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Coming a couple months after the unveiling of their first Timbaland-produced track, the next step in the Rapture's transition from dance-punks to just plain dance artists is a round of North American DJ dates.

Featuring band members Vito Roccoforte, Gabriel Andruzzi, and Mattie Safer spinning at various stops, the month-long itinerary isn't quite large enough to be called a full-blown tour, but it does cover quite a bit of ground.

The first of these DJ dates is August 27 in Toronto.

In related Rapture news, the band is reportedly in the process of cooking up an entry in !K7's DJ-Kicks mix series.

The Rapture DJs:

08-27 Toronto, Ontario - Burroughes Building (Mattie Safer and Gabriel Andruzzi) *
08-28 Los Angeles, CA - Vanguard (Mattie Safer and Gabriel Andruzzi)
08-29 Mexico City, Mexico - Carpa Neumatica (Mattie Safer and Gabriel Andruzzi)
08-30 Monterrey, Mexico - El Habana (Mattie Safer and Gabriel Andruzzi)
09-05 New York, NY - The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (Vito Roccoforte and Gabriel Andruzzi)
09-15 Tijuana, Mexico - Mexitlan (Vito Roccoforte)
09-26 Troy, NY - Revolution Hall (Mattie Safer)
09-27 Hamilton, Ontario - Club Absinthe (Vito Roccoforte and Gabriel Andruzzi)

* with You Say Party! We Say Die!