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Raphelson

I was made to love magic...

About Me

Started music in 1989 under different band names, guitarist, singer and founder of magicrays since 1995, the album "On the shoreline" produced by John Parish and recorded in Wavelab studio in Tucson AZ in 2003, has been well received on the independant scene. Magicrays is now well on tracks. So, after having been invited on different projects like some vocals on Sad Riders, To the vanishing point and a guitar line for Rinôçerôse, I've decided to have a go at something different, on my own, and chose to step out for the first time on y-y-y amazongrace project with a 30 sec. track called "Heart of hearts".For my side project debut album "Hold this moment still", I have selected 11 of the most personal songs, out of the 25 I had. The more "rock" songs are on "Off The Map" Magicrays' new album.I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/28/2005
Band Website: mx3.ch/artist/raphelson
Band Members:
Influences: David Lynch, Tim Burton, Gregory Crewdson, Jim Jarmusch, Michel Gondry, Rufus Wainwright, Califone, Elliott Smith, Nick Drake, Daniel Johnston, Jolie Holland, Ron Sexsmith, Billy Corgan, Cure, Greg Weeks, Danny Elfman, Neil Young, Badly Drawn Boy, Low, Wilco, Mica P.Hinson, David Bowie, Ben Folds, Bright Eyes, Serge Gainsbourg, The Left Bank, Sparklehorse, Eels, Papa M, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Leonard Cohen, Howe Gelb, Calexico,The American Analog Set, Sufjan Stevens, John Parish...
Sounds Like:
Record Label: www.gentlemen.ch
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

NEW SONG ON LINE!

Click here to listen to my new song "The More The Merrier" recorded in Zürich with my dear friends of Sophie Hunger for the Lofidogma project!...
Posted by Raphelson on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:49:00 PST

:::News:::

Hi,Not so easy to digest a year like 2007, filled with so many extraordinary musical dreams and experiences...But I've tried to stay focused on new songs for my next album and made a little break, n...
Posted by Raphelson on Fri, 16 May 2008 01:18:00 PST

::::Der Freund::::

Hi,As I already told you here I've been participating in the amazing new Micha Lewinsky "Der Freund" and I just wanted you to know that the movie has won the price of Best Swiss fiction film and one o...
Posted by Raphelson on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:34:00 PST

Xmas letter 07

Hello my dear friends,Xmas time has come... sings an old friend of mine... Yep, here we are, end of year filled with 1000 surprises!!!I'm so happy to have been able to make the most of my two projects...
Posted by Raphelson on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 07:24:00 PST

:::CD/DVD Fauve & Raphelson Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival:::

::::Fauve & Raphelson with Lausanne Sinfonietta & Guests / An evening at the Montreux Jazz Festival 2007:::The CD/DVD is released on 30 November!Get an true insight into this very special evening of t...
Posted by Raphelson on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:40:00 PST

::::::::::Les Bandes Musicales::::::::::

Back from tour in Germany with Magicrays, I have just started to work on a project called "Les Bandes Musicales"that I will present to you at the "Bourg" in Lausanne on 30th November.The concept behin...
Posted by Raphelson on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 03:19:00 PST

On tour with Magicrays!

Hi, I am on tour with Magicrays in Germany:Sep 18 2007 / Das Bett Frankfurt, GermanySep 19 2007 / Blue Shell Köln, GermanySep 20 2007 / Forum Bielefeld, GermanySep 21 2007 / Grüner Jäger (Motor Club)...
Posted by Raphelson on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:47:00 PST

The Pet Series Volume 6

Hello,I have the honour to have one new song + cover photo on the Pet Series compilation vol. 6, "Starling birds" that I've just added to my profile. Check it out! Cheers, R."THE PET SERIES is said to...
Posted by Raphelson on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 11:32:00 PST

Montreux Jazz Chapter 3 / The End...

Tuesday 10th JulyThe day before our last rehearsal, John P. and Ali arrived in Switzerland, we had a quick check on what John will play including the choice of guitar before dinner at our place. They ...
Posted by Raphelson on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 02:59:00 PST

Montreux Jazz chapter 2

Monday, 25 June First rehearsal but in a reduced team: Alberto, Guillaume, Nicolas and myself at Alberto's place. We've worked on all the songs for the set and it was the first time I was playing my R...
Posted by Raphelson on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 06:13:00 PST