Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei is a DJ mix album curated by New Zealand-Australian musician Jordan Rakei for Late Night Tales series, released by Night Time Stories on 9 April 2021.[1][2] It marks the 20th anniversary of the series.[3] It includes cover versions of Radiohead's "Codex" and Jeff Buckley's "Lover, You Should've Come Over", and an original song by Rakei, "Imagination".[4]

Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei
Compilation album by Jordan Rakei
Released	9 April 2021 (2021-04-09)
Genre	Soul jazz alternative R&B trip hop
Label	Night Time Stories
Producer	Jordan Rakei
Jordan Rakei chronology
Origin (2019) Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei (2021)
Late Night Tales chronology
Late Night Tales: Khruangbin (2020) Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei (2021) Late Night Tales Presents Version Excursion (2021)

Background

Jordan Rakei has said that in this album he tried to "distil a series of relaxing moments" and also "help [his] friends’ stuff get into the world."[2] He chose songs from artists he grew up or collaborated with which influenced his music."[3] The album features artists such as Charlotte Day Wilson, Connan Mockasin, Joe Armon-Jones, and C Duncan.[4][3]

Reception

The album received favorable reviews. Josh Abraham of Clash wrote, "[Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei is] an all-round beauty of an album. The 17 track production is clean-cut, but knows exactly how to keep the listener intrigued", and "it’s the perfect cocktail of forgetting about the current climate".[1] Tania Ogier of Backseat Mafia wrote, "Rakei’s wonderfully layered sound is testament to his talent as a gifted songwriter", and "the collective narrative of the 17 tracks flows as a relaxing, meditative soundscape – at times kooky and chaotic, then soulfully therapeutic".[3]

Track listing

1. "Covering Your Tracks" - DJ Fink
2. "Mulago" - Alfa Mist
3. "Mountains" - Charlotte Day Wilson
4. "Count a Heart" - Moreton & Jordan Rakei
5. "Untitled 2" - Puma Blue
6. "Momo's" - Connan Mockasin
7. "He Came From the Sun" - C Duncan
8. "Virtual U" - Oso Leone
9. "Idiom" - Joe Armon-Jones & Maxwell Owin feat. Oscar Jerome
10. "Everternity" - Snowpoet
11. "Always & Forever" - Maro
12. "Speak Up" - Homay Chmitz
13. "Singularity" - Bill Laurance
14. "Lover, You Should've Come Over" - Jordan Rakei (Jeff Buckley exclusive cover version)
15. "Codex" - Jordan Rakei (Radiohead exclusive cover version)
16. "Counterpart" - Cubicolour
17. "Imagination" - Jordan Rakei (exclusive new track)
18. "Imagination" - Alejandro González Iñárritu (exclusive spoken word)

References

External links

• Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei at Light Night Tales