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The Man From RavCon

About Me

The Man From RavCon was originally a founding member of the band The Ravelers . When The Ravelers began back in the 80's, they were largely spurred by The Man's interest in home recording. He's continued to record throughout the years, and though many tunes were eventually released by the band, many didn't quite fit. This page has been created to give some of those tunes, and the new stuff he's working on, a little exposure.

Check back regularly, for you will find a variety of music here. At any given time, you can expect to hear spaghetti western/horror/blaxploitation soundtrack-style stuff, folk rock, pop, psychedelic nonsense, ambient mood music... The Man doesn't play by rules. Anything goes.


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Member Since: 28/06/2007
Band Website: www.theravelers.com
Band Members: The Man

Influences: Stuff The Man Digs:

Music: Ennio Morricone, Johnny Pate, Isaac Hayes, Goblin, Fabbio Frizzi, The Beatles, Genesis, The Damned, XTC, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, The Church, Supertramp, Supergrass, Beck, Los Lobos, Curtis Mayfield, Chet Atkins, Duane Eddy, Neil Young, The Cramps...

Film: The Man is a big fan of cult films. He's particularly drawn to the feel and soundtracks of the Italian Horror, Blaxploitation, and Spaghetti Western films of the late 60's through the early 80's - stuff like: Zombie, The Beyond, Suspiria, Phantasm, The Evil Dead, Superfly, Dolemite, Shaft, Once Upon A Time In The West, Django, A Bullet For The General, The Good, The Bad & The Ugly... all films with soundtrack elements he likes to explore in his music.

TV: The Prisoner, All Creatures Great and Small, Open All Hours, Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Simpsons, Corner Gas, Supernatural, The Waltons, Ghost Hunters, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Dark Shadows, MXC, Adult Swim stuff... The Man watches entirely too much TV.

Literature: Mark Twain, John Steinbeck, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Kurt Vonnegut, Larry McMurtry, Peter Straub, William Wharton, James Herriot, Hunter Thompson, Ken Kesey...
Sounds Like: Mainly music, but sometimes it comes with a nice healthy side order of cheese.
Record Label: none
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Tale of The Tunes: March 2009

I've added a few of the soundtrack-style tunes back into the mix. Hope you enjoy and thanks for listening.Mike
Posted by on Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:37:00 GMT

Tale Of The Tunes: November 2008

Hi guys,It looks like the music player issues have been resolved, so I've posted some more stuff to go along with my newest tune, "Make Up Your Mind". Most of these songs reflect my folksy side, which...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:21:00 GMT

Tale Of The Tunes: Psychedelic!

This time around, It's all tunes from my late 80's psychedelic phase. Two events were key in the early stages of my home recording experimentation. First, my wife bought me a Casio Keyboard (MT100) - ...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:14:00 GMT

Tale of The Tunes: Summer 08

Well, it's not official, but Memorial Day's gone, so I'm calling it Summer. New Tunes! This month, I'm featuring some stuff from another "soon-to-be-released" CD, ZOMBIE PIMP COWBOYS FROM OUTER SPACE!...
Posted by on Wed, 28 May 2008 08:06:00 GMT

Tale of The Tunes: Spring 2008

Ladies and Gentlemen, for this sure to be glorious Spring of ’08, I’m proud to bring you the following tunes from "Lil’ Hoss: Boy Outlaw" Coming soon to a theater far, far away! Enjo...
Posted by on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:29:00 GMT

Tale of The Tunes: March 2008

Hooray! They let me post 6 songs this month! I'm taking a little break from the full-on Soundtrack barrage this time around. I've mixed it up with a few older tunes you may not have heard before. Some...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 07:40:00 GMT

Tale of The Tunes: February 2008

Four brand new tunes this month! 1. The High Rollers (Theme)This little known gem is actually the long lost title track to the never completed blaxploitation/roller derby classic THE HIGH ROLLERS - th...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:14:00 GMT

Tale of The Tunes: January 2008

Happy New Year Everybody! New month, new tunes. All brand new original film music this month!Song 1: All The GoldThe title track to the long lost, but somehow yet to be filmed, Spaghetti Western Class...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:08:00 GMT

Tale of The Tunes: December 2007

It's great to have some brand new stuff up this month. I believe I've written more in the past month than I have in the past couple of years! The first tune appears in honor of the season, and the oth...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:53:00 GMT

Tale of The Tunes: November 2007

Well, as I mentioned last month, Autumn is my favorite time of year, and I've picked a few tunes from the past that seem to fit the mood. I should have some brand new stuff up next month, as I've rec...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:40:00 GMT