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George Evelyn, i.e. Nightmares On Wax, is a pioneer of Bristol's trip-hop,
even if A Word Of Science (Warp, 1991),
featuring Aftermath, and especially the elegant
Smokers Delight (Wax Trax, 1995)
sound more like 1970s' funk-jazz (A Night's Interlude).
Carboot Soul (Warp, 1999), which was released again four years after
the previous one, adds a couple of soul ballads (neither worth of being
mentioned) and a touch of world-music (Arghanoah) to the usual laid-back
lullabies (Morse).
Mind Elevation (Warp, 2002) has, again, very little trip-hop but a lot
of trite pop-soul muzak (Know My Name, Date My Destiny), and
even a re-write of the easy-listening classic Love Is Blue
(Bleu My Mind),
amid echoes of vintage Isaac Hayes and Curtis Mayfield
(the instrumentals Humble and BBH).
The best tracks are probably the first (the dreamy Mind Eye) and the
last (the dub-tinged Thoughts).
If possible, the music became even more languid and elegant on
In A Space Outta Sound (Warp, 2006).
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George Evelyn e` uno dei pionieri del trip-hop di Bristol,
anche se A Word Of Science (Warp),
con Aftermath, e soprattutto, quattro anni dopo,
l'elegantissimo
Smokers Delight (Wax Trax, 1995)
dei suoi Nightmares On Wax
sembrano piu` che altro dischi di funk-jazz degli anni '70.
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