Kove

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Kove

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| birth_name = James Rockhill{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/koveofficial/info|title=Kove – Info|publisher=Facebook|accessdate=21 July 2014}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|5|20}}

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| origin = Sussex, England

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| years_active = 2010–present

| label = Drum & Bass Arena (2017–present)
KVRT Records (2016)
MTA Records (2013–2016)
Program (2012–13)
Viper (2012)

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James Rockhill (born 20 May 1990), better known by his stage name Kove, is a British electronic music producer and DJ. His song "Way We Are", featuring Melissa Steel, entered the UK Singles Chart at number 30.

Career

=2012–13: Early beginnings=

Rockhill signed his debut double A-side single "Stellar" / "Breach" to Viper Recordings in 2012. It was released on 5 March 2012. His second single, "Iodine" / "Open Ground" was released on Andy C's Program on 8 October 2012. Rockhill released "Gone" / "Airlock" through Program in early 2013. Later in the year, he signed to Chase & Status's label MTA Records, remixing their comeback single "Lost & Not Found" and releasing his debut EP Measures through the label. The EP's first track, "Love for You", received heavy airplay on BBC Radio 1Xtra and marked the start of his commercial breakthrough.

=2014–present: Breakthrough=

Following remixes for Bastille and John Newman, he released the double A-side "Gobble" / "Melisma" through MTA on 16 February 2014. His first charting single, "Way We Are", was released in July 2014 and entered the UK Singles Chart at number 30. His next EP, Murmurations, was released on 5 October 2014 and includes the song "Drop" (premiered by Annie Mac).

Discography

=Extended plays=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col"| Title

! scope="col"| Details

! scope="col"| Track listing

scope="row" | Measures

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  • "Love for You"
  • "Searching"
  • "Night Thought"
  • "Lose You"
scope="row" | Way We Are

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  • Released: 13 July 2014
  • Label: MTA Records
  • Formats: Digital download

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  • "Way We Are (Extended Mix)"
  • "Way We Are (Dub Mix)"
  • "Way We Are (174 Mix)"
  • "Liberator"
scope="row" | Murmurations

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  • Released: 5 October 2014
  • Label: MTA Records
  • Formats: Digital download

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  • "Drop"
  • "Feel Love Again" (with Dimension)
  • "VCO"
  • "Still High"
scope="row" | Nightfires, Vol. 1

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  • Released: 8 April 2016
  • Label: KVRT Records
  • Formats: Digital download

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  • "El Camino"
  • "Comin' On Strong" (featuring Kideko)
  • "The Silence"
  • "Altus"
scope="row" | Nightfires, Vol. 2

|

  • Released: 19 September 2016
  • Label: KVRT Records
  • Formats: Digital download

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  • "Bring Me Life" (featuring Jonny Fears)
  • "Into The Fire" (featuring Folly Rae)
  • "Jericho"
  • "L.Y.L."
scope="row" | In From The Cold

|

  • Released: 24 November 2017
  • Label: Drum&BassArena
  • Formats: Digital download

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  • "Ain't No Love"
  • "Dig It"
  • "Give 'Em Hell"
  • "Valkyrie"

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title

! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK
Peak positions in the United Kingdom:

  • For "Way We Are": {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20140720/7501/|title=Chart Archive > 26 July 2014|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=26 July 2014}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK
Dance

Peak positions for the Dance singles in the UK:

  • For "Way We Are": {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/20140720/104/|title=Chart Archive > 26 July 2014|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=26 July 2014}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SCO
Peak positions for songs in Scotland:

  • For "Way We Are": {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20140720/41/|title=Chart Archive > 26 July 2014|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=26 July 2014}}
rowspan="2"| 2012

! scope="row"| "Stellar" / "Breach"

| –

| rowspan="3" {{n/a}}

scope="row"| "Iodine" / "Open Ground"

| – || — || —

rowspan="3"| 2013

! scope="row"| "Gone" / "Airlock"

| –

scope="row"| "Searching"

| – || — || —

| rowspan="2"| Measures

scope="row"| "Night Thought"

| – || — || —

rowspan="2"| 2014

! scope="row"| "Gobble" / "Melisma"

| –

| rowspan="4" {{n/a}}

scope="row"| "Way We Are"
(featuring Melissa Steel)

| 30 || 7 || 38

rowspan="1"| 2015

! scope="row"| "Hurts"
(featuring Moko)

| –

rowspan="2"| 2017

! scope="row"| "All or Nothing"
(with Joseph J. Jones)

| –

scope="row"| "Ain't No Love"

| – || — || —

| In From The Cold

rowspan="2"| 2018

! scope="row"| "Give & Take"

| –

| rowspan="3" {{n/a}}

scope="row"| "Tonight"

| – || — || —

rowspan="5"| 2019

! scope="row"| "Echoes"
(featuring Ben Duffy)

| –

scope="row"| "Bearclaw"

| – || — || —

| Drum&BassArena 2019

scope="row"| "Motor"

| – || — || —

| {{n/a}}

scope="row"| "Le Retour"

| – || — || —

| UKF10 - Ten Years of UKF

scope="row"| "The Music"

| – || — || —

| rowspan="4" {{n/a}}

rowspan="3"| 2020

! scope="row"| "Burn"
(with Brookes Brothers featuring Kathy Brown)

| –

scope="row"| "Power"

| – || — || —

scope="row"| "Healing"
(featuring Charlotte Haining)

| – || — || —

2021

! scope="row"| "Sweet Music"

| –

| 25 Years of Drum&BassArena

2022

! scope="row"| "Placebo"
(with Jack Mirror)

| –

| rowspan="2" '{{n/a}}

2023

! scope="row"| "So Much Love"

| –

colspan="18" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

=Other appearances=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Song

! scope="col"| Release

! scope="col"| Label

2012

! scope="row"| "Sleep It Off"

| Summer Slammers 2012

| Viper

rowspan="2"| 2014

! scope="row"| "Searching VIP"

| rowspan="2"| MTA5

| rowspan="2"| MTA

scope="row"| "Night Thought VIP"
2016

! scope="row"| "Dust"

| Drum&BassArena 2016

| rowspan="2"| Drum&BassArena

=Remixes=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Song

! scope="col"| Artist

rowspan="2"| 2012

! scope="row"| "Betamax"

| Big Black Delta

scope="row"| "End of the World"

| Deap Vally

rowspan="3"| 2013

! scope="row"| "Love Me Again"

| John Newman

scope="row"| "Lost & Not Found"

| Chase & Status
(featuring Louis M^ttrs)

scope="row"| "Of the Night"

| Bastille

rowspan="4"| 2014

! scope="row"| "Holding Onto Heaven"

| Foxes

scope="row"| "10 Million People"

| Example

scope="row"| "1 Bad Bitch"

| Ten Ven & Ripley vs. Zebra Katz

scope="row"| "Lost You"

| Zeds Dead
(featuring Twin Shadow & D'Angelo Lacy)

rowspan="4"| 2015

! scope="row"| "Together"

| Ella Eyre

scope="row"| "Pony (Jump on It)"

| Tough Love
(featuring Ginuwine)

scope="row"| "Are We Electric?"

| The Kooks

scope="row"| "Never Forget You"

| MNEK and Zara Larsson

rowspan="3"| 2016

! scope="row"| "Say You Do"

| Sigala
(featuring Imani Williams and DJ Fresh)

scope="row"| "Nothing Like This"

| Blonde
(featuring Craig David)

scope="row"| "Say To Me"

| WHTKD

rowspan="3"| 2017

! scope="row"| "Highs & Lows"

| Emeli Sandé

scope="row"| "Skin"

| Rag'n'Bone Man

scope="row"| "More & More"

| Tom Zanetti
(featuring Karen Harding)

rowspan="3"| 2018

! scope="row"| "Wild Love"

| James Bay

scope="row"| "Stargazer"

| End of the World

scope="row"| "Start Over"

| Ellis & Laura Brehm

2019

! scope="row"| "Wires"

| Kovic

2020

! scope="row"| "Grow"

| BCee, Blu Mar Ten & Charlotte Haining

rowspan="3"| 2021

! scope="row"| "Nothing For Free"

| Pendulum

scope="row"| "Be There"

| T & Sugah
(featuring Ayah Marar)

scope="row"| "Sublimate"

| Waterstrider

2022

! scope="row"| "Sweater Weather"

| Jomarijam & The Neighbourhood

rowspan="5"| 2023

! scope="row"| "Mirrors"

| Emba

scope="row"| "Could You Be the One"

| Laidback Luke & Katy Alex

scope="row"| "Everytime"

| Maduk
(featuring Calixte)

scope="row"| "Overcome"

| Nothing but Thieves

scope="row"| "True Love (Make Me Believe)"

| WILDES
(featuring The Flaming Lips)

References

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