did they find out who rex teh dog is?

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This might have been discussed several times, but i still havent found the answer anywhere.
Do we know who is behind rex the dog by now?
I am still listening to their tracks a lot. The sound sometimes ressembles a lot of trancey stuff that I really can't stand, but i inexplicably love all their tracks...

― Arnault (arc73hk), Saturday, 18 June 2005 06:28 (twenty years ago)

Not yet, as far as I know, but Daniel Miller seems to be the top guess.

― StanM, Saturday, 18 June 2005 10:14 (twenty years ago)

I heard it was Michael Jackson.

― Taste the Blood of Scrovula (noodle vague), Saturday, 18 June 2005 10:23 (twenty years ago)

Won't someone think of the puppies?

― StanM, Saturday, 18 June 2005 10:29 (twenty years ago)

Hasn't he emailed Geeta Dayal once? I remember reading on her blog she knew his identity. I could be wrong of course.

― nathalie's post modern sleaze fest (stevie nixed), Saturday, 18 June 2005 10:34 (twenty years ago)

I thought it was common knowledge that it is JX/Jake Williams.

― jed_ (jed), Saturday, 18 June 2005 11:20 (twenty years ago)

Yes, this seems confirmed here :
http://www.culturedeluxe.com/artistbio.asp?id=1273
"JX who shot to fame in 1993 as a 16 year old with dance anthem Son of a Gun"
But i dont remember that tune at all

― Arnault (arc73hk), Saturday, 18 June 2005 11:35 (twenty years ago)

it's brilliant!

― jed_ (jed), Saturday, 18 June 2005 11:40 (twenty years ago)

"You Belong To Me" was their big top 40 hit though.

― Siegbran (eofor), Saturday, 18 June 2005 11:58 (twenty years ago)

"son of a gun" got to number 6 in the U.K. and "there's nothing i won't do" got to number 4. "you belong to me" peaked at number 17. I can't actually remember that one (or never heard it).

― jed_ (jed), Saturday, 18 June 2005 12:12 (twenty years ago)

Ah, didn't know that. I always hear "You Belong To Me" in those 'back to the 90s' radio shows/mixes and never the other ones.

Just found out that Jake Williams was behind Mekka "Diamondback" which is a fantastic track similar to Sasha "Xpander".

― Siegbran (eofor), Saturday, 18 June 2005 12:39 (twenty years ago)

So, with restless (rex the dog mic) by Jx - he remixed himself?
Have you heard his minimix : http://www.rexthedog.net/minimix.mp3
mel & Kim were the only SAW i liked at the time and "theme from S Express" is one of the first track i was obsessed about... So I understand better why i love rex the dog now...

― Arnault (arc73hk), Saturday, 18 June 2005 14:13 (twenty years ago)

"There's Nothing I Won't Do" is awesome and you can sing it over the top of almost any Rex teh Dog track/remix which I think reveals something..

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Monday, 20 June 2005 22:46 (twenty years ago)

discogs claims Jx was 16 in 1993, but the rex website implies that rex the dog was born (or conceived, it's vague) in 1974. Pretty close, I'd bet discogs has his age wrong.

― mike h. (mike h.), Monday, 20 June 2005 22:54 (twenty years ago)

he was listed for a Fabric night not too long ago

but alas, no reports

― manuel (manuel), Tuesday, 21 June 2005 05:06 (twenty years ago)

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