34:
319:
and part of a dark-wave band called
Absinthee with Anna Mercedes. His favorite instrument is the Arp Odyssey, which he started learning at age 18. This small 1970's analog synthesizer creates an infinite pallet of evocative, intense outer space noises as well as a barrage of bass which he uses on
298:, Swiss literary-rock band The Mondrians, Finland's Caroline Taucher and The Whas, UK artists Charly Flynn and The Sound Explosion, Peruvian band Los Outsaiders. He worked as engineer, and played keyboards, on all of New York singer-songwriter Roxanne Fontana's second album,
424:, then luckily being called to his beloved Seattle for an album with Ben Ireland (a drummer that Raphael worked closely with in his own bands including Mental Mannequin, The Tears of Gloom, and Sky Cries Mary). Whilst in the Pacific Northwest, Raphael was introduced to
469:
began. At that time
Raphael, was actually living in the studio, in a basement under Avenue A. The album contains outsider-rock songs, mixed with experimental soundscapes and electronic atmospheres created on his beloved Arp Odyssey, a Jupiter 6 and Mini Moog.
457:
for Sony Music. In June 2018, these recording sessions began, and on the first day guitarrist Maria
Florencia Silva, offered to start a new band with Raphael, called The Wild Cards which toured briefly through South America.
62:
234:
which features his own original music, artwork and writings. In the year 2022 he published his first book, "The World Is Going To Love This (Up From The
Basement With The Strokes)" though
373:. From his Berlin base, many European bands began to contact him via the internet to work, including Zeno and the Stoics (Madrid), Mikkel Glasser (Copenhagen), Satellites (Mallorca),
1030:
940:
332:, and founded a studio there called The Silver Transporterraum of London. In his first year living there, he worked with thirty bands, and was asked to produce the debut album of
261:. The EP and first album were recorded entirely in his basement studio Transporterraum NYC (co-owned by Jimmy Goodman). He has also produced songs for The Cribs, Sarah Maguire,
315:
As a musician, Raphael formed two bands in
Seattle, Mental Mannequin and Colour Twigs. He was also the keyboardist for the Seattle-based psychedelic band
282:
Other notables he has worked with include the Cult's Ian
Astbury and Ian Brown of The Stone Roses. Other rock music he has produced: from Bognor Regis
1022:
1054:
443:
and recorded a six-song EP with the up-and-coming band Sol
Flamingo while simultaneously filming a small documentary on "the making" of it with
66:
992:
997:
1027:
948:
465:, which had been recorded in his old NYC Studio Transporterraum during Christmas 2000, four months before the recording of The Strokes
677:
428:, a "wild-electronic band of brother and twin sisters" and was thrilled to record 6 interstellar electronic rock songs with them.
416:, Ill Prospekt and Victoria Celestine. He then met Ricky Berger and co-engineered her new collection of songs. Around the time of
42:
116:
1059:
88:
792:
245:, whom he met while attending an early show at Luna Lounge on Ludlow Street, New York City. He produced their debut EP
453:
A fortunate development occurred when rising
Argentinian musician Rocco Posca asked Raphael to produce his new album,
95:
450:
Raphael gave a pruduction master-class at
British & Irish Modern Music Institute in Berlin (BIMM) in March 2016.
135:
102:
1017:
1012:
84:
22:
797:
910:
775:
356:
58:
21:
This article is about the record producer. For the
Canadian flying ace of the Second World War, see
230:, currently living in Hebden Bridge (UK), after a 15 years in Berlin. Gordon runs a website called
47:
51:
1049:
941:"Interview with Gordon Raphael - new BIMM instructor and producer of the Strokes - indieberlin"
341:
109:
291:
8:
735:
436:
435:, Peru, to record a Peruvian new band called Los Outsaiders. In October 2013, he went to
340:
and The Strokes). Rapahel also began curating a club night called The Basement Club with
223:
161:
525:
499:
386:
295:
1023:
Los Outsaiders, el grupo peruano que llamó la atención del productor de The Strokes
413:
337:
227:
1034:
970:
741:
417:
382:
374:
370:
262:
73:
1028:
Interview with Gordon Raphael - New BIMM Instructor and Producer of The Strokes.
439:, and recorded a seven-song EP with Red Martian. In April 2014, Raphael went to
703:
683:
607:
593:
543:
345:
333:
316:
276:
1043:
885:
697:
519:
271:
867:
717:
257:
849:
815:
613:
440:
425:
421:
390:
363:
287:
283:
242:
352:, The Libertines, and Raphael's own band Black Light among many others.
755:
627:
396:
349:
251:
1002:
505:
402:
444:
420:, he was back for a rare visit to Manhattan producing an album for
412:
In 2011–2012, Raphael worked in San Antonio, Texas with Education,
1007:
378:
918:
231:
987:
355:
In 2005, after working for almost a year on The Strokes album
72:
from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially
761:
266:
235:
432:
336:
whilst mixing live sound on their first-ever UK Tour (with
393:(London), Eva Loft (Berlin), and The Michelles (Berlin).
328:
Raphael moved to London in 2002 following the success of
205:
323:
369:
He moved to Berlin to be close to his friend, producer
269:, Satellites (from Mallorca), and the well-loved album
344:
co-founder Toby L, presented very early concerts by
397:
2010s: Further international work and original music
222:is an American record producer and musician from
1041:
320:many of his own and other artist's recordings.
461:On January 1, 2019, Raphael released his album
241:Raphael is most widely known for his work with
1018:the mixtape chats with Gordon Raphael: Part 2
405:, South Africa, to produce the debut album
65:about living persons that is unsourced or
473:
136:Learn how and when to remove this message
1055:Record producers from Washington (state)
1042:
362:, Raphael was replaced as producer by
1013:the mixtape chats with Gordon Raphael
324:2000s: The Strokes and work in Europe
27:
557:Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
13:
409:by indie rock band The Plastics.
249:as well as their first two albums
14:
1071:
998:Silhouette Shack original PODCAST
981:
447:based filmmaker Patrick Barbeau.
401:In January 2010, Raphael went to
971:"Skin Yard: Detail of 1st Album"
32:
1008:Urchin Studios official website
947:. March 9, 2016. Archived from
539:Fresh Fruits for the Liberation
381:(Brussels), Deportivo (Paris),
310:
192:Keyboards, guitar, bass, vocals
963:
933:
903:
510:Assistant engineer, recording
389:(Berlin), Super 700 (Berlin),
1:
896:
43:biography of a living person
23:Gordon Raphael (RAF officer)
7:
1060:Businesspeople from Seattle
854:Producer, engineer, mixing
836:Producer, engineer, mixing
70:must be removed immediately
10:
1076:
1003:Shoplifter Records UK site
776:First Impressions of Earth
20:
829:The Right Way to Do Wrong
305:
265:, Mexico's top rock band
200:
196:
188:
168:
157:
150:
431:In May 2013, he went to
16:American record producer
661:The Bellweather Project
294:, operatic art rockers
1033:June 10, 2016, at the
474:Production discography
57:Please help by adding
993:First Major Interview
342:Transgressive Records
921:on December 18, 2014
292:Three Trapped Tigers
63:Contentious material
988:Gordotronic Website
890:Producer, engineer
736:Fake Chemical State
437:Seattle, Washington
224:Seattle, Washington
162:Seattle, Washington
845:Close the Evil Eye
589:Mélodie Citronique
290:, the London band
911:"when-it-started"
894:
893:
645:Souvenirs d'Amour
564:Engineer, mixing
548:Engineer, mixing
387:Olivia Anna Livki
358:First Impressions
300:Souvenirs d'Amour
296:Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man
214:
213:
146:
145:
138:
120:
46:needs additional
1067:
975:
974:
967:
961:
960:
958:
956:
951:on June 10, 2016
937:
931:
930:
928:
926:
917:. Archived from
907:
833:Myriad Creatures
811:Close to the Sun
478:
477:
414:The Dirty Clergy
210:
207:
148:
147:
141:
134:
130:
127:
121:
119:
85:"Gordon Raphael"
78:
59:reliable sources
36:
35:
28:
1075:
1074:
1070:
1069:
1068:
1066:
1065:
1064:
1040:
1039:
1035:Wayback Machine
984:
979:
978:
969:
968:
964:
954:
952:
939:
938:
934:
924:
922:
915:when-it-started
909:
908:
904:
899:
802:Vocal engineer
678:Riff After Riff
649:Roxanne Fontana
476:
463:I Lick The Moog
418:Hurricane Sandy
399:
371:Moses Schneider
326:
313:
308:
236:Wordville Press
217:
204:
184:
175:Record producer
153:
142:
131:
125:
122:
79:
77:
56:
37:
33:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1073:
1063:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1038:
1037:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
1000:
995:
990:
983:
982:External links
980:
977:
976:
962:
932:
901:
900:
898:
895:
892:
891:
888:
883:
878:
874:
873:
870:
865:
860:
856:
855:
852:
847:
842:
838:
837:
834:
831:
826:
822:
821:
818:
813:
808:
804:
803:
800:
795:
790:
786:
785:
782:
779:
772:
768:
767:
764:
759:
752:
748:
747:
744:
739:
732:
728:
727:
724:
721:
714:
710:
709:
706:
704:Regina Spektor
701:
694:
690:
689:
686:
684:The Wildhearts
681:
674:
670:
669:
666:
663:
658:
654:
653:
650:
647:
642:
638:
637:
634:
631:
624:
620:
619:
616:
611:
608:The Modern Age
604:
600:
599:
596:
594:Blonde Redhead
591:
586:
582:
581:
578:
575:
570:
566:
565:
562:
559:
554:
550:
549:
546:
544:Sky Cries Mary
541:
536:
532:
531:
528:
523:
516:
512:
511:
508:
503:
496:
492:
491:
488:
485:
482:
475:
472:
398:
395:
346:Regina Spektor
334:The Libertines
325:
322:
317:Sky Cries Mary
312:
309:
307:
304:
277:Regina Spektor
247:The Modern Age
220:Gordon Raphael
216:Musical artist
215:
212:
211:
202:
198:
197:
194:
193:
190:
186:
185:
183:
182:
179:
176:
172:
170:
166:
165:
159:
155:
154:
152:Gordon Raphael
151:
144:
143:
67:poorly sourced
40:
38:
31:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1072:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1050:Living people
1048:
1047:
1045:
1036:
1032:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
999:
996:
994:
991:
989:
986:
985:
972:
966:
950:
946:
942:
936:
920:
916:
912:
906:
902:
889:
887:
886:Colleen Green
884:
882:
879:
876:
875:
871:
869:
866:
864:
861:
858:
857:
853:
851:
848:
846:
843:
840:
839:
835:
832:
830:
827:
824:
823:
819:
817:
814:
812:
809:
806:
805:
801:
799:
798:The Teenagers
796:
794:
793:Reality Check
791:
788:
787:
783:
780:
778:
777:
773:
770:
769:
765:
763:
760:
758:
757:
753:
750:
749:
745:
743:
740:
738:
737:
733:
730:
729:
725:
722:
720:
719:
715:
712:
711:
707:
705:
702:
700:
699:
698:Soviet Kitsch
695:
692:
691:
687:
685:
682:
680:
679:
675:
672:
671:
667:
664:
662:
659:
656:
655:
651:
648:
646:
643:
640:
639:
635:
632:
630:
629:
625:
622:
621:
617:
615:
612:
610:
609:
605:
602:
601:
597:
595:
592:
590:
587:
584:
583:
579:
576:
574:
571:
568:
567:
563:
560:
558:
555:
552:
551:
547:
545:
542:
540:
537:
534:
533:
529:
527:
524:
522:
521:
520:Dry As a Bone
517:
514:
513:
509:
507:
504:
502:
501:
497:
494:
493:
489:
486:
483:
480:
479:
471:
468:
464:
459:
456:
451:
448:
446:
442:
438:
434:
429:
427:
423:
419:
415:
410:
408:
404:
394:
392:
388:
384:
380:
376:
372:
367:
365:
361:
359:
353:
351:
347:
343:
339:
335:
331:
321:
318:
303:
301:
297:
293:
289:
285:
280:
278:
274:
273:
272:Soviet Kitsch
268:
264:
260:
259:
254:
253:
248:
244:
239:
237:
233:
229:
225:
221:
209:
203:
199:
195:
191:
189:Instrument(s)
187:
180:
177:
174:
173:
171:
167:
163:
160:
156:
149:
140:
137:
129:
118:
115:
111:
108:
104:
101:
97:
94:
90:
87: –
86:
82:
81:Find sources:
75:
71:
68:
64:
60:
54:
53:
49:
44:
39:
30:
29:
24:
19:
965:
953:. Retrieved
949:the original
944:
935:
923:. Retrieved
919:the original
914:
905:
880:
862:
844:
828:
810:
784:Co-producer
774:
754:
734:
718:Room on Fire
716:
696:
676:
660:
644:
626:
606:
588:
577:Colour Twigs
573:Colour Twigs
572:
556:
538:
518:
498:
466:
462:
460:
454:
452:
449:
430:
411:
406:
400:
368:
357:
354:
329:
327:
314:
311:Early career
299:
286:, Britain's
281:
270:
258:Room on Fire
256:
250:
246:
240:
238:in London.
219:
218:
132:
123:
113:
106:
99:
92:
80:
69:
52:verification
45:
18:
945:indieberlin
863:I Don't Run
850:The Tellers
816:Jody Porter
781:The Strokes
723:The Strokes
633:The Strokes
614:The Strokes
526:Green River
441:Mexico City
426:The Tempers
422:Lewis Lazar
391:Ian Astbury
364:David Kahne
288:The Moonies
284:Kill Kenada
243:The Strokes
232:Gordotronic
206:gordotronic
169:Occupations
1044:Categories
925:October 7,
897:References
756:Rosa Venus
628:Is This It
467:Is This It
385:(London),
377:(London),
350:Bloc Party
330:Is This It
252:Is This It
178:songwriter
96:newspapers
872:Producer
820:Producer
766:Producer
746:Producer
726:Producer
708:Producer
688:Producer
668:Engineer
652:Engineer
636:Producer
618:Producer
598:Engineer
580:Producer
530:Engineer
506:Skin Yard
500:Skin Yard
403:Cape Town
338:The Vines
126:July 2013
48:citations
1031:Archived
490:Credits
445:Montreal
383:Scanners
375:Big Deal
360:of Earth
228:New York
181:musician
74:libelous
955:May 17,
379:A Brand
201:Website
110:scholar
487:Artist
455:Fervor
306:Career
164:, U.S.
158:Origin
112:
105:
98:
91:
83:
868:Hinds
762:Fobia
665:Slang
561:Scout
484:Title
407:Shark
267:Fobia
117:JSTOR
103:books
41:This
957:2016
927:2016
881:Cool
877:2021
859:2018
841:2010
825:2008
807:2008
789:2008
771:2006
751:2005
742:Skin
731:2004
713:2003
693:2003
673:2002
657:2001
641:2001
623:2001
603:2001
585:2000
569:2000
553:1999
535:1998
515:1986
495:1986
481:Year
433:Lima
263:Skin
255:and
226:and
208:.com
89:news
50:for
366:.
279:.
275:by
1046::
943:.
913:.
348:,
302:.
61:.
973:.
959:.
929:.
139:)
133:(
128:)
124:(
114:·
107:·
100:·
93:·
76:.
55:.
25:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.