First 1000 copies include 20 large tarot-cards designed by Robin Storey.

Reviews:

The New York Times
Rapoon: Alien Glyph Morphology
2005-USA-Abstract Film/New Age & Metaphysics/Ambiance/Instrumental Music
DVD REVIEW
From All Movie Guide: Ambient music mainstay Rapoon (aka Robin Storey) offers a look at his more visual side in this release featuring six of the versatile artist's seldom-seen short films. By utilizing a wide variety of visual techniques including slides, slow motion, and montage, Rapoon offers the ideal visual counterpart to the rich and textured sounds of his atmospheric audio landscapes. An additional short film entitled Shadow and two slide shows round out the release, and a limited addition set of twenty Tarot cards painted by Rapoon are included while supplies last. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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The Wire march 2006


RAPOON
ALIEN GLYPH MORPHOLOGY
CACIOCAVALLO DVD BY DEREK WALMSLEY
Robin Storey's work as Rapoon has never been secretive - he interviews regularly and at length
- but his total disinterest in electronic genre tropes can suggest a lone psychonaut operating in a sealed hermetic bubble. It's a practical rather than political choice - his mapless journeys through dense atmospheres and parallax echoes require Storey's gentle, intuitive hand on the tiller, rather than the structured exchange of collaboration. Despite producing visual work for many years, a fastidious respect for the demands of his art and music - which "occupy different sets of attention and mindset"
- has prevented him until now from mixing media. It's only to be expected, then, that Alien Glyph Morphology provides next to no information on the hows, wheres and whens of the seven short films contained on the DVD;
hitting play simply opens a new portal on Storey's meticulous sense-networks.
Rapoon's music has a strange timewarping effect, a Deep Listening wormhole that puts you in a blissful perpetual state of cognitive play. Rather than attempting to replicate the mantra quality with some sort of hypnotic, retina burning lightshow, the defining quality of his films is luscious texture and suggestive symbolism. Warm, analogue background hues flicker like ghosts caught on film; the Miro-like moving sketches on top are floating markers of unconscious energy. The visual dimension of Alien Glyph Morphology gives the music even more licence to roam - spare, enlightened Jon Hassell-like passages sit side by side with sample transmissions akin to Cabaret Voltaire's Attic Tapes.
The main challenge of this marvellous release is how to tune out the outside world and properly immerse yourself in Storey's dislocated trance states; rather than having to peer into a TV or monitor, it would be even better if these images could flow unrestrained across cinema screens and gallery walls.

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Chain D.L.K

Rapoon, a.k.a. Robin Storey, has been releasing records after records for over a decade, but until now he has kept his film-making pretty much to himself and the only visual contribution he has shared with us was in the form of paintings on the covers of some of his releases. This DVD seems to be the perfect medium to showcase all his talents, because of how they all come together: "Alien Glyph Morphology" features six of his short movies made with montage, slides and slow-motion techniques and of course musically supported by his haunting and droning dark-ambient compositions. The movies don't really have a storyline per say, they are much rather a show of ancient (or alien) looking geoglyphic shapes and colors, slowly morphing into each other, hence the perfect title. In addition to that, Storey also included 20 tarot cards featuring his paintings and finally the DVD extras feature two slide shows and a very short film, all, again, an offspring of Storey's infinitely creative mind. A complete artist with a complete vision that thanks to modern mediums can finally be shared as one. Region Free NTSC. Enjoy.


Caciocavallo Press Release;

Robin Storey, better known as Rapoon, is well known in ambient music circles for his extensive catalog of recordings, presently exceeding 40 albums, singles and collaborative projects released over the last 13 years. Rapoon has always stood for more than music, however. Visual arts have long been important to Robin. His paintings grace many of his album covers, but until today his filmmaking has been done in relative obscurity. “Alien Glyph Morphology” is the name of a suite of six short movies, set to his music, of course, that make up the primary focus of his DVD release. Using montage, slides, and slow-motion techniques Robin produces the visual counterparts to his unique and atmospheric soundtracks. A short film, “Shadow”, and two slide shows round out the collection. A limited edition set of 20 sturdy Tarot cards painted by Robin Storey accompany the first 1000 copies.