturnal Emissions
Tharmuncrape An'goo
1997, CD, Album, Soleilmoon Recordings
Nocturnal Emissions
Friction And Dirt
1996, CD, Album, Staalplaat, 
,
, Industrial/Experimental/Ambient
Nocturnal Emissions
Autonomia - The Portland Album
1996, CD, Album, Soleilmoon Recordings, Soleilmoon Recordings, ,
, Experimental/Leftfield/Techno/Industrial/Abstract
Nocturnal Emissions
Duty Experiment
1995, CD, Album, Soleilmoon Recordings
Nocturnal Emissions
Binary Tribe
1994, CD, Album, Staalplaat
Nocturnal Emissions
Glossalalia
1994, CD, Album, Soleilmoon Recordings, ,
, Abstract/Experimental/Ambient
Nocturnal Emissions
Imaginary Time
1994, LP, Ltd, W/Lbl, Soleilmoon Recordings
Nocturnal Emissions
Magnetized Light
1993
Nocturnal Emissions
The Quickening
1993
Nocturnal Emissions
Blasphemous Rumours
1992
Nocturnal Emissions
Befehlsnotstand
1992, ,
, Industrial/Experimental
Nocturnal Emissions
World Turning
1991, Cass, C60, SSS Productions, ,
, Industrial/Experimental/Ambient
Nocturnal Emissions
Beyond Logic, Beyond Belief
1990
Nocturnal Emissions
Stoneface
1989, 
,
, Experimental/Ambient
Nocturnal Emissions
Duty Experiment (1982-1984 Years)
1988, Cass, Soleilmoon Recordings
Nocturnal Emissions
Spiritflesh
1988
Nocturnal Emissions
The World Is My Womb
1987, ,
, Industrial/Experimental
Nocturnal Emissions
ICA London 9th August 1985
1985, Cass, C90, Sterile Records, ,
, Industrial
Nocturnal Emissions
Chaos
1984, ,
, Industrial/Experimental
The Pump
The Pump
1980, Cass, Album, C60, Pump Intelligence
APPEARANCES +
Nigel Ayers
Original Sound Tracks
2021, 18xFile, MP3, Album + CDr, Album, Ltd, Not On Label (Nigel Ayers Self-released)
Nigel Ayers
Painted By Spirits
2019, 6xFile, MP3, Album, 320, Not On Label (Nigel Ayers Self-released), ,
, Ambient
C.C.C.C. And Nocturnal Emissions
The Beauty Of Pollution
1996, CD, Album, Endorphine Factory, 
,
, Noise/Experimental
Deep
The Low Budget Tape
Cass, S/Sided, Comp, C90, Not On Label (Deep (2) Self-released)
Various
Control I'm Here (Adventures On The Industrial Dancefloor 1983-1990)
2024, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Cherry Red, ,
, EBM/Experimental/Industrial/Synthwave/New Wave
Nocturnal Emissions, Barnacles, hiroshimabend
Live In Vienna 9th Of June 2023
2023, CDr, Album, Ltd, Not On Label (Nigel Ayers Self-released), opiumdenpluto
Nocturnal Emissions & Barnacles
From Solstice To Equinox
2023
Ekoplekz
Ekoplekz Comes Alive!
2023, ,
, Experimental
Nocturnal Emissions
First Live Performance
2021, 6xFile, FLAC, Not On Label (Nocturnal Emissions Self-released)
Ekoplekz
The Revenant Tapes
2021
The Nocturnal Emissions*
Brixton Uprising
2021
SPK
Live At The Crypt / London - April 25 1981
2019
Le Forbici Di Manitù & Various
Le Forbici Di Manitù & Friends - Zona Minata
2019, Vinyl, 
,
, Art Rock/Experimental/Industrial
The Haters, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Nocturnal Emissions, Mitsuru Tabata
4 Way Split Vol. 1
2018, 5x File 320 kbps, 
,
, Noise/Industrial/Psychedelic Rock
Le Forbici Di Manitù & Various
Le Forbici Di Manitù & Friends - Tinnitus Tales
2016, 10", Album, Ltd + 2xCD, Album, Sussidiaria, ,
, Art Rock/Experimental/Ambient/Noise
Bourbonese Qualk
Archive 1980 - 1986
2016, ,
, Experimental/Industrial
Sky Burial
Pas The Sarvering Gallack Seas And Flaming Nebyul Eye
2013, CD, Album, Obfuscated Records
Lustmord
Things That Were
2013
Gianluca Becuzzi
Trax To Trax
2012, 2xCD, Comp, Silentes Minimal Editions, ,
, Abstract/Avantgarde/Drone/Field Recording
Various
ScatterBrain JukeBox 3
2012, DVD-V, Comp, Statutory Tape, ,
, Experimental/Hardcore/Industrial/Noise/Punk/Folk Rock/Blues Rock/Synth-pop/Hip Hop/Drum n Bass
Various
Art Detox 2010
2011, CDr, MiniAlbum, Comp, Ltd, Near The Edge Editions, ,
, Experimental/Ambient
Nocturnal Emissions
Live In Vienna 2009
2010, 7xFile, MP3, 256, Bleak Netlabel
Various
Viva Negativa! - A Tribute To The New Blockaders Volume 1 : UK
2010, CD, Album, Comp, At War With False Noise
Nocturnal Emissions
Extraordinary Rendition
2010, 7xFile, MP3, Album, Earthly Delights
Konstruktivist*
Glennascaul
2010
Various
Klang! - Suoni Contemporanei
2009, CD, Comp + DVD, Comp + Box, Ltd, BAU, ,
, Abstract/Poetry/Experimental
Le Scrambled Debutante vs. Surface Hoar vs. Kenji Siratori
9LSD9
2008, CDr, Galloping Foxley Recordings, ,
, Abstract/Experimental
S.P.K.*
Dokument III0 1979 - 1983
2008, 6x Vinyl, 3x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
, Industrial/Punk/Noise
Various
Энергия
2007, CD, 
,
, Dark Ambient/Modern Classical/Industrial/Experimental
The Nocturnal Emissions*
Fruiting Body
2006
Various
Дичь Авангарда
2002, CD, Comp, Ltd, Num, Insofar Vapor Bulk, 
,
, Abstract/Industrial/Minimal/Experimental
Origami* vs. Manipura by: B9 (2) / Nocturnal Emissions
Mort Aux Vaches
2000, CD, Ltd, Mort Aux Vaches
Various
Rise/Converge
2000, CD, Comp, Ltd, Collision Substance, ,
, Drum n Bass/Experimental/Ambient
Various
Rave In Space
2000
Le Forbici Di Manitù
Play And Remix Lieutenant Murnau (1980-1984)
1998, CD, Earthly Delights
Nocturnal Emissions / Tesendalo
ABC (Alien Black Cat) / Spanferkel
1998, 6", Shape, Single, Whi, Musical Tragedies, ,
, Experimental/Ambient
Various
The Art Of Marginal Talent
1997, 5", Whi + CD + Comp, Ltd, Marginal Talent, Marginal Talent, ,
, Experimental/Noise
Various
The Answering Machine Solution
1996, CD, Comp, S/Edition, Staalplaat, ,
, Experimental
Various
Total Volume 2 · The Body
1993, CD, Comp, Total, ,
, Industrial/Experimental
Various
Must Be Musique 2
1993, CD, Comp, Dark Vinyl Records, ,
, Industrial/Experimental/Ambient
Various
A Persons Healthy Guide To Listening
1991, Cass, Comp, Ltd, C70, Regelwidrig
Various
Funky Alternatives Four
1989, Vinyl, ,
, EBM/Electro
Various
Project One
1987
Caroline K
Now Wait For Last Year
1987
Various
Here We Go
1985, LP, Comp, Sterile Records, ,
, Industrial/Punk/Experimental
Various
Xtra
1982, Vinyl, ,
, Experimental/Minimal/Ambient/Avantgarde/Dub/Free Improvisation
Various
Evil Roger - Deconstructed//Reconstructed
2023
Various
Swell Maps :: Deconstructed/Reconstructed (Slicing, Slabbing, Fuzzifying)
2022, Cass, Comp, Rec, Industrial Coast
Various
Ohm Resistance Subscription Series
2019, 49xFile, FLAC, Comp, Ohm Resistance, 
,
, Experimental/Industrial/Drum n Bass/Breakcore/Techno/Dubstep/Ambient/Noise
Various
Do Not Obstruct. Open Provocation Festival Compilation 2013
2013, 2xCDr, Ltd, Not On Label
Various
Tribute To Gustav Metzger
2008, 2xCD, Comp, Intermedium Records, ,
, Electro/Spoken Word/Experimental/Synth-pop
