Moniker(s) - Ripperton / Rayon / Lazy Fat People / Headless ghost Ripperton was born in the 70's, one of the most exciting times in music, which would explain his passion for soul music, his 12 inch vinyl collection which knows no bounds and his nickname (think of one of the best female soul singers of that time).
Growing up as a teenager to the rhythms of Tony Humphries, Djaimin and Kid Bachelor, working in the well-known Lausanne record shop, Tracks, and generally drowning in all that was vinyl, Raphael started DJing in the early 90s.
Soon after, thanks to the MPC3000 and good analogue synths, he began producing. His first releases came under the names of Soul Merge and Reasons, the latter won the Diesel U Music awards in 2003 and then led to the setting up of his first label, Lovearth Records. He gained outstanding popularity with his project Lazy Fat People that was signed to labels like Border Community, Wagon Repair and Carl Craig's Planet E, as well as new successes as a solo artist known as Ripperton.
Ripperton has enjoyed working in the studio with fellow Swiss producers, such as Sthlm Audio and Plak Records. He's also released tracks on Dessous, Systematic, Rekids, Liebe Detail, Connaisseur and many more top labels, and delivered remixes for Laurent Garnier, Beanfield, Steve Lawler and the exceptional Radiohead. Very popular with artists such as Steve Bug, James Holden, Joris Voorn in their compilations over the last few years. In 2006 he started the well-known underground label, Perspectiv Records, which brought out some fresh talent from Switzerland and around the world and nurtured interesting interactions with amazing producer like Tobias, DJ Koze and Isolée, all highly respected by Raphael.
His long-awaited LP is due out in February 2010. Called "Niwa", this modern piece of music mixes different kinds of sounds from varied horizons and will be released on the Dutch 'Green' label owned by friends Joris Voorn & Edwin Oosterwal. Touring around the world the last decade, Ripperton spins the melodic and lush end of House, Minimal & Techno. Definitively one of the most creative Swiss DJs of today, Ripperton is a perfect electronic music chameleon.
Diskographie:
Forthcoming: Ripperton - Niwa (debut album) / Green 2010 Ripperton - Random violence (Single including Joris Voorn Remix) / Green 2010 Ripperton – Leonor’s lanugo (Single including Radioslave remixes) / Green 2010 Mademoiselle Caro and Franck Garcia – Soldier (Ripperton remix) / Buzzinfly 2010 Unknown - I Watch you (Ripperton remix) / Mashine 2010 Quenum - Untitled (Ripperton remix) / Sthlmaudio 2010 Teeloo - Habitant (Ripperton remix) / No19 Music 2010 Estroe - Late night thinking (Ripperton's late nite live take 7#) / Connaisseur 2010Releases: Ripperton - Family tree 2 / Perspectiv 2009 Headless Ghost - Backend EP / Sthlmaudio 2009 Ripperton & Sam K - Eze EP / Dessous 2009 Ripperton & Alex Attias - The last hour (with Redshape remix) / Ann Aimée 2008 Ripperton - Amarone / Connaisseur Grand Cru 2 2008 Ripperton - Leonor's lanugo - Incl. Anders Illars remix / Perspectiv 2008 Ripperton - Zugunruhe (Stefanik Remix) / Connaisseur superieur 2008 Ripperton & Agnès - Gardenlands EP / STHLM 2007 Ripperton - Zugunruhe / Connaisseur (Grand Cru compilation cd) 2007 Ripperton - A skilift upstairs the sleeping city EP / Systematic 2007 Ripperton - 10A / Liebe details 2007 Ripperton - Narrow Minded EP / Connaisseur 2007 Ripperton & Agnès - Zeitgeist EP / Num 2006 Ripperton & She dj Masaya - Long distance EP / Num 2006 Ripperton presents Rayon - Folks & Flakes EP / Connaisseurs 2006 Ripperton presents Rayon - The Panther / Crosstown Rebel 2005 Lazy Fat People - Low profile / Perspectiv 2007 Lazy Fat People - Pixel Girl EP / Planet E 2007 Lazy Fat People - Big City EP / Border Community 2006 Lazy Fat People - Shinjuku EP / Wagon Repair 2006 Lazy Fat People - Science Fiction / Perc Trax record 2006 Lazy Fat People - Fish Poolish EP / Obsolete record 2006 Ruppert Town - Siboney (Remixes) / Jad music 2006 Ruppert Town - Siboney (Original mix) / Freedom soundz 2006 Freedom Soundz - Hero (Main mix by Ripperton & Alex Attias) / Neroli 2004 Reasons - Sounds natural (album) - Lovearth Records 2003 Reasons - Soul Sister / Lovearth Records 2002 Reasons - The Real Thing EP / Lovearth Records 2001 Soul Merge - Can be love / Chic records 1999
Remixes: Ripperton - Prends-moi avec toi (Isolée remix) / Perspectiv 2009 Phonique feat. Erlend Øye - For The Time Being (Ripperton remix) / Dessous 2009 Radiohead - Nude (Ripperton 9$ mix) Xl recordings 2009 ( on Joris Voorn - Balance 014) Silicone soul - Dust ballad 2 (Ripperton remix) / Soma 2009 James Teej - Spending life (Ripperton remix) / Rebirth 2009 Stimming - Kiss (Ripperton remix) / Dyinamic 2009 Chaton - +91 ahead (Ripperton's los barrios Remix) / Plak 2008 Tom Demac - Jaded (Ripperton remix) / Four-twenty 2008 Silky sunday - Friends (Ripperton & Attias Remix) / Shield 2008 Steve Lawler - Femme Fatale (Ripperton Remix) / Ovum 2008 October - (Ripperton and Agnès twisted reshape) / Caravan 04 2008 Radiohead - Nude (Ripperton's 9$ remix) / XL 2008 Christian Smith & John Selway - Fast connection (Ripperton's 56k remix) / Viva music 2008 Glowing Glisses - Bassqueen (Ripperton mixes) / Mule electronic 2008 Sven Weiseman - Slices (Ripperton Remix) / Liebe*detail special 2008 Nhar - Dolido's (Ripperton & Masaya remix) / Mina Records 2008 Kevin Griffiths - Jaguar Shoes (Ripperton's lonely predator reshape) /Tsuba 2007 Hervé AK - Sorry but no (Ripperton's D3 remix) / Octopus Rec. 2007 Mihalis Safras - Titleless (Ripperton's Placid Remix) / Perc Trax Laurine Frost - Papillon (Ripperton remix) / Perspectiv 2007 Sven Weisemann - Slices (Ripperton's riding high remix) / Liebe*detail 2007 Beanfield - Tides/ (Ripperton remix) / Compost 2007 Shinedoe - Enjoy the moment (Ripperton remix) / Intacto 2007 Agnès - Controversial advantages (Ripperton's game, set & match remix) / Resopal 2007 Catalyst - Silly Games (Ripperton's Angel Version) /Freedom soundz 2007 Robert Babicz - Sin (Ripperton remix) /Systematic 2007 Lee Van Dowski - The last bounce (Ripperton remix) / Num 2007 The Viewvers - Blank Image (Lazy fat people remix) / Audiomatique 2007 Daniela Stickroth & Walter Ercolino - The giant's sleep (Ripperton remix) / Meerestief 2007 Undo - Remember (Lazy fat people remix) / Factor city 2007 Sebbo - Chunky fudge (Ripperton remix) / Trackdown 2007 Sam K - Doesn’t matter (Ripperton’s remix) / Perspectiv 2007 Robsounds - QF736 (Ripperton remix) / Audio invaders 2007 Spencer Parker - Beautifull noise (Ripperton’s return to valparaiso mix) / Rekids 2006 Oliver Solieb - Isotropy (lfp‘ s space invader remix) / Mashine 2006 Patrick Chardronnet - Eve by Day Remixes (Ripperton Lovelee Dae mix) / Connaisseur 2006 Laurent Garnier - Controlling the House (Ripperton’s Flashback remix) / F-COM 2005 Xela Saitta - Daylight (Ripperton’s vocal light dub) / Visions 2005 Freedom Soundz - Do it Right / People Records, (Good Samaritans remix) 2003