Older Releases
Here you can find information on some of the older releases that have reached the shops. All of these
releases were either partially or completely recorded and mixed at Miloco Studios. If we have missed a
release please let us know and we shall endeavour to give it a plug !
Released 11th December 2006
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Charlotte Hatherley - "Behave"
www.charlottehatherley.com
New single from the delectable Ms Hatherley ahead of her forthcoming album, the follow-up to Grey Will Fade.
Charlotte was in The Pool with Luke Smith and The Neve Room with Ben Hillier throughout 2006. Luke remixed Behave and recorded the additional tune, Mr Ed, that
features on the EP.
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Released 11th December 2006
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Mighty Roars - "Sellotape"
www.themightyroars.com
The new single from The Mighty Roars should be sold with a free tube of burn cream. So intense and fiery are the vocals of frontwoman Lara Granqvist
and the sheer guitar noise of the track, you're almost left with third degree burns upon listening. The song continues the band's frantic "head crushed in a vice"
impact of Sonic Youth mixed with The Breeders, driven by chainsaw-like guitars and swallowed in so much feedback it's like an amp factory has exploded.
The Mighty Roars burst with so much adrenaline and feverish excitement, it's like they manufacture the stuff.
The Mighty Roars were in mixing this track and the rest of the album with producer and engineer Chris Sheldon in Miloco 5 (The SSL Room) during the summer
of 2006.
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Released 11th December 2006
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Kubicheck! - "Outwards"
www.kubichek.co.uk/
Kubichek hail from Newcastle and consist of four members, which make dancey indie music. Outwards is the first
single of their fothcoming album due out early 2007.
Kubicheck recorded and mixed the single in The Square with engineer & producer Dave Eringa.
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Released 20th November 2006
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Art Brut - "Nag Nag Nag Nag"
www.artbrut.org.uk
They formed a band, released a string of brilliant singles and a brilliant debut album, then packed their
worldly possessions into suitcases and set off to conquer the world. Now, Art Brut return with a new single,
a UK headline tour and a freshly inked deal with Labels / Mute Records.
Art Brut were recording this track and a b-side in the Garden with producer/engineer Dan Swift during september
2006
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Released 13th November 2006
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Depeche Mode - "The Best Of...Vol 1"
www.depechemode.com
Hurray! We were involved in at least one of the mega-selling for-Christmas-stockings compilations!
This Best Of... includes all the great Mode numbers as well as tip-top new track and single Martyr, which was mixed in our Neve
VR Room by Ben Hillier in July 2006.
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Released 13th November 2006
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Jarvis Cocker - "Jarvis"
www.myspace.com/jarvspace
Jarvis' first solo album bearing the moniker Mr & Mrs Cocker bestowed upon him is The Observer's album
of the month and is destined to return the ex-Pulp legend to his rightful place in the nation's hearts and
record collections.
Jarvis was tracking and mixing the album in The Square, The SSL Room and The Neve VR Room in the summer of
2006 with producer Graham Sutton.
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Released 7th November 2006
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Voxtrot - "Your Biggest Fan"
www.voxtrot.net
This Austin band's dance floor-filling twangy guitar hooks and surging choruses whirl alongside the glorious
splendour of violin, cello, French horn, trumpet, and tender, emotive vocals. The band's reputation for writing
deliriously perfect indie-pop songs reached the UK after emerging as firm favorites at both CMJ 2005 and 2006 SxSW music
festivals, and after being lauded in Pitchfork as well as being Spin.com's "Band Of The Day".
Voxtrot were in the Pool tracking with Ben Hillier and they then moved to our Neve VR to mix.
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Released 30th October 2006
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Luke Haines - "Off My Rocker At The Art School Bop"
www.lukehaines.co.uk
New album from Mr Haines is 'a devient beast, uniting Seventies glam pop, skiffle and creepy MOR, topped
off my some of Haines' most scabrous lyrics yet,' Musicweek.
It was entirely recorded and mixed in The Garden with Miloco's Pete Hofmann engineering and co-producing.
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Released 30th October 2006
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Plan B - "Live At The Pet Cemetery EP"
www.time4planb.com
Latest release from the acoustic hip hop maestro features new live versions of hit No More Eatin', Broke
and My Life. Recorded in our Neve VR Room (where, we hasten to add, no animals have been buried) in between a
summer of festival appearances.
Plan B was in The Toyshop, The Garden, The Square, The SSL Room and The Neve VR Room throughout the winter of
2005 and spring/summer 2006 recording and mixing tracks for his debut album.
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Released 27th October 2006 (Italy)
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Casino Royale - "Reale"
www.casinoroyale.it
New album from the resurgent darlings of the Italian charts, Casino Royale. After a few years off they've
returned at full power with a heady mixture of beat backed tunes, released in Italy on V2.
Recorded in Milan in summer 06 by Howie B with Miloco's Joe Hirst engineering, they then returned to the
UK to mix in The Garden.
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Released 24th October 2006
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Hamlet - "Pura Vida"
www.hamlet-irracional.com/
The latest offering from the great Spanish metal band Hamlet was released in Spain through Locomotive Records.
Luis from Hamlet was over from Spain mixing the album in the Garden Studios with metal man Colin Richardson at the desk
and Matt Hyde running the tools during the summer of 2006.
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Released 23rd October 2006
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Mr Hudson & The Library - "Bread And Roses EP"
www.myspace.com/mrhudson
Mercury's Mr Hudson is 'a hip hop troubadour with a mecurial voice and a wonderful band [who] could
well grow to become the UK's answer to Beck.'
Mr Hudson and his bookish pals were in Musikbox, The Toyshop, The Pool and The Neve Room throughout the
summer of 2006.
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Released 23rd October 2006
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The Long Blondes - "Once and Never Again"
www.thelongblondes.co.uk
Latest single from The Long Blondes comes backed with b-side The Whippet Fancier.
This and other b-sides were tracked in The Square in August 2006 by producer Erol Alkan with Joe Hirst engineering.
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Released 16th October 2006
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Jamie T - "If You Got The Money"
www.jamiet.com
Latest single from the masterly Jamie T from what must surely be his imminent debut album. How much longer must
we wait for the Long Player, Mr T? This track is, needless to say, another supreme slice of dubby urban rap pop...
Jamie T was in The Toyshop throughout 2005 and 2006 with producer/programmer Ben Coupland.
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Released 16th October 2006
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Betty Curse - "Girl With Yellow Hair"
www.bettycurse.co.uk
The dark and devious Betty Curse seemingly pounced from nowhere with this tremendously powerful slice of goth-pop in
October 2006. Miloco's favourite goth chick has an imagination on another planet, as this track portrays in her unique
take on the life of a rebellious teenage girl. We await Betty's debut album with much anticipation.
Betty Curse was in the SSL Room working on the single and three other album tracks with producer/engineer
Yoad Nevo in July 2006.
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Released 9th October 2006
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Trivium - "The Crusade"
www.trivium.org
Third album from young metallers follows their 2005 Roadrunner debut 'Ascendancy', which saw them lauded in
the metal press as one of the best new bands in the world. Includes the single 'Anthem (We Are The Fire)'.
This album was mixed in our Neve VR Room by Colin Richardson and Matt Hyde in May/June 2006
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Released 2nd October 2006
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M Craft - "Sweets"
www.mcraft.co.uk
Latest slice of sugary heaven from Mr Martin Craft, hewn from the tip top album that is, Silver & Fire.
Comes backed with a cover of She Sells Santuary, which should be interestingÉ
Martin was in The Toyshop throughout 2005 and 2006.
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Released 2nd October 2006
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Kathryn Williams - "Leave To Remain"
www.kathrynwilliams.net
Quick-fire follow up to the critically-acclaimed Over Fly Over is doubtless guaranteed to pick up where that
delightful record left off.
This album features the tracks Sandy L, Opened and first single Hollow, all mixed in The Garden by producer
Darius Kedros in spring 2006.
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Released 25th September 2006
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Fionn Regan - "Put A Penny In The Slot"
www.fionnregan.com
The debut single from Mr Regan is an 'alluring folk song [from] a talented lyricist with melodic nuance.'
The album, The End of History, was mixed by Simon Raymonde in The Neve VR Room in Feb 2006 with Finn Eiles
engineering.
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Released 25th September 2006
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James Yorkston - "The Year of the Leopard"
www.jamesyorkston.co.uk/
New album from Domino's acoustic balladeer, whose previous long players had The Observer cooing 'a thing of
rare beauty,' and The Times proclaim he had 'reached a state of grace writers can spend for ever trying to
attain'. Expect more of the same from this his third album.
It was mixed in our Neve VR Room by Paul (Rustin Man) Webb and Phill Brown in April & May 2006.
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Released 18th September 2006
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Howling Bells - "Setting Sun"
www.howlingbells.com
Latest single from the Bells' 'beguiling and enthralling' debut album. This track features a voice swooping
'through the melody like Kate Bush on a heady Valium and Butter Cup Syrup cocktail'.
Simon Raymonde and Howling Bells were in our Neve Room, The Square & The Garden in the spring of 2006, with
Finn Eiles engineering.
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Released 18th September 2006
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DJ Shadow - "Outsider"
www.djshadow.com
Latest slice of multi-deck manipulation from everybody's favourite spooky disc jockey. His third studio album
sees a departure from his trademark sound and referencing a more 'gritty San Francisco Bay Area "hyphy" sound.'
Mr Shadow was in Hoxton Square in June 2005 tracking songs for the album, including This Time and Tiger feat.
Serge from Kasabian.
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Released 18th September 2006
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Kathryn Williams - "Hollow (Single)"
www.kathrynwilliams.net
Debut single from Ms Williams' new album, Leave To Remain, features a 'wistful wind accompaniment' and provides
evidence that 'this evergreen presence in modern music is not showing signs of wilting.'
This track was mixed in The Garden by Darius Kedros in the spring of 2006.
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Released 18th September 2006
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The Aliens - "Happy Song"
www.thealiens.co.uk
The latest release from the post-Beta Band outfit stops in at the door marked 'so happy it's possibly
slightly deranged'. It's a slice of melodic 'n' harmony-clad summer pop and it features a whistled middle
8. And that, for me, is more than enough.
Mixed by Steve Dub in The Neve Room in May 2006.
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Released 4th September 2006
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Klaxons - "Atlantis to Interzone"
www.klaxons.net
Them there Klaxons are back in the shops with the release of Atlantis to Interzone. This 12" features the
original version backed with a Nightmoves Remix, Digitalism Remix and Dave P And Adam Sparkels' Festival
Remix Extended Break.
Klaxons were in The Garden in the early summer of 2006 with James Ford and Jimmy Robertson.
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Released 28th August 2006
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Sunshine Underground - "Raise The Alarm"
www.thesunshineunderground.co.uk
Some more 'saviours of indie rock'... (Is it ailing? Does it need saving?) The debut album from Leeds' subterranean
shards of light is 'a blend of Happy Mondays-esque funk and no-nonsense ballsy rock [that] starts brightly, all
upbeat and full of attitude, then dips wonderfully into more thoughtful territory,' so says Virgin.net
Mixed in our Neve VR Room by Steve Dub in the spring/summer of 2006 with our man Ben Thackeray on
engineering duty.
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Released 14th August 2006
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The Spinto Band - "Oh Mandy"
www.spintoband.com/
Latest single from the splendid over-the-pond jerky tunesmiths, The Spinto Band. It's taken from their simply marvellous album,
Nice & Nicely Done, home of other corkers Mountains, Did I Tell You and Direct To Helmet.
The B-sides to this infectious ditty (Road To Newark & Let's See What Develops) were mixed in The Garden by Ben Thackeray in May 2006.
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Fionn Regan - "End Of History"
www.fionnregan.com
Described as 'lullabies worthy of Nick Drake', 'Dublin's most luminescent songwriter' has released 'a
debut that oozes rare confidence, startling maturity and undoubted originality'. So it's safe to say
this debut is destined for the adoration of many.
All but one of the songs were mixed in our Neve VR Room by Simon Raymonde in Feb 2006, with Finn
Eiles on engineering duty.
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Futureheads - "Worry About It Later"
www.thefutureheads.co.uk
Latest single from the mighty noggins of tomorrow. Worry About It Later boasts a 'dizzying blend of crashing
cymbals, echoing melodies and angular riffs' and demonstrates 'they are equally as gifted at crafting perfect
indie-pop anthems, as they are at wall-of-sound challenging slices of modern rock.'
Taken from the album News & Tributes that was mixed in our Neve VR Room in the spring of 2006 by Ben Hillier.
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The Duels - "The Bright Lights & What I Should Have Learned"
www.duelsmusic.com
The eagerly anticipated debut from Nude's Duels has bagged no little critical acclaim. 'Genuinely spellbinding'
said a bewitched ClickMusic.com and 'a mega hit waiting' predicted NME. Meanwhile, the mathematical boffins at
The Fly gave it 4.5 out of 5 and The Guardian pronounced it 'anthemic'.
Duels were tracking and mixing the album in The Garden & The Neve Room throughout the spring of 2006 with James
Ford and Jimmy Robertson.
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Foy vance - "Watermelon Orange EP"
www.foysnoise.com
The latest delicate release from Mr Foy Vance, the man with "an unbelievable voice...[who dwells in] the premier
league of British songwriters" according to the pen wielders at The Sunday Times.
Features the tracks Home, Stoke My Fire, Sometimes, Don't Please Yourself & Homebird, all of which were
mixed in The Garden with Matt Hyde in the spring of 2006.
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James Dean Bradfield - "Great Western"
www.jamesdeanbradfield.com/
The solo debut album from the temporarily non-Manic, Mr James Dean Bradfield. Includes the tracks Run Romeo
Run, That's No Way To Tell A Lie, An English Gentleman and Which Way To Kyffin, all tracked with us here at Miloco.
James was tracking the album with producer Guy Massey in the winter of 2005 in The Square studio in Hoxton.
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Released 17th & 24th July 2006
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Bullet For My Valentine - "Tear's Don't Fall & The Poison & DVD"
www.bulletformyvalentine1.com
Tears Don't Fall is the new single from the Welsh metallers and it comes in a variety of formats with different
additional tracks and artwork. Choose from a Pantera cover on CD, a Metallica cover on 7" or a CD with live tracks.
There's also a special limited edition release of debut album, The Poison, complete with bonus live tracks
(at Brixton Academy & Club Quattro, Tokyo) as well as more additional tracks and DVD videos.
Bullet were in The Garden & SSL Room with Colin Richardson and Matt Hyde in throughout the spring of 2006
mixing the live DVD.
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Winnebago Deal - "Flight Of The Raven"
www.winnebagodeal.com
"Inspired by the crazy shit that takes place on tour, but not the driving-down-the-highway stuff. It's about
damaging yourself playing, staying up too late, drinking all day long... it's generally about losing your mind..."
Sound appealing? Then pop along and slip behind the wheel of Winnebago Deal.
Their Jack Endino-produced album was partly tracked in The Square in January 2006.
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Fields - "4 From The Village EP"
www.fieldsband.com
Recent release from the combine harvester favouring gents includes the 6Music favourite Brittle Sticks.
NME have described them thus: 'Gorgeous four-part harmonies that sound something like a rustic Arcade Fire',
whilst The Observer murmoured 'A contender for song of the summer, all scrumptious harmonies and bittersweet lyrics.'
Fields were in Miloco with Ewan Pearson producing and Pete Hofmann & Matt Foster engineering in the spring of 2006.
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Jarvis Cocker - "Cunts Are Still Running The World"
www.myspace.com/jarvspace
It's rather rude and it's rather good and you can only get hold of it online. The ever-current and essential
Mr Cocker returns to our happy ears with a brutal (but effortlessly tuneful) assessment of Live 8 and the state
of the world in general.
Jarvis was in The Square & Neve VR Room in June/July of this year working on this record and his forthcoming
solo album with producer Graham Sutton.
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Jamie T - "Sheila" www.jamiet.com
The first official release from everyone's favourite smirking and quirky urban poet is here to stake out the room
ahead of his forthcoming debut album. It's a quality slice of UK indie hip hop dub pop and the video, like all
good ones do, is populated with monkeys making merry in a domestic setting.
Jamie T lived in our Toyshop studio for most of the last 12 months with programmer/producer Ben Coupland.
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The Fractures - "The World Woke Up Without Him (EP)" www.thefractures.com
EP from our Spot the ball competition winners, The Fractures. "Too melodic for punk, too gritty for new wave"
pronounced P.I.M.P. London Magazine, while a Bull & Gate review swooned "The Fractures conjure memories of The
Psychedelic Furs and perhaps early U2".
Recorded in The Garden with our own Finn Eiles in April & May 2006, it's available for download via their website.
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Plan B - "Who Needs Actions When You Got Words" www.time4planb.com
It's here at last. The debut album from the phenomenon that already is Ben Drew is out now through 679 Records.
Featuring half a dozen tracks that were recorded and/or mixed at Miloco, it's destined to be on every post-watershed
radio play list in town.
Plan B was in The Toyshop, The SSL Room, The Neve Room, The Garden and The Square throughout the autumn and winter of
2005 and the spring and summer of 2006.
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I Like Trains - "Progress Reform"
www.iliketrains.co.uk
Featuring the debut single Terra Nova, recorded and mixed in The Neve Room, this full length release features so
much smoke, ticket stamping and coupling (Yellow card. Ed) there are rumours Hornby are intending to sue. It's a
crying shame no songs reference the Rev W. Awdry, but that hasn't stopped them "heralding a new movement within
music, reminiscent of Pink Floyd" according to transparentmagazine.com.
ILikeTrains were in The Garden & Neve VR Room tracking and mixing with producer Dan Austin in February 2006.
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Charles Campbell Jones - "Wasting the Duke" www.bronzerat.co.uk/
Pistol-packing, melody-stacking, competition-thwacking brilliance from this Australian debutant. With shades of
Pavement, Nick Drake and the Buckley family, the album's out now through Bronzerat. You should add Charles'
'heavy metal Bryan Ferry' flavourings to your collection today.
CCJ recorded and mixed the majority of this album with Ben Thackeray in a selection of The Toyshop, Neve, Square and
Garden studios throughout 2005 and the spring of 2006.
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Ben Onono - "Hindsight"
The first single from Ben's forthcoming album 'oozes understated cool', as you'd expect from the man loitering behind
It Just Won't Do (with Tim Deluxe) & earlier single Caramel. The single includes remixes by pioneering DJ Greg Wilson and
Mish Mash.
Born in Cardiff and raised in West Africa, Ben completed his world music migration by recording in London's favorite range of
studios. He was with us throughoutÊthe summer, autumn and winter of 2005 with producer Lance Thomas.
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The Futureheads - "News & Tributes" www.thefutureheads.com
The triumphant return of the post-punk Mackems. This new album sees the band retaining the spunk and verve of the
self-titled first album, but with a little added swagger and self-assurance. They still know their way around a
tune too, with 'Skip To The End' - the single released on 15 May - possibly the band's finest three minutes yet.
The album was mixed in our Neve VR Room by Ben Hillier at the beginning of 2006.
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I Like Trains - "Terra Nova" www.iliketrains.co.uk
Limited edition 7" from Fierce Pandas latest signings. These 'Do The Locomotion' obsessed boys were in The Garden
& Neve VR Room mixing this song with producer Dan Austin in February 2006.
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Zero 7 - "The Garden" www.zero7.co.uk
Winter's parked, spring's on the wane and summer's giving us the glad eye. So what better time could there be for
a new dose of Zero 7? Sam Hardaker and Henry Binns are back with a bang with new album 'The Garden', featuring vocals
by man-of-the moment Jose Gonzalez and old flame Sia Furler.
The legendary Phill Brown mixed the album in our Neve VR Room in the spring of 2006 (and if you'd like to read
MILC interviews with both Phill and Sam & Henry, just click this way:
www.miloco.co.uk/magazine/milc/03 )
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Hot Chip - "The Warning" www.hotchip.co.uk
"The Warning is an amalgamation of great song writing and forward-thinking pop-production," it says here.
Tracks 'Calling', 'Arrest Yourself' and 'Tchaparian' were all mixed in The Garden in the summer of '05.
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M Craft - "Silver & Fire" LP www.musicforears.com
Yet another thing to stuff in your bag come 22 May 2006, Martin's debut album, released on 679 Recordings, is coming
to a pair of delightful ears near you. Guaranteed to ridden with sliver and dollops of greatness.
Martin was in our Toyshop through 2005 and was back in mixing this album in the Spring of 2006.
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Scully - "Who's A Terrorist Now?" www.scullyofficial.com
Ah, sweet Scully and their naughty, naughty name. Beyond the not-so-innocent moniker they harbour such 'zip and bug-eyed zeal'
that many folk are tipping them for the kind of good things that people tip people for. Featuring tracks Who's A terrorist Now
and In Good Time.
The gents were in our Neve Room with Ben Hillier in January 2006.
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The Boyfriends - "Adult Acne" www.theboyfriends.com
Out on Boobytrap Records the ever exploding label from Cardiff this is the second single from the girl-wooing tunesmiths.
Recorded in The Square in January 2006 with Richard Jackson running the desk.
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Mystery Jets - "You Can't Fool Me Dennis" www.mysteryjets.com
You haven't bought it yet? Well as of the 22 May 2006, you'll have another chance to bag this tiptop slice of sing-along poppy
summery loveliness.
The Mystery Jets were in The Garden (and a couple of our other studios) throughout 2005 and 2006 and this single
was a James Ford production with Finn Eiles engineering.
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Merz - "Silver Tree EP" www.merz.co.uk
Following his Lazarus-like return with the magical "Loveheart", Conrad Lambert aka Merz releases the limited edition
"Silver Tree" EP - a 5 track release full of surprises. Out on the 22 May 2006 on Gronland,
it includes Postcard From A Dark Star (Arkham Remix). Our own Ben Thackeray is one half of said Arkham, and this is a good tune which was mixed
in our very own Neve Room.
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Sunshine Underground - "I Ain't Losing Any Sleep" www.sunshineunderground.co.uk
"Like The Verve with added granite," apparently. Backed by Somebody's Always Getting in the Way & Who Called The
Dandy? this is the latest single from everybody's favourite day-lit underpass and it's in the shops from 15 May 2006.
The SU boys have been with us throughout 2005 and 2006 recording and mixing their singles and impending debut album with
Steve Dub, Seggs and our man Ben Thackeray.
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Zero 7 - "Throw It All Away" www.zero7.co.uk
This is the latest single from Henry & Sam's forthcoming new album The Garden, that was all mixed and made lovelier in our Neve
VR Room by Phill Brown. Backed by tracks Thistle and In a minute.
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Howling Bells - 'Howling Bells' (LP) www.howlingbells.com
The Howling Bells' self-titled debut is 'By turns beguiling and enthralling, this is an extraordinary album,' so said NME. 'Blues-noir
desolation' added Mojo, before The Guardian uttered 'Magnificent!' Safe to say quite a few people quite like it then.
Simon Raymonde and Howling Bells were in our Neve Room, Hoxton Square & The Garden in the spring of 2006, with Finn Eiles engineering.
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Boy Kill Boy - "Suzie" www.boykillboy.com
The latest smash release from the be-fringed melodic rockers comes backed by a host of b-sides, including a
cover of Sir Joe Jackson's Different For Girls and an acoustic version of lead track, Suzie. We didn't get
to do the single version of that, but we did do the b-sides.
Mr Ben Thackeray ran the Hoxton Square sessions like a dream in March '06.
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The Test-Icicles - "Dig Your Own Grave EP" www.test-icicles.com
The farewell release from everybody's favourite experimental ice stalagtites (whose debut (and now only) album
was recorded right here). As well as seven audio tracks, the release also features a live DVD with favourites
like Circle Square Triangle & Boa Vs Python
Tracks: 'All you need is blood', 'Stuck on the bend of a learning curve', 'Pull the lever', 'Plague and pestilence'
all mixed by Finn Eiles in The Garden in March 06.
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Fink - "Biscuits for breakfast" www.finkworld.co.uk
This acoustic tune-laden Ninja Tunes release features the track Pills in my Pocket, which was produced and engineered
by Miloco's Ben Thackeray.
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Duels - "Animal" www.duelsmusic.com
The latest release from this "very good band. Packed full of tunes, a blase-cool disposition and some clever
sonic tomfoolery, there are very few bands who are peddling such thrustingly excellent wares," so say Drowned in Sound.
The Duels were with us throughout the New Year down in The Garden recording their album with James Ford and Jimmy Robertson.
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Make Good Your Escape - "Beautiful Ruin" www.makegoodyourescape.com
The latest single from MGYE grabbed 8/10 from those stingy sorts at Rock Sounds Magazine. 6Music's Phil Jupitus
voted it his Single of the Week, XFM called it "a thumping track that retains a roughness that gives it integrity
and really sets it apart from everything else", whilst Glasswerk.com said: "This song is brilliant. I'm trying to
be critical and objective like a good reviewer should be, but I'm just blown away by this single."
Recorded in The Garden in Autumn '05 with Dave Eringa.
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The Kooks - "Naive" www.thekooks.co.uk
Top 10 single, Naive, is the latest offering from Brighton's sweet-toned The Kooks. Up until now
delivering "a brand of rambunctious garage rock with cheeky Brit attitude, Naive also reveals them to be a band
who can deliver a killer pop groove.'
Regrettably we didn't get our hands on the lead track but all the remaining ones, Love That Girl, Hiding Low and
Tea & Biscuits, were brand new songs all blitzed in 17 manic hours, down at The Square with Finn Eiles engineering.
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M Craft - "Silver & Fire" / "You Are The Music" www.musicforears.com
M Craft is a "shining light in the pursuit of genuinely individual pop". 'You Are The Music' weaves a timeless vocal performance into a
gently electronic anthem that marks M Craft out as a shining light in the pursuit of genuinely individual pop. Pretty, hooky and
evocative of both giddy glitterball nights and reflective, hungover Sunday afternoons, this limited release paves the way
perfectly for the forthcoming album, also called 'Silver & Fire'.
He brought his beacon of delights to play with us in The Toyshop studio throughout the summer of 2005 and was back again in
January 2006 which resulted in this fine release.
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Zero 7 - "Futures" www.zero7.co.uk
It's the first track to be taken from their stunning third album, The Garden, due for release in May. Written and produced by Zero 7,
it features Jose Gonzalez whose honeyed vocal perfectly compliments Zero 7's lush sound. The band's own Henry Binns also makes his
first vocal appearance, taking care of backing vocals on the single.
The single was mixed in our Neve Room in 2005 with legend Phill Brown at the mixing desk. We look forward to a top selling summer album!
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Fightstar - "Grand Unification" www.fightstar.com
Their debut album was recorded and mixed almost entirely at Miloco, with metal maestro Colin Richardson (Slipkot,
Chimaira, Napalm Death, Funeral For A Friend, The Mission and a gore-splattered warehouse of others) in
charge of production. We look forward to hearing this eagerly anticipated album.
They were with us throughout 2005 and into the early knockings of 2006, making use of the unique benefits and
specifications of every single one of our studios. Miloco's Matt Hyde engineered all the sessions.
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Fightstar - "Waste A Moment" www.fightstar.com
Latest single from the square-jawed Fightstar boys ahead of the launch of their eagerly anticipated debut album,
Grand Unification. Features the tracks: Waste A Moment, Call To Arms and Minerva.
Vast swathes of the album, singles and b-sides were recorded and mixed here at Miloco, with Colin Richardson
producing and our own Matt Hyde engineering.
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Water Lily - "13th Floor" http://www.waterlily.ch
Allow me to step back and let Water Lily's publicity machine speak for itself. Ready? Go... "The architecture is
electric, but doesn't omit some acoustic floors: an old school rock with organic ambients, the material stays
solid without disavowing the trace of time." That do it for you? Thought it might.
Water Lily mixed the album with producer Teo Miller and Miloco's Martin Jenkins in The Square in the autumn of 2005.
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Released 27th February 2006
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The Mystery Jets - "Boy Who Ran Away" www.mysteryjets.com
They're being plugged a lot and they're gonna sell a lot. And it's nothing more than these quirky fellows deserve. The single is
the follow-up to Alas Agnes and You Can't Fool Me Dennis and it was recorded/mixed here at Miloco with producer James Ford and
supreme in-house engineer Finn Eiles.
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Released 20th February 2006
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Keisha White - "The Weakness In Me" www.keishawhite.co.uk
Currently running rampant through Capital's A-list, Keisha White's latest single is out on the 20th February on Korova Records. Keisha's unleashed another
quality vocal performance on this emotionally-charged ballad, with a voice that belies her tender 19 years.
The single was mixed in our Neve Room with Pete Hofmann running the desk.
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Released 13th February 2006
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Jamie T - "Selfish Sons EP" and "Betty and the Selfish Sons" www.jamie-t.com
The superb Selfish Sons EP came out back in October 2005 on a limited edition release 7" via Virgin. It featured the tracks Back In The Game and So Lonely
Was The Ballad.
Those tracks are also going to be included on the forthcoming Betty and the Selfish Sons, also on Virgin and due out on 18th February 2006, which will
have the additional tracks Salvador (also recorded at Miloco) and Livin With Betty.
Jamie was in The Toyshop throughout 2005 and again over the winter of 2005/2006 with engineer Ben Coupland.
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Released 30th January 2006
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Emmanuel - "D'Illusions of Grandeur" www.iamproductions.co.uk
Emmanuel is Colin Emmanuel aka C-Swing, English hip hop, soul, R'n'B and occasional rock producer. He's remixed and produced people like Rodney P,
Beverley Knight, En Vogue, Definition of Sound, Nas, and Mary J Blige. Emmanuel's new album D'illusions of Grandeur is out soon. Lots of guest
vocalists like KRS-1, Michelle Escoffery and Braintax make it a nice mix of hip hop and soul. Gilles Peterson has been thrashing it on his Worldwide
show. Just the sort of thing for a hot summer. January release I hear you say ! Colin recorded some of the brass in our Toyshop studios in 2005.
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Released 16th January 2006
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The Sunshine Underground - "Commercial Breakdown" www.thesunshineunderground.co.uk
Commercial Breakdown is the bands second single. Sounding as though they've never heard a Joy Division or Television LP, this Leeds four-piece have a penchant for
fuzz pedals, extended solos and vocal histrionics. After a successful In The City and with patronage from everyone's favourite Kiwi DJ, this breezy, upbeat little
number should cement their place as yet another Yorkshire success story. The single is out now on City Rockers. The EP was recorded in The Garden Studios during 2005
with producer Robert Harder.
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Released 16th January 2006
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The Test-Icicles - "What's Your Damage" www.test-icicles.com
NME said 'A cranky synthesis of every great pop moment we've had in the last five years, it mixes The Strokes' wardrobe, LCD Soundsystem's sarky post-modernism and the
grot'n'roll bands' couldn't-give-a-fuck approach to musicianship, with the best loon-metal indie riff since, well, 'Circle Square Triangle'. Its arrival midway
through the decade begs the question: why aren't all bands like this?' The track was mixed in our Neve VR room by Finn Eiles with James Ford producing. |
Released 12th December 2005
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Plan B - "No Good" www.time4planb.co.uk/
No Good (produced by Paul Epworth) bends hip hop, r&b, acoustic guitar with confrontational lyrics and story telling. Utterly unique and scarily
talented Plan B may well rewrite the rule book for 2006. The single was playlisted by music week and has a great video to accompany. Paul Epworth finished
this single in The Garden with Ben Thackeray helping on protools duties.
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Released 5th December 2005
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The Mystery Jets - "Alas Agnes" www.mysteryjets.com
Alas Agnes tells the tale of unrequited love between a young protagonist and Agnes, a stunning Transvestite sat in the back streets of Kings Cross.
In order to win Agnes's heart he takes the drastic step of a sex change only to return and find Agnes has already fallen for a younger prettier muse.
Mystery Jets are poised to become one of next years most talked about bands. This single was recorded in The Garden Studios by engineer Finn Eiles
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Released 1st November 2005
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Slipknot - "9.0: Live" www.slipknot1.com
Bring the madness of a Slipknot live show to your headphones. This live recording was made from shows on their successful previous tours and
will be augmented by material from dates played in Singapore. The double disc set contains new, special art from the creative minds of the band.
This live album by the legendary metal band was mixed in our Neve VR room during the summer of 2005. Colin Richardson was the producer in control with
Matt Hyde running the desk and protools. |
Released 31st October 2005
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Outlandish - "Closer Than Veins" www.outlandmoro.com/
European hip-hop group Outlandish release this topical and much anticipated album. It has already proven to be a hit in their native Denmark.
Their hip-hop music features influences from their various backgrounds (Arab, Indian/Pakistani, and Hispanic music), and although primarily in english,
feature lyrics in spanish, urdu, and arabic. A large part of the album was mixed in the Neve room by our own Pete Hofmann with Lucas Secon producing. |
Released 31st October 2005
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Fightstar - "Grand Unification Part 1" www.fightstar.com
This is Fightstar's third single launched around a mini tour at the end of October. Mixed by our engineer Matt Hyde and produced by heavyweight producer Colin Richardson in the Neve VR room this August. |
Released 31st October 2005
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Audio Bullys - "Generation" www.audiobullys.co.uk
Another strong fusion of hip hop and dance music brought to you by the Audio Bullys with guest vocals from Suggs and Roots Manuva and containing the hit 'Shot You Down'. The album was mixed in our Neve VR room during 2004 and 2005 with Steve Dub maximising the frequencies. |
Released 31st October 2005
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The Test-Icicles - "For Screening Purposes Only" www.test-icicles.com
The hotly tipped trio Test-Icicles release their first full-length album, by Domino Records on the 31st. The whole albums was mixed in our Neve VR room by top engineer Finn Eiles with James Ford in control of the production. |
Released 31st October 2005
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Madness - "Girl Why Dont You" www.madness.co.uk
Another single taken from Madness' Dangermen Sessions Volume 1. This single was released by V2 records and recorded and mixed in the Neve Room with
Steve Dub engineering. |
Released 24th October 2005
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Arctic Monkeys - "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor" www.arcticmonkeys.com/
This Sheffield band of the moment achieved number one with this single. Alas we only mixed the b-side but we are happy with that! Mixed by Mike Crossey and produced by James Ford in our main Neve room. |
Released 24th October 2005
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Audio Bullys - "I'm In Love" www.audiobullys.co.uk
The second single from the album 'Generation'. A toned down affair with luscious strings. The strings were recorded at The Square by our engineer Joe Hirst and the track was mixed in the Neve VR by Steve Dub.
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Released 24th October 2005
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Lady Sovereign - "Public Warning" www.ladysovereign.com
The highly anticipated debut album from Lady Sovereign is out this october on Island Records. Our very own Greg "The Wizard" Fleming mixed eight of the tracks over the Summer of 2005 in The Square. |
Released 17th October 2005
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Rachel Stevens - "Come And Get It" www.rachelstevensofficial.com/
A fantastic pop album worked on by producers such as Richard X, Xenomania, and Rob Davis. The single 'Some Girls' and the track 'Crazy Boys' were both recorded in The Square and mixed in The Neve by Pete Hofmann with Richard X producing.
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Released 11th October 2005
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The Allstar Sessions - "Roadrunner United" www.roadrunnerrecords.com/
Roadrunner Records has put together a groundbreaking record to mark the label's 25th Anniversary. The group is called Roadrunner United and the album
titled The All-Star Sessions. This full length release is a 'master-class' in hard rock/metal. Boasting 57 artists from 45 of Roadrunner's past and
present bands, the album will contain original tracks that are collaborations between numerous Roadrunner stars. A large part of this metal marathon
was mixed in our Neve VR room with Colin RIchardson producing and Matt Hyde engineering.
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Released 10th October 2005
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Liberty X - "X" www.libertyx.co.uk/
Described by critics as "one of pops freshest albums", 'X' is a dazzling return to form for Brit, MTV, T4 and Ivor Novello award-winning Liberty X who,
in their five year reign as 'Britain's most popular pop band', have out lived and out sold all their pop rivals. The tracks 'Shotgun' and 'In My Bed'
were recorded in The Toyshop studios and mixed in The Square during 2005. Lucas Secon produced the two tracks with Pete Hofmann mixing. |
Released 3rd October 2005
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Roll Deep - "Shake A Leg" www.rolldeep.co.uk
Both the track and lyric are irresitably great summer fun. It's pop, but it's also smart and witty. The sample is from Mambo Craze by De Phazz feat. Pat Appleton. This was mixed by Greg Fleming in The Toyshop Studios early 2005. |
Released 26th September 2005
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Kathryn Williams - "Beachy Head" www.kathrynwilliams.net
September also sees the release of the single 'Beachy Head' from Miloco favourite Ms. Williams. It's another delicious cut from the delectable album 'Over Fly Over', which was mixed at The Square with the help of our own Joe Hirst and Darius Kedros producing. |
Released 12th September 2005
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The Victorian English Gentlemans Club - "The Tales of Hermit Mark"
www.thevictorianenglishgentlemensclub.co.uk/
This interesting sounding outfit created a buzz with this single which was available on a limited edition white vinyl and sold out instantly. Look out for
more from them on Fantastic Plastic next year. This single was recorded and mixed in The Square with engineer, producer Dan Swift on the controls. |
Released 5th September 2005
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Various Artists - "Run The Road Volume2" www.runtheroad.com/
Run the Road 2 represents grime without its breakout star and most successful ambassador, Dizzee Rascal, which just leaves more room for new and
underexposed talents to shine even brighter. Guest spots abound, most notably Wiley and Jammer on Mizz Beats' contribution, as well as appearances by
Demon, Bruza, Skinnyman, Pyrelli, Bigz, Triple Threat, Earz, Fender, and Sier making appearances as well. Joe Hirst mixed the JME and Low Deep track from
this album in the Toyshop during 2005. |
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Mattafix - "Big City Life" www.mattafix.com
The Mattafix boys, a.k.a Preetesh and Marlon, have a distinctive, unique and refreshing sound. Falling
somewhere between the genres of hip-hop and soul but drawing on many other influences the track talks about
the struggle of city life and the chaos of modern society. Mattafix came to Miloco in 2004 to start writing some tunes.
This track was mixed in our Neve VR room in 2005 by producers Steve 'Dub' Jones and Seggs.
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Chimaira - "Chimaira" www.chimaira.com
The news all eardrum fanatics have been fearing... Chimaira have followed up The Impossibility of Reason with a crushing new album of epic proportions. This beast of an album was mixed in our Neve VR Room throughout May 2005 by producer Colin Richardson, while Milocos own Matt Hyde was the engineer responsible for this dose of pure sonic mayhem.
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The Test-Icicles - "Boa Vs Python" www.test-icicles.com
Sam, Dev and Rory have used and abused their many influences (they come off like a cross between Slayer and The Beastie Boys) to bring you a rip-roaring debut single, on Domino Records. Mixed in our Neve VR Room (along with their forthcoming album) throughout June 2005, James Ford was the producer and our engineer Finn Eiles twiddled the knobs with aplomb.
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Madness - "The Dangermen Sessions Volume 1" www.madness.co.uk
The Nutty Boys are back with this wonderful covers album of old dancehall and reggae tunes. Madness were in three of our studios throughout early 2005 with producer Steve 'Dub' Jones at the controls. Showing the full range and versatility of the Miloco suite of studios they mixed the whole album in the Neve VR Room, did some pre-production in The Toyshop, while drums and strings were sorted down at The Garden. And it sounds fantastic
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Roll Deep - "The Avenue" www.rolldeep.co.uk
The 13 strong outfit, have created something quite unique as the first single off their critically acclaimed album 'In At The Deep End'. 'Avenue'
samples the 80's Maisonnettes 'Heartache Avenue' to full effect as their lyrics fit into the retro groove with ease and intelligent serenity. This was mixed
in the Toyshop by Greg Fleming aka The Wizard.
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Danny George Wilson - "The Famous Mad Mile" http://www.dannygeorgewilson.com
Danny Wilson is one half of Grand Drive. The Famous Mad Mile revolves around Danny's distinctive voice and guitar playing with some lovely extra touches provided by guest musicians including
New York singer songwriter Jess Klein on harmony vocals and some fantastic violin playing by Josh Hillman. A beautifully recorded album which was mixed
in The Square by Pete Hofmann.
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Roll Deep - "In At The Deep End" www.rolldeep.co.uk
The debut album from Roll Deep was released on June 6th. This 13-strong outfit hail from the East End of London and have spawned a cocktail of multi-faceted sounds currently residing under the category 'Eskimo Beat'. Roll Deep recorded and mixed their album at Miloco's Toyshop studios throughout 2004 and early 2005 with the help of engineer Greg Fleming aka The Wizard.
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Audio Bullys featuring Nancy Sinatra - "Shot You Down" www.audiobullys.co.uk
This dancefloor-friendly ditty features samples from the glorious Nancy Sinatra tune (made famous by the Kill Bill Soundtrack). The single got to number 3 in the charts and sold well over 100,000 copies. It was mixed in our Neve Room, with the help of producer Steve Dub, during the mix-sessions for their forthcoming album (see above).
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Kathryn Williams - "Over Fly Over" www.kathrynwilliams.net
Ranging from power-pop to beautiful, breezy folk-rock, this album is a work of art and probably her most accessible yet. Kathryn mixed the album in our Hoxton Square studios in February of this year and we think you'll love the results. It's out now on Caw Records. Joe Hirst was the engineer assisting producer Darius Kedros.
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The Chemical Brothers - "Believe" www.thechemicalbrothers.com
The Chemical Brothers second single from their fantastic 'Push The Button' album is released. 'Believe' features the vocals of Kele from Bloc Party
and in our eyes was one of our favourite tracks on the album. The single was mixed in the Neve room in 2004 with engineer Steve Dub. |
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The Dears - "22: The Death Of All The Romance" www.thedears.org
'22: The Death Of All the Romance' is the 3rd stunning single release by The Dears and the final track to be lifted from their hugely-acclaimed album, No Cities Left, on the Bella Union label. The EP was mixed by producer Simon Raymond with Miloco engineer Finn Eiles at The Garden studios in 2005.
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MIA - "Arular" www.miauk.com
This debut album from Sri Lankan born M.I.A. is a strong mix of hip-hop, ragga, dancehall, electro and pop. Her debut album 'Arular' was released in April 2005 and nominated for the 2005 Mercury Awards. She was working on tracks for the album back in 2004 in our Toyshop studios with Greg Fleming aka The Wizard.
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Keisha White - "Seventeen" www.keishawhite.co.uk/
Keisha White is back in a big way with the release of her much anticipated debut album. The album has clearly taken time, passion and sheer devotion
from Keisha who wanted to get it just right. It's an album full of timeless songs, with a sound that's both classic and contemporary. Keisha has
been working with the best writers and producers around; renowned producer Scott Storch, writer Balewa Mulhammad, Marko Rakascan and Lucas Secon. A large
propotion of the album was mixed in the neve room by our Pete Hofmann.
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Annie - "Anniemal" www.anniemusic.co.uk
This Norwegian pop sensation's debut album was released to critical acclaim by 679 Recordings. Pure pop sweetness with suss and style, the lead single 'Chewing Gum' was produced by Richard X. Part of the album was recorded in Hoxton Square with our engineer Pete Hofmann and mixed in the Neve VR Room.
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Released 14th February 2005
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Bloc Party - "Silent Alarm" www.blocparty.com
This fantastic band seem to be everywhere this year and this album justifies why. It was partially recorded at our Hoxton Square studios in 2004 with producer/engineer Paul Epworth. What a debut album it is. It has been short-listed for the 2005 Mercury Music Awards and is tipped by many to run away with the main prize.
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Released 31st January 2005
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Roots Manuva - "Awfully Deep" www.rootsmanuva.co.uk
This critically acclaimed album from the home-grown hip-hop genius was another good seller. It's a damn fine selection of mood-groove-dub-flavours by one of music's true troubadours. We mixed almost half of the album in the Neve VR Room during the course of 2004 with Steve 'Dub' Jones controlling that perilously deep bottom end.
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Released 24th January 2005
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The Chemical Brothers - "Push The Button" www.thechemicalbrothers.com
This album saw the Chemical Brothers back to block rockin' best form and was an instantaneous number one album. It was mixed through the course of 2004 in our flagship mix environment, The Neve VR Room, with Steve 'Dub' Jones at the controls. This quality release is just the latest in a long, long line that The Chemical Brothers have mixed here at Miloco.
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Released 2nd January 2005
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The Chemical Brothers - "Galvanize" www.thechemicalbrothers.com
Chemical Brothers return with 'Galvanize', a full blooded pulsing dancefloor anthem, featuring the vocal talents of US rapper Q-tip. From its
pounding bass to its classic breakdown, it is the Chemical Brothers at their prime. 'Galvinize' is the first single to be taken from the forthcoming
new studio album 'Push the Button'. The single was mixed in the Neve room in 2004 with engineer Steve Dub. |