'Rapture' is new night of Electronic and Euphoric Trance In East Anglia offering you an arsenal of Local Heroes and Special Guest Djs on a regular basis which have been sent to give you just what you should expect the weekend to deliver.

With it's launch night a success 'Rapture' has its residency based at the 'Chameleon Bar' in Dereham Towns Strikes Nightclub. The promotion team are keen to deliver a positive, successful night on a regular basis and with close contacts within the Pams House, Roobarb, Radi8 and Progression family there's no reason why they shouldn't, and with special guest appearences over the oncoming months it looks like 'Rapture' are set to blow the roof and make a dominant presence in the Local Club Scene.


RAPTURE DATES FOR YOUR DIARY;



Saturday 11th July


We're back celebrating our 1st Birthday with an offering of Dj's which is definately too good to be missed.



Dj's

Dj Slipmatt;

Matthew Nelson aka the legendary Slipmatt, the Godfather of rave. Unquestionably one of the fore fathers of the scene crowned by clubbers and industry movers alike, when he was awarded by Kiss FM for ‘Outstanding Contribution to the Industry’. Slipmatt’s reign over the scene has been long but arduous, a testing but rewarding journey through one of the most exciting industries in the world. The high points of which have taken him all over the world, mixing and spinning over every continent, and nationwide all over the UK, and have ensured that he was of the UKs busiest and well respected DJs.

In 1986 Slipmatt discovered House music, and with this new musical passion in 1988 he began to create and blend Acid House with Hip Hop. Matt’s desire for music at this point only growing stronger and alongside musical colleague DJ Lime and a few other friends, found their voice on the airways, setting up the infamous pirate station Raw FM.

In 1989 he and DJ Lime joined forces as the notorious production duo SL2, and their first release was born Do that Dance on B/WARE Records. This was the beginning of a particularly successful musical partnership. Also in 1989 Slipmatt landed his first major gig at the renowned Raindance parties, this was the rocket launcher for his career after which bookings soon flooded in. He went on to conquer yet also helped to create many of the massive and now legendary clubs such as Club Kinetic, Die Hard, Fantasia, Rhythm Section, Dance Paradise, Elevation, Dreamscape, Temptation to name but a few.

As Slipmatt’s DJ diary was filling up so was his discography, after the success of his first production, and the advent of their new label Awesome Records in 1990, Slipmatt and DJ Lime gave the label a suitable christening with The Noise/Bassquake which sold an amazing 3500 units in the underground market. This release gained the SL2 duo the attention of XL Recordings, pushing the next release DJs Take Control/Way In My Brain to number 11 in the national charts! Slipmatt went on to experience untold successes as SL2 with the legendary On a Ragga Tip which hit the national charts in April 1992, settling at a highly respectable number 2 and achieved the number 1 top spot in the network charts, staying in the top 7 for an incredible eight weeks. This propelled Slipmatt and partner DJ Lime into the media spotlight, with several television appearances including the hall of fame; Top of The Pops on a couple of occasions. Their chart success continued, when they released a remix of ‘Way in my Brain’ coupled with ‘Drumbeats’ on the flipside, which settled at number 28 in the charts.

In 1993, the whole scene began to change, with rave splitting into different generic variations, Slipmatt decided to set to lead and took the reigns playing dark jungle fused with hardcore. Slipmatt and Lime decided to put a hold on the SL2 project, while Slipmatt concentrated on shaping and creating his specific style of music. Lime carried with Awesome while Slipmatt set up a new project with the SMD series. The first release SMD#1 sold nearly 10,000 units, pushing a new style of music. He followed this up with a further 5 instalments in the series along with a CD compilation of the singles. Also in 1993 Matt released the only track to be on Awesome under his Slipmatt title, this was the last Jungle/Hardcore cross over track released that bridged their ever increasing generic gap, and again sold a staggering 10,000 units. It soon became evident that Matt had to make a choice between.

A new label Universal was launched in the beginning of 1995, mainly created for Hardcore releases with artists such as Hixxy, Sy & Unknown, Force & Styles, Ham and DJ Demo. Slipmatt went on to compile a CD for Kickin Records, a label established since 1989, having featured other top artists such as Juan Atkins, Josh Wink, Masters at Work and Roger Sanchez. 1997 Matt remixed ‘On a Ragga Tip’ with a massive Slipmatt remix, accompanied by a Force & Styles mix and a Goodfellas remix, the track again checked in at number 32 in the national charts! In 2000 Slipmatt extended his talents to presenting his own radio show on Kiss 100, which he shared with only a handful of others such as Hixxy, Dougal and Sharkey, pushing their sound across the airways to a vast audience and supporting their scene. To date Slipmatt’s work has not gone unnoticed by his adoring fan base, and many of those involved within the scene, some achievements are undeniable, with Slipmatt becoming a household name! Both Dream Magazine and M8, voted him ‘Best DJ’, with a nomination for the title against extreme international competition in 1997 in Muzik Magazine. Matt also received the title of ‘Best Remixer’ from the readers of M8, and deservedly was awarded for ‘Outstanding Contribution to the Industry’ from Kiss FM. Slipmatt now plays a blend of all of his favourite style with a popular and reminiscent old school influence including elements of trance, a touch of funk and house.

Phenomenal success throughout the generic dance scenes has established Slipmatt as a DJ transcendental of style maintaining the old crowd as well as accessing the new market of dance fans. Playing every weekend up and down the country including several regular trips to the USA, Australia, Ireland and Ibiza. Slipmatt’s mixes and production have also recently been a regular feature on Radio1, he has also taken part in various television programmes about the clubbing scene and rave culture. Slipmatt is in massive demand all over the world as well as within the music media.

Harry Pearce;

Making his Rapture Debut we have Harry Pearce, Well known throughout the county Harry juggles the combo of Dj and Promoter being the founder of the successful Groove Establishment whilst residenting well known nights such as Pams House, La Vita, Tidy, HG, Smartie Partie, GoodGrief, Funkin You, Funked Up. Harry is also plays reguarly on the White Isle (Ibiza) on a yearly basis.

It is definately our pleasure to have Harry on the bill in this what seems to be one of the best looking night Dereham will have seen for a very long time.

Ruddaz;

Rapture Promoter/DJ as well as Pams House Resident Ruddaz is a dominant figure in the Local club scene with guest set appearences all over East Anglia as well as currently working on some of his 1st productions... this will be an interesting year for the crown pleasing Dj.

Paul King;

Progression Promoter/Dj Paul is also a regular face in the local scene and always delivers when comes the audible pleasure.

Date: Saturday 11th July

Venue: Chameleon Club, Upstairs in Strikes, Dereham.

Time: 8pm til 3am

Dresscode: Make an Effort, We Have

Tickets: Early Bird Tickets £5 (Limited tickets available on the door)

Contact: admin@rapture-dance.co.uk

07850270008

More info coming soon.

Links;

www.rapture-dance.co.uk (Under Construction)
www.myspace.com/ruddaz
www.blacklightaudio.com
www.beatport.com




Contact;

ruddaz@rapture-dance.co.uk