Rapoon was the ethno-ambient solo project of :zoviet*france: co-founder Robin Storey, born in 1955 in Cumbria, England. While studying fine arts at Sunderland University, he began pursuing a long-held interest in sound manipulation by taking classes in electronic and experimental composition, additionally joining with friends to perform the works of Karlheinz Stockhausen (a key influence, as were the Krautrock bands of the early 1970s). In 1979 Storey formed the pioneering industrial group :zoviet*france:, remaining a member until 1993; the year previous, Storey issued the first Rapoon album, Dream Circle, its entrancing fusion of Indian ragas, African rhythms and experimental textures anticipating the evocative soundscapes of the many releases to follow. Also a noted visual artist, painter and animator, Storey's work was exhibited throughout the world, with two of his pieces on display at the Berlin Museum of Modern Art.
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Rapoon is a musical project of Robin Storey, a former member of Zoviet France, who has released material on notable independent labels such as Staalplaat, Soleilmoon, Manifold, Beta-Lactam Ring, and Lens Records.
Selected discography
Dream Circle, CD, 1992, DOVentertainment (DOVeCD244)Raising Earthly Spirits, CD, 1993, Staalplaat (S.T. CD 063); CD, 1999, Soleilmoon (SOL 65 CD)Vernal Crossing, CD, 1993, Staalplaat (S.T. CD 082)Fallen Gods, CD, 1994, Staalplaat (S.T. CD 086)The Kirghiz Light, 2CD, 1995, Staalplaat (S.T. CD 097)Recurring (Dream Circle), CD, 1996, Soleilmoon (SOL 11 CD)Errant Angels, CD, 1996, Soleilmoon (SOL 34 CD)Darker by Light, CD, 1996, Soleilmoon (SOL 36 CD)Easterly 6 or 7, CD, 1997, Staalplaat (S.T. CD 117)The Fires of the Borderlands, CD, 1998, Relapse/Release (RR 6978-2)Just Say the Faith, LP, 1998, Soleilmoon (SOLV 6); CD, 2001, Soleilmoon (SOL 107 CD)Navigating by Colour, CD, 1999, Soleilmoon (SOL 71 CD)What Do You Suppose? (The Alien Question), CD, 1999, Staalplaat (S.T. CD 141)Cold War: Drum n Bass, 2CD, 2001, Caciocavallo (CAD 7)I Am a Foreigner CD, 2003, Caciocavallo (CAD 26)Alien Glyph Morphology DVD, 2005, Caciocavallo (CAV 30); 2x10", 2006, (CAL 30)Church Road CD, 2006, Tantric Harmonies (TANTRA X37)Time Frost CD, 2007, Glacial Movements (GM 003)Dark Rivers, May 2009 (Lens Records)
Side projects
Oedipus Brain Foil 3xCD (with Randy Greif and Nigel Ayers), 1998, Soleilmoon (SOL 66 CD)The World Turned Gingham CD (with Nigel Ayers, released under the name Hank & Slim) (Caciocavallo, 2000)About Breathing CD (with Victor Nubla), 2002, Caciocavallo (CAD 24)New Cult of the Sun Moon 2CD (with Black Faction), 2002, Soleilmoon (SOL 122 CD)
