Recent MILC news...

  Depeche Mode meet  frYars

 Miloco New York sessions produce  chance encounter!

  The Hours recruit Sienna Miller

 The British style icon appears in dark  short film

  Bloc Party 'Live and Intimate'

 The band play for C4 from Miloco's  Pool studio

Depeche Mode and frYars collaboration?

Miloco New York sessions produce chance encounter!

6th Nov 08

 
frYars frontman Ben Garrett has revealed that David Gahan will guest vocal on the forthcoming frYars' album, Dark Young Hearts, being produced by Miloco client Luke Smith and engineered by Interface's Ferg Peterkin. Gahan became acquainted with Garrett's work in New York, where Luke and Ferg have also of course been working on the new Depeche Mode album, with producer Ben Hillier.

Garrett told the NME, "Basically, Luke was doing stuff with Ben Hillier on Depeche Mode's album and Dave came in while they were on down time, heard my music and really loved it and asked to sing on it. I'm really excited about it, and when I go over to America we might even do something live together."

Gahan will appear on album track 'Visitor', which will reportedly be made available for download on the frYars Myspace page on the run up to Dark Young Hearts' 2009 release.

www.myspace.com/depechemode

www.myspace.com/fryars

Bloc Party 'Live and Intimate' in The Pool

27th Oct 08

 
Make sure you're tuned into Channel 4 this Thursday night. Miloco's coming to your front room, seeing out the month with clips from 'Live and Intimate' - the Bloc Party documentary filmed in our Pool studio, following the release of the band's sensational third album, Intimacy. A full length version of the documentary will be released on the UK/European deluxe edition of the album.

The C4 exclusive will be airing at 00.10 on Thurdsday night / Friday morning. It follows an emphatic performance the band made on Later... With Jools Holland last week, so promises to be a cracker. Don't miss it!!

You can view a selection of photos taken on the day by clicking this link.

www.myspace.com/blocparty

The Long Blondes split

21st Oct 08

 
It's sad news today, as our very good friends The Long Blondes have announced they will be going their separate ways. The decision came after the Sheffield NME-award winning 5-piece revealed a serious illness to guitarist Dorian Cox had left him unable to play. Although thankfully Dorian is on the road to recovery, lead singer Kate Jackson announced that the members will be looking to follow solo interests from now on.

The Long Blondes tracked and mixed their second full length album, Couples, at Miloco's Garden and Musikbox studios in late 2007 with producer Erol Alkan. The news of the band's split came on the same day that a singles complitaion, aptly named Singles, was released (Monday 20th October).

So let's hear it for the Long Blondes - many thanks guys for four wonderful years of cutting egde indie music. We wish you all the best for the future.

You can read an interview The Long Blondes did during their Miloco sessions by clicking this link.

www.thelongblondes.co.uk





























More News...

 

The Hours recruit Sienna Miller for new video

Damien Hirst is in on the action too...

2nd Nov 08

 
The Hours have created a short film to accompany the new single 'See The Light', which features Sienna Miller as well as artistic direction from the band's good friend, artist Damien Hirst. A moving piece of film, singer Antony Genn has said of the work, "It's a song about struggle and addiction and fear and darkness... and these guys have brought it to life; the song and the film work perfectly together, its bang on,"

The video, which can be viewed on the band's official website, at one point includes scenes of Miller coating herself with the blood of a mutilated cow.

The collaboration with Damien Hirst sees the continuation of a long-term working relationship The Hours have with him: Hirst also created the iconic skulls with clock eyes, which are often seen in photo shoots of the band, and also features on the artwork of their first album, Narcisuss Road.

'See The Light' will be released on December 8, and precedes the release of The Hours' second album, which has been produced by Flood in Assault & Battery 2.

www.thehours.co.uk

Nick Cave to reissue classics

Miloco Pool documentary will be a bonus feature on four Bad Seeds re-releases...

24th Oct 08

 
The first four Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds albums are set to be re-issued in March 2009, and will be accompanied by a short documentary the band filmed in Miloco's Pool studio earlier this year with artists Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, as one of many bonus features.

From Her To Eternity (1984), The Firstborn is Dead (1985), Kicking Against The Pricks (1986) and Your Funeral, My Trial (1986) will be the first Bad Seeds works to be remastered and re-released in a planned ongoing process to reissue their entire catalogue. Other bonus features the reissues will offer include b-sides to each of the singles released from the four albums, as well as 5.1 surround sound mixes.

The releases will precede the second Nick Cave novel, also due for release next year. 'Death of Bunny Munroe' is the first book Cave has written since his 1989 literary debut, 'And The Ass Saw The Angel'.

You can view a clip of the Iain Forstyh / Jane Pollard Bad Seeds documentary filmed in The Pool in March 2008, by clicking here.

www.nickcaveandthebadseeds.com

Kid British on Tour!!

17th Oct 08

 
The rapid rise of Manchester's Kid British shifts another gear next week when the band embark on a UK tour, which will see out the rest of the month and the whole of November. The fun kicks off at the Coventry Kasbah on October 20, and will come to an end at the Birmigham Sanctuary on November 29, after what promises to be a raucous 17 dates across England and Scotland.

Kid British have recently finished recording their album with producers Steve Dub and Segs in Miloco's Toyshop studio. You can read an interview with the band here.

Kid British will be playing the following venues in October and November 2008:

Mon 20th October - Coventry Kasbah, Wed 22nd October - London Macbeth, Thu 30th October - Southampton Joiners, Fri 31st October - London Cargo, Sat 1st November - Liverpool Magnet (friends of NME) - FREE, Thu 6th November - Bristol Thekla, Fri 7th November - Hertford Marquee, Sat 8th November - Nottingham Stealth, Sun 9th November - Bath Moles, Wed 12th November - Derby The Royal, Thu 13th November - Northampton Roadmender 3 Sat 15th November - Sheffield Plug, Sun 16th November - Glasgow Captains Rest, Mon 17th November - Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire, Wed 19th November - Hull Adelphi, Fri 21st November - Selby town Hall, Wed 26th November - London Hoxton Bar & Kitchen, Sat 29th November - Birmingham Sanctuary


Tickets can be bought at the box offices of the above venues, and also at www.gigsandtours.com.

www.myspace.com/kidbritishmusic