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| Rae & Christian | |
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| Origin | England |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Genres | Electronica, Hip Hop |
| Labels | Grand Central Records |
Rae & Christian
are Grand Central Records' founder
Mark
Rae and fellow producer and DJ
Steve Christian. Their music is
broadly classed as Hip-Hop / soulful dance
music and features such vocalists as
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In 1995 Mark Rae fulfilled a long-term dream by founding Grand Central Records in Manchester. He first met sound engineer and producer Steve Christian when they both utilised the same rehearsal space in Ducie House in the Northern Quarter of Manchester. The first meeting took place when Christian, who is the production strength of the duo, walked past Rae’s studio and informed him that his music was out of key. The pair embarked on a partnership that has seen them achieve critical and public acclaim for their work. 1
In an interview with "Pride Of Manchester" 2, Rae said:
| “ | We committed ourselves to promoting good music; hip-hop, soul, jazz, breakbeat, jungle, Jamaican reggae, house...we work with everything. I think a lot of people are under the impression we're just a hip-hop label, but we're actually just an "anything" label which is based in the pioneering sounds of everything from bleep house from Sheffield to London jungle." | ” |
Naturally, this new act was the first to release records on
the Grand Central Records label. Their first release was an EP, Pure
Arithmetic, released in June 1995 under the band name
In 1998, they released their debut album as Rae & Christian, Northern Sulphuric Soul, which was nominated for a Mercury Music Prize. Their appreciation of hip-hop's flavours did justice to the respected hip-hop acts they were able to call upon. The Jungle Brothers and Jeru The Damaja both contributed to the album's songs, giving them an edge over other sampling groups of the late 1990s. They undertook a heavy touring schedule, travelling with their own percussionist, double bass player, female vocalist, scratch DJ, sax, flute and rhodes players, to compliment the skills of Mark behind the deck and Steve on the guitar.
At the same time as nurturing other acts on the Grand Central
Records label, their production and remix skills have been in demand by
their peers (Lamb, The
Pharcyde,
Although they never officially split as a group, Rae & Christian released their last material in 2002. The album, Nocturnal Activity, consisted of remixes of tracks from Sleepwalking.
Mark Rae has since released several solo and DJ mix albums and
has undertaken a new partnership with sound
engineer,
| “ | "Unfortunately,
Steve walked away from Rae & Christian. I've asked him a few
times if he was up for doing an album and he said no. I'm still friends
with him but I don't think he particularly enjoys the music industry. I
don't see why he doesn't. We did fairly well to be honest with you.
But I've got to do my 3rd (studio) album, which I'm halfway through. Basically, I work very fast and after that, I'll ask him again, and if he wants to do it, we'll have a go. But I can’t persuade someone who doesn't really want to do it anymore. I could buy the name off him but that's a bit of a rip-off for the fans. It has to be done properly and Steve has to be involved with all the music that’s made for it. That's the bottom line. I'm sure he'll be up for it in the future but it has to be on his terms for wanting to do it because I can't do it with someone who is not interested." |
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In his new partnership with Rhys Adams, initial releases came out under the band name ARP (Adams.Rae.Productions). After the demise of Grand Central Records, Rae started a new record label, Yes King Recordings, and his second project with Adams, the band Yes King.
However, in early 2007, Rae stated on his MySpace page, that new recordings were forthcoming both from himself as a solo artist and once again in partnership with Steve Christian, within 18 months. In addition, Rae stated that he and Adams are currently in the process of re-editing the Rae & Christian back catalogue for a double CD of remixes, including acapella versions of tracks over alternative backing music. 4
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