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Artist:	NIGHTMARES ON WAX
Title:	DJ Kicks
Label:	STUD!O K7 (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	K7 093CD

"The two most recent DJ Kicks releases by Kid Loco and the Stereo MCs, heralding a slight shift in the emphasis of the sound towards the hip hop arena, Studio K7 proudly brings you the Nightmares on Wax DJ Kicks -- the tightest hip hop set of the series so far. The album is the 17th in the series. The idea of making a mix CD with Nightmares on Wax came about as early as 1995, but the project was subject to George Evelyn's leisurely working practices -- all good things take time. Now just a little later than expected, he sends us shooting into his beat orbit with an excellent selection of hip hop and downbeat tunes for his DJ Kicks set. The result is a perfect blend of old skool and new, British and American, as well as vocal and instrumental tracks with tunes from A Tribe Called Quest, Kenny Dope, Aim, Blackalicious, Freddy Fresh, Grand Unified and Syrup, among others,"

Artist:	NIGHTMARES ON WAX
Title:	A Word of Science
Label:	WARP RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	WARP 004CD

Domestic issue of their debut album, from 1991. "Nightmares on Wax's A Word of Science was recorded at the height of happy hardcore fever that gripped the UK in the early 1990s. Alongside groups such as the Prodigy, LFO and Unique 3, Nightmares on Wax introduced a hard electronic sound that tore up house music and overthrew acid. 'A Case of Funk' has that typically hysteric, operatic sound that made early-1990s Brit electronic music the rush that it was; the same goes for the squidgy synths and tribal beats of 'Coming Down'. Both tunes reflect the increasing influence of Ecstasy on the rave scene as mellow euphoria was replaced by a sharper, teeth-grinding groove. However, 'MegaDonutz' starts as typical hardcore but warps into a 45 King style hip-hop production while 'Back In Time' is down-tempo and uses an old Bizmarkie sample -- even with the rave scene around them, NOW went back to their original hip-hop roots. A vivid snapshot of British dance music at the turn of the 1990s."

Artist:	NIGHTMARES ON WAX
Title:	Mind Elevation
Label:	WARP RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	WARP 095CD

"All the qualities that made NoW's Smokers Delight (Warp/TVT '95) and Carboot Soul (Warp/Matador 99) LPs chilled-out classics are present and accounted for: uplifting melody lines and crisp hip hop and stoned rhythms that combine into refreshing r 'n' b jams, more nourished on Quincy Jones and Curtis Mayfield than on New Jack Diddy. There are even more vocal delights to be had this time out: from the reggae-tinged observational sociology of '70's 80's' to the sassy diva bounce of the first single, 'Know My Name.'"

Artist:	NIGHTMARES ON WAX
Title:	In a Space Outta Sound
Label:	WARP RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	WARP 133CD

"Alongside fellow Warp artists like Boards Of Canada and Autechre, the UK's Nightmares On Wax have steadfastly placed themselves in a league of artist that refuse to go the way of so many electronica early-burners. Taking a penchant for mid-'90s golden era hip-hop production flourishes, a deep love for tipsy Jamaican dub and a working knowledge of leftfield European electro, Nightmares On Wax have added to their already impressive catalog with In A Space Outta Sound. With a stronger dubwise rocksteady vibe than past NOW releases, the new album is still firmly rooted in the dusty funk that has anchored past collaborations and remixes with hip-hop heavy hitters like De La Soul, Roots Manuva, Black Eyed Peas' frontman Will.i.Am and RJD2."

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