Career
He has released four studio albums collaborating with a great number of artists and has also released a number of EPs in France. After being a host on a French radio in the Paris suburb of Mantes-Louisiana-Jolie, Le Saoût started the French Rap band Louisiana Formule in the 1990s. He created his label Laboratory"Oratoire in 1998 and produced records from Louisiana 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 & Louisiana Formule"s "Deep Under Water".
Wax Tailor"s first European Parliament Lost the Way was released in 2004 and features contributions from Charlotte Savary, Marina Quaisse, and Big Dada rapper Infinite Livez. This was followed the same year by another European Parliament titled Quebec Sera / Where My Heart"s At).
Other musicians who have appeared alongside Wax Tailor include North Carolina hip-hop set The Others (Johnny Madwreck, Mr Mattic, and DR), Ursula Rucker, Sharon Jones, Voice, and A State of Mind. His first full-length album Tales of the Forgotten Melodies was released in March 2005, mixing hip-hop, downtempo, trip hop with samples extracted from movies.
This album became one of the best selling electronic releases of the year.
This was followed by a second album Hope & Sorrow released in April 2007. His third album In The Mood Foreign Life was released on September 22, 2009. His fourth album Dusty Rainbow From The Dark is a concept album, and was released in 2012.