Rapids!
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Rapids! are a indie rock
band from Bournemouth
, England
, which formed in August 2009.
in November 2009, limited to 200 copies and containing their earliest songs: "Maps", "Void" and "The Elitist". Following further time in the studio
, they released a six track EP in March 2010, building on their first three tracks with the songs "Fuses", "Economics" and "Inland Empire".
Between October 2009 and early 2010, Rapids! played a large number of shows across the south coast of England, gaining favourable reviews in Artrocker
and Rocksound, as well as having airplay
on John Kennedy’s XFM
show. The band signed to the London
based record label
, Heist Or Hit Records
, in July 2009.
In summer 2010, a year after forming, Rapids! built on the earlier XFM radio play with the track "Fuses" being played by Tom Robinson
. Steve Lamacq
invited the band on to his show for a live interview and radio play. In September 2010, Rapids! played a live session for BBC Introducing
on BBC 6 Music
.
The Rapids! song, "Fuses", was played as a soundtrack to the weekly goals round up on Sky One
's Soccer AM
television program
me in October 2010.
A UK tour is planned for late October 2010. The band were invited to showcase at In The City festival in October.
The band released their double A side single 'Comets' and 'House Of Sand And Fog on 11th July 2011 taken from their second release Fragments EP
(released on 15th August 2011 via Heist Or Hit Records
).
The track 'Nameless/Faceless' from the Fragments EP was remixed by [Russell Lissack] of Bloc Party
and was one of NME's free downloads.
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band from Bournemouth
Bournemouth
Bournemouth is a large coastal resort town in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. According to the 2001 Census the town has a population of 163,444, making it the largest settlement in Dorset. It is also the largest settlement between Southampton and Plymouth...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, which formed in August 2009.
Career
Rapids! held their debut gig in a small bar in Bournemouth in October 2009. They released their first three track, self titled EPExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
in November 2009, limited to 200 copies and containing their earliest songs: "Maps", "Void" and "The Elitist". Following further time in the studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
, they released a six track EP in March 2010, building on their first three tracks with the songs "Fuses", "Economics" and "Inland Empire".
Between October 2009 and early 2010, Rapids! played a large number of shows across the south coast of England, gaining favourable reviews in Artrocker
ArtRocker
Artrocker is a UK-based collective involved in music promotion and publishing. It was started by Paul Cox and Tom Fawcett who had been co-promoters of a London night called The Sausage Factory...
and Rocksound, as well as having airplay
Airplay
* Airplay is the amount of time a song is played on the radio.It may also refer to:* AirPlay, an audio & video streaming technology from Apple Inc.* Airplay , Foster & Graydon music project from 1980* Citroën C1, Citroën C1 Airplay...
on John Kennedy’s XFM
Xfm
Xfm is a brand of two commercial radio stations focused on alternative music, primarily indie pop, and owned by Global Radio.-History:Xfm was created in London in 1992 by Sammy Jacob, who later co-founded NME Radio in 2008. Xfm subsequently expanded to a network of four stations; there are...
show. The band signed to the London
London
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based record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
, Heist Or Hit Records
Heist Or Hit Records
Heist Or Hit Records is an independent record label located in Ashford, Surrey and Manchester, founded in late 2007 by Mick Scholefield. Its most notable signees are The Answering Machine, LoveLikeFire, Rapids! and Pomegranates....
, in July 2009.
In summer 2010, a year after forming, Rapids! built on the earlier XFM radio play with the track "Fuses" being played by Tom Robinson
Tom Robinson
Tom Robinson is an English singer-songwriter, bassist and radio presenter, better known for the hits "Glad to Be Gay", "2-4-6-8 Motorway", and "Don't Take No for an Answer", with his Tom Robinson Band...
. Steve Lamacq
Steve Lamacq
Steve Lamacq , sometimes known by his nicknames Lammo or "The Cat" is an English disc jockey, currently working with the BBC radio stations BBC 6 Music and BBC Radio 2.-Early career:He was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire...
invited the band on to his show for a live interview and radio play. In September 2010, Rapids! played a live session for BBC Introducing
BBC Introducing
BBC Introducing is the brand for new music programmes across the BBC radio stations, showcasing unsigned, self signed and other emerging musical talent primarily from the UK. Launched in 2007 the Introducing brand brings programming from across the BBC under a unified brand with each show retaining...
on BBC 6 Music
BBC 6 Music
BBC 6 Music is one of the BBC's digital radio stations, was launched on 11 March 2002 and originally codenamed Network Y. It was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years....
.
The Rapids! song, "Fuses", was played as a soundtrack to the weekly goals round up on Sky One
Sky One
Sky1 is the flagship BSkyB entertainment channel available in the United Kingdom and Ireland.The channel first launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, and is the fourth-oldest TV channel in the United Kingdom, behind BBC One , ITV and BBC Two...
's Soccer AM
Soccer AM
Soccer AM is a British Saturday-morning football-based comedy/talk show, predominantly based around the Premier League...
television program
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
me in October 2010.
A UK tour is planned for late October 2010. The band were invited to showcase at In The City festival in October.
The band released their double A side single 'Comets' and 'House Of Sand And Fog on 11th July 2011 taken from their second release Fragments EP
Fragments EP
Fragments is an EP by Bournemouth alternative group Rapids!, released in various countries in 2011.-Overview:Fragments is a 2011 EP by Rapids!. It was released on August 15, 2011, and features five tracks...
(released on 15th August 2011 via Heist Or Hit Records
Heist Or Hit Records
Heist Or Hit Records is an independent record label located in Ashford, Surrey and Manchester, founded in late 2007 by Mick Scholefield. Its most notable signees are The Answering Machine, LoveLikeFire, Rapids! and Pomegranates....
).
The track 'Nameless/Faceless' from the Fragments EP was remixed by [Russell Lissack] of Bloc Party
Bloc Party
Bloc Party are a British Indie rock band, composed of Kele Okereke , Russell Lissack , Gordon Moakes , and Matt Tong...
and was one of NME's free downloads.