Wax Tailor's Tales Of The Forgotten Melodies turns trip hop into a beat-led electronic set with a strong sense of pacing. The 2005 album moves between familiar instrumental passages and tracks built around named collaborators, including Marina Quaisse on “Hypnosis Theme” and “Behind the Disguise,” The Others on “Where My Heart’s” and “Walk the Line,” and Charlotte Savary on “Our Dance.” “Que Sera,” “Ungodly Fruit,” and “How I Feel” are the obvious entry points, but the sequence is long enough to feel like a full statement rather than a collection of singles.
Wax Tailor had only been active since 2004 when this arrived, placing the release firmly in the French side of the trip-hop and electronic scene. Its return after a long period of unavailability makes sense for anyone who missed it the first time, though the polished, programmed approach may be less appealing to people looking for rougher hip hop production. The paid reissue is offered on CD and vinyl, with FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, and 320 kbps MP3 versions for anyone building a digital library around late-night beats and vocal-led electronic tracks.
