13 Facts About Gordon Raphael

1.

Gordon Raphael is an American record producer and musician from Seattle, Washington, and New York, currently living in Hebden Bridge, after a few years in Berlin.

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2.

Gordon Raphael is most widely known for his work with The Strokes, whom he met while attending an early show at Luna Lounge on Ludlow Street, New York City.

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3.

Gordon Raphael produced their debut EP The Modern Age as well as their first two albums Is This It and Room on Fire.

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4.

Gordon Raphael has produced many songs with Sarah Maguire, Fake Chemical State for ex-Skunk Anansie lead singer Skin, Mexico's top rock band Fobia, the well loved album "Soviet Kitsch" by Regina Spektor.

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5.

Gordon Raphael worked as engineer, and played keyboards, on all of New York singer-songwriter Roxanne Fontana's second album, Souvenirs d'Amour.

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6.

Gordon Raphael was the keyboardist for the Seattle-based psychedelic band Sky Cries Mary and part of a dark-wave band called Absinthee with Anna Mercedes.

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7.

Gordon Raphael moved to London in 2002 following the success of Is This It, and founded a studio there called The Silver Transporterraum of London.

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8.

Gordon Raphael moved to Berlin to be close to his friend, producer Moses Schneider.

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9.

In January 2010, Gordon Raphael went to Cape Town, South Africa, to produce the debut album Shark by indie rock band The Plastics.

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10.

Gordon Raphael then met Ricky Berger and co-engineered her new collection of songs.

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11.

Whilst in the Pacific Northwest, Gordon Raphael was introduced to The Tempers, a "wild-electronic band of brother and sisters" and recorded three demos with them.

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12.

In March 2018, Gordon Raphael released his "first proper solo album" SLEEP ON THE RADIO via Zero Hours Records in London.

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13.

In June 2018, these recording sessions began, and on the first day Maria Florencia Silva, one of the musicians on SLEEP ON THE RADIO offered to start a new band with Gordon Raphael, called The Wild Cards which toured throughout South America in 2018.

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