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Nightmares On Wax returns after a five-year absence with Feelin Good, an eclectic collection of playful, sun-soaked tracks that sees Warp Records longest-serving artist George Evelyn at his most joyful and musically ambitious.
The reaction to lead single Now Is The Time has been hugely positive, receiving coverage on both Lauren Laverne and Nemones BBC 6Music shows, as well as Rob Da Banks Radio 1 show. · Having grown up in Leeds, George Evelyn decided to pack his bags and move over to Ibiza seven years ago, and this drastic change in both lifestyle and climate is more evident than ever on this new album. It was always a natural dream to make music in the sun like I do now, Evelyn said.
While every Nightmares On Wax release draws from a staggering number of influences, Feelin Good relates very closely to Evelyns own Ibiza club night, Wax Da Jam, where he soundtracks a night of groove, experimentation, percussion and improvisation, featuring guests such as DJ Shadow and Roots Manuva. Evelyn explains: Its been pivotal to my music making everyone turns up as individuals but everybody leaves as one. Listening to Feelin Good, you can feel the same euphoric, positive vibes seeping through the music, providing the perfect soundtrack to a blissful Ibizan sunrise.
Evelyn recruited a truly virtuosic line-up of musicians for the recording of Feelin Good. With orchestrations and strings by Jazzanova arranger Sebastian Studnitzky, drums by the masterful German jazz percussionist Wolfgang Haffner and a vocal feature from Mozez of Zero 7 fame, this album is full to the brim with undeniable talent. · Nightmares On Wax will be touring across Europe and the US this autumn in support of the album, including a date at Londons prestigious XOYO and a homecoming show at Leeds Belgrave Music Hall. Discussing his live show, Evelyn said: Ive done the full band thing and the sound system thing and now I really want to marry the two and to do so with a real live percussive edge.
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