Erast

Erast is as an electronic music project of Nika Machaidze, a Georgian musician, producer, composer, and filmmaker. It's named after Erast Fandorin, a main character of a critically acclaimed book series by Boris Akunin. Machaidze debuted as Erast in 2004, when he released 267413 and 329573 EPs – second and third releases on a recently established Laboratory Instinct label. A full-length album 506712 followed in 2006. Nika continued his collaboration with Laboratory Instinct label, where in 2009 he released two 2xCD releases under his second artistic name Nikakoi.