Search - Scapegoat Wax :: Swax

Clean sounding album, GREAT release!

silvafox2547 | Colorado Springs, CO United States | 10/29/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"All right, for those of you who don't know already, several tracks on this CD are rereleases from the original album, "Okeeblow". Something most people don't realize is that the label that Scapegoat Wax was using closed (as is mentioned in one of the songs even!!), thus a re-release and a self-titled album is more-or-less standard practice, and I find that fine, as they are not the same recordings as the original tracks. The tracks that are re-releases have all been re-recorded (MUCH cleaner recording, significant improvement in the audio quality) and have even had their lyrics updated: "...I'm still trippin' off my ex-girlfriend, we broke up *five years ago last week*..." (instead of three years, when it was first released). All in all, for anyone who enjoyed Okeeblow, you should enjoy this album immensely!"

Hot Wax

Jason Wendleton | Lee's Summit, MO United States | 05/18/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"What do space-age soul, super fun hip-hop, and XBOX have in common? Not much on the surface, huh? Well as silly as this sounds, I've had a song stuck in my head. A song I heard in a video game. I know, I know...what a world we live in when the best stuff you hear anymore is brought to you by Microsoft (those people do EVERYTHING!). Anyway, a few years back I played JET SET FUTURE RADIO for XBOX...the songtrack included the very catchy "Aisle 10 (Hello Allison)" and inside my brain it germinated. Then last week, the ultra hip seed germinated and I bought the CD (for cheap) from Amazon.com. Now, four days later I cannot stop listening to it (I had to loan my copy out to my sis just to escape it's clutches).



Scapegoat Wax is hard to describe. On the first track, singer/rapper Marty James asks the all important question: "Do I rap, or do I sing?" Good question-BOTH! Scapegoat Wax's sound is vaguely reminicent of Jamiroquai. Funky, soul filled hip-hop sounding rock, dig it? The raps are there, to be sure, but I wouldn't call it a rap record. "Space to Share" sounds like something John Mayer or Jack Johnson could have written, while "Bloodsweet" has more than a trace Prince in it. The super sweet, electronic grooves of "Freeway" and "Crawlin" are so smooth, it's almost criminal (a 'smooth criminal' if you will). This is one of those great, undiscoverd indie treasures that you hear and shake your head and think:"Why isn't THIS on MTV? Why is this not a number one?" I've gone through every single song as my "favorite" song...that's always a good sign...every track really is that strong. If you like pop, rock, disco, hip-hop (the friendly kind), reggaee, or soul music you NEED to get this album right now.



This Wax is hot!



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One of the most versatile artists i have ever heard.

A Well Hung Stoner | Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, USA | 11/02/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I bought SWAX just for the hell of it, i'd never heard anything that Scapegoat Wax (Marty James) had ever done before. When i listened to this cd i was SHOCKED -- SWAX combines ill pseudo-rap style rhymes with unforgiving emotion, and precise instrumentals - This album is unclassifiable (unless excellent is a category) - songs range from new school hip hop, to acoustic tracks, to rock tracks laced with amazing rhymes.If you want something that will blow your mind after you have smoked a joint, SWAX will do it and more. It is one of the few CD's that sounds excellent the first time you listen to it, and the fact that this guy (who spits viscious rhymes with uncensorec emotion) is not one of the top acts in america shows how musically shallow we are as a nation. Damn it! Look, SWAX is a great CD, dont deprive yourself of its musical splendor. Nick
mp3.com/Term1nal"