Jordan Rakei

Jordan Rakei
Background information
Birth name Jordan Rakei
Also known as Dan Kye
Born (1992-05-23) 23 May 1992
Origin Hamilton, New Zealand
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • keyboards
  • guitar
Years active 2013–present
Labels
Website jordanrakei.com

Jordan Rakei (born 23 May 1992) is a New Zealander-Australian musician, vocalist and producer currently based in London, UK.[1] Rakei has also released and performed under the moniker Dan Kye.[2]

Early life

Born in New Zealand, Rakei moved to Brisbane, Australia at the age of three. He lived in Brisbane until he made the move to London in 2015.[3][4]

Music career

Rakei's first release was ‘Franklin's Room’ EP in 2013, self-released via Bandcamp, aged 21 years old.[5][6] Less than a year later in 2014, Rakei's second release, ‘Groove Curse’ EP,[7] was the first release on the Soul Has No Tempo label.[8] Less than a year after this EP, he made the move to London. After working with artists such as FKJ[6] and Tom Misch[7], in December 2015 he was part of a Grammy nomination[9] for his work on Disclosure’s[9] track ‘Masterpiece’, released on their 2015 album Caracal.[10][11]

Rakei released his debut album Cloak through his own label, 4101 Records on 3 June 2016.[12] Later that year, he unveiled his dancefloor alias Dan Kye,[13] and released his first EP, titled ‘Joy, Ease, Lightness’,[14] on Rhythm Section records.[15]

On 6 June 2017, it was announced that Rakei had signed to Ninja Tune records and would be releasing his next album with them.[16] With this announcement came the release of his new single ‘Sorceress’.[17] On 23 June 2017 he made his Glastonbury Festival live debut on the Pussy Parlure stage.[18]

On 22 September 2017, ‘Wallflower’ was released on Ninja Tune.'Wallflower' was later shortlisted for 'Best Album' in the 2017 Australian Music Prize.[19]

On 25 October 2017, Rakei released his Spotify[36] Live EP, including a cover of 'Lost' by Frank Ocean.

A tour of North America in Spring 2018 included a performance at SXSW Festival and a live session for Jason Bentley's radio show on KCRW.[20][21][22]

On 10 May 2018, Rakei released a new single, 'Wildfire'.[23]

Discography

Albums

  • Cloak (2016)
  • Wallflower (2017)

EPs

  • Franklin's Room (2013)
  • Groove Curse (2014)
  • Rooftop (Remixes) (2017)
  • Spotify Live (2017)
  • Nerve (2017)

Singles

  • Live at Recording Oasis (2013)
  • The Light (2015)
  • Midnight Mischief (Tom Misch remix) (2016)
  • Talk To Me (2016)
  • Blame It On The Youth (2016)
  • Sorceress (2017)
  • Sorceress (Acoustic) (2017)
  • Sorceress (Photay Remix) (2017)
  • Goodbyes (Edit) (2017)
  • Wallflower (feat. Kaya Thomas-Dyke) (Dan Kye edit) (2017)
  • Eye to Eye (2018)

References

  1. ↑ "JORDAN RAKEI – 5 MINUTES WITH – noctismag". 7 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Get to know Jordan Rakei, the Australian-raised soul singer and beatmaker".
  3. ↑ "Interview // Ninja Tune's Jordan Rakei on getting signed, working with Disclosure and changing his sound – Nitelife Magazine". 6 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Sorcerer: The Perpetual Transition Of Jordan Rakei".
  5. ↑ "Jordan Rakei – Franklin's Room [EP] – EARMILK". 30 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Franklin's Room, by Jordan Rakei". iTunes Store.
  7. ↑ "Groove Curse, by Jordan Rakei". Amazon.com.
  8. ↑ "Soul Has No Tempo". discogs.
  9. ↑ "Grammy Nominations 2016: See the Full List of Nominees".
  10. ↑ "Brothers Gonna Work It Out: Disclosure Break Down Every Song on Their New LP – Pitchfork". Pitchfork.
  11. ↑ "Billboard Radio China – BRITISH ELECTRONIC MUSIC DUO AND GRAMMY NOMINEE Disclosure". billboardradiochina.com.
  12. ↑ "Jordan Rakei Announces Debut Album, Listen To First Single "Talk To Me" • Howl & Echoes". 10 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "Dan Kye's Upcoming Release Is Quite Literally A Future Classic". 5 December 2016.
  14. ↑ "Joy, Ease, Lightness, by Dan Kye". Juno Records.
  15. ↑ "Dan Kye – Joy, Ease, Lightness". discogs.
  16. ↑ "Jordan Rakei Signs to Ninja Tune".
  17. ↑ https://www.theplayground.co.uk/jordan-rakeis-sorceress-released-via-ninja-tune/
  18. ↑ https://www.lntvglobal.com/gb/article/glastonbury-2017-best-new-bands-to-see/
  19. ↑ "These Nine Albums Are Shortlisted for the 2017 Australian Music Prize". 24 January 2018.
  20. ↑ "Jordan Rakei". 6 March 2018.
  21. ↑ "SXSWfm 2018 Showcasing Artist Interview: Jordan Rakei". 20 April 2018.
  22. ↑ "Jordan Rakei". AXS.
  23. ↑ "Jordan Rakei shares seductive, summery offering "Wildfire"".


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