The Music and Art of Nik Pascal Raicevic
Pascal
Art in Space
Art in Space
Nik Pascal Raicevic released six electronic space music albums from 1969 to 1975. He recorded under several different names. Pascal was the name he used for The Sixth Ear album released in 1972.
Art in Space
Art in Space
Art in Space
Nik Raicevic's electronic music was published by Art in Space (BMI). He managed an art gallery on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood with the same name. His first album credit read: Electronic Music from ART IN SPACE.
Nik Raicevic
Art in Space
Nik Raicevic
Nik or Nicolas Raicevic is credited as the Composer and Producer of his albums, as well as the creator of the incredible futuristic paintings and illustrations. His artwork is still on display at several galleries and public spaces.
107-34-8933
Narco Records
Nik Raicevic
This number represents Nik Raicevic as the creator of his first album, Numbers by 107-34-8933. What this number means is still a mystery. It is not a social security number.
Nico
Narco Records
Narco Records
Nico is the name Nik Raicevic used when he was exhibiting his paintings at art galleries in Los Angeles. He was a prolific artist – as well as a successful inventor of novelty items.
Narco Records
Narco Records
Narco Records
Narco Records released five of Nik Raicevic's six albums. The other album, Head, was released by Buddah Records in 1970 when it was run by then president, Neil Bogart.
Nik Pascal Raicevic Discography
Numbers
Beyond the End... Eternity
Numbers
Released 1969
Narco Records
Head
Beyond the End... Eternity
Numbers
Released 1970
Buddah Records
Beyond the End... Eternity
Beyond the End... Eternity
Beyond the End... Eternity
Released 1971
Narco Records
The Sixth Ear
Beyond the End... Eternity
Beyond the End... Eternity
Released 1972
Narco Records
Goats Head Soup
Goats Head Soup
Goats Head Soup
Released 1973
Rolling Stones Records
Magnetic Web
Goats Head Soup
Goats Head Soup
Released 1973
Narco Records
Zero Gravity
Goats Head Soup
Den Sorte Skole
Released 1975
Narco Records
Den Sorte Skole
Goats Head Soup
Den Sorte Skole
Released 2016
Sound Samples
Nik Pascal Raicevic – The Sound of Tomorrow
THE ARTIST
About Nik Raicevic
Nik Pascal Raicevic (1933-1994) was an electronic musician and space artist who introduced the world to future-realistic art that combined paintings, music and light. His albums were an entirely new concept in electronic music in the early 1970s. Often called a pioneer in the field, Nik's music inspired many artists.
History of the Moog Modular in Space Music
MOOG FOUNDATION: A History in Recordings by Thom Holmes
Nik Raicevic (aka Nik Pascal) 107-34-8933 (1969); re-released as Head (1970). The enigmatic Nik Raicevic definitely deserves mention as an influence on the development of space music. He not only found the spacey sounds, heavily reverberating over drones and rhythms, but was also inspired to make a connection between his music and psychedelic drugs. All of the tracks on this LP are named after drugs: “Cannabis Sativa” (17:30); “Methedrine” (6:00), and “Lysergic Acid Diethylamide” (8:50). Listen to “Cannabis Sativa” and you will hear a Moog Modular being manually manipulated in real-time with the tape running, plus some reverse tracks and additional effects added later. Raicevic followed this album with four more, all highly collectible: Beyond the End ... Eternity (1971); The Sixth Ear (1972); Magnetic Web (1973); Zero Gravity (1975).
Nik Raicevic Album Cover Photography
Nik Raicevic photographed The Lollipop Shoppe for their first album cover
Nik Raicevic worked on several albums as an artist and/or photographer. He also helped manage The Lollipop Shoppe and The Seeds with Los Angeles DJ, Lord Tim Hudson. This album was their first release from 1968 titled, Just Colour.
Nik Raicevic Album Cover Art
Nik Raicevic created the cover art for this 1976 album, Playgue, by Locust
Nik Raicevic's outer space landscape painting ended up becoming the cover for this little known rock band called Locust. They may have walked into his art gallery studio on Sunset Blvd. and selected one of his paintings on display at the time. This was their 1976 album, Playgue.
Nik Raicevic and The Common People
Nik Raicevic & DJ Lord Tim Hudson managed The Common People
The 1969 record album "of the people / by the people / for the people" by The Common People was not a commercial success. It was produced by Lord Tim Hudson and released on Capitol Records. The engineer was Doc Siegel. Nik Raicevic helped manage the band with Tim Hudson. The band was short-lived, but the music lives on with a rerelease/remaster in 2006.
Nik Raicevic and the Minimoog Synthesizer
The Instrument of the PROs — like Nik Raicevic
Brutal, caustic, volcanic—Evocative, flirting, caressing—Crisp, powerful, biting—Entrancing, embracing, exhilarating! Extend the stuff your music is made of with the MINIMOOG, a true Moog synthesizer which opens exciting new dimensions of expression to the creative professional.
The MINIMOOG is a well-bred performer. Precisely constructed, yet sensitive and responsive. Conveniently compact, yet it produces a wide range of tone colors. It lets you create many of the sound qualities made famous by Moog synthesizers.
Nik Raicevic utilized the Moog synthesizer on all of his albums, beginning with his first release, NUMBERS, in 1969. The remaining releases also incorporated the ARP 2600 synthesizer.
Nik Pascal Raicevic on Vinyl and 8-Track Tape
Originally released on vinyl record and 8-track tape
Nik's albums were promoted as being released on vinyl, 8-track and cassette tape. We've never seen an official cassette tape for any of his albums. Only the vinyl and 8-track versions seems to exist. The 8-track tapes, if you can find them, can be expensive. There were also promotion posters printed for some albums, like The Sixth Ear. These are rare as well.
The 8-track tapes were released by Narco Records. We're not sure if Buddah Records ever released an 8-track or cassette tape version of Head. We have not seen one.
If you own an original Nik Pascal Raicevic 8-track tape, please send us an image. Thank you.
Nik Pascal Raicevic in Shindig magazine
Vinyl Art feature in February 2025 issue
Christopher Budd writes about Nik's electronic music. Revealing the connection to his futuristic artwork, and how the addition of light brought everything together. The art came first. The music was created to support Nik's sci-fi landscape paintings. Nik was a true visionary. Read all about it in Shindig magazine.
Narco Records & Tapes
Narco Records – owned and operated by Nik Raicevic
SENSATIONAL MUSIC FROM NARCO RECORDS – AVAILABLE ON VINYL RECORDS AND 8-TRACK TAPE
Narco Records was located at: 7280 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90046
Art In Space was located at: 8222 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90046
Album Art by Nik Pascal Raicevic
High Quality Audio - Nik Pascal Raicevic
Available at Qobuz
Where can you find high quality audio versions of Nik's albums? We found one source that offers Nik's 1970 album, Head, originally released on Buddah Records. It's available to download at Qobuz. There are three different quality options.