Kiko C. Esseiva was active since early nineties, as a guitarist in various swiss punk bands and since 1997 is working  with traditional and self made instruments along with field recordings and improvisations with reel to reel tapes. He lives in Lausanne (Switzerland) where he is currently making music under the monikers nonobstant and nouveau nez.

 

 
contact: Kiko.esseiva@romandie.com

Contact:

nonobstant@protonmail.com

releases

1997: Kiko C. Esseiva – Introvertiges
Cassette, self published

2000: Eric Boros & Kiko C. Esseiva – Improvisations/bricolages I-IV
CD-R, 1000+1 Tilt (2007)

2004: Kiko C. Esseiva – Musiques pour haut-parleurs I – IX
CD, Manufracture

2008: Scillia Lorage & Kiko C. Esseiva – Vague
CD-R, Kukuruku Recordings

2008: Kiko C. Esseiva – Sous les étoiles
CD, Hinterzimmer-records

2009: Francisco Meirino & Kiko C. Esseiva – Concert à l’Oblò
CD-R, Echomusic

2010: Scillia Lorage, Francisco Meirino & Kiko C. Esseiva
CD-R, Neus-318

2010: Francisco Meirino & Kiko C. Esseiva – Standard De Luxe
Mini CD-R, self published

2012: Kiko C. Esseiva – Drôles d’oiseaux
CD, Hinterzimmer-records

2012: Kiko C. Esseiva – Résistance à l’étau
LP, Kukuruku Recordings

2012: Kiko C. Esseiva – Parcours fléché
 Cassette, Masters Chemical Society

2013: Francisco Meirino & Kiko C. Esseiva – Focus on nothing on focus
LP, Aussenraum Records

2013: Francisco Meirino & Kiko C. Esseiva – The gift
 Mini CD-R, self published

2013: Kiko C. Esseiva – Déclics pour un nouveau jour
Mini CD-R, self published

2013: Kiko C. Esseiva – 2 téléphones hybrides et 1 réverbération hors service
Mini CD-R, self published

2013: Kiko C. Esseiva – Un cycle hors saison
Mini CD-R, self published

2014: Kiko C. Esseiva – Ressorts. Membranes, moteurs
CD-R, self published

2016: K. Esseiva – Zénith Larsen / Nadir Larsen
Cassette, Spam

2016: K. Esseiva – Pointillé
Mini CD-R, self published

2016: K. Esseiva – Pour la naissance d’une brèche
Mini CD-R, self published

2016: K. Esseiva – Autour de quoi ?
Mini CD-R, self published

2016: Francisco Meirino & K. Esseiva – Ghost of the centerpoint #01
Mini CD-R, autoproduction

2016: Scillia Lorage & K. Esseiva – Vague laboratoire
Mini CD-R, self published

2016 : Scillia Lorage & K. Esseiva – Vague espace
Mini CD-R, self-published

2017: K. Esseiva – Moteurs Souffle Serpent
CD, 1000+1 Tilt

2017: Eric Boros & K. Esseiva –African whisky (excerpts from 4 concerts in ukraine, in 2013)
 CD-R, self published

2018: NOUVEAU NEZ – La tyrannie des objets
Mini CD-R, self published

2019 : NOUVEAU NEZ – s/t
Cassette, self published
CD, 1000+1 Tilt

2022 : Scillia Lorage & Kiko C. Esseiva – Vague
(New edition of the cd-r from Kukuruku recordings)
Cassette, Elasticat records

2022: NONOBSTANT – BRUITEURS !
Box, 21 copies, with 21 photographs of Mattei Focseneanu and  2×45 minute k7
self produced with the help of mains sales

2022: NONOBSTANT – SPIRARE
CD-R, self published

2023: NONOBSTANT –  BRUITEURS !
Boîtier idem 2022, self published

 

listen/download

pt iv (from improvisations/ bricolages)
prelude (from sous les etoiles)

le temps des moteurs

nouveau nez