Wax Stag – Night Trek

‘II’ is the aptly titled second album by Wax Stag – the alias of Rob Lee, a musician from St Albans, England – set for release on the newly founded label Old Habits. ‘II’ delves deeper into Wax Stag’s infatuation with slower house tempos, dreamy synth sounds and vintage style drums all awash with melody and hooks.

Since the release of his self titled debut album in 2008, Rob has been travelling the world as a full time hired multi-instrumentalist for various artists including Friendly Fires, White Lies and Warp Records’ Clark. Wax Stag took a back seat during this time, with the exception of the odd remix here and there for the likes of Bibio and Errors. ‘II’ started to take form at the end of 2011, with the first few tracks produced on a small portable setup, which ultimately set the tone of the album.

We’re loving the whole album but we just can’t get enough of his single ‘Night Trek’.  Typifying Wax Stag’s “less is more” approach, clever arrangements and deft sound programming create something altogether more majestic than the sum of their parts.

In a world of bombastic production that competes over immediacy, virtuosity and volume; Wax Stag ‘II’ demonstrates that a more genuine and significant statement can be produced by only saying what’s necessary.

You can get a copy of  Wax Stag ‘II’ for yourself when it drops on Old Habits on 16th February 2015.