“It’s a different culture,” he says. “Most of [Palace’s] team are from south London – you know how boys are.
“Then when I go away with Wales it’s a completely different culture: different accents, different types of people to get used to.
“When I get on the music, they might not appreciate it in the same way they would here! That’s the main difference, but I get on with them well either way.”
Back at the Academy, Raymond’s music taste is far more in keeping with the rest of the squad.
“I’m second choice DJ,” he admits. “When Ademola [Ola-Adebomi] isn’t here I’m on it, but the rest of the time Ademola is on it.
“It’s a lot of mainstream stuff really, like Lil Baby and that, but me I like to play something a bit different. I like to switch it up.
“On Fridays pre-match I’ll do some reggae, because it’s a chilled day. Then on matchday you want to turn it up: some drill maybe.”