Raccoo-oo-oon was an

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quartet from

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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

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). The members of the group were Andy Spore (vocals, electronics, percussion and saxophone), Daren Ho (vocals, guitar and electronics), Ryan Garbes (percussion and electronics) and Shawn Reed (vocals, guitar, electronics and percussion). In 2012 guitarist Daren Ho opened Control Synthesizers and Electronic Devices in Brooklyn, NY with Jonas Asher.

Style

Their style of music has been described as "tribal-like percussions", "raw and impetuous – characterised by seemingly-improvised

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freak-outs and crashing percussion with an emphasis on chaos".Revie
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Discography

*2005 - ''Is Night People'' Cassette *2005 - ''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 *2006 - ''Mythos Folkways Vol. 3: Divination Night'' Cassette *2007 - ''Behold Secret Kingdom'' LP *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

References

External links

Release The Bats Records

Release The Bats Myspace
{{Authority control American experimental musical groups American psychedelic rock music groups Musical groups established in 2004 Rock music groups from Iowa