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A host of old and new Miloco clients - including Bloc Party, Maximo Park, Tom Vek and Futureheads - are among the guests who have joined Yourcodenameis:milo on their forthcoming album.

'Print Is Dead Vol 1' is out November 6, but the first single, 'Wait A Minute' - the collaboration with Gordon Moakes of Bloc Party, will be available as a strictly limited 7" single and download only from October 2.

You can also access an exclusive album track each week via their website and the tracks will build on the site until the full album is available to stream around the release date.

The full tracklisting is:

1. Greetings (w/Hot Club de Paris)
2. Wait A Minute (w/Gordon Moakes of Bloc Party)
3. The Trapeze Artists (w/The Automatic)
4. I Remember The Summer Isles (w/Ross Millard of Futureheads)
5. Roots/Branches (w/Tom Vek)
6. We Hope You Are What You think You Are (w/Martin Grech)
7. Deborah Bow (w/Field Music)
8. Captain Of Lies (w/Reuben)
9. Ordinary Day (w/Lethal Bizzle)
10. Tiny Vessels (w/Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly)
11. Noah (with Lukas Wooller of Maximo Park)


www.yourcodenameismilo.com

Malady mutes Maccabees...

Those delightful boys with the improbable Christian names (Felix? Baron Von Tuneful? Orlando? - delete as applicable) were due back in Miloco this month to continue recording their debut album with Ben Hillier.

However their appointment in The Pool (Miloco 8) was sadly postponed after their drummer came a cropper on a south coast beach and damaged one of his famed rhythm mitts. We wish him a speedy recovery and would like to avoid mentioning words like 'Pah!' 'Leppard' and 'Def'. See you soon, gents.

www.themaccabees.co.uk

Kings Corner Project success

A few weeks ago, Miloco was proud to host an event on behalf of the Kings Corner Project. Producer Mike Spencer (Jamiroquai, Oi Va Voi, Kylie, Badmarsh & Shri, Queen, et al) and Unklejam vocalist Tyson led a session with young people from the group and here's a report from group leader, Liz:

"I just wanted to say what a great day we had on Thursday and thank you so much for letting us use the studio and for being so accommodating to our group. The young people had a really productive time.

Mike and Tyson provided the group with a backing track, which left the kids free to concentrate on lyrics and melodies and I was really pleased that each member of the group made a very personal contribution and clearly felt comfortable enough to do so. With such a small group it was possible for everyone to feature on the track, which was great.

The relaxed atmosphere meant that the young people did not feel judged as is so often the case and their behaviour reflected this - there were no incidents at all! Although the kids felt privileged to be there, they were never made to feel unworthy which means a lot to us. Everyone at Miloco made the group feel welcome and at home.

Our thanks to you all!

Liz and all at Kings Corner Project."

www.kcpyouth.net

Badly Drawn Maps

Good news for music fans, bad news for those partial to orienteering: James from Northampton (better known as Maps) has remixed a Badly Drawn Boy track for his forthcoming single.

The song is called Nothing's Going to Change Your Mind and it's due in the shops from Oct 2nd.

Maps were in our Neve Room with producer Ken Thomas in Sept 06 with Ben Thackeray engineering.

www.myspace.com/mapsmusic

Shhhh, it's The Library tour...

Not only have the rather marvellous Mr Hudson and The Library got a new EP coming out, but they're also heading out on tour. Around a lot of libraries.

Now the EP is out on 16th October, called The Bread and Roses, and will be available on a limited run of 500 CDs and 7s. It's also a 'unique insight into the eclectic world of Mr Hudson & The Library, [with] a cross-pollination of hip hop and reggae beats with old fashioned song writing.'

Mr Hudson and his band are also off on an October tour of libraries, as part of a project to encourage hard-to-reach kids and young adults back into book dens. Details of the dates are on their site.

All of which does of course beg the question, would they be soon be delighting meat packers near you if they'd decided to be called Mr Hudson and The Abattoir?

www.myspace.com/mrhudson

 

Kubichek! check out

Those lovely Kubichek! boys have now finished their Dave Eringa-guided weeks of sessions and departed Hoxton's The Square studio, debut album in hand. Some words from their own mouths: "Our debut album will be going away to get mastered sometime soon. It was recorded at Miloco in Hoxton Square, London, during early August with Dave Eringa, who's now off up to bonny Scotland finishing the new Idlewild album. The first single off it will be 'Outwards', so expect that in Nov/Dec with a two week tour."

If you head to their site (or follow the second link) there's also some nice photos of the gents frolicking in the Hoxton sunshine/studio-of-quality.

www.kubichek.co.uk
www.flickr.com/photos/nickpickles/sets/

The Long and Blonding road...

Self-confessed Jarvis stalkers (they moved to Sheffield in honour of the ex-Pulp man) The Long Blondes have announced details of a new single, debut album and October tour.

They'll release 'Once And Never Again' through Rough Trade on 23rd October, with debut album 'Someone To Drive You Home', produced by Steve Mackey, to follow on 6th November.

The band are also heading out on tour in Oct, kicking off in Norwich on 1st October and finishing with a rousing adopted-hometown fandango at The Foundry (what's wrong with The Leadmill?) on the 29th.

www.thelongblondes.co.uk

Bravo, Towers of London

Fresh from their Miloco 5-a-side victory, Towers of London will be playing an exclusive London gig on Tuesday 26th September to promote their new Bravo fly on the wall documentary series.

As cameras of the filming variety were in attendance at the recent 5-a-side competition, many a Miloco engineer is now understandably nervous that their leg hair may soon be the subject of detailed public scrutiny. Keep your Bravo-watching eyes peeled (or covered)...

www.thetowersoflondon.com

The Blood Arm underwraps

If you missed The Blood Arm's recent Club NME gig in LA, you probably weren't the only ones. Taking security to intergalactic levels, this is how they announced their sneaky outing:

"Shhhhhhhh..." their website message began, "This message is relayed to you in Secret Code due to the highly-sensitive nature of the subject matter: The Armblay will be performing a Upersay Secret etsay TONIGHT (6 September) at Acelandsplay at ten pm sharp!"

Many a Russian U-boat commander is thought to have been scratching his beard in deep puzzlement around the time this message was broadcast.

www.thebloodarm.com

Pooch smoocher

Good news (kind of) for the glamorous star of Charlie's Angels, Cameron Diaz, as long term squeeze Justin Timberlake didn't compare her to a dog. However... he did profess that a young fella named Buckley was the hunk responsible for the best tonsil hockey he's ever had.

A quote: "The best kiss I ever got was from my [dog]. His name is Buckley, he's a boxer and he's hilarious. When he kisses you it's like a shower over your face." He then went on to add, rather enigmatically, "Men are monkeys, man."

Freeform 5 and Pete Hofmann recorded a Justin Timberlake remix in our Never VR Room in Aug 06.

www.justintimberlake.com