Joseph Rich builds Thought Process around sample-based hip-hop and breakbeats layered with unusually high-fidelity sound design, aiming for something closer to a cinematic soundscape than a typical downtempo set.
Working out of Denver's same bass-and-jam-adjacent scene that's produced Daily Bread and The Motet, he's built a genuinely illustrious, mood-first sound that leans on atmosphere and production polish rather than drops — downtempo built to be listened to as much as danced to.