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NIGHTMARES ON WAX - LATE NIGHT TALES
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Late Night Tales
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Reissue of the classic 2003 compilation - The Late Night Tales compilation is a bit of a ‘stealth’ project for me personally. I’m very proud of it, but at the time, I probably didn’t appreciate it as much as I do now because there was so much going on. You do these things in-between touring and you don’t really have time to reflect on them because you’re immediately onto the next thing. It’s nice to know that it’s getting re-released. George Evelyn - Nightmares on Wax May 2024 This ain't no normal nightmare, kid. This is Nightmares On Wax, aka DJ EASE, aka George Evelyn. Born under a bad sign, with lino in hand, Mr. Evelyn went forth into the world and breakdanced (brokedance?). It's what you did in the 80s when you were young, loved hip hop and couldn't rap for toffee. When house arrived they turned their clever hands to it. Bleeps and beats is what it was. That's what everyone said. But there was always a bit more than a bunch of bleeps to what Nightmares On Wax did. The north never really took the name very seriously (Sweet Exorcist even named their album Clonk as a pisstake). Then George flipped the script and went and did Smokers Delight, the beats not so much seminal as semolina: gloopy and slow and sweet and lovely. And now we have this: a 2024 reissue of his seminal Late Night Tales compilation. Tom Scott's 'Sneakin' In The Back' — one of the most sampled beats in hip hop — makes an appearance in its full glory, while Quincy Jones, the inspiration for NOW's 'Nights Interlude', backs up the classics with ‘Listen (What It Is)’. Evelyn's hip hop sensibility is to the fore throughout and nowhere is this more evident than on ‘Intergalactic Throwdown' by former Freestylers' DJ, Mad Doctor X. And can we forget the sublime version of the Classic IV's 'Spooky' by darling Dusty? No, we can't. Finally — oh, finally! — there is the now-traditional cover version, with George serving up a soupy version of 'Brothers On The Slide' that gives a nod of respect to the original British funk soul brothers, Cymande. This ain't no nightmare at all: it's Nightmares On Wax.
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George Herbert Evelyn (born 15 January 1970), known professionally as Nightmares on Wax or DJ E.A.S.E., is an English DJ and record producer from Leeds. His music has primarily been released on Warp Records, and he is currently based in Ibiza. Nightmares on Wax began as a group, initially comprising Evelyn and John Halnon, and later including Kevin Harper.
Evelyn was introduced to soul music by his father and sister, including artists such as Quincy Jones and Curtis Mayfield, and later developed an interest in early hip hop tracks like "Rapper's Delight" and "Buffalo Gals".
Nightmares on Wax was formed in 1988 as a collaborative project with Halnon and subsequently Harper. The group’s debut studio album, "A Word of Science: The First and Final Chapter", was released on Warp Records in 1991. Following this release, Harper left to focus on DJing, while Robin Taylor-Firth became a frequent collaborator with Evelyn.
The second Warp album, "Smokers Delight" (1995), was later ranked number 15 on Fact magazine’s list of the "50 Best Trip-Hop Albums of All Time". Subsequent studio albums include "Carboot Soul" (1999), "Mind Elevation" (2002), "In a Space Outta Sound" (2006), "Thought So" (2008), "Feelin' Good" (2013), "Shape the Future" (2018), and "Shout Out! To Freedom..." (2021). In 2005, Evelyn founded his own record label, Wax On.
Studio albums
A Word of Science: The First and Final Chapter (1991)
Smokers Delight (1995)
Carboot Soul (1999)
Mind Elevation (2002)
In a Space Outta Sound (2006)
Thought So (2008)
Feelin' Good (2013)
Shape the Future (2018)
Shout Out! To Freedom... (2021)
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