{"product_id":"nightmares-on-wax-shape-the-future-vinyl-2lp","title":"Nightmares On Wax: Shape The Future Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis isn’t your older brother’s beat up downtempo record!\u003c\/i\u003e On his first studio album in 5 years, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=nightmares+on+wax\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Evelyn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e takes the tried-and-true framework of future jazz, hip-hop, trip-hop - whatever you like to call it - and implements them in new and refreshing ways. In 2018, Evelyn is effectively \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Warp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWarp\u003c\/a\u003e’s longest serving artist, after debuting on the label in 1989 with the bleep \u0026amp; bass anthem \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=nightmares+on+wax+a+word+of+science\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e“Dextrous”\u003c\/a\u003e and the even better \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=nightmares+on+wax+a+word+of+science\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e“Aftermath”\u003c\/a\u003e shortly after, before pivoting to the blunted downtempo of the now classic and utterly self-explanatory \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Smokers+Delight\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSmokers Delight\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e that saw him swapping out the ravey urgency of his first few singles for bearded hip-hop psychedelia and poised rare groove textures. \u003cem\u003eShape The Future\u003c\/em\u003e boasts the same deadly dub basslines that defined his classic downtempo period as well as those early warehouse bangers, but posits them beneath an intricate network of jazzy instrumentation and synthetic textures where the threshold between samples and original material is thrillingly hard to pinpoint. Not to mention the guests that really take these songs to another level: \u003cstrong\u003eSadie Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e’s soulful murmur over the enormous sub bass and sparse piano on “Deep Shadows” is simple but highly potent, making precisely the sort of underground R\u0026amp;B-tinged track \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Drake\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrake\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e likes to ape for his crossover smashes, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Andrew+Ashong\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Ashong\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s performance on the jazzy and laid back “Tell My Vision” is a real highlight. The fuzzy rocksteady of “Tomorrow” featuring \u003cstrong\u003eLSK\u003c\/strong\u003e and the triplicate thump and noirish atmosphere of the title track are also major standouts, and the hair-raising cadence of cinematic album coda \"The Othership\" prove that in the far future, guitar \u0026amp; rhodes is still a sureshot combination. Double vinyl pressing housed in full color gatefold with printed inner sleeves. Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack double vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egatefold sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted inner sleeves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Warp Records 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by hannibal chew 02\/2018\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Nightmares On Wax","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":1456297279496,"sku":"lp-9313","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/nightmaresonwax-shapethefuture.jpg?v=1762274484","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/nightmares-on-wax-shape-the-future-vinyl-2lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}