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Tales of the Forgotten Melodies

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This record just stands out. As a DJ for 20+ years, I'm a very tough grader. While this record is not 100% "new", it's 100% "fresh."

It's one of those few records that defy categorization. "Damn That Music Made My Day" falls clearly into Hip-Hop, and is one of the better break-mixes I've heard. The record jumps (seamlessly) from jazz to funk to soul to hip-hop. A violin as lead on one song, a turntable on another.

If feels as if the record is a journey from beginning to end. One moment you're in the South Bronx, one moment you are in Egypt. Then France. Then New Orleans.

Wax Tailor pours his heart into this record, and shares his love of music with you, and what a beautiful journey it is.

"Tales of Forgotten Melodies" plays as one cohesive piece of sonic art, and I am better for having listened to it.

So you will be, too.

This artist reads like an Edgar Allen Poe story--though not gruesome, Wax Tailor is full of dark sounds and mysterious twists. Each track is a different collage of sounds, which is also what makes the album so unique. The spoken word (instead of those which are sung) is integrated in many songs. The track "I Don't Know" is a prime example of a spoken plot being added with music. Wihle this makes tracks sometimes incoherent if one tries to follow the words alone, the mood of the song lingers in the listener's head for a good time afterwards .

In many ways, the album art is a great reflection of the group's sound: a black, desolate room with beams of light seeping through is equivalent to the dark, haunting sounds that linger through traditionally upbeat songs. I was very impressed with the way Wax Tailor incorporated with such enigma old jazz tunes with optimistic messages. If you should only take two songs from the album to download I would suggest "How I Feel", and "Que Sera Sera", both serving as a darker rendition of the popular, high-spitited jazz songs.

Not all tracks are so clever, and while they may stand out amongst other artists they fall short of their potential seen in other previously noted songs. "Where My Heart's At" is in a different style entirely. To me, it was a risk not worth taking since they're brilliant in other displayed techniques.

Wax Tailor is a great find for those who are familiar with popular trip-hop artists like Morcheeba or the up-and-coming Gnarls Barkley. Even better, this is one artist that will age very, very well due to how well it stands apart from so many groups; therefore, this album makes a sound purchase.

I have never reviewed a CD. When I heard this CD, I had to write something, especially since it has only 1 review. To begin... words cannot do this CD justice. I agree with the other reviewer... this is 100% fresh. The most original CD I have heard in years.

I am listening to it right now and it is mind blowing. Although, it may seem like a blend of hip-hop, funk, jazz, and samples, I think the proper classification is Trip-Hop. If you like K&D Sessions, Carboot Soul and DJ Kicks-Nightmares on Wax, then you will like this. However, it is not a reboot of those CDs. Very original! Turn up the volume, sit back, and be prepared for some fresh, mind bending, beats.

Who still makes LP's? Wax Tailor does. Play it front to back. Decidedly different than a DJ mix, spend an hour with WT and you'll feel like you're bouncing from a 60's film noir flick to a smooth underground jazz club and back again.

TOTFM is a symphony of complex, multi-layered compositions done proper with amazing production quality to boot. Get this album. It's so much more than trip hop.

I don't say that lightly. I am a huge music fan. This is "Dark Side of the Moon" for the electronica generation. Grab your buds and listen to it all the way through. Headphones are worth it.

Enjoy!

This is electronica, they sound a lot like Spore, mixing up old sounds like classic sounds of people saying, "Ladies and Gentlemen. Your attention please." Classic songs remixed, like Que Sera. Some are very short/interludes. Short songs are 1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 13, 18
(1.) This is an intro. Weird talking. "Where is the tailor? Just tell me where he is!" (2.) !!!!!! This is a remix of Que Sera, infused with old men's voices from maybe the '50's, it is a great song. This song is good for everyone, whether you like classic movies, classic rock, or electronica. (3.) !! This is entirely jazzy hip instrumental except for the first part.
(5.)!!! Hypnosis theme. Very mellow and dramatic.
(9.) Good, mellow and slow like their other stuff. FYI 6 minutes long.
12!!!!. Charlotte Savory does a great job on this. This is like the score to

I am hurt to see that no one has yet reviewed this album. This guy is a mad sampler, fusing voice clips and looped muzak to create some truly chilled out tunes. I was very dismayed to see he's released only one album, so I will have to do some research to see what happened to this dude. If you like relaxing, grooving hip hop, pick it up.

I'm new to trip hop so can't comment on the genre context, but this is a very original recording unlike anything else I've heard. The use of movie soundscapes and clips, and the self-conscious creation of mood and tone is very clever. This is sampling taken to a whole other level - a collage of collected sound - that ranges from the sly and humorous to the sometimes overwrought. Standouts are "I Don't Know" and "Que Sera", but most tracks work.

What a masterpiece, a true work or art. I rarely ever give 5 stars out but this has to be the album of the year, possibly decade. There is nothing quite like this, Uncle's "science fiction" comes close but this is so much better. Okay there is something borrowed, something blue something that takes your mind into a place that is like a French filmed blurred a rebel done right and a bit disturbed. This could be the soundtrack for endless late night murder mysteries. I am rarely this impressed with anything. I like all genres from Enya to Rage Against the Machine and I love this. If you love trip hop you are really going to go Ape and Granola over this. Give it a chance because by the 3rd listen you will be hooked, after the 100th listen you will still want more. I also like the newer "Hope & Sorrow" and the Single EP as well. Only wish I could get a copy of this guys rare French DJ stuff, just not out there "yet."

This is a great bunch of mixes. Will buy more W.T. for the sounds.