release the bats #17 RACCOO-OO-OON - IS NIGHT PEOPLE CD Swirling sax-and-effects-heavy free-form punk from Iowa Citys Raccoo-oo-oon. Is Night People is their first magical recording, 7 organic rituals creating a majestic outlet of neverending energy. Beautiful cascades of manipulated vocals and layers of feedback melting together over sunny explosions of insane drumming. In the vein of Sun City Girls, Here Comes The Indian-era Animal Collective, Excepter etc. The cd comes in a letterpressed black Arigato Pak with gold ink made by Stumptown Printers and stunning art by Shawn Reed in the band. Recorded and mixed by Steve Wilson, Brad Brandhorst and Raccoo-oo-oon. Originally released as a tape by the band in early 2005, now fully remastered by Pete Swanson (Yellow Swans). Tracklist: 1. Brain Loot, 2. Uh-oh, 3. Fluff Up Your Fur, 4. Call Out Your Friends, 5. Stamped From The Stump, 6. The Canyons Long Winding Words, 7. The Great Horn Of The Wilderness. Raccoo-oo-oon is: Ryan Garbes Daren Ho Andy Spore Shawn Reed PRESSING INFO! 1080 made. REVIEWS! broken face dusted fake jazz groove.no indie workshop kinda muzik mashnote outer space gamelan rotten meats semtex tiny mix tapes vital weekly #546 http://www.raccoo-oo-oon.org foxy digitalis interview raccoo-oo-oon video