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New Berlin in the 1920s themed album by ethno-Industrial project Rapoon formerly of Zoviet France

Name: Rapoon - Moka 24 (CD)
SKU: WEEC646052
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Founded in 1992 after Robin Storey left Zoviet France, Rapoon soon became an outstanding ethno-dark ambient project that has gained a cult following all over the world. More than 80 albums have been released over those nearly 30 years, some more beat driven, others more playful and with ambient sounds and ethnic influences. Rapoon has never stopped evolving – think of Cultural Forgeries, an album full of unplugged acoustic music. Or Downgliding, full of compositions on the piano. Recent Klanggalerie albums include Waiting by the River, an album that introduced vocals to the Rapoon sound, or Little Rocket Man which was inspired by the political situation in 2018 with Trump as president in the United States. Moka Efti is the fictional name of a night club in the series Babylon Berlin. Set in the decadence and turmoil of the 1920”s the series incorporates real historical events into an imaginary narrative. This set of recordings is a modern take on that era set in the declining West of 2024. Tracks vary wildly but are all unified within the same setting. An aural cabaret of sounds that depict and define a certain moment. A moment that has already existed in the past, exists in the present and will exist in the future, varying only slightly in time and space, the expressions are the same in intent and purpose. Moka 24 is an escapist world existing outside of the prevailing social clamour. Not in rebellion against the contemporary moire, but rather ignoring it. ”Time is a flat circle. Everything we”ve ever done or will do, we”re gonna do over and over and over again….for ever.” – Rust Cohle/Nietzsche.