Published
Tue, Aug 31, 2004, 09:43
Mark Rae is best known as one half of the musical duo Rae & Christian, with Steve Christian, through music such as the now classic album ‘Northern Sulphuric Soul’. He's more than that though as he has been active on the UK music scene for more than a decade and has is a DJ, producer, remixer, artist and owner of the label Grand Central.
Mark Rae now has two solo artist albums with the release of ‘Into The Depths’ as a follow up from his first album, ‘Rae Road’ which was released in 2002. The new album has musical reference’s to Mark’s hip hop roots with his choice of beats and rhythms on the new material, however, the emphasis is firmly on the creation of a vibe with live musicians, proving to be a driving force of this new album.
Other key contributions include singer Pete Simpson (J-Walk, Sunburst Band) “who has a voice to treasure” plus Veba whose divine vocals have featured on Mark Rae’s previous work as well as on tracks from Rae & Christian such as "Spellbound".
Catch Mark Rae as he tours Australia and New Zealand over October with vocalist Pete Simpson, to hear the new sounds of his production and experience a night of
soul warming sounds.
Mark Rae and Pete Simpson tour dates
Thursday 21 Oct - Melbourne, TBA
Friday 22 Oct - Sydney, Candy's Apartment
Saturday 23 Oct - Brisbane, Family
Sunday 24 Oct - Wellington, Sandwiches
Friday 29 Oct - Perth, Monkey Bar
Saturday 30 Oct - Hobart, Halo
Sunday 31 Oct - Adelaide, Sugar