Rapoon: The Fires of the Borderlands
- Hollow Flight
- Groundswell
- Cires Divam
- Snake of Earth
- Omaneska
- Deserted Shadows
- Looking... Not Finding
- Circling Globes
- Talking to a Stick
- Still, So Still
- A Softer Light
Ever since Robin Storey left Zoviet France, he has been quite busy, putting
seven albums under his belt in the past three years. Despite all his musical
expedience not a single release is boring or stagnant. The music seems
to flow continuously from Robin's fingertips and "The Fires of the Borderlands"
is no exception to this rule. This time around, Robin works with
much thicker ambient tones than previous albums. The richness of the bass
and depth of layering is evident on 'Hollow Flights' and 'Snake of
Earth' bringing to mind other Dark Ambient masters like Brian Lustmord and
Robert Rich. Robin treats these deep tones as if they are malleable as clay,
reworking and reinterpreting the sounds with only minor molding. As with
all Rapoon releases, this album is best experienced with a pair of expensive
speakers, a massive stereo system, and a broadband equalizer to rein the
abundant frequencies into something the human ear can truly appreciate.
Rapoon is: Robin Storey
Contact:
Relapse Records
P.O. Box 251
Millersville, PA 17551
E-mail: relapse@relapse.com
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