George Herbert 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

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. Nightmares on Wax was 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

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and

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. Later, he was fascinated by hip hop tracks such as "

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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. Robin Taylor-Firth became a frequent collaborator with Evelyn. The second studio album for Warp, titled '' Smokers Delight'', was released in 1995. It was placed at number 15 on ''

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''s "50 Best Trip-Hop Albums of All Time" list. Evelyn released ''

Carboot Soul ''Carboot Soul'' is the third studio album by Nightmares on Wax. It was released in 1999 on Warp. It peaked at number 71 on the UK Albums Chart. Early copies of the album were issued with a designer packet of Rizla rolling papers, which featured ...

'' in 1999, and ''

Mind Elevation ''Mind Elevation'' is the fourth studio album by Nightmares on Wax. It was released in 2002 on Warp. It peaked at number 47 on the UK Albums Chart. Critical reception At Metacritic Metacritic is an American website that aggregates reviews ...

'' in 2002. In 2005, Evelyn started his own record label Wax On. He released ''

In a Space Outta Sound ''In a Space Outta Sound'' is the fifth studio album by Nightmares on Wax. It was released in 2006 on Warp. It peaked at number 93 on the UK Albums Chart. Critical reception At Metacritic Metacritic is an American website that aggregates ...

'' in 2006, ''

Thought So ''Thought So'' (sometimes stylized as ''thought so...'') is the sixth studio album by Nightmares on Wax. It was released in 2008 on Warp. It peaked at number 19 on the ''Billboard'' Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart. Critical reception At Metacr ...

'' in 2008, ''

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'' in 2013, ''

Shape the Future ''Shape the Future'' is the eighth studio album by Nightmares on Wax. It was released in 2018 on Warp. It peaked at number 19 on the UK Independent Albums Chart. Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 ...

'' in 2018, and ''Shout Out! To Freedom...'' (2021)

Discography

Studio albums

* '' A Word of Science: The First and Final Chapter'' (1991) * '' Smokers Delight'' (1995) * ''

'' (1999) * ''

'' (2002) * ''

'' (2006) * ''

'' (2008) * ''

'' (2013) * ''

'' (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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