Play 90 second soundbite of 'Dirty Company' @ 'CD quality'
Joslin takes you down roads you probably wouldn't choose to walk alone. He visits emotions, thoughts and dreams that most would find challenging to say the least. Expressively slanted vocals vie with sympathetically angst ridden acoustic guitars throughout to give this album its emotional guts and often painfully honest quality. Inspirationally basic accompaniment and a somewhat lo-fi production add depth and grittiness to Joslin's innovative and mind-altering take on nu-folk. 'Dream Token' brings things home, batters the senses and leaves the listener feeling somewhat wasted yet re-born and newly focussed.
Joslin's work is definitely music that you have to give time to; this aint background music, it's not peace and tranquillity - 'Dream Token' can be like confronting your worst nightmare, like accessing your dreams and coming to terms with waking reality - its a musical, reckless and manic Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for the strong minded and open hearted music lover. Through a creative and mind numbing display of angry open-ness Joslin reaches the parts that most of his contemporaries don't even come close to. It's a tantalising mind-fuck of an album that's refreshing, rewarding and reactionary. Fantastic stuff!!
Yes, I really love what Russell Joslin is doing - his fearsome attack of the inner mind and fight or flight senses is as breathtaking as it is outrageous. Joslin's way is not for the weak-minded - this is proper music for the strong willed and slightly insane amongst us - 'Dream Token' by Russell Joslin is an intoxicating mix of arrogant honesty and awesome creativity achieved through quality songwriting, stunning performance and, it has to be said, a slightly worrying state of mind! Brilliant!!
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