Nicolas

** Vocals: SAKU (Jyulie (Kiyo) → GOSSIP (ゴシップ) (saku) → NICOLAS)

** Guitar: AKANE (Jyulie (Kei) → GOSSIP (ゴシップ) (akane) → NICOLAS)

** Guitar: SATSUKI (Jyulie (HIRO) → GOSSIP (ゴシップ) (satsuki) → NICOLAS)

** Bass: ZERO (Jyulie (ACE) → GOSSIP (ゴシップ) (zero) → NICOLAS)

** Drums: HAYATE (RED → Amaranth → CHERRY kinG → MIL → Rem. → GOSSIP (ゴシップ) → NICOLAS as HAYATE, since 2023)

Former members:

Drums: RITSU (VeiL → VARYL (shikito) → GOSSIP (ゴシップ) (ritsu) → NICOLAS; now in DAT; 2019-2013)

History:

NICOLAS began band activities on July 1st, 2019 at Meguro Rockmaykan.

The band consisted of ex members of Dainippon Onitanjigumi Akudoukai ni Senkyosare GOSSIP (大日本鬼端児組 悪童会に占拠され ゴシップ, also known as GOSSIP (ゴシップ) or Gossip-ゴシップ-.

Although it could be considered unusual, right after starting band activities NICOLAS traveled all around Japan on their oneman tour “KUSOTTARE IS BACK-JIGOKUKARANOSHISYA-(The Bastard is Back - The Messenger from Hell.)” In the same year on December 4th, their tour final took place at Takadanobaba Area.

Their first mini album “UMBRA” was released in March of 2020. At the same time of the release, NICOLAS ONEMAN TOUR 2020「UMBRA TOUR 47-Pref-」 was announced.

NICOLAS planned to travel to all 47 prefectures of Japan, ending their tour at Shinjuku BLAZE on July 4th, 2020. Due to COVID-19, all shows on the tour were cancelled.

NICOLAS broadcasted their cancelled tour final for free online in real time without a live audience.

On July 15th, 2020, their second mini album ”JYUSEIGAKIETAKOONMACHIDE(The gunshot disappeared in this town)” was released.

In July 2020 their prefecture tour UMBRA TOUR -47 Pref.- Ends and tour final oneman is held. Due to COVID-19, the performance was held in an empty livehouse and streamed on YouTube.

In 2021 and 2022 they had a coupling tour with other Visual kei bands like Ashmaze. and VERXINA.

In August 2022 their drummer RITSU secedes due to health problems. In September 2023 drummer HAYATE joins.

In 2025 they had a Oneman tour "Unbreakable Begins". In June they released a Bluray called "NICOLAS Meguro Rockmaykan 3DAYS Tandoku Kouen ''Juusei ga Kieta Machi''".

https://nicolas-psycho.com/

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Nicolas aka Esteban Aldrete is an old friend from Mexico City and Las Lomas II is his first release on Night-People. This is a special release for Night-People in a way due to the random but nice meeting of the minds we found ourselves in with Esteban a few years ago crossing paths in Austin TX and the continued correspondence we have had over the last few years a nice reminder of the potential positives one chance meeting can have.

Esteban spent time in Mexico City weirdo rockers El Resplendor but his solo material under the Nicolas premise is an entirely different beast. If you dig Martin Revs early solo material some good common ground can be found on this cassette. Repetitive slowly revolving dubby synths and vintage drum sounds slowly mutate into mechanical mantras as Esteban's baritone vocals guide the atmosphere in subtle organic ways that in feeling is both full of old world decay and modern sharp edged sheen. A recommended debut that fits in well with prior releases like Femminielli and Hot & Cold.