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Wax Tailor, aka JC le Saout, made a remarkable impact worldwide with his debut “Tales of the Forgotten Melodies.” A sweeping, cinematic hip-hop album that had critics citing similarities to DJ Shadow, RJD2 and Portishead, “Tales” propelled this Frenchman to stardom in his home country and his debut was heralded as Radio Nova's album of the year. Stateside, “Tales” spent 28 straight weeks in the iTunes Top Electronic Albums. The album topped the CMJ Hip Hop and RPM charts (16 and 13 weeks in the Top 20, respectively) and tastemaker radio station, KEXP in Seattle, deemed it one of the best albums of 2006. The breakout single “Our Dance” was heralded as one of the best singles of the year in Playboy Magazine as well as on iTunes.
An artist's second album is often seen as the moment of truth. With “Hope & Sorrow,” released in May, 2007, Wax Tailor confirmed his musical identity. Often categorized as trip-hop or downtempo hip-hop, Wax Tailor breaks musical barriers using a sonic palette to demonstrate his life chronicles tainted in soul, jazz, and funk... 
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