Nightmares On Wax - Feelin Good '2013

Tracks list

Tracklist:

[4:27] 01. Nightmares On Wax - So Here We Are
[4:47] 02. Nightmares On Wax - Be, I Do
[4:01] 03. Nightmares On Wax - Master Plan
[4:52] 04. Nightmares On Wax - Luna 2 (feat. Wolfgang Haffner)
[4:00] 05. Nightmares On Wax - Now Is The Time
[3:33] 06. Nightmares On Wax - Give Thx
[4:11] 07. Nightmares On Wax - Eye (Cant See)
[5:28] 08. Nightmares On Wax - Tapestry
[4:41] 09. Nightmares On Wax - There 4u
[6:58] 10. Nightmares On Wax - Om Sweet H(Om)E

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AllMusic Review by Andy Kellman
The first Nightmares on Wax album in five years is George Evelyns most organic
and band-oriented release. Beside longtime collaborator Robin Taylor-Firth,
Evelyn is joined by a roster of seasoned studio veterans: drummer Wolfgang
Haffner, bassist Paul Powell, percussionist Andrew Shovell Lovell, vocalist
Mozez, and string arranger Sebastian Studnitzky. Its not as if the album was
recorded with a strictly old-school method, however; a fair portion of the
elements sound producer-driven, heavily manipulated. Stylistically, the album is
characteristically diverse for a NoW release, with easy listening, reggae, dub,
soul, funk, disco, hip-hop, and downtempo all in the bright mix. Amid some
well-made but not particularly stimulating material, the more energetic tracks
-- the squelching Now Is the Time and the echo-soaked throwback dancefloor
groove Tapestry, the latter of which is almost as gritty as a Theo Parrish ugly
edit -- stick out the most and leave deeper impressions. Theres also some decent
retro-soul in the seemingly Curtis Mayfield-inspired Give Thx, which has some
structural and melodic likeness to People Get Ready. Appropriately titled, the
album exudes warmth but occasionally sounds so relaxed that it seems to lack
inspiration -- more suited for a department store soundtrack than vacation
listening.

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