Nightmares on Wax - Les Nuits

Name: Nightmares on Wax - Les Nuits
Uploaded: 1999-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Description: Released 19 April 1999 as the lead single from 'Carboot Soul' (Warp Records), 'Les Nuits' represents the culmination of a thematic trilogy by George Evelyn (DJ E.A.S.E.) — the third and most fully realised iteration of his recurring 'Nights' motif, following 'Nights Interlude' (A Word of Science, 1991) and 'Nights Introlude' (Smokers…

1999 · Late-90s UK Downtempo / Post-Rave Chillout Era (1999) · music video

Nightmares on Wax - Les Nuits music video

1999Late-90s UK Downtempo / Post-Rave Chillout Era (1999)UK Downtempo / Warp Records Electronica / Late-90s Chillout Movement

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Released 19 April 1999 as the lead single from 'Carboot Soul' (Warp Records), 'Les Nuits' represents the culmination of a thematic trilogy by George Evelyn (DJ E.A.S.E.) — the third and most fully realised iteration of his recurring 'Nights' motif, following 'Nights Interlude' (A Word of Science, 1991) and 'Nights Introlude' (Smokers Delight, 1995). Unlike its predecessors, the 1999 version moved entirely away from…

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A landmark document of UK late-90s downtempo electronica: 'Les Nuits' bridges trip-hop, orchestral soul, and electronic production at a moment when Warp Records was repositioning from IDM toward more organic, song-oriented aesthetics. Its orchestral ambition — live strings over programmed beats —…

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