Nightmares on Wax or George Evelyn is a DJ and electronic music composer from Leeds, England. His music is released on Warp Records and was one of the first releases on the label. Originally partnered with Kevin Harper they released an original album in '91 that was grounded in hip-hop with a techno edge.Carboot Soul is the groups third album and was the first album to be domestically distributed through the US label, Matador Records. The style of the music has changed extensively since this initial release but maintains some of its roots. In the 8 years since their initial album release Evelyn & Harper had subsequently stopped their collaboration. This album featured soul singer Sara Winton, Hamlet Luton on Bass, Chris Dawkins on guitar, and Robin Taylor-Firth on keyboards with the Pure Strings Orchestra on strings.
This was a change for Nightmares on Wax, as they began as a DJ-based group. Their newfound contribution of live musicians allowed for the group to operate more like a band than a studio act. However, the drum machine was not replaced with a live musician, remaining true to the band's original technology-based tracks.
Evelyn said about the group's change and about expanding the idea that "Doing the live side proves there is more to the music. People have something more tangible to relate the music to and it gives us the chance to connect with the audience. Also I've always had this idea of creating a big band – which is what we call our sound. The main priority for NoW is to prove that we can perform music. But we're not ignoring the fact that we come from a studio, technical background. We just want to mix the old with the new. That's why, at the moment, I don't have a live drummer. The sound of the beats is what makes Nightmares."
This album is fantastic, I actually may prefer it to Smoker's Delight, and the later releases. Well worth a look.
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