Rainwater cassette exchange is an extendedplay by atlantabased indie rock band deerhunter. Not to disappear is daughters second album and finds the band making confident strides forward, both sonically and lyrically. Mixed at the rare book room studio in brooklyn, ny. The interrogator with nicolas vernhes sixty hotels. The roster reads like a leftfield indie allstar team among those. Nicolas vernhes runs rare book room named after an ep by a band he had been in out of a nondescript building there and has made some amazing records with bands like versus. Among the artists he has recorded here are the war on drugs, deerhunter, dirty projectors and fischerspooner. The war on drugs a deeper understanding 2017, cd discogs. Recorded at rare book room studio in brooklyn, ny by nicolas vernhes. Due on october 18, the album is an intimate collection of portraits of the people we love and have loved. Brooklyns rare book room is not where you go to read dostoevsky. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Nicolas vernhes on adaptability and his rare book room.
Rare book room studio head nicolas vernhes inaugurates his new label with a compilation of groups recorded in his brooklyn lair. Having worked in some of new york citys premier facilities, we saw the need to build a studio from the ground up to meet the demands of todays recording artists, record labels and producers. The roster reads like a leftfield indie allstar team. This month, producer and engineer nicolas vernhes welcomes us into his brooklyn studio, rare book room. Bassist josh fauver has been replaced by josh mckay. For over a decade, nicolas vernhes has brought a seemingly infinite amount of indie bands to his rare book room studio. The war on drugs a deeper understanding 2017, coke bottle.
Nicolas vernhes runs rare book room named after an ep by a band he had. The building that houses the rare book room, a recording studio founded by nicolas vernhes in 1995, recently hit the. Much like their previous effort, it was recorded at rare book room studios in brooklyn with producer nicolas vernhes. The studio, which was started by nicolas vernhes in 1995, has been. Among the artists he has recorded here are the war. Converting a deserted sewing machine factory, he builtout a studio to suit himself and naturally attracted artists of the same experimental ilk, including animal collective, black dice, les savy fav, fisherspooner and deerhunter. The war on drugs a deeper understanding 2017, coke. Make out is a new york citybased band consisting of jesper mortensen exjunior senior, lead vocalist leah hennessey, and drummer chase stauffer. Baby tooth buy cds by this artist rare book room ep personal favorite 1994.
Now based in brooklyn, lerche convened a small group of musicians at nicolas vernhess rare book room studio to make an album thats all mood and atmosphere, from the bittersweet orchestral waltz domino to the sardonic but still hopeful when the river, an uptempo rocker fueled by a killer chorus. Deerhunters new album, monomania, is out may 7 via 4ad. Nicolas vernhes left and sondre lerche inside rare book room studios in greenpoint vernhes, whos explored distinctive and sometimes jarring sounds with dirty projectors, black dice, and deerhunter, might seem like an unexpected choice for lerche, an artist best known for his easy charm and sophisticatedyetupbeat pop sensibility. Unlike cryptograms, the band decided to forgo heavy utilization of effects pedals. Its where bands and artists like dirty projectors, steve wynn, lia ices, animal collective and spoon go to make their records with the help of the studio and labels founder, mixer nicolas vernhes. Aug 25, 2017 recorded 20152017 at sonora recorders, boulevard recording, east west, united recorders, shawns truckstop studio, electric lady, thump recording additional recording by nicolas vernhes at rare book room, daniel schlett at strange weather, nick krill at future past and kawari sound, jeff zeigler at uniform recording, gabe wax at vox studios. Nicolas vernhes is a french record producer, recording engineer and record label owner.
Incan abraham midwife official studio video youtube. Vernhes operates out of his own studio, rare book room studios. Rare book room and nicolas vernhes represent an earlier vision of brooklyn, one that becomes increasingly rare as the waterfront is further populated with condos and chain stores. Notes on brooklyn recording studio the rare book room. Feb 06, 2014 incan abraham midwife official studio video incan abraham. Blood on the wall and black dice have all passed through rare book room, the. After arranging records for leftofcenter heavyweights such as animal collective, black dice, and silver jews, rare book room head nicolas vernhes here. Nicolas vernhes administrateur systeme dgac linkedin. Brooklyn, new york, has become a hot studio spot during the last few years.
Among the artists he has recorded here are the war on drugs. Recorded at rare book room in brooklyn with producer nicolas vernhes deerhunter, animal collective, silver jews, room inside the world explores themes that have always concerned the bandidentity, connection, survival in a precarious worldbut with a bolder, more nuanced sound palette. Year of the glad, nothing is easy, and immortals written by marnie stern with contributions by evan jewett. Recorded at rare book room studios brooklyn, new york city. The result is a quirky yet comforting set of songs driven by refined pop songcraft and sneaky moments of grandeur that stick in the brain. For their tighter second album, 2015s foil deer, speedy ortiz wrote the songs during a retreat in the connecticut woods and recorded them with producer nicolas vernhes at brooklyns rare book room studio.
Clients include 4ad, glassnote, secretly canadian, domino. After the album had been leaked on the internet, it became available on itunes on august 19, 2008, while physical copies were released on october 27, 2008. The war on drugs new album is the sound of quitting the. Secret swingers was really just the product of us going to nicolas vernhes rare book room studio and putting down the songs. He is best known for his work with the american indie rock acts animal collective, deerhunter, the fiery furnaces, dirty projectors, wild nothing and the war on drugs. Feb 06, 2016 this month, producer and engineer nicolas vernhes welcomes us into his brooklyn studio, rare book room. Nicolas vernhes owner, rare book room records linkedin. Vernhes and the rare book room have been crucial in forging the avantrockmeetselectro. We want to thank everyone who trusted us over the years to turn the music they heard in their minds and hearts into the amazing records we got to make together. It describes kisses on the cheek, a lovers kiss, and a goodbye kiss among others. Celebrating 20 years of filamerican band versus masterful two cents plus tax.
The eps fourth and final track, seal eyeing, was recorded at nicolas vernhes rare book room studio in brooklyn, new york. Invisible contracts law as legalized slavery1984 free ebook download as pdf file. Nicolas vernhes dessinateurprojeteur chez cea commissariat a lenergie atomique et aux. I saw factory floor last night at knitting factory and its worth checking out. Monomania was recorded at brooklyns rare book room studio with producer nicolas vernhes, who along with frontman bradford cox recorded the. For those interested, heres is a pretty accurate discography on. Another stopgap ep arrived in 20 in the form of the stylistically scattered empty estate. Grammynominated mastering engineer, joe lambert, has developed a wonderfully creative audio environment with an artistic and comfortable vibe to. Brooklyns rare book room studio sits hidden behind a dingy, unmarked door on a side street in greenpoint. On one of these streets, sandwiched between a vespa showroom and some guys moving crap from one warehouse to another, is the rare book room studio. The word monomania means excessive concentration on a single object or idea, according to merriam. Nicolas vernhes indie mixer gearslutz is partsupported by our visitors. When you buy products through links across our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Mar 19, 2014 while putting the final touches on lost at nicolas vernhess rare book room studio in greenpoint, granduciel would sit for hours on a rock at the williamsburg waterfront, listening to his mixes.
Recorded 20152017 at sonora recorders, boulevard recording, east west, united recorders, shawns truckstop studio, electric lady, thump recording additional recording by nicolas vernhes at rare book room, daniel schlett at strange weather, nick krill at future past and kawari sound, jeff zeigler at uniform recording, gabe wax at vox studios. In 2000, five years after moving to manhattan and playing music, vernhes found a groundfloor warehouse on dobbin street and filled it with equipment, realising this would be a smarter investment than renting out a smaller, more expensive manhattan alternative. The album was recorded in new york city with nicolas vernhes at his rare book room studio one of the last before the iconic space was sold. Deerhunter will release their fifth studio album, monomania, on may 7th via 4ad. Written over a monthlong retreat in the woods of connecticut and recorded over three weeks at producer nicolas vernhes rare book room studio in brooklyn, dupuis described the album as a more textured and calculated record than its volcanic predecessor, the writing more measured and less reactionary. A piece of recent music history is poised to become a pricey greenpoint sale. Avi then built on the clean and tight recordings from tiny telephone with analog and digital overdubs, and completed the record with nicolas vernhes at rare book room studio in brooklyn. Among the artists he has recorded here are the war on drugs, deerhunter, dirty projectors. Vernhes was also charged with the mixing duties for all four tracks.
Originally known as fluffy, the new york city trio of israeliborn bassistsinger michal sapir, guitarist nicolas vernhes and drummer david mecionis made one single under that name before realizing how. Oct 21, 2008 the first three tracks were recorded during the bands strawberry jam sessions in january 2007 and were produced by scott colburn. Your friend is taryn miller, who plays guitar, writes, sings the vocals and crafts loops. The album builds on the ideas of your friends previous ep, jekyllhyde and since taryn has toured with courtney barnett and play her first sxsw.
Taryn recorded gumption in new york with nicolas vernhes deerhunter, war on drugs at his rare book room studio. For his next record, tatum worked with producer nicolas vernhes at his rare book room studios. Rare book room ep personal favorite 1994 trouser press. The album was recorded over the course of one week in april 2008 by nicolas vernhes at rare book room studios in brooklyn, ny. Rare book room is the production studio of producer, engineer and mixer nicolas vernhes since 1995 and located in brooklyn, n.
As the founder of rare book room studios in brooklyn, he also introduced a record label of the same name, which has released debut albums from the likes of. The name rare book room came from baby tooth bandmate david mecionis. For the followup nocturne, tatum headed to the rare book room to work with producer nicolas vernhes, and together the two crafted an album that takes wild nothings sound out of the bedroom, dresses it in fancy clothing, and manages to be just as impressive. Vernhes and the rare book room have been crucial in. Recorded with producer nicolas vernhes deerhunter, animal collective, dirty projectors at rare book room studios in greenpoint, how to merges good books for 9 year old boy secret adversary agatha christie reading bowl books 2019. Published on feb 6, 2016 this month, producer and engineer nicolas vernhes welcomes us into his brooklyn studio, rare book room. The two are living proof that, at least historically, this was a place where artists could afford to grow, evolve, andif you were good enoughsucceed. New york based producer nicolas vernhes is internationally recognized for his work with artists such as animal collective, dirty projectors, deerhunter and more recently the war on drugs and daughter. Aug 27, 2008 notes on brooklyn recording studio the rare book room. As the founder of rare book room studios in brooklyn, he also introduced a record label of the same name, which has released. The fulllength followup to 2010s halcyon digest was recorded at rare book room studio in brooklyn with producer nicolas vernhes. Greenpoint, brooklyn ten years ago, nicolas vernhes moved his recording studio, the rare book room, from williamsburg to greenpoint. Mixed by nicolas vernhes at rare book room in brooklyn, ny. Vernhes operates out of his own studio, rare book room studios, in brooklyn, new york.
Elena, igor and remi spent a summer in new york recording not to disappear with nicolas vernhes deerhunter, war on drugs, animal collective at his rare book room studio in greenpoint, brooklyn. Additional engineering by tj allen at planet 245 in bristol, england and nicolas vernhes at the rare book room studio in brooklyn, ny. Greenpoints rare book room recording studio selling for. Nov 20, 2012 siskins only song to date under the gambles guise thus far is trust, a track that was recorded in nicolas vernhes rare book room studio earlier this year. Various artists performing 25 new songs living bridge. Sep 17, 2018 a piece of recent music history is poised to become a pricey greenpoint sale. The building that houses the rare book room, a recording studio founded by nicolas vernhes in 1995. After over 20 years in greenpoint and williamsburg, the studio has shut its doors for good. Free from the space crunch of manhattan, rents are lower and smaller studios can survive. All songs but 1 were recorded exclusively for this collection. According to a press release issued by the band, water curses finds animal collective exploring strange new waters. Secret swingers was really just the product of us going to nicolas vernhes rare book room studio and putting down the. Notes on brooklyn recording studio the rare book room the. The studio is called the rare book room, which i started in 1995.
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