JX (artist)
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| JX | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Jake Williams, Oblik, Rex the Dog, Mekka |
| Origin |  |
| Genre(s) | Dance |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Associated acts | Planet Perfecto |
| Members | |
| Jake Williams | |
JX was a British dance project, which found success in 1993 following a deal struck with Hooj Choons, a UK dance record label. The project was the work of Jake Williams, a DJ and remixer who remains actively involved in dance music and other projects. He currently produces original material as well as remixes under the moniker 'Rex the Dog'.
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[edit] Chart success
JX was a successful project, selling in excess of 500,000 copies of popular and anthemic dance tracks. Particularly successful tracks included "Son Of A Gun" (1994), which gave him his first Top 20 entry at #13 in the UK, "There's Nothing I Won't Do" (1996), which was his biggest hit, reaching #4 on the UK Singles Chart, "You Belong To Me" (1995) made #17 in the singles chart, and most recently "Restless", which charted on the UK Singles Chart at #22 in 2004.
Various presses were released on formats appropriate to the buying public, enthusiasts and DJs.
[edit] Remixes
JX also provided remixes for other popular tracks of the 1990s, including "Call It Love" (1994), "I Love Saturday" (1994) and "U Girls" (1994).
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
- 1994 "Son of a Gun" UK #13
- 1995 "You Belong to Me" feat. Shena UK #17
- 1995 "Son of a Gun" Re-issue UK #6
- 1996 "There's Nothing I Won't Do" feat. Shena UK #4
- 1997 "Close to Your Heart" UK #18
- 2002 "You Belong to Me 2002"
- 2004 "Restless" UK #22
[edit] Remixes
As JX
- 1994 Blast - "Princes of the Night"
- 1994 Dco2 - "Do What You Feel"
- 1994 Deuce - "Call It Love" (J-X Kissy Kissy Mix)
- 1994 Erasure - "I Love Saturday"
- 1995 Head-On - "I Want Your Love"
- 1994 Nush - "U Girls"
- 1994 Royal T - "Coming Back for More"
- 1994 2wo Third3 - "Hear Me Calling"
- 1995 Andronicus - "Make You Whole "
- 2002 Labelle - "Looking in Your Eyes"
- 2003 Royal T - "Baby Don't Cha Leave Me This Way "
As Mekka
- 1999 Planet Perfecto - "Bullet in the Gun"
- 1999 Technique - "Sun Is Shining"
- 2001 Jan Johnston - "Silent Words"
As Rex the Dog
- 2004 Client - "Radio"
- 2004 Depeche Mode - "Photographic"
- 2004 The Knife - "Heartbeats"
- 2004 The Prodigy - "Girls"
- 2005 Mylo - "Drop the Pressure"
- 2005 Soulwax - "E Talking"
- 2006 The Knife - "Marble House"
- 2006 Röyksopp - "Beautiful Day Without You"
- 2007 The Sounds - "Tony the Beat"
- 2008 Robyn- "Who's That Girl"
- 2008 Goldfrapp - "Happiness" (Unreleased)
