Royal mountain records ought royal mountain records. Notes on brooklyn recording studio the rare book room the. Today, we look at some of the 7,500 books in the mary w. May 18, 2009 rainwater cassette exchange is an extendedplay by atlantabased indie rock band deerhunter. As the founder of rare book room studios in brooklyn, he also introduced a record label of the same name, which has released. 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 vernhes operates out of his own studio, rare book room studios, in brooklyn, new york biography. From the greenpoint studio he opened in 2000, rare book room, vernhes works to create some of the best tracks of decade, each imbued with a creeping signature sound that hard to quite put your finger onit is both diminutive and grandiose, like a softly spoken whisper that sneaks up on you like sudden thunder. Recorded at rare book room studio in brooklyn, ny by nicolas vernhes. 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. Make out is a new york citybased band consisting of jesper mortensen exjunior senior, lead vocalist leah hennessey, and drummer chase stauffer.
Deerhunters new album, monomania, is out may 7 via 4ad. 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. Throughout the recording of the record, only a number of drum tracks and. Cover is a picture of the children of czar nicholas ii of russia.
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. Published on feb 6, 2016 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 Bassist josh fauver has been replaced by josh mckay. Not long after that debut, talk normal signed to rare book room records, enabling them to record their first lp, sugarland, with producer and labelowner nicolas vernhes. New york based producer nicolas vernhes is internationally recognized for his.
It became available for download on may 18, 2009, and released on. He once was a member guitarist of the band baby tooth that released one ep in 1994, titled rare book room. Monomania was recorded at brooklyns rare book room studio with producer nicolas vernhes, who along with frontman bradford cox recorded the. The album was recorded over the course of one week in april 2008 by nicolas vernhes at rare book room studios in brooklyn, ny. Recorded at rare book room in brooklyn with producer nicolas vernhes deerhunter, animal collective, silver jews, room inside the.
Sep 26, 2008 after arranging records for leftofcenter heavyweights such as animal collective, black dice, and silver jews, rare book room head nicolas vernhes here handles production on and releases this. 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. In late 2010, the band recorded their debut ep, how to, with producer nicolas vernhes dirty projectors, animal collective at his rare book room studios in brooklyn, new york. The word monomania means excessive concentration on a single object or idea, according to merriam. Among the artists he has recorded here are the war on drugs. Deerhunter will release their fifth studio album, monomania, on may 7th via 4ad. 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 world but with a bolder, more nuanced sound palette. The interrogator with nicolas vernhes sixty hotels. 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. Mulitz, saperstein and baker spent about a month workshopping songs in a hurry before heading to rare book room in greenpoint, brooklyn, where they dove into recording with producer. The album was recorded at rare book room studio in brooklyn, with producer nicolas vernhes, who also produced microcastle and rainwater cassette exchange. It became available for download on may 18, 2009, and released on cd and vinyl on june 8. Rainwater cassette exchange is an extendedplay by atlantabased indie rock band deerhunter. Nicolas vernhes on adaptability and his rare book room recent projects.
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. New yorkbased indie producer and engineer nicolas vernhes talks about the gear he relies on, his recording process with 24 channels of apogees symphony system, and what makes a record memorable. The albums title is a reference to lead singer bradford cox s obsessive traits. Nicolas vernhes is a french record producer, recording engineer and record label owner. The ep was distributed by kranky in the us while 4ad handled overseas distribution. Clients include 4ad, glassnote, secretly canadian, domino. Producer nicolas vernhes nicolas vernhes decided to become a producer in 1995. Rare book room is the production studio of producer, engineer and mixer nicolas vernhes since 1995 and located in brooklyn, n. 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. 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 band identity, connection, survival in a precarious worldbut with a bolder, more nuanced sound palette.
New york city producer and engineer nicolas vernhes has helped craft the sound for some of indie musics most notable new and established outfits. Another stopgap ep arrived in 20 in the form of the stylistically scattered empty estate. In this decade alone, vernhes and the rare book room have been crucial in. On room inside the worldoughts third album and their first for mergegrowing up doesnt mean mellowing out so much as it means learning to pay attention, listening carefully and openly, staying somewhere long enough to really understand where you are. Nicolas vernhes on adaptability and his rare book room. The studio is called the rare book room, which i started in 1995. Nicolas vernhes owner, rare book room records linkedin. I state my business, and owner nicolas vernhes ushers me in.
They are big songs for people who dont like big songs, filled with dreams and reverb. Unlike cryptograms, the band decided to forgo heavy utilization of effects pedals. 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 operates out of his own studio, rare book room studios, in brooklyn, new york.
Nov 17, 2009 not long after that debut, talk normal signed to rare book room records, enabling them to record their first lp, sugarland, with producer and labelowner nicolas vernhes. For those interested, heres is a pretty accurate discography on. Nicolas vernhes left and sondre lerche inside rare book room. Among the artists he has recorded here are the war on drugs, deerhunter, dirty projectors.
Oct 19, 2017 today, we look at some of the 7,500 books in the mary w. If you think you might have a rare book you would like to sell us, please take it to the used book buyers table at the city of books. 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. Vernhes operates out of his own studio, rare book room studios. After arranging records for leftofcenter heavyweights such as animal collective, black dice, and silver jews, rare book room head nicolas vernhes here handles production on. New yorkbased indie producer and engineer nicolas vernhes talks about the gear he relies on, his recording process with 24 channels of apogees symphony system, and what makes a record memorable brooklyns rare book room is not where you go to read dostoevsky. Among the artists he has recorded here are the war. Feb 06, 2016 this month, producer and engineer nicolas vernhes welcomes us into his brooklyn studio, rare book room. In the three weeks they had together, vernhes managed to help the singersongwriter uncover a level of humanity and range of emotion only hinted at on previous records. Questions about the rare book room should be directed to 18008787323 ext. Among the artists he has recorded here are the war on drugs, deerhunter, dirty projectors and fischerspooner. Vernhes and lerche at the rare book room studio in greenpoint.
Much like their previous effort, it was recorded at rare book room studios 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. Year of the glad, nothing is easy, and immortals written by marnie stern with contributions by evan jewett. With verhnes at the board, and kato adland, coproducing, lerche is able. The name rare book room came from baby tooth bandmate david mecionis. From the greenpoint studio he opened in 2000, rare book room, vernhes works to create some of the best tracks of decade, each imbued with a creeping signature sound that hard to quite. Find album credit information for american water silver jews on allmusic. The last few albums were recorded at drummer jim enos public hifi studio in austin, texas, but this time, they opted to record at rare book room in brooklyn, new york, with engineer nicolas vernhes.
Blood on the wall and black dice have all passed through rare book room, the greenpoint space where he lives and. The fulllength followup to 2010s halcyon digest was recorded at rare book room studio in brooklyn with producer nicolas vernhes. When you buy products through links across our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. As the founder of rare book room studios in brooklyn, he also introduced a. Nov 09, 2018 mulitz, saperstein and baker spent about a month workshopping songs in a hurry before heading to rare book room in greenpoint, brooklyn, where they dove into recording with producer nicolas.
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