Name: Shout Out! To Freedom…
Brand: Nightmares On Wax

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

WARPLP321B

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Colour

Blue

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Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: Yes

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Housed in Gatefold Sleeve.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-10-29

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

0801061832117

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Total Cap

2 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / blue

WARPCD321

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Extended format: No

6 Panel Digipack.

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0801061032128

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

WARPLP321

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Black

0801061032111

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2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Nightmares On Wax

Genre GB

Electronic

Label GB

Warp

The longest serving artist on the Warp Records roster, Nightmares On Wax was founded in 1988 by George "DJ E.A.S.E." Evelyn and Kevin "Boywonder" Harper. Although Harper left before the release of Smokers Delight, Nightmares On Wax continued to make waves in the music industry. Their live performances were enhanced by the presence of MC Toz 180 and guitarist Chris Dawkins.

Warp is a British electronic label founded by Steve Beckett, Rob Mitchell (RIP 2001), and Robert Gordon. It is one of the world's most respected and influential electronic/experimental dance labels. Originally based in Sheffield, UK, Warp later moved to London. They are known for their pioneering digital music sales site Bleep.com, which offered high-quality MP3s for sale along with exclusive tracks and rarities. Warp has several related labels including Warp Records Limited, Warp Music Publishing, Lex Records, Arcola, LuckyMe, and Night Slugs. The label's history is documented in the book "Warp" by Rob Young.

In terms of releases, there are some gaps and unreleased albums/singles within the cat#s. For example, WARP 13/WARP 99/WARP 113 have no releases; WARP 93 is an unreleased album by Priest; WARP 109 is an unreleased album by Squarepusher; WARP 118 is an unreleased album by Chris Morris. There are also some interesting facts about certain singles such as WAP 13 being supposedly unreleased but some copies of WARP LP 1 were pressed with this cat#. Additionally, WAP 85 was intended for Jimi Tenor's "[m=43418]" but ended up being released by Rough Trade Germany without a Warp cat#. 

It's worth noting that many Warp releases were licensed to

Shout Out! To Freedom... is the new album from Nightmares on Wax featuring Shabaka Hutchings, Greentea Peng, Haile Supreme, Mara TK, Sabrina Mahfouz and Pip Millett.

"I feel like I've been set free of something and I am now becoming who I really am," says George Evelyn. As Nightmares on Wax Evelyn has - for the last 30 years, as Warp's longest serving signing - been consistently at the forefront of contemporary music, creating a unique blend of electronica, jazz, hip-hop, techno, dub, funk, soul and techno. Although 9 albums in, he may have only just truly stepped into his own groove. Lockdown forced a change of pace and offered some time for meaningful reflection and introspection. "I've been gigging non-stop for 10 years," he says. "And that experience has been beautiful but it also drained me emotionally."

He began to reassess some things. "As a creative you're always questioning everything," he says. "So having the time and the space has meant that I could do a proper deep dive into this stuff. So it was all about this journey of going back to myself, and realising being at home with my wife and my daughter that I've not really been here properly. It's like I've just woken back up to what I actually have - and it's already here."

"I wanted to ask: what is freedom?" he says. "Everybody's got a different idea of it, everybody's got a different concept of it. I realised that internally, we all want to be free of our shit and it doesn't matter what it is. Everybody wants to be free of something. So there are shout outs to freedom in each song. They're all different cries and different calls but there's a coherent feeling through it."

When all the guest's contributions were complete and the album was meticulously assembled to what we hear now, Evelyn picked up one last powerful and potent theme that came oozing out of the grooves. "I think it's the story of the human spirit," he says.

Shout Out! To Freedom…

Music GB

Buy Nightmares On Wax - Shout Out! To Freedom… (Vinyl, CD) now from Rough Trade - independent purveyors of great music, since 1976.