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Summer 21. Recorded this mix in April for dutch radio FunX. Play it loud these summer days!

Summer 21 Dancehall mix

Dark Xmas 

I overthink stuff a lot and making music started bout 2 years ago as a hobby and to learn to let go of that tendency. 
Now i have a few things in the works that I’m contemplating on actually releasing and ofcourse, the overthinking is back!

So i’ma do the exact opposite: drop a mean Gqom tune called ‘Dark Xmas’ the weekend the sun reappeared in our Amsterdam sky 🤪

To train myself in ‘dropping shit’ and overcome the fear of letting the world hear some of the music i been making. (Plus it’s just SoundCloud and the promotion plan is this Instagram post that most of y’all don’t even read till the end)

But also because this represents connection to me despite the 7AM in De School feel this kinda gqom feels like to me. 

See me and my brother’s chill frequency is not as high as i would prefer. Last xmas we had a dope night tho. It was exactly what i needed the first year in NL without parents, no family party, no partner… Grateful i got to spend it with him and hope i can make some gqom w him the future…

PS: Uploaded this from my phone. Hahaha, please lemme join on of those Gqom whatsapp groups 🙃

The End Is Near

Dark Xmas

Before COVID I hardly took the time to prepare/practice before a gig. The type of gigs I will be doing under the name wesley  I do need to do that. I love how I'm rediscovering my own style of dj'ing in electronic music. Catch me playing around in the beginning and catching a vibe later on. 

Will auto-destruct after the weekend.
Artwork: Courage by Taj Francis, which is exactly what it took me to just upload this without listening

Practice Ziongate @ Parallel Opening Night

It took me always 20 years as a DJ before I released my own music. This summer will see the first & last musical projects by WaxFiend! With South African electronic music i have found a form of expression that makes me want to create my own music✨

This tune came into existence after Prime sent me some music of a crazy talented artist's from Arnhem called Saint Ronil. Hearing the emotion he puts into his songs and the way he approaches melodies I knew he would kill Amapiano. 
Enlightened him and his producer Dave Nunes by sending them some of my fav piano tunes for inspiration. In sept 2021 I stayed in Nijmegen after the only festival weekend we had that summer due to covid. High off that energy we went into the studio the next day and created Etema which will see the light of day the end of May.

Much love for listening, curious for your feedback and please send video's when you play this! Fuljoy!

Etema ft. Dave Nunes & Saint Ronil

The summer that South African artist’s colonised our dance floors I created some Trojan horses to help Amapiano and Gqom sneak into people’s systems. Now available for everybody who wants to support this decolonisation of the dance floor. PLAY IT LOUD!

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Challas (STATE OFFF Remix)

Challas

Hey Hey (Amapiano Remix)

Morning show I did for the RadioZwart Marathon last year with Dj Ricks in the 2nd hour!

AM Piano @ RadioZwart Episode 1 ft Dj Ricks

The sounds that shaped my first year as Wes Lee! The combination of deep ancestral and futuristic sounds that span across a multitude of genre's was something I could not find... This inspired me to do it myself! Get to know me in these 90 minutes.

Wes Lee - Sound Of 22

I love opening Jamrock with some Reggae tunes. Music by Roger Robin, Sizzla, Tanya Stephens, Chronixx, Protoje and many more. Fuljoy✨

Reggae opening set @ Jamrock 2023

Inspired by electronic music from the continent where humanity first set foot on earth, Wes Lee's resident mix for Terra tunes into the rhythmic frequencies that resonate with the core of his being. 
 
An influential DJ and promoter in the dancehall & hip-hop scene for 20 years under the moniker WaxFiend, Wes Lee is at the forefront of pushing African electronic music in the Netherlands. Wes Lee finds magic in the liminal space between synthetic and organic, brutal and sensual, ancestral yet futuristic… exploring genres like Afro tech, Gqom, batida, hard drum and other electronic Afro diasporic sounds. 

Wes Lee: @listentowax

Terra │Wes Lee

After an incredible 20-year career of being an integral part and at the forefront of the Amsterdam nightlife scene under his ‘DJ WaxFiend’ alias Wesley recently has launched his brand new monniker ‘Wes Lee’. With this he returns to his roots, driven by a fusion of electronic rhythms, rich percussion, ancestral chants, futuristic synths, and pulsating basslines.

Drawing inspiration from Gqom, Amapiano and Afrotech, this mix weaves a tapestry of diverse cultures and rhythms. Take a moment, don your headphones, and lose yourself in this sonic experience.

Wes Lee - United Identities Podcast 036

Wes Lee's ADE'24 set recorded at Ziongate, Tribes in Paradiso.

Wes Lee - Live @ Ziongate - Tribes 18.10.24

Streaming from Amsterdam's Radio Radio: this is RRFM.NL w/ @listentowax

RRFM • Wes Lee • 30-10-24

Listen to the full set by Wes Lee from DGTL ADE Thursday.

WES LEE @ DGTL ADE 2024 17.10.2024

RRFM • Wes Lee • 27-11-24

Recording of Wes Lee's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2024.

Wes Lee at Dekmantel Selectors 2024

RRFM • Wes Lee • 08-01-25

Playing one of Amsterdam's longest running clubnights, blessing the audience with an unique mix of sounds. Think i will be doing that more often these next months! 

WaxFiend Live @ Encore - Dec 8th 2024

RRFM • Wes Lee • 17-04-2025

RRFM • Wes Lee • 29-05-2025

Think i have to rename this series to 'Sometimes On Sunday' or "It's Sunday to Someone" :p Sorry for the wait but here you go! Another soundtrack for those laidback days or nights.
Chilling and exchanging some music with Hokuto we discovered that we both have a passion for the same style of House music. Very warm, soulful, deep and sometime techy House music. So we recorded a mix with some of our favourite joints! Seven Davis Jr, Moodymann, Joeski, Beat Spacek and much more...
First time i've ever recorded a mix with this kinda music, enjoy!

Mixcloud.com/djwaxfiend

Sunday Sessions 2 W Hokuto

Waarom niet het hele Nori album remixen over classic ATL trap beats?? 808’s are universal! Een ode aan de de originators en de man die trap in NL naar een next level aan het tillen is!
Was vroeger fan dj’s uit de states als Green Lantern en Clinton Sparks hun mixtapes. Een Noreaga verse over een Mobb Deep beat of een Mary J Blige vocal over een 50 cent beat ofzo. Zowel de beat als de vocals zijn gecreëerd op een ander deel vd wereld door een persoon in een andere omgeving en met een individueel creatief proces en zijn of haar eigen passie.
En als dj is het kaolo hard als je dat samenbrengt, er synergie is en je die hele track op een nieuwe manier beseft!
Is dat me met het hele album gelukt?? Mag jij oordelen, ik denk voor een groot deel wel!
Wat zijn jou favourites?

Mixcloud.com/DjWaxFiend

Flonti Stacks - Nori Remixed

Welcome back Buju!!! One of reggae's most talented vocalist's just got released from prison today after his seven year drug related sentence. This is a remix of a dubplate he recorded for me over 15 years ago. Made this one for my set @ Appelsap last year (where Madlib was supposed to perform).
Not a thing most soundsystems or dj's do, but soon i will be posting way more dubplates and remixes people might know those legendary 00's Jamrock sets!

Buju Banton - Champion (Wax DUB Red Rmx)

Last year a good friend came back from a trip to South Africa and put me up to this new style of electronic music called Gqom. First time i heard it i was hooked! The combination of the drum and percussions rhytms with minimal dark soundscapes resonated and moved me. For the past months i've been learning about this genre and it's talented producers and artist's.

Made this mixtape to introduce people to this sound from Durban, South Africa. Can't wait to see how people are gonna react when i play this on festivals this summer!

**TRACKLIST**
1. Prince Kaybee - Banomoya (feat. Busiswa & TNS)
2. Babes Wodumo - Wololo (feat. Mampintsha)
3. DJ Maphorisa & DJ Shimza - Makhe (feat. Moonchild Sanelly)
4. Dladla Mshunqisi - Pakisha (feat. Distruction Boyz & DJ Tira)
5. Sphectacula & DJ Naves - Bhampa (feat. Beast, TipCee & DJ Tira)
6. Distruction Boyz - Omunye (feat. Benny Maverick and Dladla Mshunqisi)
7. Dominowe - Umthakathi
8. DJ Lag & Epic B - Going Modd
9. WaxFiend x Poison - Big Shottaz Edit
10. Emo Kid - Futuristic Gqom
11. Black Motion & Caiiro - Prayer for Rain (feat. Tabia)
12. Themba - Who is Themba?
13. Mr Joe - Lost In My Dub

Soundcloud.com/djwaxfiend

This Is Gqom

I will never forget the 00's aka the Golden Era of Dancehall! The start of my professional DJ career and the birth of Jamrock. Making and playing remixes and edits made the Jamrock brand known in the global Dancehall scene!

Traditionally reggae soundsytems don't share their remixes and dubs, playing these in dances is what sets them apart from the rest! If you want to hear them, come to the bashment! But i'm in a generous mood, so here are some remixes i did and tracks i produced in the 00's.

Feel free to listen, download and play these!

One love! Wes

www.soundcloud.com/ListenToWax

Collie Buddz - Get Money (Wax RMX)

soundcloud.com/ListenToWax

Lyrical (Shrt Boss)- Eeeeenergy

Bounty Killer - Bulletproof Dub (Wax RMX)

Soundcloud.com/ListenToWax

Serani vs Booka Shade - No Games (Wax RMX)

Ding Dong vs Aptijt - Badman Boeke (Wax RMX)

Zeze to London ft Ding Dong (Wax Rmx)

Zeze Riddim (WaxFiend RMX)

As we welcome the sunshine into our lives i like to introduce you to a new sound for the summer. Taking over South Africa for the last year or so this style combines deep house, jazz and lounge music with crazy electronic basslines and tribal percussion.
⏀THIS IS AMAPIANO ⏀

This Is Amapiano

Savage ft. Spice (WaxFiend Refix)

Just in time to enjoy the last rays of sun this summer has to offer! 90 minutes of Amapiano vibes!

This Is Amapiano 2

When I discovered the jazzy sounds of Amapiano I instantly wanted to blend that sound with R&B songs. Soon I will be dropping a project with a few R&B Classics in an Amapiano flip, but for now enjoy this beautiful tune by Daniel Caesar & H.E.R. - Best Part 

Really curious to hear what y'all think!

Daniel Caesar Ft H.E.R. - Best Part (WaxFiend Amapiano Remix)

2021's first edition of my monthly radioshow is entirely dedicated to electronic sounds from the motherland! Blessing you with 2 hours of Amapiano, Gqom and Afrohouse was an absolute pleasure 🤗 So much sick tunes and I even played a few of my own tracks and remixes. Hope you enjoy!

Think I will do more of these in future episodes.

TRACKLIST

dj mOma - Abeg Abeg
Major League Djz & Abidoza - Spiritchaser 
Major League Djz & Abidoza - Ubusuku Bonke
Reece Madlisa & Zuma - Jazzidisciples (Zlele) [feat. Mr JazziQ & Busta 929]
Busta 929 & Mpura - Umsebenzi Wethu (feat. Zuma, Mr JazziQ, Lady Du & Reece Madlisa)
Thebelebe - JEBSON
The Lowkeys - Stolen Goods
Mas Musiq & Aymos - Phesheya
Daniel Ceaser ft HER - Best Part (WaxFiend Amapiano Remix) 
Loxion Deep - iJezi’elisha (feat. Boohle)
Junior De Rocka & Lady Du - Catalia ft. Mr JazziQ, Mellow & Sleazy
De Mthuda & Ntokzin - Ghost
Tekniq - Librah
Euphonik - Silento (A Tribute to Dad) [Extended]
Pablo Fierro - Bangalora
LevyM	- Simo (feat. Toshi & Benjy) [[Enoo Napa Remix]]
Mike Steva - Baba Himalaya
Osunlade - Ser al Santísimo
Lemon & Herb	 - Andifuni Ngawe (feat. Fka Mash & Yallunder)
Culoe De Song - Felidaen Kings
DJ LeSoul - Amabele (feat. Deep Narratives, TNS & Blaqrhythm)
Mafia Boyz - Ugugu (2018)
Mshayi & Mr Thela - iParty ft. T-Man
Scratchclart - Ammo [Feat. Citizen Boy]
Wes-Lee - Dark XMas
QUE DJ - We Don't Play the Same Gqom (feat. General Cmamane)

WESLEY _13 - Amapiano, Afrohouse, Gqom Special

Another groovy remix where R&B meets Amapiano! Perfect for the upcoming summer, enjoy!

Produced, mixed & mastered by WaxFiend

Tell Me (WaxFiend Amapiano Remix)

Amapiano remix of this R&B classic! Made this one last summer after me and Rancido listened to some beautiful soulful Amapiano tunes and i told him about my idea to remix R&B classics.  We made this right away! 

Produced by WaxFiend & Rancido
Arranged, mixed & mastered by WaxFiend

Jade - Don't Walk Away (WaxFiend Amapiano Remix)

Sampled the original tune and made this one together with Poison when i was just discovering Amapiano. 

Produced, arranged, mixed & mastered by WaxFiend & Poison

Case ft Mary J Blige - Touch Me Tease Me (WaxFiend Amapiano Remix)

Spreading music myriad ways. Dj'ing been my primary form of creative expression, exploring new ways now... Wes Lee lives in the electronic realm, exploring between synthetic and organic riddims, WaxFiend Di Champion Yuhzeeit?

Wes Lee /\ WaxFiend

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