Rapoon
Rapoon from Newcastle upon Tyne, England, is the musical solo project of Robin Storey, a former member of Zoviet France. His music is attributed to the post-industrial and the ethno -ambient.
Band History
In 1992, Storey left Zoviet France to embark as a solo artist with the project name Rapoon new musical paths. The name comes from the Rapoon little nephew of Storey, he had his first name Robin pronounced as Ra - Poon After his departure from Zoviet France Robin Storey published in the same year his debut album, Dream Circle, which had already been established in previous years.
Robin Storey writes his music alone. Sometimes he is assisted by singers such as the Moroccan Kuadija Mohammed or the opera singer Vicki Bain. Musically, he also worked together with Hans -Joachim Roedelius of Cluster, Damo Suzuki, Randy Greif or Tatyana Stepchenko. With Nigel Ayers of Nocturnal Emissions, he runs the project Hank And Slim, with his former Zoviet France- colleagues band Reformed Faction, which had actually been called at the beginning of The Reformed Faction Of Soviet France. To date, Rapoon has published over 40 album. The respective sound recordings usually appear in quantities of 500 to 1,500 pieces. As a painter and graphic artist Robin Storey takes care of itself to the design of the cover, some of which are designed very complex, often with ethnic motives.
Style
According to Storey, the work had him spiritually no longer satisfied with Zoviet France .. In addition, Storey was fascinated by the rhythmic minimalism of the music from West Africa, Bangladesh and India with his work at Rapoon he put his interest in the music of indigenous peoples to be said focus on the effect of music is on the phone.
" I personally use the musical construction techniques of loops and rhythmic repetition as a kind of platform for inducing a sort of trance like reception. "
In addition to music from the Indian subcontinent and Africa, Storey also dealt with sounds from the Middle East and Russia, which has been processed analog and digital from him. In its spherical electronic music full of multi-layered soundscapes therefore incorporated many rhythms and melodies of indigenous peoples. In addition, samples of tablas, didgeridoo, drums made of wood and metal, Kalimba, whistles, flutes, or a sitar are used. The instruments are then further processed with a lot of reverb and echo and alienated. In particular, the early works of Rapoon produce a hypnotic effect with these rhythms, the numerous samples and the liberal use of loops. The later publications fall out mostly clear and rhythmic techno, some influences from the trance and acid are present.