Indian Askin is multi-instrumentalist and producer Nelson “Chino” Ayala. Born February 4, 1987 in Amsterdam.
His band has seen many forms with a string of past members since the original conception in 2007 although he’s been playing music since the age of 7 when he got his first drumkit. He started playing guitar at the age of 14 after the neighbours complained about the drumming. It’s up for discussion if it was bad drumming or just the hours and hours of punkrock noise coming through the walls. In the end that’s what triggered the song writing so let’s be grateful for those neighbours. The first home recordings started in 2002 and those songs will never see the light of day.
After many years of musical exploration by himself he was introduced to producers Peter Kriek and Ariaan Olieroock (16BL/Cubicolor) in 2011 and really started to hone his songwriting and recording skills.
With South-American influences because of his father Lincoln Almada, a harp player and percussionist from Paraguay, and his unhealthy obsession for 90s punkrock (or grunge or whatever) Indian Askin’s sound can be described as groovy, noisy and quirky.
Indian Askin released his debut album Sea of Ethanol in 2015 (and received an Edison Award for it), Drinking Time 7″ single in 2017, the second LP Another Round in 2019 and the Deep End EP in 2020. With a wild live reputation after countless sweaty shows in the pocket he’s now in full lockdown working on the third full length album Lonely Citizen set to be released in 2022.
manifest and/or strange references
INDIAN ASKIN COMES FROM UNDER THE SEA OF ETHANOL
INDIAN ASKIN LETS THE GOOD TIMES ROLL
INDIAN ASKIN MOVES AROUND IN AMSTERDAM
INDIAN ASKIN LOVES WINXP JUST LIKE YOU
INDIAN ASKIN APPRECIATES CCR
INDIAN ASKIN BRINGS THE HEAT
INDIAN ASKIN PETS CATS
INDIAN ASKIN SAILS THE SEAS OF CHEESE
INDIAN ASKIN FORGETS YOU SOMETIMES
INDIAN ASKIN GOTS TO CATCH EM ALL
INDIAN ASKIN SMELLS LIKE NEW SHOES
INDIAN ASKIN PEED ON YOUR RUG
INDIAN ASKIN DRINKS BEERS AND VINO
INDIAN ASKIN SLOWS YOU DOWN
INDIAN ASKIN LOVES YAHTZEE TOO MUCH
INDIAN ASKIN REALLY TIES THE ROOM TOGETHER
INDIAN ASKIN WALKS ON THE WILD SIDE
INDIAN ASKIN PLAYS POKEMON GO EVERYDAY
INDIAN ASKIN CANT DEAL WITH IT SOMETIMES
INDIAN ASKIN CREATES AND NEVER HESITATES
INDIAN ASKIN PLAYS EPIPHONE SG’S
INDIAN ASKIN WANTS TO TELL YOU
INDIAN ASKIN SPREADS RUMOURS ABOUT YOU
INDIAN ASKIN HALLUCINATED ALOT BACK IN THE DAY
INDIAN ASKIN WANTS TO BE A RAINBOW HIGH IN THE SKY
INDIAN ASKIN LIKES THE AFTERVEINS
INDIAN ASKIN USES D’ADDARIO .11 STRINGS
INDIAN ASKIN WATCHED ALL SEASONS OF G.O.T. TWICE
INDIAN ASKIN GIVES IT AWAY NOW
INDIAN ASKIN ROLLS THE DICE
INDIAN ASKIN LISTENS TO NIRVANA JUST LIKE YOU
INDIAN ASKIN REMEMBERS THE ALAMO
INDIAN ASKIN IS WHAT YOU NEED
INDIAN ASKIN TURNED IT UP TO ELEVEN
INDIAN ASKIN LANDS A FRONTSIDE SHOVE IT FIRST TRY
INDIAN ASKIN MODDED TWO JAZZMASTERS
INDIAN ASKIN USED TO USED TWO BUT STILL DOES
INDIAN ASKIN BROKE YOUR HEART
INDIAN ASKIN RECORDS WITH ABLETON AND SO SHOULD YOU
INDIAN ASKIN HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE
INDIAN ASKIN SMILES LIKE A WHALE
INDIAN ASKIN TALKS TO THE HAND
INDIAN ASKIN PLAYS WITH 0.60 DUNLOP PICKS
INDIAN ASKIN BREAKS THE LAW JUST LIKE YOU
INDIAN ASKIN MAKES CASSETTE LOOPS FOR FUN
INDIAN ASKIN BURNED THE WITCH
INDIAN ASKIN EATS TASTY HOME MADE TOASTIES
INDIAN ASKIN FLIES LIKE AN EAGLE
INDIAN ASKIN CAN’T BE SEEN WITHOUT HIS GLASSES
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INDIAN ASKIN HURTS