It was a subdued end to a busy 1980s spent playing and recording with Nocturnal Projections, This Kind of Punishment, Breathing Cage and The Sombretones. From 1988 on Graeme Jefferies showcased his solo compositions in The Cakekitchen, first as a duo with drummer Robert Key and later adding bass guitarist Rachael King.
The Cakekitchen gained wider recognition in Germany when the song Sonnenallee was included on the soundtrack to the 1999 movie of the same name.
Rachael King is the daughter of New Zealand historian, the late Michael King, and a published fiction writer.
Graeme Jefferies performed in Moscow in 2009 with a set that included Joy Division’s Atmosphere. He also includes New Zealand songs such as The Clean’s Getting Older in his set.
Graeme Jefferies - vocals, keyboards, guitar, viola
Robert Key - drums
Rachael King - bass, effects
Huw Dainow - drums
Keith McLean - bass
Jean-Yves Douet - drums
Marcus Acher - percussion, drums
Andre Richels - drums
Dieter Roseeuw - strings
Herbert Dee - drums