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Artist Biography For The Rapture
There Are Two Artists Sharing The Name The Rapture 1. The Rapture Is An American Rock Band Formed In 1998.
2 The Rapture Is British Keyboardist Recording Engineer And Producer Stuart Lynch. For The Finnish Death/doom Band See Rapture 1 The Rapture Is An American Rock Band Formed In San Francisco. The Band Mixes Influences Of Post-Punk Dance-Punk Acid House Disco Electronica And More.
The Rapture Formed In 1998 By Drummer Vito Roccoforte And Guitarist/vocalist Luke Jenner. After Relocating To New York The Original Bassist Left And Was Replaced By Matt Safer. The Band Toured Extensively And In 2001 Released The Six-Song EP Out Of The Races And Onto The Tracks On Sub Pop Records. The Rapture Were Forerunners Of The Post-Punk Revival That Was Taking Place In The Early 2000s. Multi-Instrumentalist Gabriel Andruzzi Joined The Band In 2002. Their First Full-Length Record Echoes Was Released To Critical Acclaim In 2003.
In January 2004 The Rapture Acted As Main Support To Funeral For A Friend On The NME Awards Tour Alongside Other Burgeoning Acts Franz Ferdinand And The Von Bondies. Later That Year The Band Toured On The Main Stage Of The Curiosa Festival Alongside Interpol Scarling Mogwai Cursive The Cooper Temple Clause Head Automatica And Their Own Idols The Cure.
The Rapture Announced The Completion Of Their Second Full-Length Album Pieces Of The People We Love Which Was Released On Universal Motown Records In September 2006. Paul Epworth Ewan Pearson And Danger Mouse Produced The Album.
Their Fourth Album In The Grace Of Your Love Love Was Released On September 6 2011 Following A Five Year Hiatus During Which Jenner Attended Church Regularly And Sang In Its Choir. His Ecclesiastical Experiences Influenced His Songwriting And Such Songs As The First Single "How Deep Is Your Love?" Were His Interpretation Of Gospel Music. How Deep Is Your Love Songfacts .
Phoenix Producer/Cassius Member Philippe Zdar Produced The Record Which The Rapture Recorded In Brooklyn And Paris.
In 2014 A Press Release For The Red Bull Music Academy Tribute To William Onyeabor Featured Luke Jenner As One Of The Acts Participating. In The Press Release Jenner Was Tagged With The Brackets "formerly Of The Rapture." It Was Confirmed By Jonathan Galkin Manager Of DFA Records That The Band Had Split. The Band Reunited In 2019 Without Bassist Matt Safer. 2 The Rapture Is British Keyboardist Recording Engineer And Producer Stuart Lynch.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: No Sex For Ben
"No Sex For Ben" Is A Song By The Rapture From The Soundtrack To The Video Game Grand Theft Auto IV And Was Featured In Rolling Stone Magazine's Tracks Of The Year For 2008. The Track Was Produced By Hip Hop Producer Timbaland. Content The Song Is An Extended Diss Track Aimed At Ben Rymer A DJ Formerly Of British Electroclash Band Fat Truckers And A Friend Of The Band's Old Bassist Matt Safer. The Track Aims To Be Humorously Insulting Comparing The DJ At One Point To "A Poor Man's Arthur Baker". According To Regular Collaborator Ewan Pearson "It's Basically Matty Taking The Piss Out Of Ben. I Think When Ben First Heard It He Wasn't Quite Sure How To Take It. Whether To Take It As An Enormous Compliment Or A Terrible Slur. Ben Has A Very Sheffield Sense Of Humour Which Means That He Takes The Piss Out Of Everybody So I Think It Was Just Matty Wanting To Send A Little Bit Back His Way." Musically The Track Is Similar To The Rapture's Trademark Sound With Additional Flourishes Such As A Human Beatbox Coming From Producer Timbaland's Production. Release The Track Was Featured In Grand Theft Auto IV On The In-Game Radio Station Radio Broker A Station Featuring Bands Largely From The New York Indie Scene And Released Exclusively On The Official Soundtrack Called The Music Of Grand Theft Auto IV Which Was A Part Of The Special Edition Of The Game And Was Later Released Digitally. The Song Was Made Specifically For The Soundtrack Of The Game And Is Yet To Feature On Any Rapture Album Or Release. As Such It Was A Fairly Impressive Achievement For It To Have Made Number 26 On Rolling Stone's "'Top 100 Tracks Of 2008" List Along With Coming In At Number 14 On The Triple J Hottest 100 Of The Same Year.
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There Are Two Artists Sharing The Name The Rapture 1. The Rapture Is An American Rock Band Formed In 1998.
2 The Rapture Is British Keyboardist Recording Engineer And Producer Stuart Lynch. For The Finnish Death/doom Band See Rapture 1 The Rapture Is An American Rock Band Formed In San Francisco. The Band Mixes Influences Of Post-Punk Dance-Punk Acid House Disco Electronica And More.
The Rapture Formed In 1998 By Drummer Vito Roccoforte And Guitarist/vocalist Luke Jenner. After Relocating To New York The Original Bassist Left And Was Replaced By Matt Safer. The Band Toured Extensively And In 2001 Released The Six-Song EP Out Of The Races And Onto The Tracks On Sub Pop Records. The Rapture Were Forerunners Of The Post-Punk Revival That Was Taking Place In The Early 2000s. Multi-Instrumentalist Gabriel Andruzzi Joined The Band In 2002. Their First Full-Length Record Echoes Was Released To Critical Acclaim In 2003.
In January 2004 The Rapture Acted As Main Support To Funeral For A Friend On The NME Awards Tour Alongside Other Burgeoning Acts Franz Ferdinand And The Von Bondies. Later That Year The Band Toured On The Main Stage Of The Curiosa Festival Alongside Interpol Scarling Mogwai Cursive The Cooper Temple Clause Head Automatica And Their Own Idols The Cure.
The Rapture Announced The Completion Of Their Second Full-Length Album Pieces Of The People We Love Which Was Released On Universal Motown Records In September 2006. Paul Epworth Ewan Pearson And Danger Mouse Produced The Album.
Their Fourth Album In The Grace Of Your Love Love Was Released On September 6 2011 Following A Five Year Hiatus During Which Jenner Attended Church Regularly And Sang In Its Choir. His Ecclesiastical Experiences Influenced His Songwriting And Such Songs As The First Single "How Deep Is Your Love?" Were His Interpretation Of Gospel Music. How Deep Is Your Love Songfacts .
Phoenix Producer/Cassius Member Philippe Zdar Produced The Record Which The Rapture Recorded In Brooklyn And Paris.
In 2014 A Press Release For The Red Bull Music Academy Tribute To William Onyeabor Featured Luke Jenner As One Of The Acts Participating. In The Press Release Jenner Was Tagged With The Brackets "formerly Of The Rapture." It Was Confirmed By Jonathan Galkin Manager Of DFA Records That The Band Had Split. The Band Reunited In 2019 Without Bassist Matt Safer. 2 The Rapture Is British Keyboardist Recording Engineer And Producer Stuart Lynch. read less
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2 The Rapture Is British Keyboardist Recording Engineer And Producer Stuart Lynch. For The Finnish Death/doom Band See Rapture 1 The Rapture Is An American Rock Band Formed In San Francisco. The Band Mixes Influences Of Post-Punk Dance-Punk Acid House Disco Electronica And More.
The Rapture Formed In 1998 By Drummer Vito Roccoforte And Guitarist/vocalist Luke Jenner. After Relocating To New York The Original Bassist Left And Was Replaced By Matt Safer. The Band Toured Extensively And In 2001 Released The Six-Song EP Out Of The Races And Onto The Tracks On Sub Pop Records. The Rapture Were Forerunners Of The Post-Punk Revival That Was Taking Place In The Early 2000s. Multi-Instrumentalist Gabriel Andruzzi Joined The Band In 2002. Their First Full-Length Record Echoes Was Released To Critical Acclaim In 2003.
In January 2004 The Rapture Acted As Main Support To Funeral For A Friend On The NME Awards Tour Alongside Other Burgeoning Acts Franz Ferdinand And The Von Bondies. Later That Year The Band Toured On The Main Stage Of The Curiosa Festival Alongside Interpol Scarling Mogwai Cursive The Cooper Temple Clause Head Automatica And Their Own Idols The Cure.
The Rapture Announced The Completion Of Their Second Full-Length Album Pieces Of The People We Love Which Was Released On Universal Motown Records In September 2006. Paul Epworth Ewan Pearson And Danger Mouse Produced The Album.
Their Fourth Album In The Grace Of Your Love Love Was Released On September 6 2011 Following A Five Year Hiatus During Which Jenner Attended Church Regularly And Sang In Its Choir. His Ecclesiastical Experiences Influenced His Songwriting And Such Songs As The First Single "How Deep Is Your Love?" Were His Interpretation Of Gospel Music. How Deep Is Your Love Songfacts .
Phoenix Producer/Cassius Member Philippe Zdar Produced The Record Which The Rapture Recorded In Brooklyn And Paris.
In 2014 A Press Release For The Red Bull Music Academy Tribute To William Onyeabor Featured Luke Jenner As One Of The Acts Participating. In The Press Release Jenner Was Tagged With The Brackets "formerly Of The Rapture." It Was Confirmed By Jonathan Galkin Manager Of DFA Records That The Band Had Split. The Band Reunited In 2019 Without Bassist Matt Safer. 2 The Rapture Is British Keyboardist Recording Engineer And Producer Stuart Lynch. read less
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"No Sex for Ben" is a song by The Rapture from the soundtrack to the video game Grand Theft Auto IV, and was featured in Rolling Stone magazine's tracks of the year for 2008. The track was produced by hip hop producer Timbaland.
Content
The song is an extended diss track aimed at Ben Rymer, a DJ formerly of British electroclash band Fat Truckers, and a friend of the band's old bassist Matt Safer. The track aims to be humorously insulting, comparing the DJ at one point to "A poor man's Arthur Baker". According to regular collaborator Ewan Pearson, "It's basically Matty taking the piss out of Ben. I think when Ben first heard it he wasn't quite sure how to take it. Whether to take it as an enormous compliment or a terrible slur. Ben has a very Sheffield sense of humour which means that he takes the piss out of everybody so I think it was just Matty wanting to send a little bit back his way."
Musically, the track is similar to The Rapture's trademark sound, with additional flourishes, such as a human beatbox, coming from producer Timbaland's production.
Release
The track was featured in Grand Theft Auto IV on the in-game radio station Radio Broker, a station featuring bands largely from the New York indie scene, and released exclusively on the official soundtrack called The Music of Grand Theft Auto IV which was a part of the Special Edition of the game and was later released digitally. The song was made specifically for the soundtrack of the game and is yet to feature on any Rapture album or release. As such, it was a fairly impressive achievement for it to have made number 26 on Rolling Stone's "'Top 100 Tracks of 2008" list along with coming in at number 14 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of the same year.
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