Miranda Lee Richards – Existential Beast
(Invisible Hands Music Records 2017 IH74)
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Miranda Lee Richards (born April 4, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter.
Her 2001 release The Herethereafter included original compositions such as “The Beginner”, and a cover of The Rolling Stones’ 1967 single “Dandelion”. Her single “The Long Goodbye” reached the top five in Japan, and its music video was in heavy rotation on MTV Japan.
Richards grew up in San Francisco, the daughter of comic book artists Ted and Teresa Richards. She attended San Francisco’s School of the Arts, and then took up modeling after graduation. She moved to Paris to continue her modeling career, but “hated” it and moved back to San Francisco. She met Kirk Hammett of Metallica through a friend, and he gave her guitar lessons and taught her to play Mazzy Star songs. She recorded some demos in her basement, which reached the ears of Anton Newcombe of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, which she joined briefly. After leaving them, she moved to Los Angeles, living in a tent in a friend’s backyard, while she met the many musicians who would contribute to her debut.
She has also worked with Joe Firstman, and was reported to appear on several tracks on an upcoming Tricky release. She has also performed with The Good Listeners and The Jesus and Mary Chain.
Her “musical heroes” include Neil Young, John Lennon, The Rolling Stones, Blondie, Mazzy Star, Beck, and Chrissie Hynde. She also enjoys trip-hop bands including Massive Attack and the DJ culture of beat-making, the influence of which is apparent on The Herethereafter.
Her studio album Echoes of the Dreamtime was released on 29 January 2016 on London-based record label Invisible Hands Music. Existential Beast was released on June 16, 2017, also on Invisible Hands.
Existential Beast is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Miranda Lee Richards.
| 1 | Ashes And Seeds Backing Vocals – Samantha Smith (6) Drums – Luke Adams (4) Lead Guitar [Electric] – Christof Certic* Pedal Steel Guitar – Jason Soda Slide Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Mellotron, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Bass – Rick Parker Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Tambourine – Miranda Lee Richards | 3:15 | |
| 2 | The Wildwood Bass – Jeff Gross (10) Drums – Derek Brown (3) Lead Guitar [Electric] – Christof Certic* Organ [Hammond], Synthesizer [ARP String Ensemble] – Jon Niemann Rhythm Guitar [Electric] – Jason Soda Vocals, Electric Guitar, Bells, Synthesizer [Moog] – Miranda Lee Richards | 3:55 | |
| 3 | Lucid I Would Dream Bass – Jeff Gross (10) Drums – Derek Brown (3) Electric Guitar – Randy Billings Electric Guitar, Guitar [B-Bender Guitar] – Christof Certic* Pedal Steel Guitar – Jason Soda Vocals, Electric Guitar, Recorder, Mellotron, Synthesizer [ARP String Ensemble] – Miranda Lee Richards | 3:49 | |
| 4 | Golden Gate Bass – Jeff Gross (10) Drums – Derek Brown (3) Electric Guitar – Christof Certic*, Randy Billings Vocals, Electric Guitar – Miranda Lee Richards | 6:07 | |
| 5 | Back To The Source Bass – Rick Parker Vocals – Samantha Smith (6) Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Miranda Lee Richards | 2:17 | |
| 6 | Autumn Sun Cello – Ken Oak Electric Guitar – Joe Woolley Engineer [Guitar] – Tali Trow Violin, Viola – Kaitlin Wolfberg Vocals – Miranda Lee Richards | 2:37 | |
| 7 | Existential Beast Backing Vocals – Samantha Smith (6) Bass, Guitar [Tremolo Guitar] – Rick Parker Drums – Derek Brown (3) Lead Guitar [Electric] – Christof Certic* Organ [Hammond] – Peter Adams Pedal Steel Guitar – Jason Soda Piano – Jon Niemann Saxophone – Mindi Abair Vocals, Piano, Acoustic Guitar – Miranda Lee Richards | 5:47 | |
| 8 | Oh Raven Bass – Rick Parker Lead Guitar [Acoustic] – Christof Certic* Mellotron [Flutes] – Jon Niemann Trombone, Bass Trombone – Steven Holtman Violin [Pizzicato] – Kaitlin Wolfberg Vocals, Celesta, Acoustic Guitar, Glockenspiel – Miranda Lee Richards | 3:08 | |
| 9 | On The Outside Of Heaven Bass – Jeff Gross (10) Drums – Derek Brown (3) Lead Guitar [Electric] – Christof Certic*, Randy Billings Vocals, Electric Guitar, Autoharp, Mellotron – Miranda Lee Richards | 5:18 | |
| 10 | Another World Cello – Ken Oak Effects [Oscilator] – Jason Soda Oboe, Bass Flute, Flute – Paul Hoaglin Violin [Top Line] – Lili Haydn Violin, Viola – Kaitlin Wolfberg Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Autoharp, Recorder, Glockenspiel – Miranda Lee Richards | 11:52 |
Credits
- A&R – Charles Kennedy (3)
- Arranged By [Strings and Horns] – Miranda Lee Richards
- Art Direction – Miranda Lee Richards
- Booking [Europe] – Ed Stringfellow
- Booking [US] – Mike Galaxy
- Design [Album cover design] – Anders Ladegaard
- Management – Steve Pross
- Mastered By [Vinyl mastering at Abbey Road Studios] – Miles Showell
- Mixed By, Mastered By, Engineer – Rick Parker
- Painting [Modified] – Jan Brueghel the Elder
- Photography By – Samantha Smith (6)
- Producer – Miranda Lee Richards, Rick Parker
- Written-By – Miranda Lee Richards
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