Aftermath

Produced by Nightmares on Wax (George Evelyn and Kevin Harper) with programming and engineering by Andy Jones, the track was mastered at Townhouse Studios in London and samples vocal elements from Newcleus' 'Jam On It' and instrumental passages from Cuba Gooding's 'Happiness Is Just Around the Bend.' Released in October 1990, 'Aftermath' became one of the first singles to establish Nightmares on Wax as leaders in the emerging Yorkshire bleep sound and propelled the track into the UK Top 40, reaching number 38 on the Official Singles Chart in November 1990. The track exemplified the propulsive techno style that Warp Records was pioneering with acts like LFO and Sweet Exorcist. The track remains an iconic British chart hit and foundational text of early 1990s bleep techno, widely sampled and remixed across decades including legendary versions by LFO, Ricardo Villalobos, and Max Loderbauer. It established a blueprint for the downtempo and trip-hop genres that emerged throughout the 1990s and continues to define the group's reputation as innovators in electronic music.