WHO IS REX THE DOG? (ideas, NOW)

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i don't think trevor jackson would go near the rex the dog cover artwork

― tricky disco (disco stu), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 13:43 (nineteen years ago) link

Röyksopp is also with DEF Management, and they're Scandinavian like The Knife. Possibly based in London as well.

― JoB (JoB), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 13:43 (nineteen years ago) link

it's not miller, it's......martin gore!

― tricky disco (disco stu), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 13:45 (nineteen years ago) link

i haven't heard rex the dog.

mark bell?

― tricky disco (disco stu), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 13:46 (nineteen years ago) link

Richard D. James!

― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 13:47 (nineteen years ago) link

I know we've got this rumour about the London thing but is it too obvious to suggest that Rex The Dog might be Felix Da Housecat?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 13:49 (nineteen years ago) link

Bono!

― rentboy (rentboy), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 13:51 (nineteen years ago) link

they said he was English, ruling out Moby, Felix, Ewan...not that any sane person would consider it to be any of them for even a second (ok, except Ewan)

― Brigadier Rainham Steele, Mrs (blueski), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 13:54 (nineteen years ago) link

Is there not any logic in my reasoning?

― Chester Benetton (Andy K), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 14:04 (nineteen years ago) link

yes! but i don't know who he is for shame...big name enough?

― Brigadier Rainham Steele, Mrs (blueski), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 14:06 (nineteen years ago) link

deffo not felix or trevor jackson.

daniel miller is a possibility, esp. with all the synthage involved on the rex the dog stuff but it would make me a little sad if it was.

― stirmonster, Tuesday, 28 September 2004 14:06 (nineteen years ago) link

Madonna - she's English now, right?

― rentboy (rentboy), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 14:07 (nineteen years ago) link

Daniel Miller = Mute

― Chester Benetton (Andy K), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 14:08 (nineteen years ago) link

now i remember , it does seem that rightly or wrongly , radio one said Rex the Dog = JX

― Marc Read, Tuesday, 28 September 2004 14:12 (nineteen years ago) link

Yes, he's also behind The Normal - you surely know Warm Leatherette and TVOD, right?

― rentboy (rentboy), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 14:13 (nineteen years ago) link

xpost, obviously

― rentboy (rentboy), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 14:13 (nineteen years ago) link

oh THAT Daniel Miller ;)

that would be ridiculous tho - you're boss of world's biggest indie label (prior to Jive), then you decide to start producing again and release on Kompakt?!

― Brigadier Rainham Steele, Mrs (blueski), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 14:16 (nineteen years ago) link

It's pretty certain that whoever it is, is with DEF Management in London. If it's not Moby or someone from Röyksopp that leaves, as far as I'm aware, Sonique. I stil think it's Moby though.

― JoB (JoB), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 14:16 (nineteen years ago) link

so you don't believe they're from London?

― Brigadier Rainham Steele, Mrs (blueski), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 14:18 (nineteen years ago) link

I'm guessing it's a big beat-related name. An ex-Surreal Madrid guy or something like that.

― Diego Valladolid (dvalladt), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 14:20 (nineteen years ago) link

Admittedly I doubt Miller would use artwork like that.

― Chester Benetton (Andy K), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 14:25 (nineteen years ago) link

that would be ridiculous tho - you're boss of world's biggest indie label (prior to Jive), then you decide to start producing again and release on Kompakt?!

that's exactly the kind of thing i'd expect mr. miller to do.

― stirmonster, Tuesday, 28 September 2004 14:26 (nineteen years ago) link

and to be fair, i don't think he's ever stopped producing. i think he just doesn't release much of his own work anymore

― rentboy (rentboy), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 14:28 (nineteen years ago) link

And, as I said above, he and Fehlmann did one of the Kreisel 99s.

― Chester Benetton (Andy K), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 14:34 (nineteen years ago) link

It's Craig Richards I hear

― Barnaby (Barnaby), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 16:19 (nineteen years ago) link

this would be richard's first foray into producing afaik. there is the fabric connection...

― tricky disco (disco stu), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 16:34 (nineteen years ago) link

I remember the good old days when no one knew who was behind all those producer/remixer pseudonyms - and few even cared.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 16:35 (nineteen years ago) link

you can't be serious.

― tricky disco (disco stu), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 16:39 (nineteen years ago) link

this would be richard's first foray into producing afaik.

well there's that scumdolly track that was floating about for a while that i'm *pretty sure* was him.

― rentboy (rentboy), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 16:39 (nineteen years ago) link

nah, no way is it craig richards. too cheesy.

― stirmonster, Tuesday, 28 September 2004 16:42 (nineteen years ago) link

Why can't I be serious? Call me an idealist, but sometimes I miss the days when electronic music had nothing to do with the rockist star cult, when all (well, almost all) that mattered was the music. I still don't know what most of my favourite artists look like. Or who they really are, for that matter.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 16:45 (nineteen years ago) link

i just don't know if there ever was a time when electronic music had nothing to do with the "rockist star cult".

― tricky disco (disco stu), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 16:52 (nineteen years ago) link

in some respects you could say that all of the subversive "anonymous" trappings of electronic music only serve to legitimize what they subvert

― tricky disco (disco stu), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 16:55 (nineteen years ago) link

i always wanted to know who the people were behind the tunes, as someone who aspired to be in their position someday

― Brigadier Rainham Steele, Mrs (blueski), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 16:55 (nineteen years ago) link

i have it on good word that it's Peter Noone

― King Korn Karn, Tuesday, 28 September 2004 16:59 (nineteen years ago) link

Prototype was published by Mute Songs Ltd. so it has to be either Miller or Moby.

― JoB (JoB), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 17:16 (nineteen years ago) link

ILM in massive group Cluedo thriller.

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 17:22 (nineteen years ago) link

i just don't know if there ever was a time when electronic music had nothing to do with the "rockist star cult".

Well, perhaps not "nothing to do", but there certainly was a time when it had *less* to do. Personally, I still don't much care who's behind the tunes.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 17:23 (nineteen years ago) link

and given that both Boomkat and Kompakt mention that the artist is English, i think we have our answer

but who knows, maybe it's Vince Clarke or Nick Cave

― rentboy (rentboy), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 17:23 (nineteen years ago) link

or diamanda galas?

― stirmonster, Tuesday, 28 September 2004 17:49 (nineteen years ago) link

James Holden? Alison Goldfrapp? Luke Slater? Frank Tovey?

― Siegbran (eofor), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 18:06 (nineteen years ago) link

the diamanda galas one made me laugh out loud at my desk here.

nice one

― rentboy (rentboy), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 18:07 (nineteen years ago) link

Brian Higgins? Boy George?

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 18:08 (nineteen years ago) link

paul mccartney, again.

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 18:10 (nineteen years ago) link

And now that we've deduced that Rex the Dog is most likely Daniel Miller... does anyone know the real-life identity of Jimmi Moon?

― Chester Benetton (Andy K), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 18:27 (nineteen years ago) link

Frank Tovey is not english. Anymore.

― Diego Valladolid (dvalladt), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 19:54 (nineteen years ago) link

moby is even more unlikely than Dave Clarke.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 20:39 (nineteen years ago) link

Phil Sherburne will know! Phil, where you at?! holla back!

― ken taylrr (ken taylrr), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 21:30 (nineteen years ago) link

Yeah I don't think it would be Moby, not because he's not good enough but because his production style when he is good is v. different.

I don't think it's Trevor Jackson or Ewan Pearson - they've both done remixes for Depeche Mode on the same single as the Rex the Dog remix. OTOH points in favour or it being Ewan Pearson: in an interview I read with him he said he was doing another album for Soma because he was contractually obliged to (ie. he wouldn't do it for them otherwise), so this could be his way of circumventing his Soma deal.

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 02:04 (nineteen years ago) link

so, it all turns out to be rather boring - i got this from a friend.

Rex the Dog is Jake Williams from London taaan. I have his email if anyone does need to get in touch with him.. and I love pretty much everything I've heard him do *gushes* - Den

― stirmonster, Thursday, 30 September 2004 19:09 (nineteen years ago) link

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I was listening to his recentish Ministry Of Sound mix on my phone after the pub on Friday night, had to step back from the bus stop because my dancing was unnerving other waiting passengers

― longer lasting, thicker electrons (sic), Monday, 26 April 2010 08:54 (thirteen years ago) link

I Look Into Mid-Air has a magic that none of his other material quite matches.

― Matt DC, Monday, 26 April 2010 11:41 (thirteen years ago) link

― Jack BS, Monday, 26 April 2010 12:00 (thirteen years ago) link

two years pass...

I Look Into Mid Air is still amazing.

― boxedjoy, Tuesday, 29 January 2013 14:17 (eleven years ago) link

new single in April

The A-side goes DUG DUDA DUG DADA DUGaaa and WHOOOooH
The B-side goes NANANANANANANANANANANANANANA...

― ( ͡° ͜ʖ͡°) (sic), Wednesday, 30 January 2013 10:45 (eleven years ago) link

two months pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEh9pN9bHkI

― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 30 March 2013 07:07 (eleven years ago) link

Those vocals are... not good.

― boxedjoy, Saturday, 30 March 2013 09:48 (eleven years ago) link

two weeks pass...

http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1436

According to the sidebar toward the end of the article, Rex the Dog was reading this thread

― I, rrational (mh), Monday, 15 April 2013 13:33 (eleven years ago) link

one year passes...

Recently tracked down the 12" mixes of the older tracks... they are SO much better. Not that the album isn't a good listen and introduction to the music, but I'm probably never going to listen to it again.

― skip, Tuesday, 6 January 2015 21:34 (nine years ago) link

four weeks pass...

There's a new EP out next month on Kompakt: http://www.kompakt.fm/blog/wZPyEmQgyk8T

Played on beatsinspace last night.

― plazzTT, Wednesday, 4 February 2015 16:38 (nine years ago) link

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