In a Space Outta Sound

'In A Space Outta Sound' is the stunning new album in 2006 from Nightmares On Wax.

This is a contemporary and varied album of many textures, tempos and tones, with harmonic inflections from cultures beyond these shores. Whilst this is an album deconstructing George's musical make up, and in doing so reflecting his rich musical heritage, by inviting you down a personal retrospective journey, 'In A Space Outta Sound' also unwittingly reflects the urban multi-cultural landscape we live in today. The society we live in is a racially heterogeneous one and this album is as diverse in its influences.

It is a sonic palette taken from each continent; each track presents a facet whether it be the infectious repetitive African percussion sounds of African Pirates, the recurring Caribbean reggae riddims as heard in "Sweetest" and "Flip Ya Lid", the seduction of the Persian snake charmer's harpsichord entwined around "Damn!", or Mo-town's soul-laid-bare in "I Am You". Sometimes it is a blend of all of the above.

It is no exaggeration to say that Nightmares on Wax's work is synonymous with a place in time. It is a place individual to those who have savoured his popular brand of sun-drenched dubbed out soul, where fragments of hazy memories, halcyon days and past snapshots encapsulate a generation's sofa sojourning.

"95s Smoker's Delight", is a downbeat opus and the archetype '90s stoner album. The effect of "Smokers Delight" was palpable as it is considered one of the main catalysts in the explosion of the chill out / down tempo genre today.

"It's hard to fault 'In A Space Outta Sound', it simply has all the components of a masterpiece instrumental downbeat album."
- Real Groove (4 1/2 stars)