Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Darker Than Wax is an independent record label based in Singapore, founded by Funk Bast*rd and Kaye in 2011, focusing on jazz, deep soul, funk, boogie, Latin heat, afro-boogie, dub, reggae, early house beats and instrumental hip hop.More than 10 years in the making, Darker Than Wax is the culmination of years of gigging, producing, hustling to get signed, exploring, growing, touring, drinking and endless hours of coffee shop banter between label owners DJ Funk Bast*rd and electronic musician/producer Kaye. Running the pioneer website in Singapore for all things left, underground and soulful, danceandsoul.com was an inheritance which unfortunately never grew to its full potential. It definitely played its role in the scene, attracting all serious music heads who happen to love partying as well, exposing Asia and the rest of the world (as much as their poor, overworked servers could handle) to like minded international radio shows which they host on the site, and throwing the odd party with the sole intention of brainwashing people with their unique brand of music. It was great while it lasted, but it wasn't quite there yet. Like most good things in life, they take time to mature and age. With Darker Than Wax, the stock has been reduced to its most concentrated form. It's pretty pure and simple, really. Darker Than Wax is basically a statement. A statement on the pervasiveness of black music and the influence it has had on countless genres and sub genres. A statement that it's all about bringing it into the future. A statement that music should have depth. A statement that your racial/genetic/cultural make-up is irrelevant - only your soul is.. }
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- Darker_Than_Wax abstract "Darker Than Wax is an independent record label based in Singapore, founded by Funk Bast*rd and Kaye in 2011, focusing on jazz, deep soul, funk, boogie, Latin heat, afro-boogie, dub, reggae, early house beats and instrumental hip hop.More than 10 years in the making, Darker Than Wax is the culmination of years of gigging, producing, hustling to get signed, exploring, growing, touring, drinking and endless hours of coffee shop banter between label owners DJ Funk Bast*rd and electronic musician/producer Kaye. Running the pioneer website in Singapore for all things left, underground and soulful, danceandsoul.com was an inheritance which unfortunately never grew to its full potential. It definitely played its role in the scene, attracting all serious music heads who happen to love partying as well, exposing Asia and the rest of the world (as much as their poor, overworked servers could handle) to like minded international radio shows which they host on the site, and throwing the odd party with the sole intention of brainwashing people with their unique brand of music. It was great while it lasted, but it wasn't quite there yet. Like most good things in life, they take time to mature and age. With Darker Than Wax, the stock has been reduced to its most concentrated form. It's pretty pure and simple, really. Darker Than Wax is basically a statement. A statement on the pervasiveness of black music and the influence it has had on countless genres and sub genres. A statement that it's all about bringing it into the future. A statement that music should have depth. A statement that your racial/genetic/cultural make-up is irrelevant - only your soul is.".