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One of the prime architects of the organic grooves later dubbed trip-hop, Nightmares on Wax deserted their early formula in 2002 only when it became respectable and a crossover appeared most likely.
George Evelyn's solo step as Nightmares on Wax, Smokers Delight, is a whole delightfully irreducible to its parts, which, as with earlier releases, is largely electro, hip-hop, and soul, with bits of Latin percussion and down-tempo funk thrown in.
Double vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. Shout Out! To Freedom oscillates between electronica, jazz, hip-hop and contemporary styles. Although 9 albums into his career, Evelyn considers this album to be the first time he has truly found his sound.
In 2020, Jack Johnson reached out to Lee "Scratch" Perry to produce a dub remix album based on Jack's most loved recordings. In 2022, Jack and SSS, Perry's last band, connected and found they had all the pieces to bring Perry's creations to completion.
Nightmares On Wax presents live recordings of his most recent album Shout Out! To Freedom..., a deeply personal project built from life-affirming realizations brought on by a period of profound change in his life.