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【传奇英国 trip hop / hip hop / downtempo】

(Warp Records / Wax On / UK) - DJ set

2018年11月30日，周五

DADA Shanghai

门票：100元

 Support DJs 助阵嘉宾 

Damacha

Cruel Buddhist (live set) 

以及另外一个来自旧金山的Special Guest DJ

DJ Jarrad Cleofe 

George 是最早将风靡1990年代早期的downtempo和trip-hop用于音乐制作的推广人。他通过融合jazz, hip-hop, reggae和在英国80年代末90年代初极为流行的rave sounds制造出独特的声音。

 Nightmares On Wax Boiler Room Sheffield DJ Set 

2013 年 Nightmares On Wax 在伦敦的Boiler Room视频在Youtube上已经有超过715万的浏览量了，它是大师级的有趣又易懂的house音乐。是阳光明媚的日子和朋友小聚的完美音乐。同时也让我们再次回到那被喧嚣和混乱侵占前的Boiler Room。加入了诸如Diana Ross的《It’s My House》和 Kaytranada对Janet Jackson的《If》的混音等经典音乐片段，它是纯粹的groove音乐，同时也可以用于黑胶DJ教程。

在Carboot Soul专辑中，Nightmares On Wax以他最出名的那首《Les Nuits》开场。尽管有时会被指责说他的音乐中缺乏那种前卫浮夸的元素，但在这里George 在他的曲子中加入了爵士乐元素。在创作时，与其他所有Nightmares On Wax专辑相比，它加入了最多的现场乐器演奏。最引人注目的也许是Robin Taylor-Firth演奏的键盘。近二十年之后，它的高质量水准仍然是funk音乐中最重要的作品之一。轻柔的pad 声音渐入渐出，配上一些刚刚能听出来就消失的微弱的人声，足够牢牢抓住你的注意力。

Smokers Delight 被认为是他最出色的专辑，是超越了它的所有制造人的存在，是所有现存downtempo风格专辑中最为人所知的一张。它浓缩了1995年chill-out音乐的历史，优雅地穿梭在hip-hop、house、dub和一系列迷人的采样。这时候Nightmares On Wax已开始DJ了，在已经制作了各类音乐，现场演出远离编曲了一段时间。他在Warp发行的第二张LP专辑也是刚刚重回制作领域后，成为了电子乐最让人难忘的专辑之一。

到2006年为止，George 已经帮助创立了trip-hop以及chill out的音乐运动风潮。在发布第一张专辑的十五年后，他已经拥有了属于自己的个性的风格，在In A Space Outta Sound中更是证明了自己是流派中仅存的仍然愿意精心制作的音乐人。像Passion和The Sweetest这样的单曲从一开始就很好地传达了他25年以来一直想要表达的东西。

Nightmares On Wax自从80年代晚期发布了第一个12寸 Dextrous后一直保持多产的状态，但在1999至2006年之间，他可以说是精力极其充沛。两个混音和一张专辑紧接着又发了Mind Elevation， George 在2002年发布了这个舒缓音乐的集合。在Mind Eye中低沉有瑕疵的鼓乐配上说唱式的人声及接近4/4的节奏。但也别忘了他那标志性的令人放松的舒缓灵魂的pad声音。其他像Thoughts这样的音乐则以更自然、更爵士的方式结尾。

Da Feelin和195 lbs这样的音乐既不背离In a Space Outta Sound，但也绝不雷同。很多在Thought So里的音乐都类似，营造出不断重复节奏的dub氛围。但是，在Pretty Dark和Moretime中，它那迷人的funk曲风又证实了这张专辑的长期价值。

 视频：Nightmares On Wax - Shape The Future 

Nightmare On Wax在最新的 Shape The Future中，将清晰的鼓乐节奏放到了中心位置，同时搭配上平稳而贯穿其中的人声，在主打曲中最为明显。而其他的比如Back To Nature则更专注于缓慢的dub和福音演唱风格的音乐。从某种程度上，这张专辑比以往的任何一张都更值得让人反思，而与诸如加拿大饶舌歌手Allan Kingdom和驻扎在伦敦的歌手Mozez的合作则让这张专辑跟上了2018年的节奏。

✔ Cruel Buddhist (US)

 "Live in Live"系列视频节目第二期 

Cruel Buddhist来自美国生活在上海，是一位以Lo-Fi, Chill-Hop, Funk, Vaporwave等音乐风格为主要方向的职业音乐制作人。他的现场演出使用采样器、合成器、音序器等设备，融合loop循环为铺垫和即兴的演奏组成独特的个人live set。正如他的名字，他的演出同样受到禅宗文化的影响，Cruel Buddhist的现场试图展现一个在数码设备围绕下依然充满有机生命力的和人性的音乐氛围。

他的作品”Attention Deficit Daydreams Vol.1”  曾以现场演出形式在上海的喜玛艺术空间得到充分的诠释。在网络平台，他的多个现场视频收获了超过10万次的总浏览量。

他也曾和一些品牌合作比如Chanel、“中国有嘻哈”，藉此向更多人展示他的音乐作品和现场表演。身为制作人的Cruel Buddhist除了自己发表作品外，也和国内外音乐人、说唱歌手等有过多次合作，是一位经验丰富个人风格突出的音乐人。2018年加入独立音乐厂牌Eating Music.

✔ Damacha

在国内的美国Bass制作人Damacha深居上海多年，与国内外多个MC有过合作，包括嫩桃弟弟和Wootacc，他为狠毒男孩、Bloodz Boi制作的聊骚妹儿在虾米拥有2万多的收听率，之前也与英国电音鬼才Conrank合作制作过一首单曲“Trinzical”。Damacha常年活跃于上海地下音乐环境，拥有自己的label名叫“Dirty Crystals”，并曾与BOK BOK、Lapalux等大牌同台演出。Damacha将hiphop音乐风格与中国京味儿混搭，胡同文化与旧唱片的味道随着低音音乐彼此接近相互融合，塑造了他独一无二的原创音乐风格。

✔ DJ Jarrad Cleofe (旧金山)

Jarrad经常在旧金山最热门的俱乐部：Monarch，F8和1015 Folsom表演alternative house。

Discography: 

https://soundcloud.com/jarradcleofe/sets/qekdsc0aawu3

Mixes (live ones as well): 

https://soundcloud.com/jarradcleofe/sets/mixes

Nightmares on Wax 全球巡演日程

他的档期已经排到明年3月底了～

Antidote presents...NIGHTMARES ON WAX (Warp Records / Wax On / UK) - DJ set

Friday, Nov. 30, 2018 

DADA Shanghai

Door Tickets:100RMB

 Support DJs 

Damacha

Cruel Buddhist (live set) 

DJ Jarrad Cleofe (San Francisco)

George was one of the original purveyors of the downtempo and trip-hop approach to production that took over the early 1990s. He crafted a unique sound built on a fusion of jazz, hip-hop, reggae and the early rave sounds that could be heard across England in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s.

A Word Of Science (The 1st and Final Chapter) is arguably Nightmare On Wax’s most unique album—and it’s the only one where the entire trio was involved. John Halnon and Kevin Harper, while not present for the production and touring of this debut album, exerted a significant influence on its composition prior to its release on Warp in 1991. The album comprises a mixture of funk-laden, downtempo house on tracks like “Nights Interlude” and “Biofeedback”. It also navigates a space of constant change in both style and tempo.

The Nightmares On Wax Boiler Room London mix from 2013 has amassed over 7 million views on YouTube. It’s a master-class of fun, easy-going house music. Perfect for those sunny-day-hangs, it’s a nostalgic look back at Boiler Room before it was dominated by exclusively funny moments or pure mayhem. Featuring classic cuts like Diana Ross’s “It’s My House” and Kaytranada’s remix of Janet Jackson’s “If”, it’s a bona fide groove session. It helps that it could be used as a vinyl DJing tutorial, too.

With Carboot Soul, Nightmares On Wax opens up with one of his most recognizable productions, “Les Nuits”. Sometimes accused of not peppering his albums with more musically avant-garde flamboyance, here, George sprinkles his track with jazzier keys. At the time of its creation, it was recorded with the most live instrumentation of any Nightmares On Wax album. Most notable, perhaps, is the work of keyboard played Robin Taylor-Firth. Almost two decades later, it remains one of the most important works in the funk music canon for its deeply meditative quality. Soft pads drift in and out of the album, with vocals just recognizable enough to hold your attention before they drift away again.

Widely regarded as his Magnum Opus, Smokers Delight has almost transcended its creator all together. Instead, it’s considered to be among the most notable downtempo albums ever released. Gracefully navigating hip-hop, house, dub and a mesmerizing array of samples, it’s a history lesson in 1995 chill-out music. By this point in his career, Nightmares On Wax had already begun DJing, had produced a variety of tracks, played live and taken time away from composing. For his second LP on Warp and his first back in the production game, he dropped one of electronic music’s most memorable albums.

By 2006, George had already helped to create the trip-hop and chill-out movement. A decade and a half after the release of his debut album, he had developed a characteristic style, and In A Space Outta Sound proved that one of the few producers left in the genre was content in continuing to craft it. Tracks like “Passion” and “The Sweetest” succeed in conveying his message from the onset. It’s one he’s been delivering for over 25 years.

Similar to DJs like Mark Farina, Nightmare On Wax’s hip-hop inspiration here is plainly evident. He takes it to the next level with this DJ Kicks mix. Released on the iconic !K7 label in 2000, it’s an ode to slow-chugging hip-hop instrumentals and great horn sections  (think A Tribe Called Quest meets Kenny Dope). It’s also a sign of departure from the great examples of recorded turntablism. Shortly afterwards, pioneering technology like Final Scratch and Traktor would shift the method—and sound—of DJ mixes forever. While for some it’s still a novelty to craft a home-listening mix, Nightmares On Wax proves that he’s experienced enough to take it wherever he wants.

Coming three years after his DJ Kicks effort, this mix starts off decidedly jazzy. Its slow and brooding vibes are now something of a Nightmares On Wax trademark, only with an eventual reggae breakdown. Dub-tinged jazz seemed like the only real direction to head after the so-called demise of trip-hop at the turn of the century. In the eighth installment of the series, George helps assert that the DJ mix is not dead. Taking note of his wildly different style on the DJ Kicks effort, his LNT contribution simmers and patiently builds a collection of tasteful, humid and hot takes. It’s framed with classics like Dusty Springfield’s Spooky, and it’s fitting for any sticky summer evening.

Nightmares On Wax has been producing in prolific fashion since he released his first 12-inch, Dextrous, in the late ‘80s. But between 1999 and 2006, he was particularly energetic. Mind Elevation follows two mixes and an album. George dropped this collection of patient, meandering melodies in 2002. Low-slung, imperfect drum patterns on tracks like “Mind Eye” mingle with hip-hop-inspired vocals and an almost 4/4 tempo. But don’t forget about those signature soul-soothing pads. Other tracks like “Thoughts” end things with more natural, jazzed-up flair.

Tracks like “Da Feelin” and “195lbs” don’t signal a departure from the mood of In a Space Outta Sound, but they don’t stick with it either. Many of the songs on Thought So chug along, building groove-oriented dub. But it’s mesmerizing funk cuts like “Pretty Dark” and “Moretime” that prove the album’s long-term worth. 

Nightmare On Wax’s most recent effort, Shape The Future, puts clean drum patterns at center stage. Evelyn also relies on a steady vocal presence throughout, and especially on the title track. Others, like “Back To Nature,” focus on slow, roots-forged dub music and gospel-style singing. Thematically, it proves a more reflective LP than its predecessors, and its featured collaborations with artists like Canadian rapper Allan Kingdom and long-time London-based singer Mozez brings this album right up to speed in 2018.

Cruel Buddhist is a Shanghai based musician and producer of Lofi, R&B, Funk, and Vaporwave music. He incorporates looping and improvisation into his live sets using a sampler, synthesizer, guitar, and vocoder. Cruel Buddhist showcases organic human performance in the context of digital production based music by employing lessons from zen wabisabi aesthetic.  His work “Attention Deficit Daydreams Vol.1” was recognized for this effort and awarded display at Shanghai’s Hima Art Gallery in 2017. In the last year, his efforts have brought him inclusion in major lofiplaylists, collaborations with brands like Beats, Carhart, Chanel, and a major live event performance with hit TV show “Rap of China”.

DJ Jarrad Cleofe (San Francisco)

Jarrad frequently plays alternative house music at some of San Francisco's hottest clubs -- Monarch, F8, and 1015 Folsom. 

Discography: 

https://soundcloud.com/jarradcleofe/sets/qekdsc0aawu3

Mixes (live ones as well): 

https://soundcloud.com/jarradcleofe/sets/mixes

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