Mark Rae
| Mark Rae | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Mark Rae |
| Origin | Ashington, England |
| Genres | turntablism |
| Occupations | DJ |
| Instruments | turntables |
| Labels | Grand Central Records Yes King Recordings |
| Associated acts | Rae & Christian Yes King |
Mark Rae, born in Ashington, Northumberland, England, was the head of independent record label Grand Central Records and one half of DJ and production duo Rae & Christian.
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History
Grand Central and Rae & Christian
In 1987, he moved to Manchester and became manager and co-owner of Fat City Records store, before releasing an E.P. for Tony D on the short-lived Gone Clear label. Gone Clear was replaced by Grand Central, which quickly became home to a number of respected DJs and talented musicians.
Rae released two studio albums with Steve Christian as Rae & Christian. He also performed producing, remixing and DJing duties for a number of other artists, and occasionally co-wrote tracks with Mr. Scruff. In May 2006, Grand Central Records closed after 10 years at the top of the UK independent music scene.
Yes King Recordings and solo projects
Rae recorded his first proper solo record, Rae Road, in 2002. The advent of Rae's (DJ mix album) Ode To A Dying DJ (part of the Trustthedj series) saw the first music released by Rae's new partnership with Rhys Adams, under the band name ARP (standing for Adams.Rae.Productions).
Since the closure of Grand Central Records, Rae moved to Los Angeles. Rae and Adams teamed up again for a new project - the record label, Yes King Recordings, and the band Yes King. The first Yes King album, Rock This World, was released in March 2008. The music blends hip hop, dancehall, ragga and skank–ska. Guest vocalists include Dawn Penn, Prezident Brown, Veba, Pete Simpson, Sweetie Irie, Kenny Knotts, Ayak, Babychan and Mystro.
In early 2007, Rae stated on his MySpace page that new recordings were forthcoming both from himself as a solo artist, in partnership with Mophonics in Venice, California, and once again in partnership with Steve Christian within the next 18 months. In addition, he stated that Rae and Adams were in the process of re-editing the Rae & Christian back catalogue for a double CD of remixes. In 2009, a remix album of Rae & Christian tracks was released exclusively on iTunes. The album was noted on Rae's MySpace page as a "collaboration" between Yes King and Rae & Christian.
Discography
Rae & Christian
- Northern Sulphuric Soul (5 October, 1998)
- Blazing The Crop (DJ mix album) (20 September, 1999)
- Sleepwalking (26 February, 2001)
- Another Late Night: Rae & Christian (DJ mix album) (24 September, 2001)
- Nocturnal Activity (Sleepwalking Remixed) (25 March, 2002)
- Raiding the Vaults (remix album) (2009)
solo
- Ordered From The Catalogue (DJ mix album composed of tracks from the Grand Central back catalogue) (7 May 2001)
- Rae Road (2 September 2002)
- Into The Depths (23 August 2004)
- Ode to a Dying DJ (DJ mix album) (4 July 2005)
Yes King
- Rock This World (5 March, 2008)
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