RAYMOND RICHARDS

Raymond Richards is a Portland, Oregon-based composer and producer operating out of his Red Rockets Glare studio. His extensive producing and engineering credits include Local Natives’ Gorilla Manor and Hummingbird, LCD Soundsystem’s American Dream, and Blitzen Trapper’s Holy Smokes Future Jokes. Raymond’s 2020 wonderfully lush, ambient pedal steel album, The Lost Art of Wandering, on ESP Institute sold out its first pressing and garnered international acclaim. 
For A Coaxed Ghost, Raymond brought in amazing collaborators: Dean Wareham and Britta Philips from Galaxie 500 and Luna for the exquisite House of Girls and (meta Luna tribute) The Rhythm King Rides Again. Haley Johnsen for the hopeful Still Breathing, Brette and Evan Way with the haunting Forgotten Earth. Megan Diana for the ethereal Absent Nebulas. As much as his last album features Raymond’s brilliant pedal steel, A Coaxed Ghost highlights his dreamy and driving bass. It’s the foundation for the rich analog synths, swirling arpeggios, masterful guitar, deep grooves, beautiful vocals, and yes, pedal steel. A Coaxed Ghost is an instrumental album with vocals; perfectly balanced.