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Julia Shammas Holter is an American artist, singer, songwriter, producer and composer based in Los Angeles. A CalArts graduate, she released her first studio album, ''Tragedy'', in 2011. A second album, ''Ekstasis'', followed in 2012. Holter also collaborates with other musicians including Nite Jewel, Linda Perhacs, and Michael Pisaro. After joining Domino Records in 2013, she released her third album, ''Loud City Song'', to resounding critical acclaim. Her success has continued into her fourth album, ''Have You in My Wilderness'', which was released in 2015. ==Biography== Holter grew up in Los Angeles and attended the Alexander Hamilton High School Academy of Music. After graduating from CalArts, where she studied composition, Holter contributed songs to multiple compilation albums in 2008. She performed in the LA Road Concert with the Open Academy Youth Orchestra on Washington Boulevard in 2009. The following year she began playing with Linda Perhacs' band. In 2010, she released a CD-R titled ''Celebration'' and a collection of live recordings. Her debut studio album, ''Tragedy'', was released in August 2011 on Leaving Records. Inspired by Euripides' Greek play ''Hippolytus'', the album received generally favorable reviews and was named one of NPR's "Best Outer Sound Albums Of 2011". Holter released a second album, ''Ekstasis'', in March 2012 on the RVNG label. The album drew comparisons to works by such artists as Laurie Anderson, Julianna Barwick, Kate Bush, Joanna Newsom, Grouper, and Stereolab, and received many positive reviews.〔''Ekstasis'' reviews: *Pitchfork: *''NME'': *BBC: *The Quietus: *PopMatters: *Consequence of Sound: *Beats Per Minute: *Drowned in Sound: *musicOMH: *FACT: 〕 Holter spent three years making the album, whose title comes from the Greek word meaning "outside of oneself." The music video for album track "Moni Mon Amie", directed by Yelena Zhelezov, was also released in March. In addition to collaborating with other California-based musicians like Nite Jewel (Ramona Gonzalez), Holter released her third album, ''Loud City Song'', in August 2013 on Domino Records.〔 Unlike her first two albums, which were recorded mostly alone in her bedroom, Holter recorded ''Loud City Song '' with an ensemble of musicians. In September 2015, Holter released her fourth album ''Have You in My Wilderness'', which became her most successful charting release to date, Holter is collaborating with Jean-Michel Jarre in a song for the second part of the Electronica double album, due to be released on April 6, 2016. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Julia Holter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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