The first LP since 2008’s ‘Corresponding Echoes’ on his Sacred Rhythm Music, Joaquin Joe Claussell arrives on Radio Slave’s Rekids for ‘Raw Tones’, a nine-track excursion through the sound of his exquisitely soulful house music.

Originally released on limited cassettes, the music within ‘Raw Tones’ caught the ear of Radio Slave, aka Matt Edwards, who messaged Claussell, a friend since remixing Edwards’ Machine project in 2012, and convinced the legendary producer that the music needed a wider audience and, so, ‘Raw Tones’ the LP is here.

Introspective opening cut ‘Lock Down’ draws for breathy strings and swirling pads, followed by the hypnotic and low-slung ‘The Blame Game (Table Top Idea)’, which sees jazzy keys float around carefully crafted dubbed-out ambience and subtle, whispered vocals.
‘Break Free’ ups the energy, bringing a wonky bassline under decisive, machine-like drum hits while both spoken and sung vocals interplay throughout. ‘You Mutha Fuka’ brings rock-solid drums and thick bass underneath delayed vocals before the dreamy chords and twinkling keys of ‘Way Back Then’ close out the B-side.

The gorgeous ‘Air We Breathe (Revisited Cassette Demo)’ marries rolling percussion across live bass and softly drawn out pads, followed by an instrumental version of ‘Break Free’. The final side of vinyl sees the extended trippiness of ‘If It’s All in Your Mind Let It Out’ lead into the floaty low tempo closer ‘Hallucinations Ejaculations’.
“Out of dark times and obscurity rose the creative spirits from within, then came Raw Tones…” Joaquin Joe Claussell (March 2021)
Joaquin Joe Claussell, continues to run his Sacred Rhythm Music record label and curate the Cosmic Arts community center in his hometown of Brooklyn, NYC.

Joaquin Joe Claussell RAW TONES DOUBLE TWELVE INCH VINYL ALBUM ON REKIDS RECORDS
Price $30.00
Release Date: 6.26.21
Shipping Begins: 6:22.21

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