Released 21 June 2024
Order now on black and limited edition white vinyl: https://latenighttales.lnk.to/nightmaresonwax2024

This ain't no normal nightmare, kid. This is Nightmares On Wax, aka DJ EASE, aka George Evelyn. Born under a bad sign, with lino in hand, Mr. Evelyn went forth into the world and breakdanced (brokedance?). It's what you did in the 80s when you were young, loved hip hop and couldn't rap for toffee. When house arrived they turned their clever hands to it. Bleeps and beats is what it was. That's what everyone said. But there was always a bit more than a bunch of bleeps to what Nightmares On Wax did. The north never really took the name very seriously (Sweet Exorcist even named their album Clonk as a pisstake). Then George flipped the script and went and did Smokers Delight, the beats not so much seminal as semolina: gloopy and slow and sweet and lovely.

And now we have this: a 2024 reissue of his seminal Late Night Tales compilation. Tom Scott's 'Sneakin' In The Back' — one of the most sampled beats in hip hop — makes an appearance in its full glory, while Quincy Jones, the inspiration for NOW's 'Nights Interlude', backs up the classics with ‘Listen (What It Is)’. Evelyn's hip hop sensibility is to the fore throughout and nowhere is this more evident than on ‘Intergalactic Throwdown' by former Freestylers' DJ, Mad Doctor X. And can we forget the sublime version of the Classic IV's 'Spooky' by darling Dusty? No, we can't. Finally — oh, finally! — there is the now-traditional cover version, with George serving up a soupy version of 'Brothers On The Slide' that gives a nod of respect to the original British funk soul brothers, Cymande. 

This ain't no nightmare at all: it's Nightmares On Wax.

Late Night Tales: Nightmares On Wax (Sampler)

Typical Remixes

Typical (Little Dragon's Rick Ride Remix) [feat. Jordan Rakei]

Carboot Jazz

Easejimi (Carboot Jazz Version)

Les Nuits (Carboot Jazz Full Length)

Les Nuits (Carboot Jazz Edit)

Presenting the third single ‘Ron Song’ taken from Melbourne/Naarm multi-instrumentalist Don Glori’s forthcoming third album, Paper Can’t Wrap Fire. An ode to Brazil’s musical heritage, it’s Don’s nod to icons and influences including João Donato and Seu George. Samba-flecked, yet with a distinctive Don Glori groove, it’s doused in buttery Rhodes, hazy vocal harmonies and acoustic guitar riffs. Combine that with a serving of long majestic horn lines and the instantly recognisable cuíca and it’s a one-way ticket to Rio’s sunshine-soaked shores. 
 
Speaking about the track, Don mentions, “The thing I love about ‘Ron Song’ is all the ear candy. The Rhodes was routed through the preamp of an original suitcase Rhodes to give it the proper stereo trem it needed. The guitar just breaking through the ribbon mic contrasts against the very digital chorus on the bass. The bass is pushed out to the sides, using every dial tone sample at once. Texturally it feels like an ear massage. 
 
Alcides Neto laid down cuíca throughout the track and fans of Azymuth/Brazilian music in general will appreciate the partido alto underneath the trumpet solo. It’s as if the cuíca and Rhodes are having a conversation in the outro.”


Don Glori - Ron Song

House Of Jealous Lovers (Morgan Geist Version)

An instrumental piece that moves like the ocean under moonlight. Gentle piano lines ripple across a sea of silence, while distant strings rise and fall like the tide.

It is the sound of waves whispering to the night, carrying both solitude and peace. In its stillness, the listener discovers the hidden pulse of the ocean — calm yet alive, dark yet luminous.

Nocturnal Waves - 07 - Oceanic Echoes

A star final (iwantotryityourwaythistime) :;prod me:;

i'm healing sløwly

The influence of Jamaican music - across the globe - is staggering. Here we present a modest selection of  Ska, Rocksteady, Roots & Dub from outside the Island.

Hold Me Tight - Johnny Nash (USA)
Time Waits For No One - Christy Essien Igbokwe (Nigeria)
The Back Stabbers - Professionals (Belize)
Algo Muy Profundo (feat. Combo Lulo) - Ralph Weeks (Panama/USA)
Je t'emmène - Boule Noire (Canada) 
Baltimore - Nina Simone (USA)
Goro City - Manu Dibango (Cameroon)
Hoobeya - Shimaali & Killer (Somalia)
Ya Hussad - Ahmed Fakroun (Libya)
Experience - Bro David (Belize)
Femmes Pays Douces - Raphael Toiné (Martinique)
Dağlar Dağlar - Sezen Aksu (Turkey)
Loga - Girma Wolde Michael (Ethiopia)
La Nostalgie Camarade - Serge Gainsbourg (France)
Gaj - Maryla Rodowicz (Poland)
Kenya Hakuna Matata (Jambo Bwana) - Them Mushroom (Kenya) 
Fresa Salvaje - Camilo Sesto (Spain)
Poi E - Patea Maori Club (New Zealand)
At The Club - Victor Romeo Evans (UK)
Leaving Babylon - Bad Brains (USA)
The Vision (alt version) - No Fixed Address (Australia) 
German Luf - Taugenixe (Germany)
Let Me Rock You Now - Love Joys (USA)
Mystical Cosmic Vibrations - Pecker (Japan)
Asylum Revisited - Mad Professor (UK)
La bataille de neige - Domenique Dumont (Latvia) 
Kakashi - Yasuaki Shimizu (Japan)
Bohemian Idol (feat. Toby Laing) - Lord Echo (New Zealand) 
Magic Love - Fishmans (Japan)

STRICTLY EXPORT: Reggae Branches

DJ E.A.S.E
Producer/Writer/Spiritual Conductor/CEO of MY Life. In honour of creation xxx 
Enquiries: kr@endlessloveshow.com

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