Nightmares On Wax has released a short film to celebrate 25 years of 'Smokers Delight'
It’s a surreal trip
Nightmares On Wax this week released a short film ‘Smokers Delight’ to celebrate 25 years of his seminal album. The film is inspired by and draws on music from the album.
It’s a surreal, trippy story following Tiger, a benevolent stoner who gets caught in the gap between reality and fantasy.
The film premiered on Warp’s Youtube channel on Thursday.
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April 2020 saw an anniversary reissue of ‘Smokers Delight’. To go alongside the film, four new ‘Sonic Buds’ bonus tracks will be released as a 12” EP. These include two new tracks, ‘Let’s Ascend’ and ‘Aquaself’, as well as an alternative funk mix of ‘Dreddoverboard’ and a live version of ‘Nights Introlude’, recorded at Chicago’s Concord Music Hall in 2014.
Watch ‘Smokers Delight’ below.
Jemima Skala is Mixmag’s Weekend Editor. Follow her on Twitter
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