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 8th December 2008
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The Hours - 'See The Light'
www.myspace.com/thehours
Antony Genn and Martin Slattery return with the first chart-outing since their widely admired debut album as The Hours, Narcissus Road. 'See The Light'
has already turned many-a-head due to its profound video featuring Sienna Miller as a crazed Schizophrenic. The forthcoming album was produced by the
ever-eminent Flood.
Flood and The Hours tracked the soon-to-be-released Hours album featuring 'See The Light' in Assault & Battery 2 throughout the summer of 2008.
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Released 1st December 2008
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Glasvegas - 'A Snowflake Fell (and it felt like a kiss)'
www.myspace.com/glasvegas
Glasvegas end an extroadinary year with their second album release in only four months! Testament to the fact that
these Glaswegian rock stalwarts are here to do things their way, and their way only. It's another cracking record too, and might just
see them over the line first in 2008's race to be Britain's new band of the year...
Overdubs were done on A Snowflake Fell (and it felt like a kiss) in Alpha Centauri in June 2008 by engineer Iain Gore.
 
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Released 1st December 2008
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Slipknot - 'Dead Memories'
www.myspace.com/slipknot1
Corey Taylor leads his platoon of masked metal mercenaries through another saw-sharp blast of Slipknot brilliance. From the 2008
US number 1 album, All Hope Is Gone.
Producer Colin Richardson and Interface engineer Matt Hyde mixed 'Dead Memories' in Miloco's Engine Room in the summer of 2008.
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Released 1st December 2008
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Florence and the Machine - 'Dog Days Are Over'
www.myspace.com/florenceandthemachinemusic
One of the hottest tips for 2009 treats us all to a very welcome taster of what's to come with this magnificent track, 'Dog Days Are Over'.
'Dog Days Are Over' was tracked in The Garden in June 2008 by producer James Ford and engineer Jimmy Robertson
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Released 24th November 2008
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Grammatics - 'The Vague Archive'
www.myspace.com/grammatics
A seasonal offering from new band Grammatics. This Leeds-based indie pop 4-piece has made a bang this year with a successful support slot
on the recent Futureheads tour, as well as a memorable performance at Latitude. 'The Vague Archive' is the band's third single.
Grammatics tracked 'The Vague Archive' in Alpha Centauri with Guy Massey, in September 2008.
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Released 17th November 2008
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N Dubz - 'Uncle B'
www.myspace.com/ndubz
N Dubz shot to the top of the Hip Hop charts on the day of release of this hotly-anticipated debut album. They stand in good stead at the nucleus of a new teen uprising
in UK urban:
the three founder members Dino 'Dappy' Contostavlos, Richard 'Fazer' Rawson, and Tula 'Tulisa' Contostavlos share acclaimed lyrical imaginations
to match that of their respective name-giving parents. They've also been rubbing creative shoulders with fellow MOBO victor, Chipmunk.
'Satisfied' was tracked in Miloco's Square studio by Lexxx Dromgoole in March 2008.
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Released 17th November 2008
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Esser - 'Satisfied'
www.myspace.com/esserhq
Transgressive release Esser's 'Satisfied' on 7". The track is set to appear on the acclaimed artists new album, released in May.
'What Is Happening?' was produced by producer Mike Spencer at Miloco in 2008.
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Released 17th November 2008
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Alphabeat - 'What Is Happening?'
www.myspace.com/thisisalphabeat
Alphabeat's latest single off the 2008 pop phenomenon, This Is Alphabeat. Expect another bouncing bundle of Scando-pop brilliance!!
'What Is Happening?' was produced by producer Mike Spencer at Miloco in 2008.
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Released 3rd November 2008
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Razorlight - 'Slipway Fires'
www.razorlight.co.uk
J-Bo and co return for another onslaught of their epic, radio-friendly indie rock. Now in the fine company of
Arctic Monkeys' producer Mike Crossey, we've been told to expect a much rougher and edgier Razorlight, with their brilliant third album,
Slipway Fires.
Mike mixed Slipway Fires in The Engine Room at the end of the summer 2008.
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Released 3rd November 2008
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Kid British - 'Elizabeth'
www.myspace.com/kidbritishmusic
Kid British have landed with debut single 'Elizabeth'. This track is released from the forthcoming album by the eclectic Mancunian 4-piece; one of
several soon-to-be-released records straight out of the Steve Dub and Segs school of all things hip and beautiful!
Steve Dub and Segs tracked 'Elizabeth' in The Toyshop in 2008 with Miloco engineer Laurence Aldridge. It was mixed in The Engine Room.
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Released 27th October 2008
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Bloc Party - 'Intimacy'
www.myspace.com/blocparty
After a summer which saw this year's best-kept secret explode into arguably the most hyped release of 2008, we can finally
enjoy the official release of Bloc Party's fantastic third album, co-produced by Jacknife Lee and Paul Epworth.
The Paul Epworth half of Intimacy was tracked in The Pool in the summer of 2008. Engineer Mark Rankin worked on the sessions.
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Released 27th October 2008
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The Saturdays - 'Chasing Lights'
www.myspace.com/thesaturdays
After recently rubbing shoulders with Girls Aloud on the live circuit, the UK's newest girl group seem ready to take on
the same market. Something to remember for the next pub quiz: two of the band formerly plyed their trade in S Club 8....!
Some of the vocals on 'Chasing Lights' were recorded at Sofa Sound by Miloco engineer Adrian Breakspear in July 2008.
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Released 27th October 2008
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Razorlight - 'Wire To Wire'
www.myspace.com/razorlight
Razorlight's triumphant return to the limelight shifts another gear with the single release of 'Wire To Wire', a dazzling display of piano balladry which sees
Mr Borrell drop the axe to hit the keys!
Producer Mike Crossey mixed the forthcoming third Razorlight album, Slipway Fires featuring 'Wire To Wire', in The Engine Room Summer 2008.
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Released 27th October 2008
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Laura Marling - 'Night Terror'
www.myspace.com/lauramarling
Laura Marling releases her first single since appearing at the Mercury Music Awards, for which she was nominated for her hauntingly beautiful folk debut, Alas I Cannot Swim.
'Night Terror' was mixed in The Engine Room in July 2007 by producer Phill Brown.
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Released 27th October 2008
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Late of the Pier - 'Bathroom Gurgle'
www.myspace.com/lateofthepier
Some more of that grimey nu-rave synth stuff from the band who have led the scene in 2008. Late of the Pier march on in the way only they know how!
'Bathroom Gurgle' is released as a single from the Fantasy Black Channel album, which was produced by Erol Alkan at The Garden, Musikbox and Sofa Sound
throughout 2008.
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Released 20th October 2008
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Sugababes - 'Catfights and Spotlights'
www.myspace.com/sugababesofficial
The nation's favourite girl band are back at the top once again with, would you believe it, their sixth studio album.
In one of those rare cases where the number of producers outweigh that of the band, their new record has had the touch from
Dr. Luke, Jason Pebworth, Jony Rockstar, Klas Ahlund, Max Martin, Melvin Kuiters, Si Helbert and Steve Booker.
Interface's Matt Foster joined Klas Ahlund as the recording engineer on Catfights and Spotlights. The sessions took place at Sofa Sound and Alpha Centauri.
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Released 20th October 2008
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The King Blues - 'Save The World Get The Girl'
www.myspace.com/thekingblues
Clearly caught up in Bond fever, The King Blues release their second album, Save The World Get The Girl, which sees them deliver another
blistering set of contemporary ska-punk. Autumn has never sounded so raucously entertaining!
The King Blues tracked the album in The Square and mixed it in The Yard in the first half of 2008. Accompanying them were producer Clive Langer and
Interface engineer Finn Eiles.
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Released 20th October 2008
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Bloc Party - 'Talons'
www.myspace.com/blocparty
The new Bloc Party single is lifted from the Paul Epworth-produced side of forthcoming album, Intimacy. Hold tight for the release of that, by the way.
Paul Epworth and engineer Mark Rankin tracked 'Talons' in The Pool in the summer of 2008.
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Released 13th October 2008
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Roll Deep - 'Return Of The Big Money Sound'
www.myspace.com/rolldeepofficial
Roll Deep return, with it seems, their big money sound. The grime pioneers are back in form, no doubt thanks to their
re-acquaintance with Interface's very own Joe Hirst.
Joe mixed Return of the Big Money Sound in The Garden in May and June 2008.
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Released 13th October 2008
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The King Blues - 'My Boulder'
www.myspace.com/thekingblues
The new raucous and big-spirited single from the London ska-punk outfit. Taken from the band's second album.
'My Boulder' was tracked in The Square and Mixed in The Yard, by producer Clive Langer and Interface engineer Finn Eiles, in the first half of 2008.
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Released 6th October 2008
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Enjoy Destroy - 'Enjoy Destroy EP'
www.myspace.com/enjoydestroy
It's away with lighters, and on with the horns, as far as these Basingtoke rockers are concerned... !
Quick to quash the commercial arena sound of their March debut album, Enjoy Destroy have returned to the drawing board where they met up with Interface's Matt Hyde. Safe to say then,
that they are now rocking harder than ever before!
The 'Enjoy Destroy EP', featuring the new single 'Rifles', was produced and engineered by Matt Hyde in Miloco's Square in July 2008.
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Released 6th October 2008
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The Rascals - 'I'll Give You Sympathy'
www.myspace.com/rascalmusic
Back to the day job after his wildly succesful outing with The Last Shadow Puppets, Miles Kane and his fellow
Rascals release the next single from their fantastic debut, Rascalize.
'I'll Give You Sympathy' was tracked in The Pool and mixed in The Engine Room by producer Ben Hillier and Interface engineer Ferg Peterkin during the
Rascalize sessions, in 2007 and early 2008.
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Released 29th September 2008
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Trivium - 'Shogun'
www.myspace.com/trivium
Miloco's second thrash colossus of the summer comes from Orlando high-flyers Trivium, who have followed up their 2006
mega-hit The Crusade with an even bigger blast of transcending metal mastery. Released on Roadrunner, Shogun
sees the band at work once again with the legendary metal producer Colin Richardson.
Colin mixed Shogun in The Engine Room and Musikbox in July and August 2008, and was once again joined by Interface's expert rock engineer, Matt Hyde.
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Released 29th September 2008
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DJ Ironik - 'No Point In Wasting Tears'
www.myspace.com/djironik
The hottest new player on the UK urban scene releases his highly-anticipated debut, No Point In Wasting Tears. DJ Ironik's pilot voyage into
the album charts has already seen him clock-up a nomination for best newcomer at this year's MOBO Awards.
No Point in Wasting Tears was tracked and mixed in Alpha Centauri and The Yard throughout the summer of 2008. Ironik worked with producer/engineers Bless Beats, Agent X
and Sie Medway Smith during the sessions.
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Released 29th September 2008
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Will Young - 'Let it Go'
www.willyoung.co.uk
The UK's favourite pop prince returns in top form with another set of tearjerkers. Let It Go, Will's
fourth studio album, was partly produced by Mike Spencer at Miloco
Mike used his own private programming room to produce a selection of tracks from the album. He also worked in The Engine Room alongside Interface
engineer Matt Hyde to record horns and strings.
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Released 29th September 2008
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Oasis - 'The Shock of the Lightning'
www.oasisinet.com
The triumphant return of Manchester's most famous rock monarchs. The single features the b-side 'Falling Down (Chemical Brothers remix)', mixed
in The Engine Room.
The remix was mixed in The Engine Room by The Chemical Brothers and Interface's Steve Dub in May 2008.
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Released 22nd September 2008
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Howard Goodall - 'Eternal Light: A Requiem'
www.howardgoodall.co.uk
The acclaimed British TV composer, Howard Goodall, who brought us the much loved themes to such classics as Blackadder, Mr Bean, The Thin Blue Line, Vicar of Dibley and The
Catherine Tate Show, presents his latest works, featuring the Christ Church Cathedral Choir.
Howard brought his hoard of musical personnel to Miloco's Engine Room in March 2008, during the making of Eternal Light: A Requiem.
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Released 22nd September 2008
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White Lies - 'Death'
www.myspace.com/whitelies
You may have already encountered this collective during their brief period under the name Fear of Flying. The 7" release of debut single
'Death', features the b-side 'Black Song', tracked at The Square.
'Black Song' was tracked in The Square by producer Ed Buller and engineer Max Dingel in July 2008.
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Released 15th September 2008
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The Metros - 'More Money Less Grief'
www.myspace.com/themetrosband
One of the most hotly-tipped debuts of the year hails from the Peckham-based 5-piece The Metros, who cite their influences from fellow
London-associated acts such as Squeeze and The Blockheads. Perhaps no coincidence then, that they hooked up with the singer / producer Baxter Dury (of Dury family fame)
to whip up this raucously impressive splurge of uptempo indie rock.
Baxter and the band were joined by Interface engineer Finn Eiles to track More Money Less Grief. A number of sessions took place at The Square in the second half of 2007.
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Released 15th September 2008
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Black Kids - 'Look At Me (When I Rock Wichoo)'
www.myspace.com/blackkidsrock
Third single from the contagiously hip Floridian fledglings. Released from the album Partie Traumatic on Almost Gold Recordings.
'Look At Me (When I Rock Wichoo)' was mixed in Miloco's Yard SSL room by engineer Alex Dromgoole in April 2008.
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Released 8th September 2008
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Swing Out Sister - 'Beautiful Mess'
www.swingoutsister.com
Over twenty years since their chart-topping debut It's Better To Travel Swing Out Sister are back again with another beauty to add to their
relentless catalogue of works. Beautiful Mess is the duo's first record since 2004's Where Our Love Grows, and offers just as much of Sister's
endearing pop harmonia as there ever has been.
Swing Out Sister made Beautiful Mess in their private suite at Miloco throughout 2007 and 2008.
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Released 1st September 2008
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The Chemical Brothers - 'Brotherhood'
www.myspace.com/thechemicalbrothers
This fantastic Chems compilation features a selection of tracks off all of their six globally-renowned dance album classics, as well as
the entire catalogue of their rare and exclusiive 'Electronic Battle Weapon' series, on the special edition version.
Each and every one of the albums Tom and Ed have released in their illustrious careers has been mixed in The Engine Room by Interface's Steve 'Dub' Jones.
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Released 25th August 2008
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Slipknot - 'All Hope Is Gone'
www.myspace.com/slipknot1
All Hope Is Gone has hit the ground with all the as-to-be-expected ferociousness associated with Iowa's world famous export. Slipknot's hugely-anticiapted fourth
album sees the heaviest section on the planet return for another blast of scintillating hardcore metal.
All Hope Is Gone was mixed in Miloco's Engine Room by producer Colin Richardson and Interface engineer Matt Hyde in June and July 2008.
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Released 25th August 2008
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Lykke Li - 'Breaking It Up'
www.myspace.com/lykkeli
One of the hottest new Scandanavian exports of the year releases her first single, off the acclaimed debut album Youth Novels.
'Breaking It Up' was mixed in The Yard by engineer Alex Dromgoole, in June 2008.
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Released 25th August 2008
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Alphabeat - 'Boyfriend'
www.myspace.com/thisisalphabeat
When you create a tune which makes the masses beieve it's been a hit for twenty-odd years, you know you are on to a winner. Only, 'Boyfriend'
was only released for the very first time in the late summer of 2008. Our favourite Danish pop stalwarts strike gold!
Alphabeat's 'Boyfriend' was produced by producer Mike Spencer at Miloco in 2008.
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Released 25th August 2008
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Mystery Jets - 'Half In Love With Elizabeth'
www.myspace.com/mysteryjets
Mystery Jets give another dazzling example of quite why they are at the very top of the UK indie pop scene this year, with the third single from Twenty One.
Twenty One, which includes the single 'Half In Love With Elizabeth', was produced by Erol Alkan and engineered by Al O Connell and Jimmy Robertson at a variety of
Miloco studios throughout 2007.
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Released 25th August 2008
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Does It Offend You, Yeah? - 'Dawn Of The Dead'
www.myspace.com/doesitoffendyou
Does It Offend You, Yeah? mix their famous elastic synth effects with a softer feel for balladry with 'Dawn of the Dead',
the latest single from their debut album You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into.
Producer Eliot James mixed the single in Sofa Sound in October and November 2007.
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Released 18th August 2008
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The Chemical Brothers - 'Midnight Madness'
www.myspace.com/thechemicalbrothers
The Chemical Brothers unleash their latest dance anthem, 'Midnight Madness' on iTunes download only.
The Bros have instigated an innovative world-wide competition encouraging fans to pitch in themes for the
single's video, using Google Earth. Find out more here.
'Midnight Madness' was mixed in The Engine Room by Interface's Steve Dub in April 2008.
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Released 11th August 2008
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Late of the Pier - 'Fantasy Black Channel'
www.myspace.com/lateofthepier
Fantasy Black Channel is the highly-anticpated debut album from Castle Donington 4-piece
Late of the Pier. Having spent the last 5 years building an increasingly loyal fanbase in their particular
part of the world, these uber-cool electro rockers are now taking their incredible sound to a much wider audience.
Please enjoy fully!!
The new album from Late of the Pier, was tracked in The Garden and mixed in Musikbox and Sofa Sound by producer Erol Alkan and engineer
Jimmy Robertson, in the first few months of 2008.
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Late of the Pier - 'Heartbeat'
www.myspace.com/lateofthepier
The new Pier single preludes the type of manic neo-eighties synth-rock the world will be going crazy for when
LOTP's debut album, Fantasy Black Channel, hits the shelves in August.
The new album from Late of the Pier, featuring the single 'Heartbeat', was tracked in The Garden and mixed in Musikbox by producer Erol Alkan and engineer
Jimmy Robertson, in the first few months of 2008.
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Sam Sparro - '21st Century Life'
www.myspace.com/samsparro
Mr Sparro indulges in some rather tasty slap bass for his latest "21st Century" disco sensation.
We're tipping this one to take the charts by storm too!
Producer Paul Epworth and Interface engineer Mark Rankin laid down vocals for '21st Century Life' in Miloco's Musikbox
earlier in 2008.
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Primal Scream - 'Beautiful Future'
www.myspace.com/primalscream
We welcome the rock-stomping 9th Studio album from Bobby Gillespie's Glaswegian Greats, featuring
the outstanding single, 'Can't Go Back', engineered by Interface's Mark Rankin.
Mark was working with the band and producer Paul Epworth on the single/album track at Primal Scream's studio in 2007.
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Crystal Castles - 'Vanished'
www.myspace.com/crystalcastles
The Electro hyp-pop-notists release the new single from their critially-lauded debut album, straight after
a performance at Latitude - one of several UK festival appearances this summer.
'Vanished' was mixed in The Yard by Alex Dromgoole in December 2007.
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Sparkadia - 'Postcards'
www.myspace.com/sparkadia
One of the most sun-drenched and melodic albums you'll hear this summer comes from the Sydney-based debutants, Sparkadia, who as it happened
recorded the album in the dreary British summer of 2007. Their wide-appeal has reached the differing tastes of Radio DJs Zane Lowe and Terry Wogan!
Postcards was tracked in The Pool by producer Ben Hillier and Interface's Ferg Peterkin in 2007.
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Primal Scream - 'Can't Go Back'
www.myspace.com/primalscream
Bobby Gillespie and his legendary band of Screamers return to their stomping best with their first single in 2 years.
'Can't Go Back' is the first single of the forthcoming Beautiful Future album.
The single was engineered by Interface's Mark Rankin, who as always worked alongside producer Paul Epworth at Primal Scream's
North London studio.
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Black Kids - 'Partie Traumatic'
www.myspace.com/blackkidsrock
These fresh-faced Floridian kids of cool have effortlessly slipped into the UK streams of hype this year,
with some fantastic singles in 'Hurricane Jane', and 'Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend...'. Now with
the debut album Partie Traumatic riding high in the musical opinion polls, Black Kids are
putting forward their case for best new band of 2008 with real conviction.
Partie Traumatic was mixed in Miloco's Yard studio by engineer Alex Dromgoole in the Spring of 2008.
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Kid Carpet - 'Casio Royale'
www.myspace.com/kidcarpet
The king of all things Casio keyboard and Fisherprice mouth organ returns for his second album, the follow-up to 2005's
Ideas and Oh Dears. And to think they've spent all this time looking for an artist to provide the next Bond theme-tune...
Casio Royale was mixed in The Engine Room by producer Ben Hillier in February 2008. You can read Kid Carpet's interview with
MILC magazine here.
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The Subways - 'All Or Nothing'
www.myspace.com/thesubways
The special edition release of The Subways' second album features a profoundly kick-arse
double-side live DVD, mixed by Interface rock/metal engineer Matt Hyde.
Matt mixed the live cuts in Musikbox in March 2008.
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The Long Blondes - 'Guilt'
www.myspace.com/thelongblondes
Check out this limited edition 7" and download release, featured on the latest Long Blondes
album, Couples.
Couples was tracked in The Garden and mixed in Musikbox in late 2007 by producer Erol Alkan
and engineer Jimmy Robertson.
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The Rascals - 'Rascalize'
www.myspace.com/rascalmusic
Miles Kane returns to the day job after the flash of mass-success that illuminated The Last Shadow Puppets.
Rascalize marks the next big event in the ever-relentless scene of modern-day Brit-Rock.
The album was tracked in The Pool and mixed in The Engine Room by producer Ben Hillier and Interface engineer Ferg Peterkin, throughout late 2007 and early 2008.
The band spoke to Miloco's MILC magazine too. You can read the interview here.
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Slipknot - 'All Hope Is Gone' (single)
www.myspace.com/slipknot1
A new single, a new album, and some pretty new masks! 'All Hope Is Gone', the title track from the forthcoming fourth Slipknot album is released on download
only.
Producer Colin Richardson and Interface engineer Matt Hyde mixed the single in Miloco's Engine Room in the late Spring of 2008.
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Coldplay - 'Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends'
www.myspace.com/coldplay
Coldplay return once again to bid for all the top honours as standard, with one of the biggest releases of the year. Viva La Vida or Death And All His
Friends, whichever title should take your fancy, looks set to see the band reach further commercial milestones, with a cool 300,000
copies sold within three days of release in the UK alone.
The album was co-produced by Brian Eno and Markus Dravs, and was brought to Miloco's Yard and Muskibox in late 2007 and early 2008.
You can read Miloco's interview with Markus Dravs here.
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The Music - 'Strength In Numbers'
www.myspace.com/themusic
The Leeds-raised indie rock stalwarts return for their third studio album, Strength In Numbers, six years after their self-titled debut.
A sharp-reminder of how Kasabian's contemporary dance-rock crown is not untouchable...
A selection of songs off Strength In Numbers were tracked in The Garden by producer Tim Holmes.
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The Tunics - 'Somewhere In Somebody's Heart'
www.myspace.com/thetunics
The Tunics are the newest rock sensation to hail from the South-London suburbs of Croydon. Their
eclectic indie debut Somewhere In Somebody's Heart promises to be a cult
classic this summer.
Somewhere... was produced by James Lewis and engineered by Miloco's Adrian Breakspear.
The album was tracked in The Garden and mixed in The Yard in 2007.
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Foals - 'Red Socks Pugie'
www.myspace.com/foals
'Red Socks Pugie' is the third single from Foals' brilliant debut album Antidotes and
sits pretty next to the Miloco-mixed b-side 'Sketch for ESG'.
Producer Mike Crossey took the chair in Miloco's Engine Room to mix the b-side in March
2008.
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Alphabeat - 'This Is Alphabeat'
www.myspace.com/thisisalphabeat
The Danish Uber-Pop outfit Alphabeat
have been enjoying the attention of their adoring UK fanbase since re-locating to London
earlier in the year, and have lit-up the alternative pop scene with a whirlwind of press plus a
headline slot on the succesful Wonky Pop Tour. The turn of the summer marks the band's debut
album release, the self-announcing This Is Alphabeat.
Mike Spencer produced the album at Miloco, using The Engine Room for mixing with
Interface engineer Finn Eiles.
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Mystery Jets - 'Two Doors Down'
www.myspace.com/mysteryjets
The Jets take a summer-time dip into the waters of classic 80s pop for the third single release from their
new album, Twenty One.
Twenty One was tracked and mixed by producer Erol Alkan and engineer Al O'Connell at a variety
of Miloco Studios: The Pool, Sofa Sound and Musikbox.
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Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong - 'Where Do You Go'
www.myspace.com/joeleanandthejingjangjong
Mr Lean and his 'J'-friendly cohorts release single number 2, fresh off their highly-anticipated
forthcoming debut album, set for release this summer.
Producer Mike Crossey mixed 'Where Do You Go' in Miloco's Musikbox in December 2007.
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The Metros - 'Last of the Lookers'
www.myspace.com/themetrosband
Peckham's favourite indie-rock rogues unleash their newest single, 'Last of the Lookers', the
follow-up to 'Education Part 2'.
Producer Clive Langer and Interface engineer Finn Eiles tracked the single in The Square in 2007.
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Spiritualized - 'Songs in A&E'
www.myspace.com/spiritualized
Jason Pierce's world-famous outfit return for their sixth studio album, in good time to
prove they are still the masters of their distinctive uplifting psych-gloom indie legacy.
Songs in A&E was mixed in The Garden throughout the Spring of 2007. Jason also occupied
one of Miloco's private programming suites last year.
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Martha Wainwright - 'Bleeding All Over You'
www.myspace.com/marthawainwright
The new single from Martha, released on 7" vinyl, is a sumptous taster of the great new material on her latest album,
I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too.
Producer Mike Hedges mixed 'Bleeding All Over You' in The Yard in November 2007.
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Spiritualized - 'Soul On Fire'
www.myspace.com/spiritualized
The pilot flight from Spiritualized's sixth studio album, Songs in A&E. Another fine display of Jason Pierce's
refined string-sweeping anthemic psych-indie.
Songs in A&E was mixed in The Garden throughout the Spring of 2007. Jason also occupied
one of Miloco's private programming suites last year.
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Adem - 'Takes'
www.adem.tv
Introduce yourselves to the third solo album from the former-Fridge member and now acclaimed
nu-folk pioneer. Adem's Takes is a truly inspirational set of 12 covers he was fond of as a youth,
and has earned him a place on the NME's recent 'Top 50 modern innovators of music' poll.
Takes was engineered by Interface's Mark Rankin. Mark and Adem used The Pool for parts of the albums
tracking phase.
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Martha Wainwright - 'I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too'
www.myspace.com/marthawainwright
The latest apple to fall from the Wainwright family tree comes from daughter / sister Martha. It's somehow
hard to believe this is only her second album, but it is yet further evidence of the free-flowing song-writing talent in the
family blood. I Know You're Married... contains covers by Pink Floyd and Eurythmics.
A selection of tracks from I Know You're Married... were mixed in The Yard in November 2007 by producer
Mike Hedges.
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - 'More News From Nowhere'
www.myspace.com/nickcaveandthebadseeds
The Bad Seeds get their groove going to some soothing Rhythm & Blues for the second single from Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!.
The Cave crew pull yet another corker from their vintage hats!
The Garden was used to lay overdubs across the whole of Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!. The sessions were produced
by Nick Launay and engineered by Kevin Paul.
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Hadouken! - 'Music For An Accelerated Culture'
www.myspace.com/hadoukenuk
A fluorescent plimsole'd army awaits. Finally, Hadouken!'s pionnering grindie debut is unleashed.
The Yard and The Engine Room were both used to mix Music For An Accelerated Culture. Interface's
Iain Gore and engineer Alex Dromgoole were both on mixing duties.
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The Draytones - 'Up In My Head'
www.myspace.com/thedraytones
Following on from their 2007 mini-album, Forever On, The Draytones set about to in inject
some psychedelia into the current indie rock scene. Up In My Head is the London band's full-length
debut.
Album track 'Summer's Arrived' was mixed in Sofa Sound by Jamie Lewis in December 2007.
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Portishead - 'Third'
www.myspace.com/PORTISHEADALBUM3
The agonising ten-year wait for a new Portishead record is over. Rejoice, Third is here!!
Portishead used Miloco 9 - Sofa Sound in the final stages of production on the album. They were there
in October 2007 with engineer Craig Silvey.
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Sam Sparro - 'Sam Sparro'
www.myspace.com/samsparro
The most floor-fillingly fantastic disco artist of 2008! Sam arrived with intent early in the year with super-hit 'Black and Gold',
and followed it up with the slap-bass funk pop wonder of '21st Century Life'. And then there's the 11 other cracking tunes which
grace his debut album...
Richard X & Pete Hofmann, and Paul Epworth & Mark Rankin all worked on Sam Sparro at Miloco in the first few months of 2008.
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Crystal Castles - 'Crystal Castles'
www.myspace.com/crystalcastles
You'd do well to avoid the press hype engulfing these Canadian electro innovators at the moment. Their self-titled
debut album is surely a front-runner for best newcomer of the year.
Crystal Castles mixed Crystal Castles in The Yard in December 2007 with engineer Alex Dromgoole.
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dEUS - 'Vantage Point'
www.myspace.com/deusbe
Vantage Point is the triumphant ninth album from prominent Belgian indie-rockers dEUS.
The band hit the road on a world tour later in the year.
Interface engineer Joe Hirst was flown out to dEUS's own studio in Belgium, where he worked alongside
producer Dave McCracken, in the latter part of 2007 and start of 2008.
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Idle Lovers - 'Big Impression'
www.myspace.com/theidlelovers
Pop Grooves release the new feel-good single from London indie band Idle Lovers. Just because they're idle,
doesn't mean they're selfish. The new Elvis Costello and the Attractions??
The single was tracked in Miloco 3 - The Square in September 2007 by producer Premen Underhill.
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John & Jehn - 'John & Jehn'
www.myspace.com/johnjehn
This Parisian duo took the channel crossing to pursue their love of post-punk in London. Their debut
album is a fine take on influences such as Gang of Four, Joy Division and Sonic Youth, with an unmissable
and resounding spread of French electro throughout.
The self-titled debut LP from John & Jehn was mixed in The Yard in November 2007 by engineer
Matt Pharrah.
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Esser - 'I Love You'
www.myspace.com/esserhq
Geek-chic appears to be escalating to new heights. Esser (born Ben Esser) is carving himself an uncomparable
position at the cutting edge of pop. A star beckons!
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The Long Blondes - 'Couples'
www.myspace.com/thelongblondes
Whereas the Arctics make the headlines for Sheffield music, let us not forget another of the Steel City's
true contemporary innovators. The Long Blondes are back in fine fettle with the follow up to debut album
Someone to Drive you Home, ploughing further into their distinct field of vigorous indie synthpop.
Couples was tracked by producer Erol Alkan and engineer Jimmy Robertson in The Garden
in October and November 2007.
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Eight Legs - 'Searching for the Simple Life'
www.myspace.com/eightlegs
Here's the debut album from Eight Legs - a collection of blues-influenced indie. Their 'search'
has thus far lead them from a quiet youth in Stratford-Upon-Avon to the tougher North London district of Wood Green,
where the lad-like and Libertine-esque quartet caught the eye of Weekender Records.
Producer John Fortis and Interface engineer Martin Jenkins mixed the album in The Yard in August 2007.
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Newton Faulkner - 'I Need Something'
www.myspace.com/newtonfaulkner
More soothing surf-folk from the nattiest strummer around. Faulkner lengthens the legacy of his platinum-selling
Hand Built By Robots album.
Newton Faulkner's 'I Need Something' was produced by Mike Spencer at Miloco in 2007.
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Barry Adamson - 'Back to the Cat'
www.myspace.com/barryadamson
The former Magazine bassist and Bad Seed member returns once again with more experimental
explorations into jazz and electronica.
Back to the Cat was mixed in Miloco Five - The Yard in October 2007, with engineer
Rob Kirwan.
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The Courteeners - 'Not Nineteen Forever'
www.myspace.com/thecourteeners
The latest product of Manchester's well-oiled conveyor belt of rock talent take their final preparations
before the launch of their hotly anticipated debut album.
'Not Nineteen Forever' was mixed in The Engine Room by producer Ben Hillier and Interface engineer
Ferg Peterkin in August 2007.
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Bullet For My Valentine - 'Hearts Burst Into Fire'
www.myspace.com/bulletformyvalentine
The Bullet boys are back in town. 'Hearts Burst Into Fire' - another fire-cracker specimen of
BFMV's multi-million selling hardcore, is released from the band's Scream Aim Fire album.
Interface engineer Matt Hyde engineered Scream Aim Fire, throughout 2006 and 2007, with
metal super-producer Colin Richardson.
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Crystal Castles - 'Courtship Dating'
www.myspace.com/crystalcastles
This US electronica act are one of a handful of American bands making waves on the UK alternative live circuit.
Memsmeric electro-melodies are a commonplace feature of CC's tunes, as displayed beautifully on 'Courtship Dating'.
A selection of tracks from the band's debut album was mixed in The Yard by Alex Dromgoole in December
2007, including 'Courtship Dating'.
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Foals - 'Antidotes'
www.myspace.com/foals
The magnificent Foals hit the floor in turbo gear with the scintillating debut, Antidotes.
Baby horses? These groundbreaking mathrock Oxfordians were born with the power of
Roman cavalry stallions!!
Antidotes was mixed in Miloco One - The Engine Room, by producer/engineer
Mike Crossey in November 2007.
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Mystery Jets - 'Twenty One'
www.myspace.com/mysteryjets
Hailing from a place as fantastical-sounding as Eel Pie Island, you'd be forgiven
for expecting some intriguingly eccentric twists to the Mystery Jets' strand of indie-folk,
and once again they deliver with Twenty One, the follow up to 2004's Making Dens.
Mystery Jets did the Miloco tour in the latter half of 2007. The Pool, The Garden, Musikbox, Sofa Sound and
The Square were all used by the band, producer Erol Alkan and engineer Jimmy Robertson
during the making of Twenty One.
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Does It Offend You, Yeah? - 'You Have No Idea What You Are Getting Yourself Into'
www.myspace.com/doesitoffendyou
One of the key soundtracks to the 2008 chapter of nu-rave has arrived. Don't rely on the the
inadequately-sized sleeve to jog your memory of the record's name.
You Have No Idea What You Are Getting Yourself Into was partially mixed in
Sofa Sound in October and November 2007 by producer/engineer Eliot James.
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The Long Blondes - 'Century'
www.myspace.com/thelongblondes
New single from Sheffield's Long Blondes is released on 7" by Rough Trade. The band's second
long-player is excitingly set to follow shortly...
'Century' was tracked in The Garden during the album sessions in October and
November 2007, by producer Erol Alkan and engineer Jimmy Robertson.
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Kate Nash - 'Merry Happy'
www.myspace.com/katenashmusic
A new year, a new season, and the Kate Nash success story rolls on as freely as ever. 'Merry
Happy' is released amidst a flurry of festival performances around the globe.
The single was tracked in The Pool in the summer of 2007 by producer Paul Epworth
and Interface engineer Mark Rankin.
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The Metros - 'Education Part 2'
www.myspace.com/themetrosband
Our newest indie-rock lad band hail from Peckham. Recent hard-work and a growing profile
on the UK live circuit should be justly awarded with chart success for debut sinlgle, 'Education Part 2'.
The track was mixed in August 2007 by Rich Costey and Interface engineer Finn Eiles.
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Late of the Pier - 'The Bears are Coming'
www.myspace.com/lateofthepier
Forget comparing 'The Bears are Coming' to the type of noise that keeps you up all night,
thanks to the downstairs Freshers' third bloody facebook party of the week, here Late of the Pier
have infact achieved a sound that sounds like the party itself, which we believe is very impressive,
not least to mention pretty damn funky.
'The Bears are Coming' was tracked in The Garden in August 2007 nby producer
Erol Alkan and engineer Jimmy Robertson.
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Operator Please - 'Yes Yes Vindictive'
www.myspace.com/operatorplease
Having formed in 2005 for the sake of competing in a school 'Battle of the Bands'
contest, little did Aussie indie-pop starlets Operator Please know then that within
two years they would have played Reading and Leeds, as well as tour as support to the likes
of Bloc Party and Arctic Monkeys. Their debut album, Yes Yes Vindictive was produced
by Simon 'Barny' Barnicott in 2007, and is now released by Brille.
The Engine Room was used for overdubs on the album in September 2007. Barny and the band also
made good use of The Pool and Sofa Sound last year.
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Eight Legs - 'Freaking Out The Neighbours'
www.myspace.com/eightlegs
North London's Eight Legs release the single 'Freaking Out The Neighbours' on Weekender
Records, prior to a 14-date jaunt across Europe.
The single was mixed in The Yard by producer John Fortis and Interface engineer
Martin Jenkins in August 2007.
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Foals - 'Cassius'
www.myspace.com/foals
Oxford's latest offering continue their ground-breaking exploration into contemporary
disco, fully-armed with Math-rock guitars and grappling dance beats.
Producer Mike Crossey mixed 'Cassius' in The Engine Room in November 2007.
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Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong - 'Lonely Buoy'
www.myspace.com/joeleanandthejingjangjong
As one of the big tips for the year, Joe Lean and his alliterated cohorts put a spring into the
step of spring with this sumptuously scintillating single !
The b-side to Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong's 'Lonely Buoy' goes by the name of 'Forever Saying
Sorry', and was mixed by Interface's Finn Eiles in The Yard in December 2007.
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Mystery Jets - 'Young Love'
www.myspace.com/mysteryjets
Original band, original track, and with an original video. Mystery Jets certainly don't
conform to mainstream trends, and they're all the better for it. Adding to the magic of this, their
latest single, is a collaboration with another of Miloco's brightest young clients, Laura Marling.
'Young Love' was tracked in The Pool by producer Erol Alkan and engineer Jimmy Robertson in 2007.
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The Rank Deluxe - 'Tightrope'
www.myspace.com/therankdeluxe
One of the fast-rising bands of London's indie circuit release their new single, 'Tightrope', capturing
their raucous, stand-up-straight live front.
'Tightrope' was produced by Interface's Mark Rankin, in Miloco Eight - The Pool, in 2007.
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - 'Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!'
www.nickcaveandthebadseeds.com
Back to the day job after his gloriously plucky Grinderman project, Nick Cave and his Bad Seeds
return with their fourteenth studio album. Prepare for more jerky, funked-up grit-rock from
the man with the coolest mid-life crisis in music.
The Garden was used to lay down overdubs for Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!. The Bad Seeds were there
with producer Nick Launay and engineer Kevin Paul in September 2007.
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Hatcham Social - 'So So Happy Making'
www.myspace.com/hatchamsocial
Hatcham Social release their first single. This enchanting slice of indie-pop was tracked under
the production guidance of Hatcham's label-mate and fellow Miloco client, Farris Rotter, of
Horrors fame.
Hatcham Social and Farris Rotter tracked 'So So Happy Making' in The Square in October 2007.
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Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly - 'Find the Time'
www.getcapewearcapefly.com
Southend's most celebrated rave promoter turned emo indie songwriter releases the new single from
his forthcoming album.
Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly was in The Yard only in January mixing 'Find the Time' with producer/engineer
Alex Dromgoole.
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Released 18th February 2008
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - 'Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!'
www.nickcaveandthebadseeds.com
First single and title track from The Bad Seeds' fourteenth studio album. The highly-anticipated album
will follow shortly.
The Garden was used to lay down overdubs for Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!. The Bad Seeds were there
with producer Nick Launay and engineer Kevin Paul in September 2007.
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Released 18th February 2008
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Operator Please - 'You Get What You Want'
www.myspace.com/operatorplease
New single from the fresh Aussie teenagers who have become firm favourites on the contemporary
UK indie scene.
Operator Please were in The Engine Room with producer/engineer Simon Barny Barnicott laying overdubs
for the single in September 2007.
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Released 18th February 2008
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I Was A Cub Scout - 'I Want You To Know That There Is Always Hope'
www.myspace.com/iwasacubscout
Emo-inflenced indie duo I Was A Cub Scout release their debut album on XL. Well these multi-instrumentalists
caught the legendary eye and ear of producer Hugh Padgham in the first place. Enough said me thinks.
Hugh Padgham produced I Want You To Know That There Is Always Hope in Miloco Nine: Sofa Sound,
in 2007.
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Released 18th February 2008
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The Rascals - 'Suspicious Wit'
www.myspace.com/rascalmusic
Liverpool's most happening band of the moment set-a-light the charts with this rocking debut
single - a sign of good things to come.
The Rascals used The Pool and The Engine Room to track and mix their forthcoming debut album.
Ben Hillier produced and Interface's Ferg Peterkin engineered.
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Released 11th February 2008
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Laura Marling - 'Alas I Cannot Swim'
www.myspace.com/lauramarling
Not only has Laura Marling made the most justifiably hyped folk album for some time, she has
also created a seemingly perfect soundtrack to the much-practiced art of panic paddling. Enchanting
music from the Eversley songstress.
Alas I Cannot Swim was partly mixed in The Engine Room in July 2007, by legendary producer Phill Brown.
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Released 11th February 2008
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These New Puritans - 'Elvis'
www.myspace.com/thesenewpuritans
The Joy Division-reminiscent second single off These New Puritans' startling debut album. Was he or wasn't
he talking about that king? It is confusing.
These New Puritans and producer Gareth Jones used The Toyshop and The Square when recording the
Beat Pyramid album in 2007.
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Released 4th February 2008
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The Pistolas - 'Hey Hey Hey'
www.myspace.com/thepistolas
Debut single from the new disco-punks sees a mightily fine display of funk bass, the glorious return
of the rhythmic cowbell and a generous portion of "heys".
Hey Hey Hey was mixed in the SSL in June 2007 by producer/engineer James Lewis. The Toyshop
was used for overdubs.
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Released 4th February 2008
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The Duke Spirit - 'Neptune'
www.dukespirit.com
The second album from The Duke Spirit sees them galvanize their sound further into the sinister
themes that caught rock music's imagination with their debut record. A bed of rapturous guitar
riffs and seductive rock grooves lay the foundations of another great Duke Spirit album.
Neptune's first single, Lassoo, was mixed in The Engine Room by producer Ben Hillier
and Interface engineer Ferg Peterkin.
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Released 28th January 2008
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Adele - '19'
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No doubt named after the tender age of London's latest teen talent, the debut album by Adele
has been propelled to the top of most hotly-tipped lists for 2008 by the singer-songwriter's
smoky yet shining vocals.
19 was partly mixed in Musikbox in June 2007 by producer Jim Abbiss and engineer
Richard Wilkinson.
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Released 28th January 2008
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Primary 1 - 'Hold Me Down E.P.'
www.myspace.com/primary1
Signed to Miloco client Erol Alkan's Phantasy Sound label, Primary 1 looks set to give the likes
of Justice a good run for their money this year. This disco funk pop E.P. features a cracking title
track - Primary 1 has certainly hit the ground running in 2008.
Hold Me Down was mixed in the Engine Room in August 2007 by Interface's
beat master extroadinaire, Steve Dub.
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Released 28th January 2008
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These New Puritans - 'Beat Pyramid'
www.thesenewpuritans.com
This mysterious band from Southend-on-Sea have been bubbling under the surface for a while, but the kettle
is boiling vivaciously at the start of the year. Their cryptic sound has had the talents
of Depeche Mode and Einsturzende Neubauten producer/engineer Gareth Jones stoking it along the way.
Gareth Jones and These New Puritans made Beat Pyramid in The Toyshop and Square in 2007.
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Released 28th January 2008
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Bullet For My Valentine - 'Scream Aim Fire'
www.bulletformyvalentine1.com
Following a week after the latest Bullet single of the same name, Scream Aim Fire follows
the million + selling 2005 album, The Poison. The metalcore icons manage to take a more melodic
route to their previous efforts whilst somehow achieving a greater heaviness and drive than ever before.
Scream Aim Fire was a trans-atlantic works. Tracked on a ranch in Texas, it was then brought
back to London for mixing, with producer Colin Richardson and Interface engineer Matt Hyde
piloting the crew all the way, musically, not aeronautically, duh.
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Released 21st January 2008
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Bullet For My Valentine - 'Scream Aim Fire'
www.bulletformyvalentine1.com
First single and title track from the Metalcore band's forthcoming album has more bite than
a gurning pirahna. Try not to be intimidated.
Scream Fire Aim was tracked and mixed by producer Colin Richardson and Interface's Matt Hyde.
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Released 14th January 2008
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The Maccabees - 'Colour It In'
www.themaccabees.co.uk
The cracking debut album from The Maccabees has earned a re-release due to the hugely popular
Samsing advert featuring album track Toothpaste Kisses. One of the big tips for the year,
the band start 2008 as a nominee for the XFM New Music Award.
The Maccabees tracked Colour It In with producer Ben Hillier and his trusty engineer
Ferg Peterkin in 2006, in where else but Miloco Eight - The Pool.
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Released 14th January 2008
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British Sea Power - 'Do You Like Rock Music?'
www.britishseapower.com
Questions like this should not necessarily be overloked due to basic assumptions. Brightonian band
British Sea Power are clearly taking the opportunity to do a bit of target audience research for
album 3. If the answer is 'yes', don't hang around in purchasing a copy of the guys' new record -
a whirlwind of press attention suggests that Do You Like Rock Music could be a bit
special...
Do You Like Rock Music? was partially mixed in The Engine Room in July 2007 by
producer/engineer Graham Sutton.
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Released 7th January 2008
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Parka - 'Disco Dancer'
www.parkamusic.com
Debut single from Glasgow's Parka - one of the many bands who are working with hotshot
new producer, Iain Gore. Raucous, upbeat indie-rock stomper, currently making its mark
on MTV2.
Having relocated from their hoemtown of Glasgow to the depths of East London, it was only
a matter of time before Parka stumbled across Miloco. Disco Dancer was tracked
in The Garden by Iain Gore in April 2007.
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Released 7th January 2008
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The Maccabees - 'Toothpaste Kisses'
www.themaccabees.co.uk
Having romanticised the mobile telecoming masses on the recent Samsung advert, it only makes sense
that The Maccabees treat us all to an official single release of their brilliant Toothpaste Kisses.
One of the many highlights from their debut album, Colour It In, Toothpaste
Kisses was recorded in The Pool by producer Ben Hillier and Interface engineer
Ferg Peterkin.
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Released 10th December 2007
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Newton Faulkner - 'Teardrop'
www.newtonfaulkner.com
For those still wondering who that delightful acoustic cover of the Massive Attack classic is by,
look no further. The chart-topping Newton Faulkner strikes again, in good time for the race for Xmas
Number 1!
The debut album from Newton Faulkner, Hand Built By Robots, was produced by Mike Spencer
at Miloco in 2007.
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Released 10th December 2007
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Kate Nash - 'Pumpkin Soup'
www.katenash.co.uk
So it seems Miss Nash has the odd Hip Hop beat up her frilly sleeves!! Kate crosses genres
for her third single, Pumpkin Soup.
Kate Nash recorded all the tracks off her debut album, Made of Bricks, in The Pool and The Engine Room with
producer Paul Epworth and Interface engineer Mark Rankin in 2007.
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Released 10th December 2007
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The Rascals - 'Out Of Dreams'
www.therascals.co.uk
Followng in the footsteps of their great pals, Arctic Monkeys, this Merseyside rock trio are set for
a rip-roaring breakthrough in 2008. Out Of Dreams, a 4-track E.P., is the band's first official
release, on Liverpool label Deltasonic.
The Rascals were in The Pool in the summer of 2007 with producer Ben Hillier and engineer Ferg Peterkin
tracking the E.P. It was mixed in The Engine Room.
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Released 3rd December 2007
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Arctic Monkeys - 'Teddy Picker'
www.arcticmonkeys.com
The third single from the Arctic's Favourite Worst Nightmare album, exemplifies their new
"heavy" direction, of course in keeping with the usual cheeky trademark bits.
Arctic Monkeys recorded Favourite Worst Nightmare including the single Teddy Picker
in The Garden in the second half of 2006.
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Gallows - 'Orchestra of Wolves'
www.gallows.co.uk
Tattooed on stage, cracked-open heads, untamable mosh-pits, and that's just Gallows' year on the live circuit!!
From their time in the studio the Watford punks' masterpiece, Orchestra Of Wolves, has been given three different
spins in 2007, this being the third. Brace yourself for more previously unreleased tunes of
fierce and barbaric hardcore mastery, of course joined by the tracks that throughout the year have propelled
Frank and the boys into global punk heroes.
Gallows were in The SSL and The Garden on several occasions throughout the year with Interface engineer
Matt Hyde, who engineered a selection of tracks off Orchestra of Wolves.
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Released 26th November 2007
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Spider and the Flies - 'Metallurge'
www.myspace.com/spiderandtheflies
Spider Webb and Tomethy Furse are often spotted plying their trades as two of The Horrors, however
for now they have stepped away from the day jobs to become Spider and the Flies. Their first single,
Metallurge, concocts a sonic stew of beats, bleeps, creaks, the odd chiming bell, perhaps a few
bleeting sheep if you listen carefully enough etc. etc. Great tune by the way.
Spider and the Flies were in The Toyshop in May 2007, where Metallurge was created. It was produced
and engineered by Interface's Ferg Peterkin.
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Released 26th November 2007
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Lunar Dunes - 'From Above'
www.lunardunes.com
And who said the days of pysh-rock double albums had long-been and longer-gone?? From Above
is the enlightening debut from Lunar Dunes; the paranormal produce of a Sylvester/Tweety-Pie/Syd Barratt
love-triangle.
Lunar Dunes tracked From Above in a staggering 3 days in The Pool in March 2007. Paul Tipler
produced and engineered the session.
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Released 19th November 2007
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Shitdisco - 'I Know Kung Fu'
www.shitdisco.co.uk
Nu Rave icons and lords of the Glasgow house party, yelp their martial artistic battle cry.
Don't mess.
Interface's Ferg Peterkin masterfully remixed the b-side to the single, House Fire, or should that
be House Fire (Fergf1000Peterkin remix)? Yes it should.
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Released 19th November 2007
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Gallows (feat. Lethal Bizzle) - 'Staring At The Rude Bois'
www.gallows.co.uk
The 2007 kingpins of punk step away from the summit of NME's Cool List, to team up with the 2007
kingpin of grime, who in turn steps away from the not-so-far-off summit of NME's Cool List. Yes, Gallows
and Bizzle join forces and churn out a vigorous 21st century version of The Ruts' classic.
Staring At The Rude Bois was engineered by Interface's Matt Hyde in The Garden, March 2007.
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Sparkadia - 'Animals'
www.sparkadia.com
Sydney rockers' first single by UK release. Having made their debut LP in London, expect
a near-future album attack from these exciting Aussies.
Sparkadia's Animals, along with the rest of the album, was produced by
Ben Hillier and engineered by Interface's Ferg Peterkin. Miloco 8: The Pool
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Johnny Panic - 'The Good Fight'
www.johnnypanic.com
In their first run around the block they highlighted the soundtracks to 'Test Drive Unlimited' and nPower
commercials, and now they're back for lap 2. London rockers Johnny Panic release the politically-driven
follow-up to 2005's The Violent Dazzling.
The Good Fight was mixed in The Yard by producer Chris Sheldon in January 2007.
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Released 29th October 2007
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Unklejam - 'Unklejam'
www.unklejam.com
Electro-soul's favourite uncles have been funking up the download domain ever since their self-titled
album was dropped into iTunes stores the world over, on October 29th. Still waiting for a shelf release,
but who needs those these days?
Unklejam's Unklejam was produced throughout 2007 by Mike Spencer at Miloco's Leroy Street
site.
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Released 22nd October 2007
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The Maccabees - 'Toothpaste Kisses E.P.'
www.themaccabees.co.uk
EP named after and lead by one of the best tracks off The Maccabees' scintillating debut album. It
will soon be gracing TV screens the nation-over on the new Samsung advert, but whether you listen
to it before or after Kate Nash's Mouthwash is a dilemma we'll leave you all to solve.
The Maccabees were tracking the album Colour It In featuring the fantastic Toothpaste
Kisses in The Pool in 2006 with producer Ben Hillier and Interface engineer Ferg Peterkin
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The Courteeners - 'Acrylic'
www.myspace.com/thecourteeners
Thriving under the growing music media spotlight, The Courteeners are fast-rising to big, wonderful
things. Acrylic has the connoisseurs rubbing their bellies at the tasting session.
The b-side to the single, Kimberley, was produced by Ben Hillier and engineered by Interface's Ferg Peterkin.
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Laura Marling - 'My Manic and I'
www.myspace.com/lauramarling
Having spent the year on the road with everyone from Jamie T to Devendra Banhart, Laura has reached
the music masses far and wide. She's also released a couple of EPs, this being the second. The exciting
prospect of her debut full-length is set to be released on Virgin in the new year.
Laura Marling was mixing The Manic and I EP in July 2007 in The Neve, with engineer Phil
Brown.
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Jack Penate - 'Matinee'
jackpenate.com
After grabbing the public's attention by officially 'tearing it up on the platform' this summer, Mr Penate is ready
to hurl the rest of the pack at them. Prepare yourself for a stampede of hip-shaking indie pop from
one of the star discoveries of the year.
Interface's Finn Eiles engineered a selection of tracks off 'Matinee', using Miloco's Square studio
for both tracking and mixing.
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Kate Nash - 'Mouthwash'
www.katenash.co.uk
Our new releases page has become very well acquainted with Miss Nash of late, as she has taken the
summer by storm with both single and album releases. Next up - the second single off her debut
album - is the brilliant 'Mouthwash'. Listen to it first thing in the morning after cleaning your teeth
and that stale taste of beer/fags/pies will be thouroughly vanquished.
Kate Nash's 'Made of Bricks', featuring the single 'Mouthwash',
was tracked in The Pool and The Neve in the first half of 2007 with producer Paul Epworth and Interface
engineer Mark Rankin.
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Turin Brakes - 'Dark On Fire'
www.turinbrakes.com
After becoming synonymous for providing the soundtrack to scenes in The OC where devishly good-looking
Los Angelean teens glaze their golden skin on the Pacific sand, before heading to a ludicrously unrealistic house party ending in
a spoilt brat accidently blowing his mate's leg off with a rifle, Turin Brakes return to the studio once more. For their
brilliant fourth album, The Brakes boys have drafted in Kings Of Leon / Ray Lamontagne / Ryan Adams
producer Ethan Johns.
Turin Brakes and Ethan Johns were in Miloco 8: The Pool tracking the new album in January 2007.
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Dykeenies - 'Nothing Means Everything'
www.thedykeenies.com
The hotly anticipated debut LP from the Glasgow-based Dykeenies has landed. Steered by the fantastic
indie rock producer Dave Eringa, the album is packed full of fast and feisty indie tracks. If you're
wondering if 'Nothings Means Everything' means, erm, anything, grab yourself a copy, put on your dancing
slippers and find out.
Dykeenies and Dave Eringa were in The Neve in February 2007 mixing the album.
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The Chemical Brothers - 'Salmon Dance'
www.thechemicalbrothers.com
Possibly one of the most outlandish tunes The Chems have ever conjured up, 'Salmon Dance' is reminiscent
of any old nursery rhyme about a fish, warped through some tripped-out time machine to when martians
were celebrating 1960s psychedelia. Brilliant.
'Salmon Dance' is the second single from The Chemical Brothers' 'We Are The Night' album, which
was worked on throughout 2006 and 2007 in The Neve, Toyshop and Garden with engineer Steve Dub.
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Dykeenies - 'Stitches'
www.thedykeenies.com
Another dance-floor filler for all those jiving indie kids, from one of Scotland's hottest new bands.
We await the album with dribbling anticipation.
Dykeenies were occupying The Neve VR room in February 2007, mixing album tracks with producer and engineer
Dave Eringa.
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Battle - 'Break The Banks'
www.thisisbattle.com
We've all been betting with ourselves for some time that Battle would be a brilliant band,
and now with the release of their full-length debut proving they are, we all win!!!
'Break The Banks' will be remembered as one of 2007's biggest critical successes, mark our wise words.
Battle were tracking 'Break The Banks' in The Garden in February 2007. Geoff Knowler produced and engineered.
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Tinchy Stryder - 'Star In The Hood'
www.myspace.com/tinchystryder
With his days of collaborating with scene veteran Dizzee Rascal seemingly behind him, Tinchy
is finally taking on the grime world solo, much to the satisfaction of many fans who have been waiting ever-so
patiently. His album title speaks accurately of the boy's talents.
Tinchy Stryder was in Musikbox in December 2006, mixing the single 'Breakaway' which you'll be pleased to
hear features on the album.
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Kate Nash - 'Made Of Bricks'
www.katenash.co.uk
She's arguably the biggest newcomer of the year so far, and at the time of writing her debut LP, 'Made of Bricks'
is yet to be released. Ladies curtsy and gents bow, it's the future Queen of Pop.
Kate Nash's 'Made of Bricks' was partly tracked in The Pool and The Neve in the first
half of 2007. She was in the studios with producer Paul Epworth and Miloco engineer Mark Rankin.
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Newton Faulkner - 'Handbuilt By Robots'
www.newtonfaulkner.com
Not so long ago, Mr. Faulkner was struggling to secure a record deal, as he claims numerous label
bosses deemed him as "schizophrenic". Now of course he has jostled Elvis Presley off the album chart's peak,
as a result of his debut LP's soaring success. His top trump card excels in witty lyrics, great voice,
exceptional acoustic guitar playing and brilliant hair.
Newton Faulkner's 'Handbuilt By Robots' was partly produced and mixed by producer Mike Spencer
in his programming room at Miloco's Leroy Street HQ.
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Newton Faulkner - 'Dream Catch Me'
www.newtonfaulkner.com
One of two tunes firing Mr. Faulkner to superstardom - alongside his cover of Massive Attack's 'Teardrop' -
'Dream Catch Me' is surfing nicely on the crest of the single-chart wave, on the back of his hugely succesful
debut album.
'Dream Catch Me' was produced and mixed by Mike Spencer at Miloco's HQ in Bermondsey.
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Goodbooks - 'Passchendaele'
www.myspace.com/goodbooks
It's not a type of Northern European cheese, infact forget any jokes about this one, as Goodbooks
have a point to get across: Despite all the supposed political resolutions over the decades,
it has been over a century since the world-at-large has seen peace. Passchendaele, for those
interested, is a town in Belgium which heavily suffered at the hands of the First World War.
The B-side to 'Passchandaele', 'You'll Never Win' was mixed in Musikbox in November 2006
by producer Dan Grech-Marguerat.
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Ali Love - 'Secret Sunday Lover'
www.alilove.com
It's time for the Hoxton electro-soulster to break through into the strasphere of stardom. He's on the new
Chemical Brothers single and his highly-anticipated debut album is lurking around the corner ready to pounce.
But for now, here's a little taster, 'Secret Sunday Lover', which is certain to
be tearing up the dancefloors across the nation this summer.
Throughout 2006 and 2007, Ali Love used The Toyshop, The Neve and Musikbox to track, and
The Neve and The Garden to mix his debut album. It was prodcued by Steve Dub and Seggs, and engineers who worked
on the album included Greg Fleming, Jon Collyer, and Miloco's Joe Hirst and Ben Thackeray.
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The English Channel - 'The English Channel No. 1'
www.myspace.com/theenglishchannel
Pet Shop Boys-influenced dance-pop act unleash this three-track release, just for all those download dudes. That is
you can find it on iTunes, but in your everyday HMV store it could be slim pickings in 'The English Channel' section.
The English Channel were in The Toyshop all the way back in March 2006 with Interface engineer Joe Hirst. While they were
there, they mixed a track called 'Heads', which appears on this release.
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Arctic Monkeys - 'Fluorescent Adlolescent'
www.arcticmonkeys.com
The second single from 'Favourite Worst Nightmare' sees the Monkeys explore topics like male promiscuity,
kamu-sutra style books and all that carry on. Great for a festival sing-a-long.
Arctic Monkeys recorded 'Favourite Worst Nightmare' in Miloco 4: The Garden in summer 2006 with co-producers/engineers
Mike Crossey and James Ford.
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Dykeenies - 'Clean Up Your Eyes'
www.thedykeenies.com
Named after an expression from every small and hairy person's favourite film from the 80s, Willow,
Scotland's Dykeenies are tipped to make their mark on contemporary art-pop in the second-half of 2007.
Dykeenies were in The Neve in February 2007 with producer/enginner Dave Eringa, where they mixed
their debut album including the 'Clean Up Your Eyes' single.
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Foy Vance - 'Hope'
www.foyvance.com
An interseting youth Foy Vance had, it would appear. Claiming Belfast has his hometown, his childhood would see his preacher
father however moved the family to and from Louisiana, Alabama and Oklahoma, meaning that young Foy could soak up
plenty of diverse musical strands. Some years later, an album called 'Hope' appeared, casting shades of Tom Waits
Van Morrison, Richie Havens and Otis Redding.
In the company of Interface engineers Matt Hyde and Mark Rankin, Foy Vance tracked and mixed the album
in a variety of Miloco's Square, Garden and Pool studios. Producer Tchad Blake also contributed to some of the mixing.
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Happy Mondays - 'Uncle Dysfunktional'
www.happymondaysonline.com
The old Mancunian rogues have re-grouped for their first studio album in fourteen years, and judging by
the funky beats, electric guitars and dance-floor grooves, it's as if Sean, Bez and co. have never been away.
Happy Mondays were in The Garden in June and July 2006, mixing album tracks with producer Howie B
and Miloco engineer Ben Thackeray.
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Chemical Brothers - 'We Are The Night'
www.thechemicalbrothers.com
It's their sixth studio album, and it consists of all the trademarks - thumping beats, steaming basslines,
catchy dance melodies and special guests. Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons pull another cracker out of the bag.
The Chemical Brothers mixed their forthcoming album in the The Neve throughout
2006 and the start of 2007, with engineer Steve Dub. They also used The Toyshop and
The Garden for vocals.
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Dogs - 'Tall Stories From Under The Table'
www.dogsmusic.com
With a canny similarity to The Jam in their heyday, Dogs seem to perfectly capture the mood
of present-day Britain with their second album - lots of references to troubled housing estates, rebellious youth, drugs,
general naughtiness etc. Oh joyous world!!
Dogs were tracking the album 'Tall Stories From Under The Table' in The Garden and The Neve between
November 2006 and February 2007. Steve Musters produced and engineered the sessions.
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Kate Nash - 'Foundations'
www.katenash.co.uk
The past year has been building up to the inevitable - a smash hit for the wonderful Kate Nash. And here it is.
'Foundations' entered the UK charts at number two, not bad, and with a hugely-hyped album on the way too, mega-stardom
awaits.
Kate Nash has been working with producer Paul Epworth and engineer Mark Rankin since January 2007 on
her debut album. They used Musikbox for mixing, The Pool for tracking, and The Neve for overdubs.
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Black Strobe - 'Burn Your Own Church'
www.myspace.com/blackstrobe
They've been releasing singles for ten years, and collaborating with the likes of Royksopp, Rammstein,
and The Rapture, but the Parisian electro duo Balck Strobe have finally come round to releasing their
debut album, featuring epic guitar parts, sweeping synths and colossal beats.
Between November 2006 and February 2007, Black Strobe used The Square, The Toyshop for vocals and
The Neve for mixing 'Burn Your Own Church'. They worked with producer Paul Epworth
and engineer Al O Connell.
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Chemical Brothers - 'Do It Again'
www.thechemicalbrothers.com
The first single from the legendary dance duo's sixth album has been pumping around the airwaves
and download charts for some time leading up to the physical release. What makes it extra special to Miloco
is that it features the funked-up vocals of another one of our clients, one Ali Love.
The Chemical Brothers mixed their forthcoming album in the The Neve throughout
2006 and the start of 2007, with engineer Steve Dub. They also used The Toyshop and
The Garden for vocals.
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Unklejam - 'What Am I Fighting For'
www.unklejam.com
The funkiest trio in the land return with the follow up single to 'Love Ya'. It's another great
slice of their 80's influenced electro soul, proving yet again their ability to make cutting-edge
tunes, yet tailoured for complete commercial accessibility.
'What Am I Fighting For' was produced by Mike Spencer in his programming room at Miloco's
Leroy Street premises.
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Mumm Ra - 'These Things Move In Threes'
www.mumm-ra.com
They hail from Bexhill-On-Sea, and seem to love Thundercats (or hate them, seeing as they named themselves
after the 'cats arch-enemy). Anyway with a lot of tooth-cutting and fanbase-building on this year's
NME Awards Tour, Mumm Ra unveil their debut LP, which is filled with sing-a-long choruses, driving guitars,
crashing drums and heartfelt vocals.
Mumm Ra were in The Square in December 2006 with Miloco engineer Ben Thackeray, mixing album tracks.
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Gillian Glover - 'Red Handed'
www.myspace.com/gillianglovermusic
The Beat:Root singer, and daughter of Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover, releases her debut solo
album - a fine collection of superbly-crafted acoustic blues tracks, complimented by an equally
brilliant backing group including a member of David Bowie's 'Spiders From Mars' band.
Gillian Glover used The Toyshop, The Garden and The Square to mix the 'Red Handed' album. She
was accompanied by producer Tom Wilcox and Miloco engineer Ben Thackeray.
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The Maccabees - 'Colour It In'
www.themaccabees.co.uk
Having grown up in London, before moving to breathe in the fresh Channel air of Brighton, The Maccabees
are the present-day darlings of the South-East. 'Colour It In' is a slice of guitar-pop brilliance,
and that is that!!
The Maccabees were in The Pool and The Neve in Summer 2006, with producer Ben Hillier and engineer
Ferg Peterkin.
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Jamie T - 'Sheila'
www.jamie-t.com
You may remember our favourite Wimbeldon ruffian released this cracking concoction of a rash of reggae, an
inkling of indie and a splash of steeldrums last summer, but it was so darn good he had to treat us
all to it again this year.
Jamie T was in The Toyshop throughout 2006 with engineer Ben Coupland.
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Lucky Jim - 'Our Troubles End Tonight'
www.luckyjim.com
The press have been lured by this record's ability to capture the vibes of Bob Dylan and Neil Young
back in the day, chuck them through a timewarp, with the end result sounding like they are emerging
artists of today, if that makes sense!!! Better grab a copy and see for yourself.
Lucky Jim were in tracking in The Neve and The Garden in January 2007 with Miloco engineer
Finn Eiles.
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Arctic Monkeys - 'Favourite Worst Nightmare'
www.arcticmonkeys.com
Alex Turner and the rest of his band of monkeys,
looks set to release another decade-defining album with the hugely anticipated 'Favourite Worst Nightmare'.
Arctic Monkeys were in The Garden throughout 2006, tracking the album with co-producers/engineers
Mike Crossey and James Ford.
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Shitdisco - 'Kingdom of Fear'
www.shitdisco.co.uk
Spending much time practicing knees-ups on the road with Klaxons, these Glaswegians are another
integral element to the thriving New Rave scene. Oh, and it appears they had a strangely forgettable yet
somehow inspiring experience at a disco one night, but that's just a theory.
Shitdisco spent time in The Pool and The Toyshop in November and December 2006 with producer Luke
Smith and Miloco engineers Ferg Peterkin and Joe Hirst.
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Arctic Monkeys - 'Brianstorm'
www.arcticmonkeys.com
First single from the new album, Brianstorm is a smokin' rock number describing a classic
modern-day villain named Brian, of course. Another 'scummy man', it would seem.
Arctic Monkeys were in The Garden throughout 2006, tracking the album with co-producers/engineers
Mike Crossey and James Ford.
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Tinchy Stryder - 'Breakaway'
www.myspace.com/tinchystryder
Debut single from rising Grime star, Tinchy Stryder, who as a significant member of East London's
Ruff Sqwad crew has enjoyed street fame for some time. With his first album expected later this year,
Stryder could be heading for more mainstream success.
Tinchy Stryder was in Musikbox in December 2007 mixing 'Breakaway'.
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Sanctity - 'Road To Bloodshed'
www.sanctityweb.com
Un-harnessed rides on Space Mountain would be safer for the faint-hearted elderly than this one.
'Road To Bloodshed' is the debut from Roadrunner's newest recruit, and will surely add another
benchmark to the label's terrifying metal legacy.
Sanctity were in The Garden in January 2007. They were mixing album tracks with producer Colin Richardson
and Miloco engineer Matt Hyde.
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Fields - 'Everything Last Winter'
www.fieldsband.com
The widely acclaimed Fields' debut, 'Everything Last Winter', explores the various dimensions of
folk-rock, injecting all sorts from the psychedelic undertones of Espers through to My Bloody
Valentine-esque feedback noise. Perhaps testament to their excitable substance is one critic's
description - "A bit like if the Magic Numbers grew balls and an unhealthy obsession with Paganism."
We trust that is a compliment.
Fields were mixing album tracks with producer Ewan Pearson and Miloco engineer Pete Hofmann in May
2006.
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Alberta Cross - 'The Thief and the Heartbreaker'
www.myspace.com/albertacross
Their influences are clear-cut, yet their delivery is exquisite. Alberta Cross are the unlikeliest
of East London bands (would you agree that a name that exotic doesn't necessarily reflect Hackney?). The Thief and
the Heartbreaker glides through seven tracks of sun-drenched folk rock, drawing on the hippy music that flowed around
the LA Canyons in the 1960s. Equally impressive are the boys' efforts to sport similar quantities of above-neck hair
as their Californian idols!
Alberta Cross were in The Square, The Neve and The Garden throughout 2006 and the early part of 2007
with Miloco's very own Finn Eiles producing and engineering.
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Roll Deep - 'Rules and Regulations'
www.myspace.com/rolldeepofficial
Dropped by former label Relentless after their debut LP, it looked like urban outfit Roll Deep were
as much of a spent force as the 'Grime' strain of UK rap they made. Perhaps not. This return is
a forceful and convincing effort prompting many reviewers to nominate it for rap album of the year.
Roll Deep were working with Miloco engineer Joe Hirst, who mixed the album in 2006.
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Good Shoes - 'Think Before You Speak'
www.goodshoes.co.uk
The finest 4-piece to come out of Morden since... any offers? Good Shoes have been in the public eye for 2 years
running up to the release of their debut allbum, 'Think Before Speak', by touring seriously hard around the UK. Well
travelled, well informed and well, errm, good. One thing's for sure, Good Shoes will be a name on the tip of many
people's tongues by the end of 2007. Fact.
Good Shoes were in The Garden in May 2006 with producer/engineer Jimmy Robertson.
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The Holloways - 'Dance Floor'
www.the-holloways.com
Taken from their fantastic debut LP, 'So This Is Great Britain?', 'Dance Floor' is an upbeat contemporary
rock n'roll tune paying homage to what sounds like a damn good night out!
The Holloways were mixing b-sides in The Garden, and over-dubbing in The SSL in December 2006. Tristan Ivemy was producing
and engineering, and Miloco's John Purcell assisted.
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Kubichek! - 'Not Enough Night'
www.kubichek.co.uk
Deep inside the misty atmospherics of Newcastle Upon Tyne, there lives a beast named Kubichek! Now before you are
either misled or spooked out by any one of the following: the rather morbid-looking raven on the image to the left;
the somewhat Jabberwocky-like name of Kubichek!; or the opening sentence of this paragraph, Kubichek! is not a monster,
but a mighty good indie rock band, destined for mighty good things.
Kubichek! were in The Square in July and August 2006, recording and mixing album tracks with producer/engineer Dave Eringa. Mark Allaway
assisted.
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Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid - 'Tongues'
www.kieranhebdenandstevereid.com
Teaming up again with the legendary session drummer Steve Reid (Miles Davis, James Brown, Fela Kuti
amongst others), electronic pioneer Kieran Hebden unleashes this electrifying record with
adventurous and complex motifs in abundance. That element lives up to the style which Hebden has
become accountable for, but the inclusion of Reid on percussion injects a more natural yet still
hugely enthralling edge to the record!
Throughout 2005 and 2006, Kieran Hebdon and Steve Reid were recording "The Exchange Sessions".
"Tongues" was also recorded during the sessions. Miloco's Mark Rankin was on engineering
duties.
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Five O'Clock Heroes - 'Skin Deep'
www.myspace.com/fiveoclockheroes
The Transatlantic line-up of Five O'Clock Heroes is uniquely exposed in their latest single, 'Skin Deep'.
The beer-swilling-hooligans-singing-on-footy-terraces aspect is arguably borrowed from gritty Brit-rock bands such as
The Fratellis and The Libertines, where the more jingle-jangle soul pop rudiments pay more tribute to Hall and
Oates. The glitz and glamour of Northampton meets the murky doldrums of some American town called New York(!).
Five O'Clock Heroes were in The Square on January 23 mixing the single's b-side, 'Every Night
All Night', with Miloco's Finn Eiles engineering.
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Kubichek! - 'Nightjoy'
www.kubichek.co.uk
Second single from the Newcastle band's debut album. Whereas the first single's sleeve depicted
a rather menacing looking wolf, 'Nightjoy' depicts a big, mean, grizzly bear. There are differences
between the songs too, so why not buy both and witness them first hand.
'Nightjoy' was mixed by producer/engineer Dave Eringa in The Square in August 2006.
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Tracey Thorn - 'Out of the Woods'
www.traceythorn.com
The blissful voice that came to prominence as the lead vocal in Everything But The Girl is back with her new
album, a staggering 25 years on from her first solo release. Tracey Thorne strides on with another brilliant set of
euphoric electronica in 'Out of the Woods'. Few people have made music which can act as the perfect ambience to an
aromatic bath as well as serving as a euphoria floor-filler. Don't dare mention dodgy Enya remixes!
Tracey Thorn was in The Garden in January 2006 recording album tracks with producer/engineer Ewan Pearson, and Miloco's
Ben Thackeray.
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The Horrors - 'Strange House'
www.thehorrors.co.uk
It's been well worth the wait for the release of the debut album from London's garage punk extraordinaires. Their hugely exposed appearance has
built up a hype no-one could ignore, and now the image has proven to compliment their similarly individual sound of gothic punk rock. Ghostly
they may appear, but you shouldn't really be afraid of them, that is unless you are planning on selling the most albums in the UK this year!
The Horrors were in The Pool with producer Ben Hillier and engineer Ferg Peterkin throughout November and December 2006.
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Mr Hudson and The Library - 'A Tale Of Two Cities'
www.mrhudsonandthelibrary.com/
In a time where it seems no artist's sound can escape descriptions of cross-genres, many have been waiting for someone to dare step
away from the indie/electro realm and really broaden the horizons of 'musical mixture'. Mr Hudson and the Library should certainly make
an impression with their efforts to do so, as debut album 'A Tale Of Two Cities' portrays a wonderfully multi-cultural image involving reggae,
hip hop and more singer-songwriter aspects.
Mr Hudson and the Library were making use of The Toyshop, Musikbox, The Pool and The Neve throughout the summer of 2006. Dave McCracken produced
two tracks off the album.
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Charlotte Hatherley - "The Deep Blue"
www.charlottehatherley.com
Pushing the boundaries of guitar pop, the ex-Ash guitar chick returns with this scintillating display of experimental indie.
There are elements of mid-nineties Ash, but the mixture of unique chord and time structures moulds a powerful yet catchy sound
which testifies to Charlotte's sharp song-writing talent.
Charlotte Hatherley was in the The Neve and The Toyshop with producer Ben Hillier during 2006. The album was mixed in our Neve Room.
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IV Thieves - "If We Can't Escape My Pretty"
www.myspace.com/ivthieves
Re-locating to Austin, Texas, from their more humble English surroundings has resulted in IV Thieves' new LP displaying an impressive blend of
gritty garage rock and quintessential British themes, reminiscent of landmark English bands along the lines of The Libertines, Oasis and The
Beatles. The latter Liverpudlians in particular, are a somewhat rekindled spirit in the more psychedelic undertones which flourish throughout
this powerful record.
IV Thieves were in The SSL mixing the album throughout 2006 with producer Chris Sheldon.
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Unklejam - "Love Ya"
www.unklejam.co.uk/
The funkiest electro soul trio in the land, Unkle Jam, will be unleashing this boisterous but smooth party anthem-to-be
late February. Stay tuned for this ripping track, which will surely lead the way for many more to come from the UK's
unquestionable answer to OutKast.
Unkle Jam were working with producer Mike Spencer at Miloco's Leroy Street facilities in September 2006.
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Patrick Wolf - "The Magic Position"
www.patrickwolf.com
There's inspirational, and then there's Patrick Wolf. The Magic Position is Patrick's third album of sensational folktronica.
Exploring the eclectic unthinkable and pulling it off is never easy to do, but the marriages between styles as diverse as
Gabba and Gypsy-folk is what makes this album the enthralling masterpiece it will become.
Patrick Wolf was mixing the title track from this album with Ben Hillier in our SSL room in 2006. Our own Finn engineered
a few tracks in our neve room.
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Charlotte Hatherley - "I Want You To Know"
www.charlottehatherley.com
The ex-Ash guitar babe's new single from her second album, is testament to her status as one of Britain's most
experimental indie songwriters. Combining a fantastically catchy vocal melody which glides over a whole host
of twists and turns in the instrumental backing, I Want You To Know is revolutionising contemporary indie pop.
Charlotte mixed this album in our very own Neve VR room in 2006 with engineer Ben Hillier. it was co-produced
by Eric Feldman & Rob Ellis.
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Hansom Pilot - 'Hansom Pilot'
www.hansompilot.com
Offering a glimpse of the cross-gender pop rock of hotly tipped London quintet, Hansom Pilot,
is this self-titled EP released on Eleventh Hour Records. Hugely infectious as a result of
succesfully capturing their energising live spirit on record, early signs point to future success:
they reached the final of the Wharfedale 'Adopt a Band' competition, were shortlisted on ITV's
Unsigned Bands Feature, and headlined Liverpool's IPO Festival in May last year. Remember the
name...!
Hansom Pilot were in The Square in April 2006 mixing album tracks with producer/engineer
Louis Read.
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Towers Of London - "I'm A Rat"
www.thetowersoflondon.com/
Fresh from his recent publicity splurdge with a few days in the Big Brother house Donny Tourette returns with the Towers of
London with this single. it's air-raid siren intro and Guns N Roses guitar riff is reminiscent of early Manic Street Preachers
with the added colourisation of Donny's vocals.
The b-sides to this single were recorded in the Garden in late 2006 with engineer and producer Tristan Ivemy. Those mighty
Towers won the studio time at our 2006 summer Miloco 5-a-side football tournament.
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Released 12th February 2007
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IV Thieves - "Take This Heart"
www.myspace.com/ivthieves
This single pulses through its verses before it screams into a stinging chorus. Trading lines, Armstrong and guitarist Glynn
Wedgewood put a new coat of lacquer on the Thieves' white-hot stripes. Oasis you say?
The IV Thieves were in the SSL Room mixing this and their forthcoming album with engineer and producer Chris Sheldon during
2006.
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Released 5th February 2007
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Bloc Party - "A Weekend In The City"
www.blocparty.com/
As the title suggests, the hugely-anticipated follow up to 'Silent Alarm' mainly focuses on many people's favourite pastime,
that is going out and altering minds, in this case within the depths of London's bustling East End. And no one tells a party
story better than someone whose name includes the word. Taking their melodically euphoric indie rock to a darker level, Bloc
Party's second album has all the qualities to make 2007 well-and-truly their year.
Bloc Party were in the Garden studios during the summer of 2006 recording strings for the album with producer Garrett Lee.
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Released 29th January 2007
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Klaxons - "Myths of the near future"
www.klaxons.net
'Myths Of The Near Future' will surprise a lot of people. 2007 could be Klaxons' year, with their stew of cosmic imagery, avant-garde awareness, dizzy melodies and raging energy.
Klaxons were in The Garden in the early part of 2006 with James Ford producing and Jimmy Robertson engineering working on a number of these album tracks.
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Released 29th January 2007
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Bloc Party - "The Prayer"
www.blocparty.com/
The Prayer is the debut single from the excellent new album from Bloc Party 'A Weekend In The City'. The album was recorded at Grouse Lodge in Ireland
with producer Garret 'Jacknife' Lee.
We recorded the b-sides for the singles at the Garden in 2006 with Eliot James engineering.
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Released 29th January 2007
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Jamie T - "Panic Prevention"
www.jamie-t.com
'Panic Prevention' is a bold and daring debut. It's elastic kitchen sink delivery is brutally sharp and Its wide eyed, agile paced make up nod to all.
An album that will challenge anyone to dare steal the soundtrack to his 2007.
Jamie T recorded his album throughout 2006 in our Toyshop studios with Ben Coupland engineering.
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Released 21st January 2007
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Klaxons - "Golden Skans"
www.klaxons.net
Klaxons prepare their main assault on the charts with the anthemic new single 'Golden Skans'. A hypnotically sweet pop harmony is the backbone of the track, a sweeping,
shiny dream of a song that will wipe clear the presumptions of those that think they know and tickle those already in the band's thrall even deeper into their cosmos.
'Golden Skans' is taken from the band's debut album 'Myths Of The Near Future'.
Klaxons were in The Garden in the early part of 2006 with James Ford producing and Jimmy Robertson engineering. They were working on
this track and other album tracks.
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Released 15th January 2007
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Jamie T - "Calm Down Dearest"
www.jamie-t.com
Mr T prepares his legions of fans for the imminent release of Panic Prevention, his debut album, with his third single Calm Down Dearest. It follows the top
twenty hits, Sheila and If You Got The Money. A plea to a friend who's "racking and stacking them lines". It's another typical tale of hedonism from Jamie T, but
this time around it's more of a cautionary tale.
Jamie T recorded this single and the rest of his forthcoming album in the Toyshop during the early part of 2006.
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Released 7th January 2007
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Jarvis Cocker - "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time"
www.myspace.com/jarvspace
'Don't Let Him Waste Your Time' is an anthemic cautionary tale about men's intransigence within relationships, Jarvis struts through
it all telling it like it is: "Some skinny bitch walks by in some hotpants / And he's running out the door".
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 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
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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. |
