Wax Tailor
Encyclopedia
Wax Tailor is the alias of French
trip hop
/hip hop producer
, Jean-Christophe Le Saoût (born 19 July 1975 in Vernon, Eure
). He started in 2004 with two EP
's (Lost The Way and Que Sera / Where My Heart's At). The first album Tales of the Forgotten Melodies
was released in March 2005, mixing hip-hop, downtempo
, trip-hop with samples extracted from movies. This album became one of the best selling electronic releases of the year. The second album Hope & Sorrow
released in April 2007. It was nominated for the French "Victoires de la Musique" and US Indie music award.
, JC Le Saout started the French Rap band La Formule in the 1990s. He created his label Lab'Oratoire in 1998 and produced records from La Formule as well as Break Beat compilations and a collaboration with the Swedish band Looptroop
. He began work on the Wax Tailor project in 2001, first appearing on a remix of Looptroop
& La Formule's "Deep Under Water". Wax Tailor's first EP Lost The Way was released in 2004 and features contributions from Charlotte Savary
, Marina Quaisse, and Big Dada
rapper Infinite Livez. Other musicians who have appeared alongside Wax Tailor include North Carolina Hip-Hop duo The Others made up of Mattic, Johnny Madwreck "Madwreck" and DJ DR, Ursula Rucker
, Sharon Jones, Voice and A State Of Mind.
His third album "In The Mood For Life" was released on September 22, 2009.
Winner of the 7th annual Independent Music Awards
Vox Pop vote for best Dance/Electronica album "Hope & Sorrow"
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
trip hop
Trip hop
Trip hop is a music genre consisting of downtempo electronic music which originated in the early 1990s in England, especially Bristol. Deriving from "post"-acid house, the term was first used by the British music media and press as a way to describe the more experimental variant of breakbeat which...
/hip hop producer
Hip hop production
Hip hop production is the creation of hip hop music. Though the term encompasses all aspects of hip hop music, it's most commonly used to refer to the instrumental, non-lyrical aspects of hip hop. This means that hip hop producers are the instrumentalists involved in a work...
, Jean-Christophe Le Saoût (born 19 July 1975 in Vernon, Eure
Vernon, Eure
Vernon is a commune in the department of Eure in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.It lies on the banks of the Seine River, about midway between Paris and Rouen...
). He started in 2004 with two EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
's (Lost The Way and Que Sera / Where My Heart's At). The first album Tales of the Forgotten Melodies
Tales Of The Forgotten Melodies
Tales of the Forgotten Melodies is the debut full-length album by French underground hip hop producer Wax Tailor released in 2005 on Lab’oratoire/Under Cover labels. The album is released on Decon Media in America, Mole Listening Pearls in Europe and Blend Corp...
was released in March 2005, mixing hip-hop, downtempo
Downtempo
Downtempo is a laid-back electronic music style similar to ambient music, but usually with a beat or groove unlike the beatless forms of Ambient music. The beat is sometimes made from loops that have a hypnotic feeling...
, trip-hop with samples extracted from movies. This album became one of the best selling electronic releases of the year. The second album Hope & Sorrow
Hope & Sorrow
Hope & Sorrow is a full-length album by French hip hop producer Wax Tailor. It was released in 2007 on Decon Inc. and licensed for release in Australia by Blend Corp.- Track listing :...
released in April 2007. It was nominated for the French "Victoires de la Musique" and US Indie music award.
Background
After being a host on a French radio in the Paris suburb of Mantes-La-JolieMantes-la-Jolie
Mantes-la-Jolie is a commune based in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris from the center. Mantes-la-Jolie is a sub-prefecture department.-History:...
, JC Le Saout started the French Rap band La Formule in the 1990s. He created his label Lab'Oratoire in 1998 and produced records from La Formule as well as Break Beat compilations and a collaboration with the Swedish band Looptroop
Looptroop
Looptroop Rockers is a hip hop group from Västerås, Sweden. The members are rappers Promoe , Supreme , DJ/Producer Embee and CosM.I.C...
. He began work on the Wax Tailor project in 2001, first appearing on a remix of Looptroop
Looptroop
Looptroop Rockers is a hip hop group from Västerås, Sweden. The members are rappers Promoe , Supreme , DJ/Producer Embee and CosM.I.C...
& La Formule's "Deep Under Water". Wax Tailor's first EP Lost The Way was released in 2004 and features contributions from Charlotte Savary
Charlotte Savary
Charlotte Savary is a French female singer and songwriter. She lives in Paris and participates in different projects from electro-pop to trip-hop or folk. These projects are Felipecha and Wax Tailor...
, Marina Quaisse, and Big Dada
Big Dada
Big Dada Recordings is the Hip Hop imprint of London-based independent record label, Ninja Tune. It is best known for being the home of prominent British hip hop artist Roots Manuva. It was started by reputed hip hop journalist Will Ashon in February 1997...
rapper Infinite Livez. Other musicians who have appeared alongside Wax Tailor include North Carolina Hip-Hop duo The Others made up of Mattic, Johnny Madwreck "Madwreck" and DJ DR, Ursula Rucker
Ursula Rucker
Ursula Rucker is an American spoken word recording artist. Rucker is known for a diverse repertoire, and for utilizing techniques that catch her listeners' attention.-Biography:...
, Sharon Jones, Voice and A State Of Mind.
His third album "In The Mood For Life" was released on September 22, 2009.
Winner of the 7th annual Independent Music Awards
The Independent Music Awards
The Independent Music Awards is an international program that honors top-ranked independent artists and releases in more than 50 Album, Song, Music Video and Design categories....
Vox Pop vote for best Dance/Electronica album "Hope & Sorrow"
Albums
- Tales of the Forgotten MelodiesTales Of The Forgotten MelodiesTales of the Forgotten Melodies is the debut full-length album by French underground hip hop producer Wax Tailor released in 2005 on Lab’oratoire/Under Cover labels. The album is released on Decon Media in America, Mole Listening Pearls in Europe and Blend Corp...
2005 - Hope & SorrowHope & SorrowHope & Sorrow is a full-length album by French hip hop producer Wax Tailor. It was released in 2007 on Decon Inc. and licensed for release in Australia by Blend Corp.- Track listing :...
2007 - In The Mood For Life 2009
EPs
- Lost the Way 2004
- Que Sera/Where my Heart's at 2004
- Our Dance/Walk the Line 2006
- Positively Inclined/The Way We Lived 2007
- To Dry Up/The Games You Play 2007
- We Be/There is Danger 2008
- Say Yes 2009
- I Own You 2010
Remixes
- LooptroopLooptroopLooptroop Rockers is a hip hop group from Västerås, Sweden. The members are rappers Promoe , Supreme , DJ/Producer Embee and CosM.I.C...
& La Formule - Deep under Water (Wax Tailor remix) 2001 - Olaf Hund - Kitch Kitch Myrtille Sauvage 2001
- Clover - Death of the Lonely Superhero (Wax Tailor remix) 2005
- Nina SimoneNina SimoneEunice Kathleen Waymon , better known by her stage name Nina Simone , was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music...
- I Am Blessed 2008
Videos
- I Own You (Charlie WinstonCharlie WinstonCharlie Winston is an English singer-songwriter.-Music Career:Early Career...
& Wax Tailor) - Say yes (A.S.M & Wax Tailor)
- Where my hearts at (Tenas)
- The Games You Play (Tenas)
- We Be (Mathieu Foucher)
- We be (Al'Arash Collectif)
- Positively Inclined (A.S.M)
- To Dry up (Laurent King)
- Hypnosis Theme (Hugo Arcier)
- Our Dance (Laurent King)
- Lost the Way (Seamus Haley)
- Dragon Chasers
Covers, references, and sampling
- His track "Seize The Day" recorded with Charlotte SavaryCharlotte SavaryCharlotte Savary is a French female singer and songwriter. She lives in Paris and participates in different projects from electro-pop to trip-hop or folk. These projects are Felipecha and Wax Tailor...
appears in the soundtrack of the 2008 film ParisParis (2008 film)Paris is a 2008 French film by Cédric Klapisch concerning a diverse group of people living in Paris. The film began shooting in November 2006 and was released in February 2008. Its UK release was in July 2008...
by Cédric KlapischCédric KlapischCédric Klapisch , is a French film director.Klapisch was born at Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine. He is from a Jewish family; his maternal grandparents were deported to Auschwitz. He studied cinema at the University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle as well as at the University of Paris VIII...
.
See also
- Oxaï RouraOxaï RouraOxaï Roura is a composer, a multi-instrumentalist, a singer, a film maker, and a researcher in the field of ethnomusicology... Fascinated by the ancient African polyrhythms and chants, Roura received instruction from traditional artists...
- William BessonWilliam BessonWilliam Besson is a Parisian singer-songwriter. Born in France he writes and sings in English.Besson refers to his sound as Electri-pop – a mixture of electro, trip-hop and pop. He spent a stint in London, where he developed his music and live performances....
- DJ CamDJ CamDJ Cam is a French DJ. His tunes are almost entirely a hybrid of both hip-hop and jazz music, and is presented in an abstract manner. His first LP was Underground Vibes in 1994, and was revolutionary for its time, featuring familiar jazz samples and many vibe samples and heavy hip-hop influences...
- Willy DenzeyWilly DenzeyWilliam Thongrasamy, known under the pseudonym Willy Denzey is a Contemporary R&B and soul French-born singer with Laotian origins.-Biography:...
- Sidney DuteilSidney DuteilSidney Duteil , better known as Sidney, is a French musician, rapper, DJ, television and radio host, and occasional actor. He is well known in France for his connection with the beginnings of the French hip hop scene. In 1984, he was the host of the popular weekly French Rap television show...
- Abd al Malik (rapper)Abd al Malik (rapper)Abd al Malik, born Régis Fayette-Mikano is a French rapper and spoken word artist of Congolese origin. He took part in the group NAP . In 1999, he converted to Islam. He is married to French Moroccan singer Wallen with whom he has a child...