The fifteenth studio album by Aussie alternative rock icons Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Push The Sky Away, is the first without founding member Mick Harvey and the first with Barry Adamson since 1986’s Your Funeral… My Trial.
Featuring the singles ‘We No Who U R’ and ‘Jubilee Street’, Push The Sky Away is described by Cave as such; “if I were to use that threadbare metaphor of albums being like children, then Push The Sky Away is the ghost-baby in the incubator and Warren’s loops are its tiny, trembling heart-beat” – an indication of multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis’ ever increasing influence on the Bad Seeds dimensional sound.
The album was produced by Nick Launay and recorded at La Fabrique residential recording studio in South France.
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Produced and Mixed by Flood and Moulder and Recorded by Catherine Marks. Recorded in Assault & Battery 2, mixed in Assault & Battery 1.
The massive new album from Foals is finally being unleashed across the world, and has already shot to number 1 in the Australia and New Zealand iTunes charts, while debuting at Number 2 in the UK. It is an explosive third record from Foals, which sees them leave behind their artrocker roots for a sound that will surely propel them into the big leagues. Led by the brilliant single, ‘Inhaler’, Holy Fire is released on Transgressive Records.
Posted in London Recording Studios, Miloco Clients, Mixing Studios, Neve Recording Studios, New Albums, Record Producers, Recording Studio Engineers, SSL Recording Studios, Tracking Studios, UK Recording Studios | Tagged alan moulder, assault and battery, catherine marks, flood, Foals, holy fire, Miloco |
Last night leading figures from the British and International music industries gathered at the O2 Arena in London to celebrate the past year of popular music in the UK at the 2013 BRIT Awards, and what a night for Miloco’s clients it was…
We are proud to announce that four of our regular clients of the past year won coveted awards for work they did at our studios. Ben Howard, whose debut album ‘Every Kingdom’ was mixed by Mike Crossey in The Motor Museum, with parts engineered by Miloco’s Darren Lawson in Assault & Battery 2, won ‘British Male Solo Artist’ seeing off competition by Calvin Harris, Olly Murs, Plan B and Richard Hawley. Ben also surprised the crowds when he prevailed in the ‘British Breakthrough Act’ beating bookies’ favourite Rita Ora to the prize.
Producer Dan Grech has regularly worked in various Miloco studios with two Brit Winners over the past year. The first is Tom Odell who won the ‘Critic’s Choice’ award for his forthcoming debut album, which was produced and mixed by Dan last year. The record was recorded in The Bridge and The Square, and mixed in The Engine Room. Meanwhile, Lana Del Ray‘s international smash record ‘Born To Die, which was also mixed by Dan Grech in The Engine Room, won her the ‘International Female Solo Artist’ gong.
Lastly, following on from their glorious night at the Grammys, Mumford & Sons bagged the ‘British Group’ award. The Mumfords’ latest record, ‘Babel’ which was produced by Markus Dravs and engineered by Miloco’s Matt Lawrence, was partly recorded at Angelic Studios.
Miloco would like to offer their congratulations to all the winners and nominees at last night’s BRIT Awards, and wish all our clients the best of luck in the many other forthcoming 2013 music award ceremonies.
Posted in London Recording Studios, Miloco Clients, Mixing Studios, New Albums, Record Producers, Recording Studio Engineers, Residential Recording Studios, SSL Recording Studios, Tracking Studios, UK Recording Studios, Writing Studios |Selkirk’s Frightened Rabbit return for their fourth studio album, Pedestrian Verse. Released on Atlantic, this is the band’s major label debut and it shot to number nine in the album charts on entry. The album was co-produced by the band and Leo Abrahams before being mixed by Craig Silvey at the now closed Garden Studios (more news to follow).
Posted in London Recording Studios, Miloco Clients, Neve Recording Studios, New Albums, Record Producers, Recording Studio Engineers, Tracking Studios, UK Recording Studios | Tagged Craig Silvey, frightened rabbit, garden studios, pedestrian verse |The Courteeners’ third album, Anna has the critics purring with its anthemic sounds and fantastic songwriting. Anna entered the UK charts at number six, the second top 10 album this week for Mike Crossey and Robin Schmidt, who also produced and mastered the current UK number two album, Jake Bugg.
The Motor Museum Recording Studio, Liverpool
24-96 Mastering Studio, Germany
Last night was the annual Music Producers Guild Awards at the Cafe de Paris in Central London, and we are pleased to announce that three of our longterm clients won coveted prizes at the ceremony.
Alan Moulder, who with Flood and Miloco runs the Assault & Battery Studio complex in North-West London, won Mix Engineer Of The Year for his recent work with The Killers, Richard Hawley, A Silent Film, 2:54, Fixers, Chairlift and The Big Pink which he mixed in Assault & Battery 1.
Charlie Hugall, who is represented by Gotham Producers, prevailed in the Breakthrough Engineer Of The Year category. Charlie has worked regularly in Assault & Battery 1, Sofa Sound and The Pool on a number of artists including Lucy Rose, Swim Deep, Mahalia and Dog Is Dead.
A huge congratulations to Paul Epworth who scooped his second Producer Of The Year gong at the MPGs to add to his incredible collection of awards from across the music world. Paul has worked with Miloco for many years producing artists and bands such as Florence and the Machine, Bloc Party, Friendly Fires, Chapel Club and more.
So, hats off to all the deserved winners on another great night celebrating the work of the UK recording industry. You can view a list of all the winners at the MPG Awards 2013 here.
Posted in London Recording Studios, Miloco Clients, Mixing Studios, SSL Recording Studios, Tracking Studios, UK Recording Studios | Tagged 2013, alan moulder, Charlie Hugall, MPG Awards, Paul Epworth, record producer |
This month we are pleased to announce that after a short transition period The Motor Museum recording studio in Liverpool has reopened under a newly established relationship between Miloco and producer/engineer, Al Groves.
This legendary Liverpool recording studio has become cemented in the rich musical legacy of North England, launching the careers of some hugely influential and successful British artists including Oasis, Arctic Monkeys, The Coral, The La’s, and more recently Ben Howard, Jake Bugg and Tribes.
Built within a large warehouse in the popular Lark Lane area of South Liverpool, The Motor Museum comprises a selection of excellent sounding, flexible recording spaces and a good size control room. There is a large live and stone room, hexagonal booth and an exceptional spec highlighted by features such as the vast range of terrific microphones and an amazing Protools HD2 Accel rig. There is also an impressive offering of rare and vintage microphones and backline equipment.
The Motor Museum is fully capable of catering for mix projects as well, with a vintage Neve 8232 Analogue console and stacks of great outboard gear.
One of The Motor Museum’s unique charms is its popular and inspiring atmosphere that bands love working in. The warehouse has a vast glass roof that absorbs natural light throughout the day. A large indoor terrace is lined with orange and lemon trees, and there is a relaxing rec room and kitchen area that looks out across the studio rooms. Outside, the bars, restaurants and pubs of Lark Lane are on your doorstep, and central Liverpool is a short drive away.
Some recent releases that have been recorded and/or mixed at The Motor Museum Liverpool include the forthcoming 1975 album, Jake Bugg’s number 1 debut record, The View’s ‘Cheeky For A Reason’, Blood Red Shoes’ ‘In Time To Voices’, The Black Keys’ ‘Tigthen Up’, Ben Howard’s ‘Every Kingdom’, Foals’ ‘Total Live Forever’ and many more.
To find out everything you need to know on this legendary Liverpool studio visit www.miloco.co.uk/motormuseum where you’ll find full equipment specs, image galleries, a studio floorplan, client information, discography, press and news, rates, local info and more.
Posted in London Recording Studios, Mixing Studios, Neve Recording Studios, Record Producers, Tracking Studios, UK Recording Studios | Tagged al groves engineer, liverpool, mixing, recording studio, uk |
Here’s an update on some new equipment over at The Square studio in Hoxton, East London. We have rearranged all of our outboard racks moving the reverbs to another rack and filling our main racks with lots of great new gear…
New mic pre’s and EQs include:
New compressors include:
We have also purchased two new microphones:
To find out everything you need to know about Miloco’s classic Hoxton studio, The Square, visit www.miloco.co.uk/square.
Posted in London Recording Studios, Recording Studio Equipment, SSL Recording Studios, Tracking Studios, UK Recording Studios | Tagged compressors, eqs, mic pres, microphones, preamps, recording equipment |FisheyeMusic Mastering is a network of high end mastering studios run by Stefan Heger. Stefan, who has concentrated and dedicated his skills and ears towards 5.1 Surround Mixing and Mastering, has built three studios in different locations that he travels between on a regular basis – a setup that reflects his international CV.
Elephant Mastering – Rome, Italy
Elephant Mastering offers a cozy studio in Monteverde, roughly 20 minutes from downtown Rome. There is easy access to the studio by tram, and there are lots of coffee places and restaurants in the area.
FisheyeMusic – Cologne, Germany
FisheyeMusic is located in a private home, just outside the cultural city of Cologne in Western Germany.
M2 Sound – Cairo, Egypt
In the western part of Cairo is one of the most famous studios in Egypt. M2 Sound features a brand new mastering room with all the important tools.
Further to that, Fisheye has recently announced that they will soon be adding a fourth mastering studio in Paris.
You can find out more on all of the studios within the Fisheye Network by visiting www.milocostudios.com/studios/fisheye-music-mastering/.
Posted in European Recording Studios, Mastering Studios, Online Mastering, Recording Studio Engineers | Tagged audio, fisheyemusic, mastering studios, Miloco, online, stefen heger, studio |
Optimum Mastering is a custom designed music mastering studio in Bristol, UK, and is home to celebrated mastering engineers Shawn Joseph and Jack Adams. The room was designed by Roger D’arcy (Recording Architecture), one of the most prolific studio architects in the world. Roger has also designed a revolutionary ergonomic master console that is the centrepiece of this beautiful space.
Optimum’s services include digital mastering, vinyl cutting, digital editing and restoration, all performed by engineers with experience at the highest level.
Monitoring is supplied by PMC, industry leaders in professional speaker technology, whilst the latest Sadie 6 is the choice of workstation, capable of effortlessly handling hi resolution digital audio. Analogue and digital outboard processing is by Prism Maselec & TC Electronics System 6000, while vinyl is cut on a lovingly restored Neumann VMS 70 lathe, originally from Nashville.
To find out everything you need to know on Optimum’s mastering service, visit www.miloco.co.uk/optimum.
Posted in Mastering Studios, Online Mastering, Recording Studio Engineers, UK Recording Studios | Tagged audio, bristol, engineer, mastering studio, Miloco, online, optimum, uk | ← Older posts Newer posts →
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