The Man From RavCon "Other Colors: a collection of odds and ends" 2020

A collection of previously unreleased, or rare tracks recorded between 2009 and 2019.
"The Man From RavCon creates melodic instrumental music… music with a strong visual appeal designed to create images in the listener's mind… music that takes the listener away.
Having founded, performed and recorded for over a decade with well respected Charlotte, NC based rock band, The Ravelers, multi-instrumentalist Mike Brown has chosen to take a completely new direction with his latest project. No longer feeling the constraints of maintaining a band with live performance obligations, Brown has taken full advantage of this freedom by pushing his music beyond the expected. As The Man From RavCon, Brown focuses on creating adventurous instrumental music featuring Mellotron enriched arrangements accentuated by stately piano and organ, interweaving synths, throbbing bass, and dynamic percussion, which provide a scenic backdrop for his melodic, tone-ful, and often understated guitar work.
With his first Man From RavCon release, Zombie Pimp Cowboys From Outer Space (January, 2010), Brown drew inspiration from the sounds of spaghetti western, blaxploitation, and B-horror cinema. This multi-genre release earned praise from a wide variety of listeners, and provided a solid foundation for future growth.
The debut was soon followed by the August 2010 release, Everything Is Golden. The focus was guitar-driven surf rock, but the soundtrack element remained in evidence as exemplified by the featured arrangement of Ennio Morricone's classic Once Upon A Time In The West theme...to be continued... -

trax:
01 Broken Legs Won't Stand Up 02 Clothes That Need Fixing 03 Duel 04 Capsized 05 Ridin' With Sparky 06 Bounce 07 December March 08 Dinner at Eight 09 Karen In Black 10 Alone In The Dark 11 Competition Stripes 12 Cascade 13 The Man 14 Jive Ass Honky 15 King Rooster 16 Taxi 17 Trip To The Morgue 18 Going Up? 19 The Puzzle Master (Extended Version) 20 Contagion