Wax Tailor is the trip hop/hip hop producer Jean-Christophe Le Saoût fro… Read Full Bio ↴Wax Tailor is the trip hop/hip hop producer Jean-Christophe Le Saoût from Paris, France.
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

The Man With No Soul
Wax Tailor Lyrics

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The foundation is the soul
I'm getting tired of this ridiculous business.
How can you talk about money when i'm talking about souls
This is not your business.

I'd be happy to face
The coming of your disgrace
You never seem to erase

Some sort of bitter taste
In it for the money
But you will have to pay
Or die chocking on cherry
And with it be buried

The man without ear
The man without heart
The man with no spine
The man with no soul

The man without ear
The man without heart
The man with no spine
The man with no soul

You're the man without friends
Leading a small life
Just trying to hide out
Your lack of any talent
I'll be happy to face
The coming of your disgrace

The man without ear
The man without heart
The man with no spine
The man with no soul

The man without ear
The man without heart
The man with no spine
The man with no soul

You'll end up alone

The man without ear
The man without heart
The man with no spine
The man with no soul

The man without ear
The man without heart
The man with no spine
The man with no soul

You'll end up alone

You'll end up alone
You'll end up alone

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Wax Tailor's song "The Man With No Soul" seem to be a commentary on the value placed on money versus the value of a person's soul. The singer in the song expresses frustration with someone who is "in it for the money" and does not seem to understand the importance of the soul. The singer even suggests that this person will "die chocking on cherry" and "be buried" with their greed.

The chorus of the song is a repetition of the line "The man with no soul," and the verses describe this person who is without a soul. They are "the man without ear," "the man without heart," "the man with no spine," and ultimately, "the man without friends." The song seems to be expressing the idea that without a soul, a person cannot truly connect with others, and therefore will end up alone.

Overall, the lyrics of the song can be interpreted as a critique of modern society's emphasis on money and material success over personal values and relationships. The use of the phrase "the man with no soul" is a powerful metaphor for someone who is lacking in these important areas of life.

Line by Line Meaning

The foundation is the soul
The soul is the basis of who we are and what we stand for.

I'm getting tired of this ridiculous business.
I am sick of this absurd situation.

How can you talk about money when I'm talking about souls
It doesn't make sense for you to focus on money when I am discussing the essence of a person's being.

This is not your business.
It is not your concern.

I'd be happy to face
I would gladly confront

The coming of your disgrace
The moment when you are exposed for your wrongdoing

You never seem to erase
You always hold onto

Some sort of bitter taste
A feeling of resentment or anger

In it for the money
Only interested in financial gain

But you will have to pay
You will face consequences for your actions

Or die chocking on cherry
Suffer the consequences of your actions or perish

And with it be buried
Your legacy will be tarnished

The man without ear
An individual who refuses to listen

The man without heart
An individual who lacks compassion and empathy

The man with no spine
An individual who lacks courage and conviction