Nightmares on Wax
Nightmares on Wax performing in 2006
Background information
Also known as	DJ E.A.S.E.[1]
Born	George Herbert Evelyn (1970-01-15)15 January 1970 (age 55)[2] Leeds, England
Genres	Trip hop[3] techno[4] downtempo[4]
Occupations	DJ record producer
Years active	1988–present
Labels	Warp Wax On
Members	George Evelyn
Past members	John Halnon Kevin Harper
Website	www.nightmaresonwax.com

George Herbert Evelyn^[5] (born 15 January 1970), better known by his stage nameNightmares on Wax orDJ E.A.S.E., is an English DJ and record producer fromLeeds. His music has been released byWarp Records.^[6] He is based inIbiza.^[7] Nightmares on Wax was originally a group consisting of Evelyn and John Halnon, and then later with Kevin Harper.

George Evelyn was born inLeeds.^[8] His father and sister introduced him to the soul music ofQuincy Jones andCurtis Mayfield.^[9] Later, he was fascinated by hip hop tracks such as "Rapper's Delight" and "Buffalo Gals".^[9]

Nightmares on Wax was originally formed in 1988 by George Evelyn as a group project with John Halnon, and later with Kevin Harper.^[10] Their debut studio album,A Word of Science: The First and Final Chapter, was released onWarp in 1991.^[11] After the release of the album, Harper left the group to pursue a career in DJing.^[4]Robin Taylor-Firth became a frequent collaborator with Evelyn.^[10]

The second studio album for Warp, titledSmokers Delight, was released in 1995.^[3] It was placed at number 15 onFact's "50 Best Trip-Hop Albums of All Time" list.^[3] Evelyn releasedCarboot Soul in 1999,^[12] andMind Elevation in 2002.^[13] In 2005, Evelyn started his own record label Wax On.^[14]

He releasedIn a Space Outta Sound in 2006,^[15]Thought So in 2008,^[16]Feelin' Good in 2013,^[17]Shape the Future in 2018,^[18] andShout Out! To Freedom... (2021)

• A Word of Science: The First and Final Chapter (1991)
• Smokers Delight (1995)
• Carboot Soul (1999)
• Mind Elevation (2002)
• In a Space Outta Sound (2006)
• Thought So (2008)
• Feelin' Good (2013)
• Shape the Future (2018)
• Shout Out! To Freedom... (2021)
• Echo45 Sound System (2025)

• Now Is the Time (2014)

• DJ-Kicks: Nightmares on Wax (2000)
• Late Night Tales: Nightmares on Wax (2003)
• Coming Home (2009)
• Wax Da Beach (2011)
• Back to Mine (2019)

• A Case of Funk (1991)
• Still Smokin... (1996)
• Sound of N.O.W. (2000)
• Ground Floor (2016)

• "Dextrous" (1989)
• "Aftermath #1" (1990)
• "Set Me Free" (1992)
• "Happiness!" (1992)
• "Alive" (1994)
• "DreddOverBoard" (1996)
• "Finer" (1999)
• "Les Nuits" (1999)
• "Keep On" (2000)
• "Know My Name" (2002)
• "70s 80s" (2003)
• "Date with Destiny" (2003)
• "Brothers on the Slide (Dub)" (2003)
• "Flip Ya Lid" (2006)
• "The Sweetest" (2006)
• "195lbs" (2008)
• "Citizen Cane" (2017)
• "Back to Nature" (2017)

• "Nightmares on Wax".Music Technology. Vol. 5, no. 10. September 1991. p. 36.ISSN 0957-6606.OCLC 24835173.

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