:: Pioneering dance-rock act The Rapture helm debut entry in brand new !K7 mix series!

By: Carmine Pascuzzi

New York‘s sharpest purveyors of dance beats and post-punk guitars, The Rapture, have returned with the debut entry in !K7's newest mix series, 'Tapes’.

‘Tapes’ will give the world's foremost talent a platform to share their tastes and selections via a straight DJ mix. Keen connoisseurs of house music, hip-hop and electronica, The Rapture have recorded with DFA Soundsystem, Dangermouse and Timbaland. They have also toured with Daft Punk, The Cure and The Killers.

‘Tapes’ is a treasure trove of rare grooves and cult classics spanning three decades, from the late 1970s to 2008. While collecting tracks from the world over, one key thread running through the mix is the evergreen sound of the New York underground, epitomised by classic tunes like Vaughan Mason & Crew's 1980 disco-rap milestone “Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll” and the irresistible beat-pop ditty “I'm An Indian Too”, recorded in 1979 by East Harlem's Don Armando and his Second Avenue Rumba Band. The mix also collects a perfect blend of household names (such as A-list DJ Armand Van Helden and legendary Wu-Tang MC Ghostface Killah), cult heroes (such as Otis Redding's former backing band The Bar-Kays and Woodstock veteran folk singer Richie Havens), and rising stars (such as South Africa's DJ Manuva and Maurice Fulton's UK-based Syclops project).

The Rapture have raided their record collections and produced a rich, deep, wide-ranging feast of simply fantastic music. ‘Tapes’ deserves a rapturous reception.

‘Tapes’ is out October 18, 2008 on !K7 through Inertia.