Product Description

Coming seven years after the 1999 release 'Carboot Soul', Nightmares On Wax prove they haven't lost any of their chilled out funk with this their fourth album. 'In A Space Outta Sound' sees George Evelyn continue with the obscure soul samples, laidback beats and tripped out sounds that have wowed audiences since 1991's 'A Word Of Science'.

Track Listing

1. Passion
2. Sweetest
3. Flip Ya Lid
4. Pudpots
5. Damn
6. You Wish
7. Deepdown
8. Chime Out
9. Me
10. I Am You
11. Soul Purpose
12. African Pirates

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1596 in Music
• Released on: 2006-03-20
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
Architects of "chill-out" before the term even existed, Nightmares On Wax--the nom de stoned of Leeds-born ex-raver George Evelyn--have ploughed a long and lazy furrow through the genres of reggae, hip-hop, world music and soul in search of the perfect lull. Like the United Kingdom itself, Nightmares' fifth album In A Space Outta Sound is a composite of diverse, often exotic geography, but importantly never sounds like a work of cultural tourism: on "Damn!", a devious snake charmer's melody weaves almost subliminally beneath gentle, trippy gospel chorusing, while on "African Pirates", cyclical percussive rhythms meld seamlessly with white-gloves acid blips and honking dub bass.

What sidetracks your attention from these rather ambitious splicings is Evelyn's talents for melody and repetition-the showtune horn-screech of "Pudpots", those sweet snatches of vocal that roll around in "Deepdown"'s Balearic tide--subtly working their way into your consciousness with blissful conclusion. Forget the young pretenders of chill like Zero 7 and Mylo, In A Space Outta Sound confirms Nightmares On Wax remain on a plane of their own.-- Louis Pattison

Customer Reviews

Sunshine on CD...
This is a gorgeous feel-good album. Every track just makes you feel good.

Laced with tripped-out Carribean vibes, it meanders along like you've know it all your life. It's a fabulous chill-out / outdoors in the sun experience too...

Up there with Smokers Delight, this ranks as NOW's other completely essential album.

Get it now and have Summer everyday...

Slo-mo grooveliness
Nightmares on Wax AKA George Evelyn's music has a unique slant. Once you get where he is coming from you need more...and more. His albums are highly addictive, warmer than Hip hop, cooler than dub, they inhabit a world where everything is groovy.
This is his best since Car Boot soul, with three standout tracks. Flip Ya Lid, Sweetest, and African Pirates.
There's a lot of looping and sampling in these hypnotic joints, but there is enough invention and love here to keep the listener transfixed. Vocals where they exist are soulful and restrained.
Top marks then, for a fantastic collection of grooves from the top drawer that withstand lots of repeat plays. Exceptional.

Very NOW
It's been over 3 years since the last NOW album but it's been well worth the wait. For my money "Mind Elevation" didn't reach the excellence of "Carboot Soul" or "Smokers Delight", but I can assure you that this album touches the brilliance established in the first 2 albums. An ambient yet funky sound that is hard to explain but is very individual to this artist. If you enjoyed any of their past works but are hesitant to buy I can assure you you won't be disappointed.