The Rapture release their first ever mix album ‘Tapes’

The Rapture release their first ever mix album 'Tapes', via the !K7 label on October 20th. They join a long and prestigious line up of guest compilers for the label including Hot Chip, Carl Craig, Four Tet and Ewan Pearson.

Keen connoisseurs of house, disco, funk, hip-hop and electronica, The Rapture have recorded with DFA, Danger Mouse and Timbaland. They have also toured with Daft Punk, The Cure and The Killers. At the dawn of the new millennium, this impeccably cool four-piece helped pioneer the dance-punk scenes and No Wave renaissance that soon conquered the global club scene.

'Tapes' is a treasure trove of rare grooves and cult classics spanning three decades, from the late 1970s to 2008. 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. NYC's latest clubland stars also make their mark, from neo-disco supergroup Arcade Lover to hip-hop DJ Frog's dazzling robo-funk alter ego, Dances With White Girls.

Another 1980s classic is 'The Word' by Washington DC's Junkyard Band, a funky-fresh blast of vintage Go-Go. Modern-day Chicago is in the mix too, from the international club smash 'Get Get Down' by DJ-producer Paul Johnson to the brilliant 21st century electro-soul anthem 'Say U Will' by Cajmere. 'Mad' Mike Banks of the Detroit techno legends Underground Resistance also appears under his Galaxy 2 Galaxy alias, closing the album with a funky marathon of high-tech jazz, 'Afro Arps and Minimoogs'.

'Tapes' features an elite selection of European talents too, from the cult 1970s French disco pioneers Martin Circus to modern-day Parisian DJ royalty, including Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter and fellow French deep-house icon Kiloo. Meanwhile, the Swedish duo Donk Boys deliver mashed-up sci-fi electronica, Germany's Alter Ego revive the spirit of classic acid-house, and Belgium's Kid Crème transform the 1970s trash-TV show 'The Six Million Dollar Man' into a muscular techno stomp. Smart, funny and funky.

It is a testament to The Rapture's all-embracing musical tastes that 'Tapes' features both household names and underground cult heroes. Southern soul legends The Bar-Kays, Otis Redding's former backing band, are on here. So is the internationally revered 1960s folk singer and Woodstock veteran Richie Havens, performing an amazing funky-house version of the classic Odyssey hit 'Back To My Roots'.

Alongside tracks by A-list DJ Armand Van Helden and hip-hop superstar Ghostface Killah, 'Tapes' contains cutting-edge electronica from the rising stars of today and tomorrow. South Africa's DJ Mujava and UK-based Maurice Fulton's Syclops project provide two of the album's most leftfield, progressive tunes.

Tracklisting:

1. The Undisputed Truth "Earthquake Shake"
2. Ghostface Killah "Daytona 500"
3. Junkyard Band "The Word"
4. The Bar-Kays "Holy Ghost"
5. Vaughan Mason & Crew "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll"
6. Northend "Tee's Happy"
7. Don Armando's Second Avenue Rumba Band "I'm An Indian Too"
8. Martin Circus "Disco Circus"
9. Arcade Lover "Fantasy Lines"
10. Thomas Bangalter "Club Soda"
11. Kiloo & Phonique "The Passion (Phonique Mix Down)"
12. Armand Van Helden "Flowerz"
13. Cajmere feat. Dajae "Say U Will"
14. Syclops "Where's Jason's K"
15. DJ Mujava "Township Funk"
16. Donk Boys "Cpstyre"
17. Dances With White Girls "Everybody's Got To Make A Living"
18. Alter Ego "Why Not?!"
19. Paul Johnson "Get Get Down (Extended Mix)"
20. Kid Crème "Austin's Groove"
21. Richie Havens "Going Back To My Roots"
22. Galaxy 2 Galaxy "Afro Arps And Minimoogs (S2)"

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