Laura Naukkarinen, known by her stage name Lau Nau (born 1980) is a composer, producer and musician from

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. She also plays under the moniker Subatlantti, in IAX, a band formed with Kuupuu and Tsembla and is a visiting member of The Matti Bye Ensemble. She was also a member of free improv and

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bands Kiila, Päivänsäde, the Anaksimandros, Avarus, Maailma, and the trio Hertta Lussu Ässä formed by fellow acid folk singer-songwriters

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and Kuupuu. Besides of composing and producing her own albums, Lau Nau accompanies live

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s and composes music for feature films, theatre plays, dance and

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s. Her instrumentation ranges from everyday objects to classical instruments and

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s. She composed the soundtrack to the 2019 documentary Land Without God, directed by

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island with her husband and two sons.

Discography

*''Kuutarha'' (Locust, 2005) *''Nukkuu'' (Locust, 2008) *''Valohiukkanen'', ( Fonal, 2012) *''Hem. Någonstans'' (Fonal, 2015) *''Poseidon'' (Fonal, Beacon Sound, Yacca, 201

http://www.inpartmaint.com/site/22411/] *Land Without God – Original Soundtrack (Fonal, 2019) *Själö – Original Soundtrack (Fonal, 2020) *Puutarhassa (Fonal, Akti Records, 2020) *Live At Röykkälä (Beacon Sound, 2020) *5 x 4 (Fonal, Beacon Sound, 2023)

References

External links

launau.comLocust Records
1980 births Living people 21st-century Finnish women singers Finnish women songwriters Singers from Helsinki Psychedelic folk musicians Women in electronic music Locust Music artists {{Finland-writer-stub