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Mo' Wax
Parent companyIsland Records(majority of catalogue)
Founded1992(1992)
FounderJames Lavelle
StatusInactive
Distributor(s)PIAS Group
Country of originUnited Kingdom

Mo' Waxwas a Britishrecord labelfounded byJames Lavellein1992.[1]The label was not co-founded byTim Goldsworthy,as is often reported.[2][3]Steve Finan became co-owner shortly after.

Mo' Wax came to recognition for being at the forefront oftrip hop,turntablismandalternative hip hopduring the mid-1990s. The label also released notable records coveringtechno,drum and bassandelectro.Mo' Wax also helped the graffiti artistFutura 2000regain popularity, by using his artwork on many of their releases in the 1990s.

Lavelle signed partial ownership of Mo' Wax over toA&M Records(now part of theUniversal Music Group) in 1996.[1]When their deal expired he signed withBeggars Group,who still own some of the catalogue.[1][4]

The name derives from "Mo'Wax Please", the title of a column James Lavelle wrote in the magazineStraight No Chaserand the Oxford club night he ran. This in turn was influenced by theFreddie RoachLP,Mo' Greens PleaseonBlue Note records.[5]

The original Mo' Wax logo as used on the early releases was designed by UK graphic designer Ian Swift "Swifty" and the label grew their reputation by featuring artwork contributions fromFutura,Robert Del Naja(fromMassive Attack), She One,Req1andKostas Seremetis. Ben Druryand Will Bankhead were the main designers responsible for the art direction and design of the label.[6]

The label also released toys and art prints under their Mo' Wax Arts (MWA) imprint, and collaborated with artists such asMark Gonzales,Mike Mills,andMoney Mark.[7]

The label shut in 2002 and was celebrated in 2014 with an exhibition titled "Urban Archaeology: 21 years of Mo' Wax".[8]

In 2015, Lavelle licensed back the Mo' Wax label to releaseElliott Power's "Murmur" single as a limited edition hand stamped12 "vinyl.[9]On 26 February 2016, Elliott Power's debut album,Once Smitten,was released on Mo' Wax in collaboration with Marathon Artists.[10]This is the label's most recent release.

Discography

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  • MW 001Repercussions–Promise
  • MW 002 Raw Stylus –Many Ways(12 ")
  • MW 003 Palm Skin Productions –Getting Out Of Hell(12 ")
  • MW 004 Marden Hill –Come On(12 ")
  • MW 005 RPM –Food of My De-Rhythm(12 ")
  • MW 006 The Federation –Life So Free(12 ")
  • MW 007 Mistura –Coast to Coast(12 ")
  • MW 008 Bubbatunes –This Is Just A Dance(12 ")
  • MW 009 Palm Skin Productions –Time & Space EP(12 ")
  • MW 010 V.A. –Jazz Hip Jap Project
  • MW 011 El Malo -Mighty & Solution(12 ")
  • MW 012 DJ Takemura -Hoping For The Sun(12 ")
  • MW 013 Palm Skin Productions –In A Silent Way(12 ")
  • MW 014DJ Shadow-In Flux
  • MW 015 The Federation –Remix E.P.(12 ")
  • MW 016 Step -If(12 ")
  • MW 017 La Funk Mob -Tribulations Extra Sensorielles
  • MW 018 RPM –2000 / Sortie Des Ombres
  • MW 019 Dee C. Lee -New Reality Vibes(12 ")
  • MW 020Attica Blues-Vibes, Scribes 'n' Dusty 45'sE.P.
  • MW 021 Deep Joy -Make Some Sense Of This(12 ")
  • MW 022 Visionistics -Mysterious Ways(12 ")
  • MW 023 La Funk Mob -Casse Les Frontieres, Fou Les Tetes em L'Air(2 x 10 ")
  • MW 024DJ Shadow/DJ Krush-Lost And Found (S.F.L) / Kemuri(12 ")
  • MW 025DJ Krush–Strictly Turntablized
  • MW 026 V.A. -Headz
  • MW 027 DJ Shadow -What Does Your Soul Look Like
  • MW 028 U.N.K.L.E -The Time Has Come E.P.
  • MW 029 Palm Skin Productions -The Beast
  • MW 030(no official release)
  • MW 031 Sam Sever & The Raiders Of The Lost Art -What's That Sound?
  • MW 032Money Mark-Insects Are All Around Us
  • MW 033 DJ Krush -A Whim
  • MW 034 Money Mark –Mark's Keyboard Repair
  • MW 035Luke Vibert-A Polished Solid
  • MW 036 Money Mark -Cry
  • MW 037Rob Dougan–Clubbed to Death
  • MW 038 Attica Blues -Blueprint
  • MW 039 DJ Krush –Meiso(LP)
  • MW 040 Andrea Parker -Melodius Thunk
  • MW 041(no official release)
  • MW 042 DJ Krush -Meiso (Single)
  • MW 043 Money Mark -Third Version E.P.
  • MW 044 Money Mark -Legitimate Pop Songs?
  • MW 045 Andrea Parker -Rocking Chair
  • MW 046Dr Octagon–Dr. Octagonecologyst
  • MW 047 Air -Modular
  • MW 048(no official release)
  • MW 049Innerzone Orchestra-Bug In The Bassbin
  • MW 050 (Sam Sever -Zone Alone- Unreleased Test Pressing)
  • MW 051 Innervisions -Mermaids
  • MW 052 V.A. -Headz 2 Sampler
  • MW 053 V.A. -Headz 2 Sampler
  • MW 054 V.A. -Headz 2 Sampler
  • MW 055 Dr Octagon -Blue Flowers
  • MW 056 V.A. -Excursions
  • MW 057 DJ Shadow -Midnight In A Perfect World
  • MW 058 DJ Shadow -Stem
  • MW 059DJ Shadow–Endtroducing.....
  • MW 060 DJ Krush -Only The Strong Survive
  • MW 061 V.A. –Headz 2A
  • MW 062 V.A. –Headz 2B
  • MW 063 DJ Shadow -High Noon
  • MW 064Dr Octagon–Instrumentalyst (Octagon Beats)
  • MW 065 Urban Tribe -Eastward
  • MW 066 Money Mark -Hand In Your Head
  • MW 067 Attica Blues -Tender
  • MW 068 Dr Octagon -3000
  • MW 069 UNKLE -Berry Meditation
  • MW 070 UNKLE -Rock On(12 "- One Sided Promo)
  • MW 071 Luke Vibert -Do Unto Others
  • MW 072Luke Vibert–Big Soup
  • MW 073Sukia–Contacto Espacial Con El Tercer Sexo
  • MW 074(no official release)
  • MW 077 DJ Krush –MiLight
  • MW 078Liquid Liquid–Liquid Liquid
  • MW 080Attica Blues–Attica Blues
  • MW 082 V.A. –The Original Artform
  • MW 085UNKLE–Psyence Fiction
  • MW 088 DJ Krush –Holonic-The Self Megamix
  • MW 090 Money Mark –Push The Button
  • MW 099Andrea Parker–Kiss My Arp
  • MW 101 V.A. –Time Machine(mixed byPsychonauts)
  • MW 102Urban Tribe–The Collapse of Modern Culture
  • MW 104Tommy Guerrero–A Little Bit of Somethin'
  • MW 105 Major Force West –93–97
  • MW 110 V.A. –Quannum Spectrum
  • MW 112Blackalicious–Nia
  • MW 115 DJ Assault –Belle Isle Tech
  • MW 121DJ Magic Mike–The Journey (Era of Bass Part 1)
  • MW 122Divine Styler–Wordpower, Vol. 2: Directrix
  • MW 129Nigo–Ape Sounds
  • MW 132South–From Here on In
  • MW 141David Axelrod–David Axelrod
  • MW 143Malcom Catto–Popcorn Bubble Fish
  • MW 145 V.A. –Now Thing
  • MW 152Malcom Catto–Bubblefish Breaks
  • MW 155 Jordan Fields -Moments in Dub
  • MW 158 Tommy Guerrero –Soul Food Taqueria
  • MW 159 Parsley Sound –Parsley Sounds
  • MWU 001UNKLE–Never, Never, Land

MWLP Prefix- Only 3 catalogue numbers were released on the LP prefix before the label started to include LP's in the main MW prefix. Also available as CD with prefix MWCD..

  • MWLP 001 V.A. -Jazz Hip Jazz
  • MWLP 002 The Federation -Flower To The Sun
  • MWLP 003 V.A. -Royalties Overdue

References

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  1. ^abcColin Larkin,ed. (2000).The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music(First ed.).Virgin Books.p. 268.ISBN0-7535-0427-8.
  2. ^Christopher Tubbs interviews DJ and UNKLE producer James Lavelle,retrieved25 March2022
  3. ^Kev Geoghegan (13 June 2014)."Meltdown is 'something joyous' says curator James Lavelle".BBC News.Retrieved13 June2014.
  4. ^Paoletta, Michael (28 November 1998)."U.K.'s Mo' Wax Inks Joint Venture With XL".Billboard.Vol. 110, no. 48. p. 6.
  5. ^Gaunt, James (2020).Making Psyence Fiction.Foxteeth Press. pp. 12, 14.ISBN9781702889346.
  6. ^Gaunt, James (1 August 2021)."Art of Mo' Wax: Ben Drury".Mo' Wax – Where Are They Now.Retrieved24 December2021.
  7. ^"Mo Wax Arts – complete listings".Mo Wax Discography.Retrieved24 December2021.
  8. ^Dhaliwal, Ranjit."Urban Archaeology – 21 years of Mo'Wax – in pictures".The Guardian.Retrieved17 April2019.
  9. ^Delany, Joseph (5 September 2015)."Elliott Power: Murmur".Nowness.com.Retrieved29 April2016.
  10. ^Stewart-Lockhart, George (3 March 2016)."Elliott Power – Once Smitten".Discogs.Retrieved2 April2016.
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