Nadja
A Canadian experimental drone duo based out of Berlin, Germany who offer traces of shoegaze and doom metal amidst their monolithic squall, Toronto-born Nadja is the brainchild (and originally the solo project) of musician and writer Aidan Baker. Citing a wide array of influences that includes Godflesh, Arvo Pärt, My Bloody Valentine, the Cure, Swans, and Caspar Brotzmann, the group emerged in the early 2000s and continued pushing sonic boundaries well into the ensuing decades with albums like Under the Jaguar Sun (2009) and Sonnborner (2018).
The project began in 2002, and grew in scope in 2005 with the arrival of vocalist, violinist, and bass player Leah Buckareff, who enabled Nadja to exist outside of the studio. Beginning with 2005's Truth Becomes Death, the duo honed their ambient doom/metal/electronic aesthetic into something truly grand, with Baker coining the term "dreamsludge" to describe their towering sonic emissions. The duo released the bulk of their early material through multiple labels, including Alien8 Recordings, Hydra Head, Important Records, and Essence Music before issuing material via their own label Broken Spine Productions. EPs, collaborative efforts, and full-length outings abound, with highlights arriving via 2007's Radiance of Shadows, 2009's Under the Jaguar Sun, 2012's Dagdrom, and 2018's Sonnborner, the latter of which was the group's 20th LP and featured guest string players Julia Kent, Agathe Max, and Simon Goff.
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Infernal Procession...And Then Everything Dies
Rock - Released by Cold Spring on 5 Mar 2012
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Nadja / Black Boned Angel
Metal - Released by 20 Buck Spin on 14 Jul 2009
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Value of My Dreams
Dance - Released by Beat Boutique on 22 Apr 2021
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Pain Is a Longtime Friend
Rock - Released by iM NADJA on 18 Mar 2019
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The Life and Death of a Wasp
Rock - Released by Broken Spine - Bar La Muerte on 20 Jul 2010
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Peaches
Electric Chapel, Jade Shadi, Nadja
Dance - Released by Romanian House Mafia on 9 Jul 2021
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Tabernanthe
House - Released by Envelope Collective on 8 Dec 2015
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Primitive North
Alternative & Indie - Released by Robotic Empire on 17 Mar 2009
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The Stone Is Not Hit by the Sun, nor Carved with a Knife
Ambient - Released by Gizeh Records on 4 Nov 2016
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Guilted by the Sun
Rock - Released by Elevation Records on 7 Aug 2007
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Min Melodi (Remixes)
Pop - Released by Parlophone Denmark on 14 Feb 2011
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Family Secrets Revealed In Verse Form
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Nadja on 9 Sep 2011
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Dancers Soul (Single Edit)
Pop - Released by Beats - Empire Berlin on 29 Apr 2021
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