- Band Name: Nightmares on Wax
- Record Label: Warp
- Release Date: Sep 17, 2013
- Summary: The latest release for British DJ George Evelyn includes influences from funk, hip hop, jazz, reggae, and soul music.
- Record Label: Warp
- Genre(s): Electronic, Downtempo, Club/Dance
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 11
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Mixed: 5 out of 11
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Negative: 0 out of 11
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Sep 16, 201380Had the album dropped in May, it could have complemented the season beautifully. Now, it'll have to settle for cushioning the winter months with its unabashed, bubbly vibes.
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Sep 27, 201380Trumpets, drums, vocals, violins, flutes, saxophones and cellos make for a much fuller, richer and more authentic sound than ever before.
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Sep 16, 201370While it may not be 1995 any more, few listening will care when the nostalgia is this expertly crafted.
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Oct 10, 201370Overlooking the rare lapse into anodyne mellowness, it would appear Evelyn's got his future-soul mojo back. [Nov 2013, p.75]
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Sep 19, 201360While there's nothing here to touch 1999's moving, Cinemascopic downtempo classic Les Nuits, it's an eclectic offering, deliberately in keeping with the Balearic paradigm Evelyn once helped shape. [Oct 2013, p.91]
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Sep 26, 201360It may well appeal to those content with downtime after more forthright records. As an album, however, Evelyn’s good mood sits somewhere between decisive and whimsical.
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Sep 27, 201340While positivity is an accessible escape within music, his comeback surfaces nothing new, accumulating few tracks that stand out and many an overkill.