George Evelyn (born 15 January 1970), better known by his stage name Nightmares on Wax or DJ E.A.S.E., is an English DJ and record producer from

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. His music has been released by

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. He is based in Ibiza. Nightmares on Wax were originally a group consisting of Evelyn and John Halnon, and then later with Kevin Harper.

Early life

George Evelyn was born in

. His father and sister introduced him to the soul music of Quincy Jones and Curtis Mayfield. Later, he was fascinated by the hip hop tracks such as " Rapper's Delight" and "

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Career

Nightmares on Wax was originally formed in 1988 by George Evelyn as a group project with John Halnon, and later with Kevin Harper. Their debut studio album, '' A Word of Science: The First and Final Chapter'', was released on

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in 1991. After the release of the album, Harper left the group to pursue a career in DJing.

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became a frequent collaborator with Evelyn. The second studio album for Warp, titled ''

Smokers Delight ''Smokers Delight'' is the second studio album by Nightmares on Wax. It was released in 1995 on Warp in the United Kingdom, and on Wax Trax in the United States. It peaked at number 84 on the UK Albums Chart. Critical reception ''Smokers Delig ...

'', was released in 1995. It was placed at number 15 on '' Fact''s "50 Best Trip-Hop Albums of All Time" list. Evelyn released '' Carboot Soul'' in 1999, and '' Mind Elevation'' in 2002. In 2005, Evelyn started his own record label Wax On. He released '' In a Space Outta Sound'' in 2006, '' Thought So'' in 2008, '' Feelin' Good'' in 2013, '' Shape the Future'' in 2018, and '' Shout Out! To Freedom...'' (2021)

Discography

Studio albums

* '' A Word of Science: The First and Final Chapter'' (1991) * ''

'' (1995) * '' Carboot Soul'' (1999) * '' Mind Elevation'' (2002) * '' In a Space Outta Sound'' (2006) * '' Thought So'' (2008) * '' Feelin' Good'' (2013) * '' Shape the Future'' (2018) * ''Shout Out! To Freedom...'' (2021)

Compilation albums

* ''

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'' (2014)

DJ mixes

* '' DJ-Kicks: Nightmares on Wax'' (2000) * '' Late Night Tales: Nightmares on Wax'' (2003) * ''Coming Home'' (2009) * ''Wax Da Beach'' (2011) * Back To Mine (2019)

EPs

* ''A Case of Funk'' (1991) * ''Still Smokin...'' (1996) * ''Sound of N.O.W.'' (2000) * ''Ground Floor'' (2016)

Singles

* "Dextrous" (1989) * "Aftermath #1" (1990) * "Set Me Free" (1992) * "Happiness!" (1992) * "Alive" (1994) * "DreddOverBoard" (1996) * "Finer" (1999) * "Les Nuits" (1999) * "Keep On" (2000) * "Know My Name" (2002) * "70s 80s" (2003) * "Date with Destiny" (2003) * "Brothers on the Slide (Dub)" (2003) * "Flip Ya Lid" (2006) * "The Sweetest" (2006) * "195lbs" (2008) * "Citizen Cane" (2017) * "Back to Nature" (2017)

References

External links

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