| N.O.W Is the Time | |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | Nightmares on Wax |
| Cover: | Now Is the Time (Nightmares on Wax album).jpg |
| Genre: | Electronic |
| Label: | Warp |
| Prev Title: | Feelin' Good |
| Prev Year: | 2013 |
| Next Title: | Shape the Future |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
N.O.W Is the Time is a compilation album by Nightmares on Wax. It was released via Warp on 16 June 2014, to celebrate his 25-year career of releasing music.[1] A standard CD edition comprises 2 discs, titled Nightmares by Day and Nightmares by Night, which consists of 28 of his most popular tracks. A special edition vinyl box set includes Deep Down: Remixes & Rarities, which consists of remixes and rare tracks.[2]
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 5 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Jim Carroll of The Irish Times gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, describing it as "a classy round-up of the evolution of the Leeds producer's sound over a quarter century, from the bleep adventures of the early days to the hazy, smokey funk and soul of later years."