Jake Williams (born 1974) is a British electronic music producer and remixer, who currently records as Rex the Dog.[1] Rex the Dog currently releases on Kompakt Records. As Rex the Dog, Williams is a proponent of DIY electronics and performs live with a self-built modular synthesizer. Williams first came to public attention as JX in 1994 following a recording contract with Hooj Choons, a United Kingdom dance independent record label. Williams has also recorded as Mekka[2] and wrote the song "Bullet in the Gun" as part of Paul Oakenfold's collective Planet Perfecto.
Jake Williams | |
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| Birth name | Jake Williams |
| Also known as | Rex the Dog, Mekka, Planet Perfecto, JX |
| Origin | Brighton, England |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Kompakt, Hundehaus, Mute, FFRR, Hooj Choons |
| Website | rexthedog |
Chart success
editJX achieved two top 10 singles in the UK;[3] and Australia.[4] "There's Nothing I Won't Do" (1996) was the highest-charting single in the UK, reaching number 4.[3] Williams also charted in the UK as writer and producer on Planet Perfecto's "Bullet in the Gun", reaching number 7 in 2000.[5]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Dance [6] | ||||||||||||||
| The Rex the Dog Show |
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38 | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
Singles
editAs JX
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] |
AUS [4] |
IRE [7] |
NED [8] |
SPA [9] | ||||||||||
| 1994 | "Son of a Gun" | 13 | 6 | — | 38 | — | Singles only | |||||||
| 1995 | "You Belong to Me" | 17 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 1 |
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| "Son of a Gun" (1995 re-issue) | 6 | — | 15 | — | — | |||||||||
| 1996 | "There's Nothing I Won't Do" | 4 | 26 | 14 | — | — |
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| 1997 | "Close to Your Heart" | 18 | 90 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2004 | "Restless" | 22 | — | — | 68 | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||||||||||||
As Rex the Dog
edit| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Prototype" | Singles only |
| "Frequency" | ||
| 2006 | "Maximize" | |
| 2007 | "Circulate" | The Rex the Dog Show |
| 2008 | "Bubblicious" | |
| "I Can See You, Can You See Me?" | ||
| 2011 | "POW!" | Rex the Dog & Kris Menace |
| 2013 | "Do You Feel What I Feel" (feat. Jamie McDermott) | Rex the Dog |
| 2015 | "Sicko" | Singles only |
| 2016 | "You Are a Blade" | |
| 2016 | "Teufelsberg" | |
| 2018 | "Crasher" | |
| 2019 | "Vortex" | |
| 2019 | "Experimental Housing" | |
| 2020 | "Transmitter" (with DJ Haus) | |
| 2023 | "Change This Pain For Ecstasy" |
References
edit- ^ "Rex The Dog". Discogs. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Mekka - Diamondback". Discogs. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "Official Charts > JX". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ a b Australian (ARIA) peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Discography JX". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- Top 100 peaks: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 150.
- "Close to Your Heart": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 06 Apr 1997". ARIA. Retrieved 24 June 2017 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- ^ "Official Charts > Planet Perfecto". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40 - 14 September 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for JX (from irishcharts.ie)". Fireball Media, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl > JX in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ Billboard: Hits of the World, 6 May 1995
- ^ "1994 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "1995 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "British certifications – JX – There's Nothing I Won't Do". British Phonographic Industry.
