Nadja is a duo of Aidan Baker and Leah Buckareff, active since 2005, and making music which has
been variously described as ambient doom, dreamsludge, or metalgaze, a signature sound which
combines the atmospheric textures of shoegaze, ambient, and electronic music with the heaviness
and volume of metal, noise, and industrial music. Using electric guitars and a drum machine, Nadja
creates layered, dense, atmospheric music which juxtaposes melody and noise and demands the
listener’s attention as much as it embraces them within an immersive sonic environment.
Nadja has released numerous albums on various underground labels—Alien8 Recordings, Daymare
Records, Southern Lord, Hydrahead Records, Midira Records, Important Records, and their own
imprint, Broken Spine Productions. The duo has toured extensively around the world—including
performances at such festivals as SXSW, FIMAV, NXNE, Roadburn, Brutal Assault, Le Guess
Who, Incubate, and Unsound.
Originally from Toronto, Canada, the duo now resides in Berlin, Germany.