Rafael Toral – Sound Mind Sound Body [2LP] Electronic / Experimental the album carries a distinct

the album carries a distinct hushed intimacy

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Rafael Toral – Sound Mind Sound Body [2LP] Electronic / Experimental the album carries a distinct"Released in 1994 Sound Mind Sound Body decrees the massive impact of discreet gestures; slow moving tones and spacious orchestral resonances, drifting and droning with glacial majesty, hardly recognizable as guitar much of the time In 1987, Rafael Toral began making his own compositions and solo recordings. 30 years later, these recordings sound remarkably prescient and perfectly timeless almost fresher today than when they were first released.