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Full Magic Hour show from 1994 on the Internet Archive
A recording of Magic Hour playing The Knitting Factory in NYC has just been made available to download.
Magic Hour was the band that Damon and Naomi formed with Wayne Rogers and Kate Biggar that recorded three albums and played some live shows in the mid/late 90s. Naomi only sang one song for the band, a cover of Cyril Tawney/Trees Sally Free and Easy and you can hear a live version in this set.
The recording is part of the collection of taper Jeff Lazar that is being shared on the Internet Archive:
Magic Hour at the Knitting Factory on 1994-01-12
Magic Hour
January 12, 1994
Knitting Factory
New York, NY
01. intro
02. Isn't a Way
03. Always Leaving Never
04. Lower
05. After Tomorrow
06. Sally Free and Easy
07. World of One
08. The Last Mistake
09. Heads Down
Recording: Beyer M260 Dynamic Cardioid Ribbon mics > Sony D6 Walkman Pro
Transfer: Cassette (M) > Yamaha K-220 > Sony PCM-A10 > WAV 24/48
Mastering: Audacity (compress, normalize) > FLAC
Recorded by: Jeff Lazar
Transfer by: neil d
Mastered by: Brandon
Recording 0015 from the LazArchives
In related news at Terrastock IV in Seattle the members of Magic Hour performed as a Mu/Merrell Fankhauser tribute act and video of that performance is available on YouTube.
