NEW ALBUM finally released to the world …for free!!
posted Dec 2015
ilk drift vol 3, nicholas’ latest album of instrumental guitar music will be released on 31st Dec 2015.
This album completes the ilk drift triple album set, all three volumes were recorded years ago and have slowly been released over the past few years.
A limited number of beautiful digipak CDs have been pressed and will be given as free gift to friends, fans and lovers of awesome guitar music.
“I don’t make music to sell, I make music to give to people” nicholas said as he was getting into the shower one day.
If you would like a copy of ilk drift vol 3, posted to you (for free!) please email nicholas: oggy75@hotmail.com
Supporting Sarah Giufre's CD launch
posted june 2012
nicholas will be warming up his guitars, for a special solo guitar performance, to warm up the night,
and open the show for Sarah Giufre's CD launch
Sat June 23rd, 2012, 8pm
inside the beautiful VELVET ROOM of the Thornbury Theatre
859 High St, Thornbury
To purchase tickets click here
Melbourne-based songstress Sarah Giufrè is releasing her album "Tuesday" - piano driven, quirky and comfortable between many genres. Crickets, bellbirds, spaceships, morse code and old projectors sit beside cello, guitar, drums and double bass with Sarah’s distinctive vocal lines tying everything together.
nicholas and Sarah have been writing songs together for the past few years. Sarah's new album captures some of these, and they'll be playing a couple of songs together on the night!
Come early to catch nicholas' opening set, and stay for a night of beautiful music!
The "Shhhhhhhh!" Tour 2012, part 2
posted may 2012
Nicholas plays his guitars in the library???
Saturday morning, 9th June
Glenroy Library
737 Pascoe Vale Road, Glenroy
IT'S FREE! ... starts at 11am sharp
special guitar performance by nicholas, inside the library...
come in, read a book and space-out to some of nicholas' new guitar riffs!
Saturday morning at the library, how much more rock n roll can you get?
Bring the kids!!
The "Shhhhhhhh!" Tour 2012, part 1
posted apr 2012
Nicholas plays his guitars in the library???
Saturday morning, 14th April 2012
Brunswick Library
233 Sydney Rd, Brunswick
IT'S FREE! ... starts at 11am sharp
special guitar performance by nicholas, inside the library...
come in, read a book and space-out to some of nicholas' new guitar riffs!
Saturday morning at the library, how much more rock n roll can you get?
Bring the kids!!
NEW CD about to be launched!! 18/11/11
posted oct 2011
ilk drift vol 2, nicholas' new instrumental guitar album... five years in the making, two years since the last one... ilk drift vol 2 is finally here, the second part of nicholas' ambitious and long-fabled triple album set.
ilk drift vol 2 album launch / solo guitar performance
fri 18th november, 2011
The Acoustic Café
187 Johnston St, Collingwood (down near Hoddle st)
FREE ENTRY
Come and soak up a rare solo guitar performance with special guest Sarah Giufre (beautiful piano songstress)
www.sarahgiufre.com
CD available on the night. so if you want it, you'll have to come to the gig!!
Back in town... new music... new gigs
posted may 2011
Fresh from his musical adventures in Africa, nicholas is back in Melbourne, doing a couple of low-key solo gigs ...
Sunday 22nd May 2011
Idgaff Bar
160 Hoddle St Abbottsford (crn of Vere St)
Nicholas onstage 8pm sharp
Catch Nicholas doing a rare solo guitar performance, supporting Death Rabbit Boutique, Melbourne's amazing experimental instrumental sonic-jazz from hell!
www.myspace.com/deathrabbitboutique
Thurs 26th May 2011
Thornbury Lounge (at the Thornbury Theatre)
859 High St, Thornbury
Free entry
Doors open 8pm, nicholas onstage early
Nicholas doing another rare solo guitar performance, supporting Sarah Giufre, Melbourne's beautiful piano songbird with her wonderful band!
www.sarahgiufre.com
new photos to check out
posted sept 2010
New photos for you to check out, album launch, secret gig in laundrette, in the studio and other cool stuff… visit the LOOK page on this site.
Lost in Africa?
posted may 2010
Nicholas is currently somewhere in West Africa, gathering inspiration and floating it all into new guitar compositions… which will eventually be heard on his next solo album.
Already nicholas has written several tunes with amazing Sierra Leonean singer Wan, which they plan to record in Monrovia, Liberia in October.
Stay tuned for more updates.
Sun Through Trees… new band and new CD complete!
Posted April 2010
A new collaboration between nicholas and drummer Spencer Reid (Fear of Flowers, The Unsaid, Death Rabbit Boutique). The result is a beautiful 3 track mini album. Self titled, ‘SUN THROUGH TREES’ was recorded live in the studio, just raw electric guitar and drums… exploring spacious-instrumental-trippy-slow-blues-rock-melt-downs that will take the listener to the edge of the psychedelic universe and back again!
Hear it for yourself… just click on the LISTEN page
or visit myspace.com/sunthroughtrees
CD will soon be available through this website, if you want a copy in the meantime, just send nicholas an email.
You can also see some photos of the band in action on the LOOK page
New video clip … ready to watch!
Posted March 2010
Nicholas has completed his very first full length video clip… it’s already had its late night debut on RAGE, ABC TV one Saturday night in April 2010, and will no doubt live on in the hearts of insomniacs forever.
The song is “Steve Vai Didn’t Grow Up in Ballarat” – a new track from the as yet, unreleased “ilk drift vol 2” album.
The clip was entirely shot by Nicholas himself - pointing the camera out the windscreen of the car as he drove along, as well as filming himself sitting in his kitchen, with a ‘green screen’ sticky-taped to the wall behind him and the camera balanced on of a pile of telephone directories. Sounds cool hey?
The clip was edited by Nicki Johnson, who recently worked on Spike Jonze’s “Where the Wild Things Are” movie.
Click here to watch it
Finally… new album… “ilk drift vol 1”… about to be released
posted oct 2009
After more than 5 years in the studio, Nicholas’ latest solo album is about to be released.
... beautiful / dreamy / haunting / electric / acoustic / purely instrumental ....
“ilk drift vol 1” is the first part of nicholas' ambitious and long-fabled triple album set.
The new album will be launched with a rare solo guitar performance from nicholas…
fri 13th November
the ilk bar
187 johnston street, collingwood
9pm start, plus special guests
free entry
CD available on the night. so if you want it, you'll have to come to the gig!!
secret show in a laundrette
posted oct 2009
Nicholas will be doing a very special secret gig in Australia’s biggest laundrette
Sat 28th Nov
Alec’s Laundrette
88-90 Melville Rd, West Brunswick (near corner of Hope St)
Performance starts 6:30pm sharp, no support act, just nicholas and his guitars.
free entry
“I’ve always thought it was important to combine my music with some sort of domestic chore, so this will be a dream come true, I hope I don’t spoil my whites!”
New video clip coming soon…
posted oct 2009
Nicholas is currently in the final stages of completing his first solo music video. “I sat in my kitchen one night and filmed the whole thing… you’re gonna love it!”
new band… more gigs …
posted oct 2009
“It’s top secret at the moment … just drums and guitar, no vocals, the music has a lot of space in it… and our aim is to take you to outer space”. No band name yet (“what do you think of Space Nobs?”), but gigs are being planned for later in the year, stay tuned.
collaboration with analogesia (andie reynolds)
available on iTunes
posted oct 2009
The superb electronic soundscape album “arrival : departure” by analogesia (andie reynolds) has just been released and is available on iTunes.
The album includes two tracks which nicholas collaborated on with analogesia, “Ripples” and “Mysterious Forces of Attraction”.
“Andie would take the smallest little bit of my guitar and turn it into something very cool … we drank instant coffee, ate toast and just had a good time in his little studio”.
Analogesia creates a diverse spectrum….collage based soundscapes…ambient epics … beautifully crafted electro pop classics. Check out more at myspace.com/analogesia
