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by John BushA proper player during jungles rise from the underground during 1995-96, Paul Saunders techno background hardly prepared listeners for the mellowed-out vibes and liquid tones of his work as Wax Doctor. Tracks like Kid Caprice (for Metalheadz) and Atmospheric Funk (for Talkin Loud) were closely allied to L.T.J Bukems junglite fusion though just a bit chunkier. Saunders began DJing in the late 80s, and though he juggled part-time mixing with a full-time football career for awhile (appearing as a reserve with Reading and later Crystal Palace), the Wax Doctor eventually debuted on production as well with several singles for Basement Records during 1992-93. He worked with fellow techno-head Alex Reece on Creative Wax and Precious Materials, but began drifting towards the growing drumnbass fascination with the lighter tones of jazz fusion. His singles for Metalheadz and Talkin Loud signalled the new direction, and Saunders signed to R&S — noted more for listening techno than drumnbass — for two 1996 singles, All I Need and Heat. Wax Doctor contributed a remix to label-mate Juan Atkins for a Model 500 single, The Flow. R&S released the retrospective Selected Works in 1998.