Few modern soul records carry their origins as plainly as this one. Durand Jones & The Indications recorded their self-titled debut for $452.11 — including a case of Miller High-Life — straight to a Tascam 4-track cassette recorder in Bloomington, Indiana basements, on Sunday evenings into the early hours. Jones, a Louisiana gospel singer who came north to study saxophone at Indiana University, met writer-producers Aaron Frazer and Blake Rhein and chased the sound of dusty, obscure 45s. The result is gritty, blown-out deep soul that sounds beamed in from 1968 — heavy drums, screaming organ, blown-out vocals. Picked up by Ohio's Colemine Records, it became a collector sensation before crossing over. Dusty Groove called it one of the best deep soul albums in years.
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