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{{short description|Finnish singer-songwriter}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Lau Nau
| name = Lau Nau
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| alias = Lau Nau
| alias = Lau Nau
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1980}}
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1980}}
| birth_place = [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]
| birth_place = [[Helsinki]], Finland
| death_date =
| death_date =
| origin = [[Finland]]
| origin = [[Finland]]
| instrument = [[voice]], [[violin]], [[guitar]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboard]], [[toy instruments]], [[Idiophone|idiophones]]
| instrument = voice, violin, guitar, keyboard, [[toy instruments]], [[idiophone]]s
| genre = [[Folk music|Folk]], [[psychedelic folk]], [[Experimental music|experimental]]
| genre = [[Folk music|Folk]], [[psychedelic folk]], [[Experimental music|experimental]]
| occupation = [[Composer]], [[musician]], [[producer]], [[singer]], [[songwriter]]
| occupation = Composer, musician, producer, singer, songwriter
| years_active = 2005–present
| years_active = 2005–present
| label = [[Fonal Records | Fonal Records]], [[Locust (record label) | Locust]], [[Beacon Sound]], [[Yacca]], [[Peippo]], [[POK (defunct record label)| POK]]
| label = [[Fonal Records]], [[Locust (record label)|Locust]], [[Beacon Sound]], Yacca, [[Peippo]], [[POK (defunct record label)|POK]]
| associated_acts = [[Subatlantti]], [[Matti Bye Ensemble]], [[Päivänsäde]], [[Kiila]], [[Avarus (band)|Avarus]], [[Hertta Lussu Ässä]], [[Anaksimandros]], [[Maailma]]
| associated_acts = [[Subatlantti]], [[Matti Bye Ensemble]], [[Päivänsäde]], [[Kiila]], [[Avarus (band)|Avarus]], [[Hertta Lussu Ässä]], [[Anaksimandros]], [[Maailma]]
| website = http://launau.com
| website = http://launau.com
}}
}}


'''Lau Nau''' or Laura Naukkarinen, (born 1980) is a singer-songwriter and musician from [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]. She is also a member of [[free improv]] and [[psychedelic folk]] bands [[Kiila]], [[Päivänsäde]], [[the Anaksimandros]], [[Avarus (band)|Avarus]], [[Maailma]], and the trio [[Hertta Lussu Ässä]] formed by fellow [[acid folk]] singer-songwriters [[Islaja]] and [[Kuupuu]]. Her sound has been likened to the cooing of doves.
'''Lau Nau''' or Laura Naukkarinen (born 1980) is a composer, producer and musician from [[Finland]].<ref name="about">{{Cite web|date=2017-12-22|title=about|url=http://www.launau.com/about.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222105122/http://www.launau.com/about.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-12-22|access-date=2020-07-09}}</ref> She also plays under the moniker [[Subatlantti]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-03-10|title=subatlantti|url=http://launau.com/subatlantti.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310010921/http://launau.com/subatlantti.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-03-10|access-date=2020-07-09}}</ref> 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 [[psychedelic folk]] bands [[Kiila(band)|Kiila]], [[Päivänsäde]], [[the Anaksimandros]], [[Avarus (band)|Avarus]], [[Maailma]], and the trio [[Hertta Lussu Ässä]] formed by fellow [[acid folk]] singer-songwriters [[Islaja]] and [[Kuupuu]].


Besides of composing and producing her own albums, Lau Nau accompanies live [[silent film]]s and composes music for feature films, theatre plays, dance and [[sound installation]]s.<ref name=about/> Her instrumentation ranges from everyday objects to classical instruments and [[analog synthesizer]]s.
She's credited as playing anything from "colorful juice glasses" and "witch laugh megaphone" to "beer cans." She played on the 2008 edition of the [[State-X|State-X New Forms Festival]].

She composed the soundtrack to the 2019 documentary Land Without God, directed by [[Mannix Flynn]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lau Nau: Land Without God – LAU NAU|url=https://launau.com/2019/10/03/land-without-god/|access-date=2020-07-09|language=en-US}}</ref> Maedhbh McMahon and Lotta Petronella,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petronella |first=Lotta |title=Land Without God |url=http://www.lottapetronella.com/land-without-god |access-date=22 July 2023 |website=Lotta Petronella}}</ref> as well as to Petronella's 2020 documentary Själö - Island of Souls.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petronella |first=Lotta |title=SJÄLÖ - Island of Souls |url=http://www.lottapetronella.com/home-somewhere-1 |access-date=22 July 2023 |website=Lotta Petronella}}</ref>


Lau Nau lives in the Finnish countryside of [[Kimito]] island with her husband and two sons.
Lau Nau lives in the Finnish countryside of [[Kimito]] island with her husband and two sons.


==Discography==
==Discography==
*''[[Kuutarha]]'' (Locust, 2005)
*''Kuutarha'' (Locust, 2005)
*''[[Nukkuu]]'' (Locust, 2008)
*''Nukkuu'' (Locust, 2008)
*''[[Valohiukkanen]]'', ([[Fonal Records|Fonal]], 2012)
*''Valohiukkanen'', ([[Fonal Records|Fonal]], 2012)
*''Hem. Någonstans'' (Fonal, 2015)<ref>[http://www.fonal.com/shop/launau_hemngonstans_cd?typesel=20&letter= HEM. Någonstans]. Fonal. Retrieved 2015-07-07.</ref>
*''Hem. Någonstans'' (Fonal, 2015)<ref>[https://archive.today/20150707044608/http://www.fonal.com/shop/launau_hemngonstans_cd?typesel=20&letter= HEM. Någonstans]. Fonal. Retrieved 7 July 2015.</ref>
*''Poseidon'' (Fonal, Beacon Sound, Yacca, 2017)[https://www.fonal.com/shop/poseidon-cd/] [http://www.wearebeaconsound.com/shop/lau-nau-poseidon][http://www.inpartmaint.com/site/22411/]
*''Poseidon'' (Fonal, Beacon Sound, Yacca, 2017)[https://www.fonal.com/shop/poseidon-cd/] [http://www.wearebeaconsound.com/shop/lau-nau-poseidon][http://www.inpartmaint.com/site/22411/]
*Land Without God – Original Soundtrack (Fonal, 2019)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lau Nau Land Without God – Original Soundtrack |url=https://fonal.com/shop/lau-nau-land-without-god-mp3/ |access-date=22 July 2023 |website=Fonal Records}}</ref>
*Själö – Original Soundtrack (Fonal, 2020)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lau Nau Själö – Original Soundtrack |url=https://fonal.com/shop/lau-nau-sjalo-lp/ |access-date=22 July 2023 |website=Fonal Records}}</ref>
*Puutarhassa (Fonal, Akti Records, 2020)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lau Nau Puutarhassa |url=https://fonal.com/shop/lau-nau-puutarhassa-cd/ |access-date=22 July 2023 |website=Fonal Records}}</ref>
*Live At Röykkälä (Beacon Sound, 2020)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Live In Röykkälä by Lau Nau |url=https://beaconsound.bandcamp.com/album/live-in-r-ykk-l |access-date=22 July 2023 |website=Beacon Sound Bandcamp Page}}</ref>
*5 x 4 (Fonal, Beacon Sound, 2023)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lau Nau 5 x 4 |url=https://fonal.com/shop/lau-nau-5-x-4-lp/ |access-date=22 July 2023 |website=Fonal Records}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1980 births]]
[[Category:1980 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Finnish female singers]]
[[Category:21st-century Finnish women singers]]
[[Category:Finnish songwriters]]
[[Category:Finnish women songwriters]]
[[Category:Singers from Helsinki]]
[[Category:Singers from Helsinki]]
[[Category:Psychedelic folk musicians]]
[[Category:Psychedelic folk musicians]]
[[Category:Women in electronic music]]
[[Category:Women in electronic music]]
[[Category:Locust Music artists]]



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Lau Nau
Background information
Birth nameLaura Naukkarinen
Also known asLau Nau
Born1980 (age 44–45)
Helsinki, Finland
OriginFinland
GenresFolk, psychedelic folk, experimental
Occupation(s)Composer, musician, producer, singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)voice, violin, guitar, keyboard, toy instruments, idiophones
Years active2005–present
LabelsFonal Records, Locust, Beacon Sound, Yacca, Peippo, POK
Websitehttp://launau.com

Lau Nau or Laura Naukkarinen (born 1980) is a composer, producer and musician from Finland.[1] She also plays under the moniker Subatlantti,[2] 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 psychedelic folk bands Kiila, Päivänsäde, the Anaksimandros, Avarus, Maailma, and the trio Hertta Lussu Ässä formed by fellow acid folk singer-songwriters Islaja and Kuupuu.

Besides of composing and producing her own albums, Lau Nau accompanies live silent films and composes music for feature films, theatre plays, dance and sound installations.[1] Her instrumentation ranges from everyday objects to classical instruments and analog synthesizers.

She composed the soundtrack to the 2019 documentary Land Without God, directed by Mannix Flynn,[3] Maedhbh McMahon and Lotta Petronella,[4] as well as to Petronella's 2020 documentary Själö - Island of Souls.[5]

Lau Nau lives in the Finnish countryside of Kimito island with her husband and two sons.

Discography

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  • Kuutarha (Locust, 2005)
  • Nukkuu (Locust, 2008)
  • Valohiukkanen, (Fonal, 2012)
  • Hem. Någonstans (Fonal, 2015)[6]
  • Poseidon (Fonal, Beacon Sound, Yacca, 2017)[1] [2][3]
  • Land Without God – Original Soundtrack (Fonal, 2019)[7]
  • Själö – Original Soundtrack (Fonal, 2020)[8]
  • Puutarhassa (Fonal, Akti Records, 2020)[9]
  • Live At Röykkälä (Beacon Sound, 2020)[10]
  • 5 x 4 (Fonal, Beacon Sound, 2023)[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b "about". 22 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. ^ "subatlantti". 10 March 2018. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Lau Nau: Land Without God – LAU NAU". Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  4. ^ Petronella, Lotta. "Land Without God". Lotta Petronella. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  5. ^ Petronella, Lotta. "SJÄLÖ - Island of Souls". Lotta Petronella. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  6. ^ HEM. Någonstans. Fonal. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Lau Nau Land Without God – Original Soundtrack". Fonal Records. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Lau Nau Själö – Original Soundtrack". Fonal Records. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Lau Nau Puutarhassa". Fonal Records. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Live In Röykkälä by Lau Nau". Beacon Sound Bandcamp Page. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Lau Nau 5 x 4". Fonal Records. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
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