Biography
The Rapture formed in 1998 by keyboardist Chris Relyea, drummer Vito Roccoforte and guitarist/vocalist Luke Jenner. In 1999 the band released its debut 'mini-album', Mirror.
Following this release, the band relocated to New York. They were
finally ed by Matt Safer having gone through five keyboard players
and two bassists in an eighteen-month period. After touring extensively
for two years, the band released the six-song EP Out of the Races and Onto the Tracks on the Sub Pop label, with the lead track featuring in the film adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel The Rules Of Attraction. The Rapture were forerunners of the post-punk
revival of the early 2000s, as they mixed their early post-punk sound
with electronic and dance elements via their collaboration with the
celebrated New York production team DFA. Multi-instrumentalist Gabriel Andruzzi ed the band in 2002. Their first full-length record, Echoes, was released to critical acclaim in 2003, including album of the year by pitchforkmedia.com.-via Wikipedia
Following this release, the band relocated to New York. They were
finally ed by Matt Safer having gone through five keyboard players
and two bassists in an eighteen-month period. After touring extensively
for two years, the band released the six-song EP Out of the Races and Onto the Tracks on the Sub Pop label, with the lead track featuring in the film adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel The Rules Of Attraction. The Rapture were forerunners of the post-punk
revival of the early 2000s, as they mixed their early post-punk sound
with electronic and dance elements via their collaboration with the
celebrated New York production team DFA. Multi-instrumentalist Gabriel Andruzzi ed the band in 2002. Their first full-length record, Echoes, was released to critical acclaim in 2003, including album of the year by pitchforkmedia.com.-via Wikipedia