CLAUDE9 – “CHORDS OF LOVE” (2025, NEW HUMAN MUSIC)

MythofRock — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 09:01:34 +0000

Claude9’s debut album “Chords of Love” is like floating through a dream in slow motion — the kind where time stretches, colors blur and the world feels both heavy and weightless. This Austin-based producer, aka Claude McCan, has cooked up a nine-track trip that fuses ambient, downtempo, dub, and a bit of trippy sci-fi flair. It’s not your standard background-chill record either — there’s soul, protest and deep emotional weight stitched into every layer. From the jump, you can hear his influences — Massive Attack, Boards of Canada, Enigma, Tangerine Dream, even Brian Eno — but Claude9 isn’t copying. He’s twisting all that history into something uniquely his. The title track, “Chords of Love”, feels like sinking into a cosmic hug, while earlier single “Clouds So Low” drips with that hazy, trip-hop glow. Then there’s “The Shadow”, a futuristic banger that makes you wanna close your eyes and just drift. But the knockout punch comes at the end with “Enough Is Enough”. Written during the George Floyd protests, this one blends dub-heavy grooves with haunting sax from Jorja Chalmers (Roxy Music / Bryan Ferry), and it hits hard. It’s protest music without shouting, a call for change wrapped in hypnotic beats and smoky atmosphere. The video — shot among massive satellite dishes — only adds to the alien-yet-real vibe, making the message universal. What ties the whole record together is its flow. With six long cuts and three short interludes, it plays like one continuous piece, where cicada field recordings, lush pads, and ghostly vocals bleed into each other. It’s cinematic, spiritual, and straight-up hypnotic. Bottom line: “Chords of Love” is one of those albums you throw on late at night and just let it swallow you whole. For fans of trippy electronica with brains and heart, Claude9 just delivered a gem.

♦ 8/10

Dimitris Zacharopoulos

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CLAUDE9 – “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH” (2025, SINGLE, NEW HUMAN MUSIC)

MythofRock — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 15:01:02 +0000

Austin-based electronic artist Claude9 closes his debut album “Chords of Love” with the powerful track “Enough Is Enough”. More than an ambient/downtempo electronica song, it is a statement – a blend of protest, reflection, and emotion, shaped during a time of social unrest. Written at the height of the George Floyd protests, “Enough Is Enough” captures the urgency of that moment. Claude9 explains that although he did not march in the streets, the energy outside his door made its way into his music. The lyrics, simple yet direct – “People in the streets, can’t wait no longer… they say: Enough is Enough” – are both a cry for justice and a universal demand for change. Musically, the track leans on a dub foundation, giving it both groove and weight. The addition of Jorja Chalmers (Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry) on saxophone lifts the song to another level. Her performance is haunting, raw and emotional, creating a dialogue with Claude9’s hypnotic beats and atmospheric textures. The saxophone doesn’t decorate the track; it becomes its soul. The live video that accompanies the single adds another layer, placing Claude9 in a surreal landscape of giant satellite dishes. This visual, blending sci-fi elements with stark reality, reflects the tension between Earth’s problems and humanity’s search for something better. It feels symbolic: a lone figure trying to send a signal of hope across space and time. With “Enough Is Enough”, Claude9 delivers a song that is deeply personal and widely relevant. It shows how music can protest, heal and imagine a better future all at once. This is not only a strong closing track, but also one of the most meaningful moments on “Chords of Love”.

♦ 8,5/10

Dimitris Zacharopoulos

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CLAUDE9 – “CHORDS OF LOVE” (2025, NEW HUMAN MUSIC)

CLAUDE9 – “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH” (2025, SINGLE, NEW HUMAN MUSIC)