»Vision Songs Vol. 1« (1984) is the LARAAJI album like no other, located at the intersection of new age and gospel. It is both his outlier and magnum opus, the feel-good DIY tape of the century.

Discovered busking in Washington Square Park by Brian Eno in the late 70s, engagement with the eternal flow has led Laraaji to, seemingly by magic, emerge as the most beloved avatar of the unstoppable new age music revival of recent years. Now Vision Songs rewrites Laraaji’s musical history. Unlike the many instrumental, free form albums upon which his reputation was built, this is an album of songs, with lyrics, verses, choruses.

Casio synth jams recorded at spiritual retreat guest rooms and a tiny bedroom on the Upper West Side, spectacular anthems for a continually arriving new moment, channeled, as Laraaji states in the album’s eloquent liner notes, »from the sky.«

Originally available in an edition of 100 cassettes sold at yoga retreats and on the streets of New York City.