After two EP's, he released his first album Tales of the Forgotten Melodies in March 2005, mixing hip-hop, downtempo and trip-hop, and a second, Hope & Sorrow in April 2007.
After being a host on a French radio in the Paris suburb of Mantes-La-Jolie, JC Le Saoût started the French Rap band La Formule in the 1990's. 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 "Breathing 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, Ursula Rucker, Sharon Jones, Voice and A State Of Mind.
His second album Hope & Sorrow was nominated for "Best Electronic Album" at the 2008 Victoires de la Musique, a French music award ceremony.
Wax Tailor uses samples in his music as film directors use actors. His record is conceived as an orchestral movie between hip-hop and downtempo where Wax Tailor hijacks “The forgotten melodies” and tells a story of his own where each track is a sequence. In this large patchwork of numerous influences and multiple references to the seventh art, major names of the twentieth century music (Doris Day, Nina Simone...) could get a chance to meet Stanley Kubrick, Woody Allen or Alfred Hitchcock
Hypnosis Theme
Wax Tailor Lyrics
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Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four
What comes after four? Two
Keep concentrating, just relax
Just concentrate and make your mind a blank
Okay relax, please take this seriously
Relax and have a good time
You're trying to hypnotize me, yes, it's true
Please breathe deeply, deeply, very deeply
And just concentrate
Concentrate, concentrate, concentrate
At the count of three
You will awaken and remember nothing
You will have no memories of this trance feelings
You will not be upset by them
One, you are coming out
Two, you are nearly conscious
Three, there's nothing unusual in you
Childhood
Let's examine your present life
Let us examine every detail
Every detail, every detail
Now tell me what you feel
The lyrics of Wax Tailor feat. Marina Quaisse's song Hypnosis Theme are about the process of hypnosis and the instructions being given to the person being hypnotized. The lyrics begin with a countdown from ten to two, as the person being hypnotized is asked to relax and make their mind blank. The hypnotizer then instructs them to remember everything that they can and concentrate deeply. The lyrics then talk about the hypnotizer's efforts to make the individual relax deeply and breathe deeply before using a countdown of three to bring them out of their trance state.
The hypnotizer then asks the individual to examine their current life and all of the details within it. The lyrics suggest that the hypnotized individual is being taken back to their childhood and asked to explore and examine various aspects of their life.
The lyrics of Hypnosis Theme speak to the mysterious and powerful nature of the human mind, as the hypnotist uses a combination of words, breathing techniques, and counting to bring the individual into a trance-like state in order to explore deeper aspects of their consciousness.
Line by Line Meaning
Now come backward from ten
Count backwards from ten to one
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four
Sequentially count down from ten to four
What comes after four? Two
The answer to the question 'what comes after four?' is two
Keep concentrating, just relax
Focus your mind and remain calm
Just concentrate and make your mind a blank
Focus your thoughts and clear your mind
Okay relax, please take this seriously
Please be serious and calm
Relax and have a good time
Remain calm and comfortable
Tell me everything you remember
Share all your memories and thoughts
You're trying to hypnotize me, yes, it's true
Acknowledging the attempt to put someone in a hypnotic state
Please breathe deeply, deeply, very deeply
Inhale deeply to calm down
And just concentrate
Focus your mind
Concentrate, concentrate, concentrate
Emphasizing the importance of maintaining concentration
At the count of three
Following a countdown
You will awaken and remember nothing
Will wake up without remembering anything
You will have no memories of this trance feelings
Will forget any feelings associated with the trance
You will not be upset by them
The memories will not cause any distress
One, you are coming out
The end of the hypnotic state is imminent
Two, you are nearly conscious
The person is almost fully awake
Three, there's nothing unusual in you
By this point there is no unusual behavior or thoughts
Childhood
Directing the focus towards memories of childhood
Let's examine your present life
Focus on exploring the current state of one's life
Let us examine every detail
An emphasis on exploring every aspect and detail
Now tell me what you feel
Share your current emotions and sensations
Contributed by Gabriel G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@CollegeMusic
good tune overall
@jennyaddington6426
Words can not express how cool and unusual this song is. I love it!
@mistathugdesolation
Good lord this is one of the most amazing pieces of music I've ever heard in my entire life.
@karmakuntz
Ol' Dirty Nacho I concur
@tati9853
I agree 😍
@superchingona81
Totally. I can listen to this for days
@dsmiles4324
@Blanca Alvarez The harmonics is just incredible. I think this tune encompasses the term "Tragically Beautiful."
@mikemiller659
Did I miss something? Its a bunch of pieces of other Stuff ! mixed in with a beat and more stuff
@AskSydneyLipton
This song is so full of sensuality, I love it. This whole album is a boujee trip hop gem 💎
@dsmiles4324
It reminds me when I first heard Enigma in the early '90s. This tune is so much better.