ctrl NIGHTS: Rex The Dog [UK] 18+

Rex The Dog favours an analogue approach to everything. Musician and visual artist Jake Williams takes a pencil and paper approach to his drawings, just as much as he enjoys a hands-on approach to his music. 

A rave icon in the late 90s under the name of JX, he has released some of the most celebrated dancefloor bangers of the era. Throughout a long career since his rise to stardom, his sound morphed into something both old and new, featuring the well-beloved 80s analogue robotic sounds. Carrying his precious self-built Modular Synthesiser around the world, his idiosyncratic beats have been gathering big crowds at the best clubs, festivals and parties: from Berlin’s Panorama Bar to Barcelona’s Nitsa, Brooklyn’s Good Room, and beyond. 

His name is almost synonymous with labels Kompakt and Kitsuné, perhaps, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Far from being a solely musical venture, Rex The Dog is a visual project. A hand drawn Rex character has been accompanying the musician since his first record release, and even became the first cartoon dog to be interviewed on BBC Radio 1. 

Of course, this techno legend holds so much more in store, and you’ll hear all about it once he touches Control ground this February.