Just Say the Faith

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In this reviewer's humble opinion, nearly all of Rapoon's releases sound alike, at the same time as they take short leaps forward from release to release. That is to say, Rapoon created his own very hermetic sound universe at a very early stage, but as we know, all universes are continually expanding. This particular universe is populated by the rhythms and melodies made by a tribal civilization living among the wreckage of a post-industrial holocaust. 'Just Say the Faith' is the CD edition of a vinyl-only 1998 release appended with an extended mix track. The scarlet thread recurring throughout is the strangulated admonition of some mutant preacher to "Just say the faith!". The music progresses slowly and tentatively through some dark landscape with great dignity and balance. Salvation among the shadows is guaranteed.

Another singular addition to the Rapoon canon has also just appeared on Staalplaat, 'Pell Mell'. Two tracks running not quite thirty minutes all told encased in one of the most texturally-pleasing digipaks ever produced. On the first and longer track, "Trace Area", Rapoon wallows and revels in the dub aesthetic always latently implicit in his recordings, while track two smatters along gleefully. A must for the faithful.