In the Mood for Life

Wax Tailor | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 22, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Le Plan
• ASIN: B002JODUTS
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #58,560 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

His first album, Tales of the Forgotten Melodies, drew comparisons to the likes of Ratatat, Portishead and DJ Shadow, while his second Hope & Sorrow (80,000 sold worldwide) landed him a nomination at the prestigious French Victoires de la Musique, as well as the US Indie Awards. Written between Paris and New York, WT's new album is an organic landscape with orchestral accents. Taking its cues from Soul, Funk, Hip-Hop or 60's Pop Music, this is one eagerly awaited 52 minute journey that is sure to be one of the highlights of the year.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Yes, Yes Ya'll, September 14, 2011

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M. C. Hewins (Spokane, Washington USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In The Mood For Life (MP3 Download)

Wow! I am very impressed with Wax Tailor, but I find this to be a flawed album nonetheless. The dichotomy between music styles on the album drives me nuts. While I like most of the music on the album individually, its impossible to listen to as an album from start to finish. I have to dissect the songs into playlists. I don't know if this is a cultural difference that might not inhibit a European listener. But to me and my American music brain, when I want to listen to trip-hop, I don't want to listen to hip-hop as well and vice versa. They are different musical moods that I don't feel co-mingle well. I don't think this is a minor flaw either, as it prohibits the album from flowing. It stops and spurts and chugs along throughout the 19 tracks. I love to experience a good album, start to finish. Lots of artists have 'filler' tracks that destroy their album, but that isn't the case here, most of the tracks are high quality, but are not compiled well.

I love trip-hop. I favor it above other genres of music and Wax Tailor is very competent and skilled in the genre when he focuses his efforts there, however, that being said he EXCELS at hip-hop. So much so that I found the trip-hop tracks to be a detraction from the real musical gems on the album. This album's hip-hop tracks as well as his hip-hop tracks from previous albums Hope & Sorrow and Tales of the Forgotten Melodies sparked a fire in me for old school hip-hop that I haven't listened to in 20 years. I wish he would focus his efforts here. He has a real talent for and love of hip-hop that make these tracks the tour de force of his musical catalog.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Delightful Installment, August 17, 2010

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Champion3000 (CO) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: In the Mood for Life (Audio CD)

I have found nary a poor result in anything that Wax Tailor has done, and this album is no exception. I decline to force my opinion with a track by track review, but I will recommend that you check this album out. If you think you might enjoy hip-hop infused, abstract funk type turntable mastery, look no further. His previous two albums are also completely slamming as well.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lays down a monster..., April 25, 2010

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bpjizay "bpjizay" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In the Mood for Life (Audio CD)

Holy cow this LP is unreal. Wax Tailor is on a level like nobody else. There's really nothing I can say to do this album any justice from a critical standpoint. If you're a die hard fan, you already know. If you're new to Wax Tailor, get everything he's done. He will never disappoint.