Rapoon – Seeds In The Tide Volume 06 (Album – Zoharum)
Genre/Influences: Tribal, Ambient, Cinematic.
Format: Digital, 2CD.
Background/Info: This is the sixth chapter in the “Seeds In The Tide”-series by Robin Storey aka Rapoon. The first disc entitled “Keepsakes Ands Oddities From 2013-2016” moves back to rare tracks featured at compilations plus songs originally released on EP’s. The second disc is a live recording from 2013 at the Gorlice Ambient Festival.
Content: Robin Storey is a musician who feels comfortable dealing with different influences. The first disc takes us to the Tribal/Ambient universe of Rapoon. The songs are accentuated by Eastern sound atmospheres, creating this unique mysterious mood. The Tribal input and this Eastern sphere remind me of the great Muslimgauze.
The live disc is different, featuring a more improvised and Experimental style. The mood is getting progressively darker and even becomes a bit hostile while chants are joining in at the final part.
+ + + : The first disc is a great production. There’re less artists like Rapoon dealing with this kind of music. I’ve always liked Eastern sound atmospheres. Slow Tribal rhythms and mysterious, powerful flutes, but still sitar sounds tickle our imagination to dream away. This sixth volume is the last one in a great series devoted to the creative spirit of Rapoon.
– – – : I’m less convinced by the live recording although it’s a cool bonus to the album.
Conclusion: This work reminds us of the genius of Rapoon.
Best songs: “Restless In Gaza”, “Broken Promises”, “Lost”, “Burning Visions”, “Heartfill”.
Rate: 7½.
Listen to “Seeds In The Tide Volume 06”:
Artist: www.rapoon.org / www.facebook.com/rapoon.official
Label: www.zoharum.com / www.facebook.com/zoharum
About Rapoon
Rapoon is the solo project of British musician Robin Storey, a co-founder of Zoviet France. Storey has recorded under the Rapoon name since the early 1990s, combining tribal percussion, tape and field material, drones and Eastern instrumentation.
The Polish label Zoharum has issued a long run of Rapoon titles, including the “Seeds In The Tide” series of rare and compilation-only material. Volume 01 appeared in 2012, followed by Volume 02 in 2013, Volume 03 in 2014, Volume 04 in 2015 and Volume 05 in 2017. Volume 06 was released on 10 December 2021 as a double CD, remastered by Robin Storey, who also supplied the artwork, with the live disc recorded by Tadeusz Łuczejko.
Side-Line has followed the project across labels, reviewing “Song From The End Of The World” in 2016, “Darker By Light” in 2019, “Ghosts From A Machine” in 2020 and “Hotel Bravo” later that year. Storey also spoke to Side-Line in the 2019 Click Interview with Rapoon.
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