The new record from The Horrors is exactly as it sounds; Luminous. It’s a melting pot of shoe-gaze, dreamy pop with powerful infusions of psychedelia and 7 minute-long tracks that send you swirling through ever-changing musical realms.
As the follow up to 2011’s album, skying, the three year wait has been highly anticipated and the record was hotly tipped for success. Luminous was Mixed at Miloco’s Toast Studios by Craig Silvey who also co-produced the record.
Read our review here.
Posted in Miloco Clients, Mixing Studios, New Albums, Record Producers, Recording Studio Engineers, UK Recording Studios, Uncategorized | Tagged Craig Silvey, london, Luminous, miloco studios, mixing, the horrors, Toast Studios |
We are delighted to have partnered with another legend of the UK music scene, Guy Chambers, to welcome his incredible West London Writing Studio, Sleeper Sounds, to the Miloco group.
Sleeper Sounds is located off Ladbroke Grove in west London, and was created to serve as a bespoke personal studio for leading UK Producer and Songwriter, Guy Chambers (Robbie Williams, Kylie, James Blunt, Rufus Wainwright). Now, this massively inspiring space is open haven for all Producers, Writers and Artists alike to enjoy, which is 100% guaranteed when you cast an eye over Guy’s amazing equipment spec.
At the heart of Sleeper Sounds studio is a rare (ex Abbey Road) vintage EMI TG console with 24 Mic/Line inputsfully integrated with Pro Tools HDX. It is surrounded by a vast arsenal of outboard and backline gear, such as a pair of vintage Fairchild 660’s, a host of rare vintage outboard processors, a huge collection of mics, a Steinway grand piano dating from the 1920s, and a bottomless pit of great instruments and noise-making devices – guitars, amps, pedals, drum kits, vintage keyboards and more. This is a writing studio fit for a king.
The space is ergonomically designed for ease of recording, with 64 live inputs. It boasts a classy “loft apartment vibe” with club chairs and sofa, 360 degrees natural light with one wall entirely dedicated to floor-to-ceiling windows, and a kitchenette.
Welcome to London’s latest songwriting paradise… www.miloco.co.uk/sleepersounds
Around Town is the second single to be released by The Kooks and is taken from the bands’ forthcoming album, Listen, which is expected in September 2014 through Virgin Records.
The track (and album) was recorded by Miloco engineer Joseph Rodgers and part recorded at Miloco’s The Pool, The Bridge and Sofa Sound. The band also spent a lot of time working in the SSL mix room, The Engine Room.
Read the full review here.
Posted in London Recording Studios, Miloco Clients, Mixing Studios, New Albums, Record Producers, Tracking Studios, UK Recording Studios, Writing Studios | Tagged album, Around Town, Inflo, Listen, london, Luke Pritchard, miloco studios, New Music, Second Single, The Kooks |Having been kept waiting since 2011, the new single by The Kooks is finally here.
The track, Down, sees a new direction for the band taking on a more funky/dance sound thanks to the help of producer Inflo.
Prior to it’s release, the track has already seen great success and was chosen as Zane Lowe’s Hottest Record Of The Week on his popular BBC Radio 1 show.
Read more here about the track and have a listen here.
Posted in London Recording Studios, Miloco Clients, Mixing Studios, New Albums, Record Producers, Recording Studio Engineers, SSL Recording Studios, Tracking Studios, UK Recording Studios, Writing Studios | Tagged brighton, Down, Down EP, Inflo, Kooks, london, Luke Pritchard, miloco studios, mixing, Producer, recording, the bridge, the engine room, The Kooks, the pool |
The latest news from Drumdrops is that the team have released the next in a great line of drum kit samples albums. The Mapex Heavy Rock Kit is a brilliant sounding rock kit. It is based on the Mapex Saturn Kit and is available to buy as five different packs.
What makes the Mapex Heavy Rock Kit special is that it comes with three different Mapex snares and four different crash cymbals all carefully sampled in a bright sounding live room. It was recorded and mixed by UK producer, musician and engineer Martyn ‘Ginge’ Ford (Bullet For My Valentine), and played by Jason Bowld (BFMV, Axewound, Pop Will Eat Itself). It was recorded in the now closed Garden Studios and mixed in The Engine Room.
The five different packs are listed below. Please click on the links to find out more on each.
Kontakt 5 Pack – designed exclusively for the latest version of Native Instruments Kontakt 5. It comes with the latest version of the Drumdrops Kontakt Interface packed full of features. £50.00 / $82.00 / €60.20.
Multi-Velocity Pack – great for users who want multiple velocity levels and ready-made software templates. £15.00 / $24.60 / €18.06.
Single Hits Pack – for customers who only need a few velocities of each articulation. £7.50 / $12.30 / €9.03.
Drum Replacement Pack – a sample replacement pack which includes templates for Slate Trigger V2, Drumagog V5 and DrumXchanger. £15.00 / $24.60 / €18.06.
All Samples Pack – suited to customers that want to build their own sampler templates and want access to the WAV samples. £30.00 / $49.20 / €36.12.
Find out everything you need to know on the Drumdrops Mapex Heavy Rock Kit here.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged drum kit, drumdrops, drums, heavy rock, mapex, samples |Five years on and the follow up to 2009’s Sunny Side Up, Caustic Love, is set to be Paolo Nutini’s career defining record.
Featuring tracks brimming with Nutini’s distinctive vocals and big band sounds, this album mixes things up a little, taking a new, refined direction. But don’t worry, the Paolo sound we all know and love is still alive and kicking.
Written by Paolo himself, Caustic Love was largely produced by Dani Castelar, recorded at Miloco’s The Square Studio in London and Toy Rooms in Brighton. The album was mixed by Craig Silvey at Toast Studios and is released today through Warner Music UK.
Read the full review here.
Posted in Live Recording, London Recording Studios, Miloco Clients, Mixing Studios, New Albums, Record Producers, Recording Studio Engineers, SSL Recording Studios, Tracking Studios, UK Recording Studios | Tagged Better Man, brighton, Caustic Love, Craig Silvey, london, miloco studios, mixing, New Album, New Music, Paolo Nutini, recording, Scream (Funk My Life Up), The Square, The Toy Rooms, Toast Studios, west london |After a series of tracks and their ‘Live’ EP, newcomers Flyte released their debut single, We Are The Rain, through ParadYse Records back in March.
With the production skills of top producer, Dan Grech-Marguerat on this record, the result is a slick track with crisp, electro beats teamed with delicate, yearning vocals.
We Are The Rain was mixed by Dan Grech-Marguerat at Milcoo’s The Square Studio. You can read our full review here.
Posted in London Recording Studios, Miloco Clients, Mixing Studios, New Albums, Record Producers, Recording Studio Engineers | Tagged Dan Grech-Marguerat, Flyte, london, miloco studios, Mix engineer, mixed, mixing, Producer, Single, The Square Studio, We Are The Rain |
It’s time for news of an equipment splurge. This time round we’re over at West London recording studio Westpoint, who have been making a lot of great updates to their equipment spec. Feat your eyes over some of this…
New at Westpoint:
Tube Tech CL1B Opto Compressor
Avid HD Sync I/O
The Konnektor SSL to Pro Tools Sync
Radial EXTC 500 series pedal re-amp (x2)
Duh Voodoo Man Mega-Muff – Boutique Big Muff
Duh Voodoo Man Zonkin’ Yellow Screamer Boutique Tube Screamer
Duh Voodoo Man Rabid Rodent Boutique style ProCo Rat
3x Realistic PZM’s
Radial Tank Driver
Radial Phazeq
The guys over at Westpoint aren’t done yet, either. Stay tuned for more news on equipment upgrades at Westpoint Studios soon.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged equipment, Gear, recording studio, west london, westpoint studios |Candyman is the new single from Blackpool Rockers Darlia. With the track recently featured as BBC Radio 1’s Zane Lowe’s Hottest Record Of The Week, the band are gradually rising up the ranks to success.
Candyman is a torrent of rousing guitar riffs and that sludgy Grunge sound synonymous with the Seattle music scene of the Nineties.
Gotham Producers’ Mike Crossey mixed the single at Miloco’s Livingston 1 Studio and is released today.
You can read our full review here.
Posted in London Recording Studios, Miloco Clients, Mixing Studios, Record Producers, Tracking Studios, UK Recording Studios | Tagged BBC Radio 1, Candyman, Darlia, Hottest Record Of The Week, Livingston 1 Studio, london, Mike Crossey, Miloco, mixing, New Music, recording, release, Zane Lowe |
It’s the second amazing European recording studio we’ve launched on the website this week… HOME is producer Franz Plasa’s world class Hamburg recording studio, and one of the leading studio facilities in the whole of Germany.
Since 1998 Franz has developed this space into the very best recording studio in Hamburg. HOME Studios has hosted sessions by all sorts of bands and artists, including: national German names such as Rammstein, Selig, Echt, Bap, Udo Lindenberg, Nena etc; international stars like Lauryn Hill, Santana, Mariah Carey, Mayer Hawthorne, Eminem and 50 Cent; and countless great new bands and artists – HOME has become an integral cog in nurturing new talent, one of Franz’s lifelong passions in music.
Located in the heart of Hamburg, HOME Studios contains two recording facilities: Studios 1 and 2.
Studio 1 is a top-end mixing studio. Its Roger Quested designed Control Room houses an 80 channel SSL 9080J Series console and a fantastic choice of outboard gear including both industry standards (Neve, Lexicon, GML, Urei, Neumann and more) plus a mouth-watering collection of treasures and rarities; get your teeth stuck into the Neumann U473, Ursa Major Space Station, AMS RMX16 and countless other studio gems. View the full HOME Studio 1 Equipment spec here.
Studio 2 offers a hybrid setup for speed and flexibility, designed to provide maximum creative freedom for bands and songwriters. This is producer Franz Plasa’s main playground. It has a 24 channel SSL Duality SE desk and an exceptional DAW controller in its spacious Control Room is, which can be converted into more of a chilled living room where you can capture those inspired moments on record. View HOME Studio 2’s Equipment spec here.
Studios 1 and 2 at HOME have adjoining recording rooms with big glass windows to enhance visibility between all the different areas of the recording studio. Studio 1’s live room is big enough to cater for large recording setups with a 45m² Live Room and two booths measuring 13m² and 15m².
In addition to the HOME’s main recording studios, there are also two production suites, an relaxing lounge area and a studio reception.
Outside of the studio complex, you can be enticed into the beating heart of Hamburg – Germany’s second largest city – which is world-famous for its cultural heritage, amazing music scene and nightlife and high standards of living.
Find out everything you need to know on HOME Studios by visiting www.miloco.co.uk/home.
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