Born from mindful presence in the deep hibernation of a Vermont winter, Inner Sanctum carries the listener into the dreamtime with 22 tracks of lush, ambient electric guitar.
Press release by LAZZ Promotions
Shifting between vast open soundscapes and drifting soulful melodies, Raphael’s 1970’s Gibson Marauder shines with a myriad of voices and textures.
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Raphael shares, “I didn’t know what was coming when I sat down to record. I had a long list of songs and some raw recordings of improvisations. The list had a lot of new material, some songs I had previously released on acoustic guitar and the first song I had considered releasing as a cover, Blackbird. I ran through all of these and added some new ones along the way. Once the sound and intention of the album became clear, I was called to include Amazing Grace and Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah.”
Inner Sanctum is a solo album and was recorded over the course of three days in January 2025 by Raphael in his Humming Bird Studio, located in the Green Mountains of Vermont. In the weeks that followed the recording, Raphael mixed and ordered the songs to create the sonic journey that is Inner Sanctum. A journey that carries the listener into the ecembrace of the sanctuary within until they emerge awake, attuned and
renewed.
“With my partner Rebecca on retreat in Maine, I gave myself the time and space to enter my inner “bear cave” and tap into my creative flow. The whole experience was magic. The name, inner sanctum, came to me shortly after the concept of the album, but the cover image showed itself to me in a meditation one night. In my visions, Bear came to me and reminded me that this music was made in the time of hibernation, during the time of the cave. It is intended to assist the listener in accessing their own inner sanctum. A place of rest and dreams and peace.”
For more information and muisc samples, visit raphaelgroten.com.
