NIGHTMARES ON WAX - SHOUT OUT! TO FREEDOM... (2LP BLUE VINYL)

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You know the story by now: a global pandemic hits, and your whole perspective shifts, particularly if your livelihood hangs in the balance. After a decade of non-stop gigging, Warp’s longest serving veteran George Evelyn, mastermind DJ and producer of the chameleonic Nightmares On Wax project, suddenly found himself at a standstill. Without the promise of packed venues, turntables on raised platforms and the atmosphere of magical evenings, what exactly was Nightmares On Wax?

As it happens, Shout Out! To Freedom... is the finest example of the N.O.W. experience Evelyn has produced to date, created in isolation and yet bolstered by a deep sense of collaboration. Duly informed by their own creative upheavals, the extraordinary talents of the likes of saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings, vocalist Haile Supreme and poet Sabrina Mahfouz amplify the jazz feel of Evelyn’s sound. ‘Creator SOS’ is a prime example of perfect synchronicity, a striking amalgam of languid soul and psychedelic pop, played out over a hip-hop beat. Sensual sax licks fray at the turntablist textures of ‘3D Warrior’, while the likes of ‘Breathe In’ harken back to N.O.W.’s essential tenure as part of the early trip-hop movement.

Shout Out! To Freedom... encapsulates the endless potential that can come about from stasis. It's a record that as is celebratory of N.O.W.’s past as it is determined to break from it.

TRACKLIST:

1. Shout Out! (Intro) feat. Beautiful People
2. Imagineering
3. Creator SOS feat. Haile Supreme and Wolfgang Haffner
4. 3D Warrior feat. Shabaka Hutchings, Haile Supreme and Wolfgang Haffner
5. Miami 80
6. GTP Call
7. Wikid Satellites feat. Greentea Peng
8. Breathe In feat. OSHUN
9. To Freedom (Interlude) feat. Beautiful People
10. Wonder feat. Haile Supreme and Shabaka Hutchings
11. Own Me feat. Haile Supreme
12. Widyabad
13. Isolated feat. Pip Millett and Sabrina Mahfouz
14. Trillion feat. Mara TK
15. Up To Us feat. Haile Supreme