Raccoo-oo-oon
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Raccoo-oo-oon was an experimental
noise rock
/psychedelic rock
quartet from Iowa
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Their first release was a self-issued cassette entitled Is Night People, which was reissued by Swedish label Release the Bats, (see Allmusic).
freak-outs and crashing percussion with an emphasis on chaos".
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
noise rock
Noise rock
Noise rock describes a style of post-punk rock music that became prominent in the 1980s. Noise rock makes use of the traditional instrumentation and iconography of rock, but incorporates atonality and especially dissonance, and also frequently discards usual songwriting conventions.-Style:Noise...
/psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in United States and the United Kingdom...
quartet from Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
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Their first release was a self-issued cassette entitled Is Night People, which was reissued by Swedish label Release the Bats, (see Allmusic).
Style
Their style of music is has been described as "tribal-like percussions", "raw and impetuous – characterised by seemingly-improvised saxophoneSaxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
freak-outs and crashing percussion with an emphasis on chaos".
Discography
- 2005 - Is Night People Cassette
- 2005 - Untitled Cassette
- 2006 - Mythos Folkways No. 1 LP
- 2006 - Mythos Folkways Vol. No. 2: Pre-American Lands (Raccoo-oo-oon & Woods Split) LP
- 2006 - Bored Fortress (Raccoo-oo-oon & Sword Heaven Split) LP
- 2006 - The Cave of Spirits Forever
- 2006 - Death at Prospect Peak Cassette
- 2007 - Behold Secret Kingdom LP
- 2006 - Mythos Folkways Vol. 3: Divination Night Cassette
- 2007 - Raccoo-oo-oon 7"
- 2008 - Mythos Folkways Vol. IV: Future Vision Cassette
- 2008 - Mythos Folkways Vol. V: Future Vision Cassette
- 2008 - Raccoo-oo-oon 2 LP