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Guitar World
Guitar World
Entertainment
Jamie Dickson

“The scrutiny we were under lent itself to the atmosphere of the record. We really had to come out swinging”: Jake Kiszka and Chris Turpin on conjuring old-school guitar magic for Mirador’s debut – and the difference between US and UK guitar players

Mirador's Jake Kiszka and Chris Turpin photographed in an old castle with their guitars.

“It was the last day of recording, and the engineers have packed down all the mics and the drums, and Dave said, ‘Fuck it. We need another fast one. You’ve got half an hour. Go down, write it and come back…’”

Vocalist and guitarist Chris Turpin is describing the breakneck tempo of writing and recording Mirador’s debut album in the humid depths of the night in Savannah, Georgia, under the exacting eye of veteran producer Dave Cobb, a nine-time Grammy Award winner.

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