Feb 06, 2016 this month, producer and engineer nicolas vernhes welcomes us into his brooklyn studio, rare book room. As the founder of rare book room studios in brooklyn, he also introduced a. Clients include 4ad, glassnote, secretly canadian, domino. The studio is called the rare book room, which i started in 1995. Year of the glad, nothing is easy, and immortals written by marnie stern with contributions by evan jewett. Recorded at rare book room in brooklyn with producer nicolas vernhes deerhunter, animal collective, silver jews, room inside the. The album was recorded at rare book room studio in brooklyn, with producer nicolas vernhes, who also produced microcastle and rainwater cassette exchange. 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. 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.
The interrogator with nicolas vernhes sixty hotels. 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 worldbut with a bolder, more nuanced sound palette. Questions about the rare book room should be directed to 18008787323 ext. Nicolas vernhes left and sondre lerche inside rare book room. 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. 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.
Rare book room is the production studio of producer, engineer and mixer nicolas vernhes since 1995 and located in brooklyn, n. Find album credit information for american water silver jews on allmusic. Nicolas vernhes on adaptability and his rare book room. The name rare book room came from baby tooth bandmate david mecionis. 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. Today, we look at some of the 7,500 books in the mary w. Notes on brooklyn recording studio the rare book room the. Cover is a picture of the children of czar nicholas ii of russia.
I state my business, and owner nicolas vernhes ushers me in. The ep was distributed by kranky in the us while 4ad handled overseas distribution. Among the artists he has recorded here are the war on drugs. 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. Bassist josh fauver has been replaced by josh mckay. Vernhes operates out of his own studio, rare book room studios. Among the artists he has recorded here are the war. Deerhunters new album, monomania, is out may 7 via 4ad. Throughout the recording of the record, only a number of drum tracks and. Make out is a new york citybased band consisting of jesper mortensen exjunior senior, lead vocalist leah hennessey, and drummer chase stauffer. 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. 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. 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. May 18, 2009 rainwater cassette exchange is an extendedplay by atlantabased indie rock band deerhunter.
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. The fulllength followup to 2010s halcyon digest was recorded at rare book room studio in brooklyn with producer nicolas vernhes. For his next record, tatum worked with producer nicolas vernhes at his rare book room studios. 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. Blood on the wall and black dice have all passed through rare book room, the greenpoint space where he lives and. For those interested, heres is a pretty accurate discography on. Rainwater cassette exchange is an extendedplay by atlantabased indie rock band deerhunter. 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. Recorded at rare book room, brooklyn, ny, december 1995. The albums title is a reference to lead singer bradford cox s obsessive traits. In this decade alone, vernhes and the rare book room have been crucial in. Oh, why is your hate so addicting and i, well, i wonder where youve been i dont see you often i try to feel something for you but thats all that i can do give my. Nicolas vernhes is a french record producer, recording engineer and record label owner. Among the artists he has recorded here are the war on drugs, deerhunter, dirty projectors.
Find album credit information for american water silver jews on allmusic allmusic new releases. Nicolas vernhes indie mixer gearslutz is partsupported by our visitors. New york based producer nicolas vernhes is internationally recognized for his. 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. New york city producer and engineer nicolas vernhes has helped craft the sound for some of indie musics most notable new and established outfits. Nicolas vernhes owner, rare book room records linkedin.
Vernhes and lerche at the rare book room studio in greenpoint. Nicolas vernhes on adaptability and his rare book room recent projects. 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. Among the artists he has recorded here are the war on drugs, deerhunter, dirty projectors and fischerspooner.
This month, producer and engineer nicolas vernhes welcomes us into his brooklyn studio, rare book room. Recorded at rare book room studio in brooklyn, ny by nicolas vernhes. With verhnes at the board, and kato adland, coproducing, lerche is able. Greenpoint, brooklyn ten years ago, nicolas vernhes moved his recording studio, the rare book room, from williamsburg to greenpoint. Much like their previous effort, it was recorded at rare book room studios in brooklyn with producer nicolas vernhes. Another stopgap ep arrived in 20 in the form of the stylistically scattered empty estate. 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. It became available for download on may 18, 2009, and released on.
It became available for download on may 18, 2009, and released on cd and vinyl on june 8. Producer nicolas vernhes nicolas vernhes decided to become a producer in 1995. Oct 19, 2017 today, we look at some of the 7,500 books in the mary w. 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. 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. 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. Unlike cryptograms, the band decided to forgo heavy utilization of effects pedals. They are big songs for people who dont like big songs, filled with dreams and reverb.
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. When you buy products through links across our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Vernhes operates out of his own studio, rare book room studios, in brooklyn, new york. 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. Blake, william author songs of innocence and of experience 1826 london library of congress, rare book and special coll. He once was a member guitarist of the band baby tooth that released one ep in 1994, titled rare book room. Published on feb 6, 2016 this month, producer and engineer nicolas vernhes welcomes us into his brooklyn studio, rare book room.
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. Royal mountain records ought royal mountain records. 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. As the founder of rare book room studios in brooklyn, he also introduced a record label of the same name, which has released. 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. 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. The word monomania means excessive concentration on a single object or idea, according to merriam. 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.