Out of the Races and Onto the Tracks (25th Anniversary Edition)

The Rapture was formed in the spring of 1998 by Vito Roccoforte and Luke Jenner. With a keen ear focused toward visionaries such as PIL, Television, and Chrome, the band quickly formed a reputation across the country, among “those who know” for its energetic, often chaotic live sets; Jenner jumping about like a stilted prat on steroids, while the rhythm section pushed out its patented brand of “sonic deathfuck groove.” Two records were recorded that fall: an 8-song LP released on the seminal San Diego art punk label, Gravity Records, and a single released on Sonny Kaye’s Gold Standard Laboratories.

Tracklist

1. Out of the Races and Onto the Tracks
2. Modern Romance
3. Caravan
4. The Jam
5. The Pop Song
6. Confrontation