Elsewhere we hear Scottish producer and multi-instrumentalist C Duncan’s haunting ‘He Came from the Sun,’ Barcelona collective Oso Leone deliver a dreamy ‘Virtual U’ and Bill Lauren’s ‘Singularity,’ which evokes a striking sense of time and place. “She was the first artist I ever collaborated with, and one of the first artists to be involved in my career,” he explains. Next up is Charlotte Day Wilson with ‘Mountains,’ followed by ‘Count A Heart’ from Moreton, an exclusive collaboration with Jordan, who grew up on the same street in Brisbane, Australia. After a soothing opener from Fink, good friend and big influence Alfa Mist (part of the Are We Live collective) delivers ‘Mulago.’ “I want to champion their sound and show the world how good he is, and I thought it’d be fitting to start the mix with family,” says Jordan. Many have some sort of personal connection, so just as Bonobo provided a platform for the breakout of Khruangbin on a previous LNT, this may have the same effect for Rakei’s friends. Hope you like it” Jordan RakeiĪs Jordan says, there’s so much more to the song selection on Late Night Tales’ latest outing than a random collection of artists.
So, the main idea was to create a certain atmosphere, but also to help some of my favourite collaborators and buddies to give their songs a little push out into the world. I know the story of Khruangbin blowing up after appearing on the series (in fact, I think that's how I discovered them). Plus, I was also trying to help my friends' stuff get into the world. So, I was trying to think of all the collaborators and friends that I knew, who’d recorded stuff with this horizontal vibe. My idea of Late Night Tales was to distil a series of relaxing moments the whole conceptual sonic of relaxation. “I wanted to try and showcase as many people as I knew on this mix. Jordan had this to say on his upcoming mix: Rakei, born in New Zealand, but raised in Australia, moved to the UK in 2015 he released his debut album, Cloak, with Oz label Soul Has No Tempo, but his two subsequent LPs, Wallflower and Origin, came out on Ninja Tune, the former #2 in Album Of The Year for Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide poll, while Origin was nominated for Best Album at the AIM Awards. A beautifully layered blend that is mirrored in the music he’s made, it comes as no surprise that such a supremely gifted songwriter should deliver a mix that is all about the song.
The 28-year-old modern soul icon effortlessly stamps his own jazz and hip-hop driven sound all over this gorgeous array of handpicked tracks.
Due for release on 9 th April, Late Night Tales celebrate their 20 th anniversary with the release of multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and producer Jordan Rakei’s majestic compilation.
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