This winter, The Rapture releases Tapes with !K7 Records. The fathers of dance-punk reveal an interesting and diverse, yet cohesive array of influences through the twenty-two tracks. Fans won’t be surprised to find lots of disco, brass, and classic NY hip hop dominating the mix. Ghostface Killah, quite appropriately, kicks off the set with “Daytona 500,” and then gives way to another classic, “The Word,” from Junkyard Band. The Rapture’s love of New York disco-bounce jumps out on Vaughan Mason & Crew’s “Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll.” And besides exposing the band’s cheeky crush on dance-pop, their choice to include Don Armando’s Second Avenue Rhumba Band’s “I’m an Indian Too” makes me want to start rocking moccasins at the clubs. Listeners even get a taste of obscure French cult-disco on Martin Circus’ “Disco Circus.” But Tapes isn’t just one giant disco train, The Rapture also includes contemporary influences like Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter, and his deep house groove “Club Soda.” By the time Galaxy 2 Galaxy closes out the mix with “Afro Arps and Minimoogs,” it’s clear where the “dance” in dance-punk comes from.

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