Nightmares on Wax - Know My Name

What this video is

Released in August 2002 as the lead single from Mind Elevation, 'Know My Name' arrived at a pivotal moment for UK electronic music. Nightmares on Wax — by then the solo vehicle of Leeds-born George Evelyn — had helped define the downtempo and trip-hop movements of the 1990s on Warp Records, fusing hip-hop rhythms, reggae sound-system culture, jazz keys, and soulful sampling. Mind Elevation represented a step toward…

Why it matters

A flagship single from one of the architects of UK downtempo and chillout electronica, 'Know My Name' documents Nightmares on Wax's evolution from bleep-techno origins toward soul-infused, vocally-led electronic songwriting. Its visual language — dark, warm, rapidly edited — is representative of…