Nightmares On Wax - Wonder (feat. Shabaka Hutchings and Haile Supreme)

What this video is

Released on 29 October 2021 as part of Nightmares On Wax's ninth album Shout Out! To Freedom... on Warp Records, 'Wonder' emerged directly from the cultural reckoning of the COVID-19 pandemic. George Evelyn (DJ Ease/Nightmares On Wax), Warp's longest-serving artist, described the album as a personal liberation, having spent the lockdown in deep reflection after a decade of continuous touring. The album's thematic…

Why it matters

Represents the maturation of UK downtempo electronica: a genre born from bleep techno and hip-hop sampling culture in Leeds in the early 1990s, here synthesised with the early-2020s UK jazz-electronic fusion movement. The collaboration with Shabaka Hutchings — whose own work bridges UK jazz,…

The director

London-raised, Los Angeles-based director and graduate of Goldsmiths College and Central Saint Martins. Frank began his artistic journey making stop-motion animations at age 10. His films explore the human spirit through real, relatable environments and…