Tracks

1. Olio

2. Heaven

3. Open Up Your Heart

4. I Need Your Love

5. The Coming Of Spring

6. House Of Jealous Lovers

7. Echoes

8. Killing

9. Sister Saviour

10. Love Is All

11. Infatuation

Performer Notes

The Rapture: Luke Jenner (vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion); Mattie Safer (vocals, keyboards, bass, percussion); Gabriel Andruzzi (saxophone, percussion); Vito Roccoforte (drums, percussion).
Recorded at Plantain Recording House, New York, New York.
Personnel: Luke Jenner (vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion); Matt Safer (vocals, keyboards, percussion); Gabriel Andruzzi (saxophone, percussion); Pete Caffarella (keyboards); Vito Roccoforte (drums, percussion); James Murphy , Tim Goldsworthy (programming); Helen Stickler, Tyler Brodie, Amber Lasciak (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: James Murphy ; Tim Goldsworthy.
Recording information: Plantain Recording House, New York, NY.
Photographer: Donald Christie.
If you're so inclined, it's easy to play spot-the-influence with the Rapture, one of the best of New York City's neo-punk-funk crop. One track suggests Robert Smith fronting the Pop Group, another evokes a collision between A Certain Ratio and New Order, etc. But that approach would entail missing the forest for the trees. Like millions of bands before them, the Rapture leaves a trail of its musical inspirations, but this isn't 1981, and ECHOES is very much of its own time.
The band started out as a more abrasive, jagged, Wire/Fall-like outfit without much of a groove, but starting with their world-beating single "House of Jealous Lovers," they began turning toward a danceable, atmospheric sound (with the help of the DFA production crew). Accordingly, ECHOES is a smorgasbord of funky, elastic basslines, percolating synthesizers, and angular guitar riffs, all artfully arranged for maximum bite. Atop it all, Luke Jenner's angst-ridden yelp insures that no matter how self-assured the framework, an aura of emotional upheaval will always skew the Rapture's balance toward the unpredictable.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (10/30/03, p.88) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...The Rapture go for lean, jagged beats, all forward momentum and nervous aggression. Their long-awaited ECHOES is the big payback, fusing mean guitars and disco trance for a ferocious new breed of punk funk..."

Q (01/01/04, p.79) - Ranked #27 in Q's "The 50 Best Albums of 2003"

Q (10/03, p.114) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...It's a party worth attending....Singer Luke Jenner remains a bracing presence..."

Uncut (01/04, pp.84-7) - Ranked #50 in Uncut's "Albums Of The Year 2003" - "This album drifts seamlessly from track to track..."

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Album: Echoes
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Olio
2)	Heaven
3)	Open Up Your Heart
4)	I Need Your Love
5)	Coming of Spring, The
6)	House of Jealous Lovers
7)	Echoes
8)	Killing
9)	Sister Savior
10)	Love Is All
11)	Infatuation