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Up From the Underground, Into the Light
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Wed Feb 17 '10 10:35 am
Holly Miranda The Magician’s Private Library Review
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Wed Feb 17 '10 9:42 am
BBC Review: The Magician’s Private Library
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HollyMiranda
How 27 year-old Holly Miranda arrived at The Magician’s Private Library is a tale every bit as wild as the record’s otherworldly title suggests. It’s a story of overcoming zealots and dodging mobsters. It takes in small-scale fraud and subterfuge. It wouldn’t have been possible without Belinda Carlisle, Trent Reznor and one of the 21st century’s preeminent creators of sound: album producer Dave Sitek.
The story of the LP’s recording is equally compelling. Made before Holly had a record deal, during a month’s sessions at the TV On The Radio man’s Staygold studio in Brooklyn, it sees it’s makers starting at 7pm and recording straight through until 9 am. Every night. Holly picks up the story: “My rehearsal space was down the hall. Dave was sleeping on site. We slept all day, recorded all night for about three weeks. It was a pretty intense experience. If my prior recording...
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