Back in the ’90s, Nightmares on Wax (aka George Evelyn) developed a new style of trip-hop. Evelyn went deep into uplifting and funky soulful samples with a more relaxed vibe that seemed to combine Balearic island house he has become so well-known for with the best bits of Jazz-influenced Golden-era hip-hop. He was able to do that thanks to his prior history as a real crate digger.
And now that background is on full display in The Now Experience , a series of mixtapes recorded by the man in his mom’s living room between 1986 and 1997. Full of soul, funk, jazz and more, they represent the sort of core sound at the heart of Nightmares on Wax—and they also provide a fascinating insight into the mind of a true musical original.
Listen to them compiled below.
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