Wax Poetic is a

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band. The band came together in 1997 founded by Turkish musician Ilhan Erşahin, who is still a current member, playing tenor saxophone and keys. The group originated at the now defunct club Save the Robots, and consisted of a group of musicians jamming together. The band's music is noted for its "heavy groove of

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, blended with quick

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elements." The band signed to

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in the late '90s and released their debut self-titled album in June 2000. Pop singer and pianist

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was a member before her break-out album ''

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''. Other former members include Lisa Rudolph who co-wrote four songs with Ilhan Ersahin on the first album titled three,

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and

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. Jones can still be heard singing with them on two tracks of their 2003 release, ''Nublu Sessions''. ''Copenhagen'' was released on November 7, 2006. Part of a three part series, this CD is followed up with ''Istanbul'' and ''Brasil''. The band's latest album, ''On a Ride'', was released in 2012. Besides Ilhan Erşahin, the current members include Sissy Clemens (vocals), Gabriel Gordon (vocals),

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(drums), Tina Kristina (bass) and Zeke Zima (guitar). Ilhan, Thor, and Jochen combined with

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and Matt Penman to create the band Our Theory.

Discography

;Studio albums *''Three'' (1998) *''Wax Poetic'' (2000) *''Nublu Sessions'' (2003) *''Copenhagen'' (2006) *''Istanbul'' (2007) *''Brasil'' (2007) *''On a Ride'' (2012)

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* Electronic music groups from New York (state) Musical groups established in 1997 Musical groups from New York City Trip hop groups {{US-electronic-band-stub