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RAPOON - Darker by Light

Format: CD Label & Cat.Number: Zoharum ZOHAR 173-2 Release Year: 2018 Note: classic Rapoon bliss from the early "ethno-percussive" phase (1996), this album has been unavailable for many years... "static walls of sound coming as if from the distance and processed rhythms inspired by ethnic music, sometimes complemented by the sounds of flutes and pipes." [label info] - "a very atmospheric mix of celestial, spacey, ethereal and mysterious" [Andrew Garibaldi] ed. of 500 copies Price (incl. 19% VAT): €12.00 More Info https://zoharum.bandcamp.com/album/darker-by-light Here's another one in the reissue series of rare and sought-after albums by Robin Storey, entitled "Darker by Light". Originally released in 1996, it is a document of the early period of Rapoon's work. It was full of strong rhythmic emphasis hidden behind the wall of ambient dust. This desert period of Rapoon's work falls on the 1990s, from which we have already released three CDs: "Vernal Crossing" (1993), "The Kirghiz Light" (1995) and "The Fires of the Borderlands" (1998). "Darker by Light" is also a part of this exploration which consists of static walls of sound coming as if from the distance and processed rhythms inspired by ethnic music, sometimes complemented by the sounds of flutes and pipes. This great album, unavailable for many years, is worth another spin. The CD is housed in a digipak sleeve and the album is strictly limited to 500 copies. The cover is designed by Maciej Mehring based on Robin Storey's paintings. The album is mastered by Łukasz Miernik. The whole production process is overseen by Michał Porwet. “Absolutely fantastic album that begins on a track which features emerging ambient soundscapes over a big drum heartbeat, slightly accelerated, with the encroaching mist of synths and whooshes gradually taking up more of the mix with a very atmospheric mix of celestial, spacey, ethereal and mysterious. As the CO goes on, the rhythms take much more of a back seat and by about half way through are virtually entirely absent as the ever traveling mass of synths, celestial choral voices/synths, electronic textures and booming bass undercurrents, all largely free of any particular structure and one of the most haunting yet solid examples of their unique brand of essentially space music that you will hear and just as good as anything else they've done. “ [Andrew Garibaldi]