RECORDING STUDIO LONDON
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But what does it sound like? Hopefully the examples presented here will give you a good idea of the results you can expect to achieve across various genres and individual instruments with the engineers who work here. For geeks, the MP3s are fairly high quality at 192kbps, but please download the 24-bit/44.1kHz WAV files for the full effect (where available).
Fiordiligi Aria |
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Artist | Dorothea Herbert |
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Engineer | Neil Williams |
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Producer | Neil Williams |
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Composer | Mozart |
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Recorded | The Limehouse |
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Mixed | The Limehouse |
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Mastered | The Limehouse |
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Recorded using the studio's Yamaha C3 grand piano, all in one room with only 3 mics.
Lucid Intervals Pt II |
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Engineer | Rupert Pfaff |
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Producer | Dave Maric |
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Composer | Dave Maric |
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Recorded | The Limehouse |
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Mixed | The Limehouse |
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Mastered | Resident |
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Recorded with The Limehouse Mobile and praised for its quality by the BBC, International Record Review and more.
Sec Strike Stripped |
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Engineer | Neil Williams |
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Producer | Neil Williams/Lee Sparey |
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Composer | Lee Sparey |
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Recorded | The Limehouse |
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Mixed | Artist's Studio |
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Mastered | The Limehouse |
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The lovely sound of a string quartet in our live room with Earthworks mics (some parts double tracked).
Croqueuse d'Hommes |
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Artist | DJ May |
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Engineer | Neil Williams |
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Producer | Neil Williams |
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Composer | Neil Williams/DJ May |
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Recorded | The Limehouse |
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Mixed | The Limehouse |
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Mastered | The Limehouse |
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DJ May brought the lyrics in and Neil did the rest (compose, program, record, mix, master) in a single day. An interesting 'whispering' rapping style.
Free |
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Engineer | Neil Williams |
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Producer | Neil Williams/Derek Gibbons |
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Composer | Derek Gibbons |
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Recorded | Artist's Studio |
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Mixed | The Limehouse |
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Mastered | Massive Masters |
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Derek brought his Logic files in for a 'proper' mix - this was done in about 1/2 a day including replacing some of the sounds and adding extra parts.
Feel |
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Engineer | Neil Williams |
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Producer | Neil Williams/Derek Gibbons |
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Composer | Derek Gibbons |
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Recorded | Artist's Studio |
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Mixed | The Limehouse |
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Mastered | Massive Masters |
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Derek brought his Logic files in for a 'proper' mix - this was done in about 1/2 a day including replacing some of the sounds and adding extra parts.
Wild Horses |
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Engineer | Neil Williams |
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Producer | Neil Williams/RocketSwitch |
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Composer | Mick Jagger/Keith Richards |
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Recorded | Artist's Studio |
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Mixed | The Limehouse |
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Mastered | Lowland Masters |
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RocketSwitch brought his Logic files in for a 'proper' mix - this was done in 1 day including replacing some of the sounds and adding extra parts.
Hip Hop Drums |
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Engineer | Neil Williams |
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Producer | Neil Williams |
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Composer | Steve Green |
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Recorded | The Limehouse |
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Mixed | The Limehouse |
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Mastered | The Limehouse |
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A Limehouse production from top to toe - the studio's own DW Custom kit played by one of our regular session drummers.
Jazz Drums |
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Engineer | Neil Williams |
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Producer | Neil Williams |
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Composer | Steve Green |
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Recorded | The Limehouse |
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Mixed | The Limehouse |
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Mastered | The Limehouse |
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A complete Limehouse production - the studio's own DW Custom kit played by one of our regular session drummers and featuring our 'Special Dry' Zildjian Custom cymbals.
Latin Drums |
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Engineer | Neil Williams |
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Producer | Neil Williams |
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Composer | Guy Richman |
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Recorded | The Limehouse |
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Mixed | The Limehouse |
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Mastered | The Limehouse |
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The studio's DW Custom kit and Zildjian Custom Cymblas in action - gotta love those Earthworks mics on overheads :-)
Rock Drums |
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Engineer | Neil Williams |
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Producer | Neil Williams/Terry Devine-King |
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Composer | Terry Devine-King |
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Recorded | The Limehouse |
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Mixed | The Limehouse |
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Mastered | The Limehouse |
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Drums recorded for an 'epic rock' library music composition for Audio Network - performed by top session drummer Ian Thomas.
The Nightingale |
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Engineer | Neil Williams |
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Producer | Neil Williams |
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Composer | Trad. |
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Recorded | The Limehouse |
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Mixed | The Limehouse |
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Mastered | The Limehouse |
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Recorded completely live in one take/one room with only 4 mics.
Ruff Justice |
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Engineer | Neil Williams |
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Producer | Neil Williams |
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Composer | Neil Williams |
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Recorded | The Limehouse |
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Mixed | The Limehouse |
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Mastered | The Limehouse |
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A near-seamless mixture of live and virtual instruments - can you tell which is which?
Spatial Awareness |
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Engineer | Neil Williams |
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Producer | Neil Williams |
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Composer | Neil Williams |
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Recorded | The Limehouse |
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Mixed | The Limehouse |
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Mastered | The Limehouse |
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Composed as the demo tune for a sound library - many of the sounds themselves were also recorded at The Limehouse.
Fight or Flight |
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Engineer | Neil Williams |
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Producer | Neil Williams |
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Composer | Neil Williams/Pete Adams |
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Recorded | The Limehouse |
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Mixed | The Limehouse |
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Mastered | The Limehouse |
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All parts played live and recorded with real instruments including our piano, drums and Moog Voyager.
Money's Too Tight (Remix) |
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Engineer | Neil Williams |
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Producer | Neil Williams |
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Composer | John/William Valentine |
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Recorded | The Limehouse |
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Mixed | The Limehouse |
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Mastered | Lowland Masters |
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Commisioned by Ministry of Sound for the record's 25th anniversary, everything you hear here is the work of Neil Williams other than the original vocal and guitar parts.
Only Time Will Tell |
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Engineer | Neil Williams |
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Producer | Neil Williams |
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Composer | Emily Barden |
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Recorded | The Limehouse |
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Mixed | The Limehouse |
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Mastered | The Limehouse |
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Guitar and vocal recorded simultaneously in almost(!) one take.
Piano Noodling |
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Artist | ||||||||
Engineer | Neil Williams |
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Producer | Neil Williams |
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Composer | Neil Williams |
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Recorded | The Limehouse |
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Mixed | The Limehouse |
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Mastered | The Limehouse |
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Just a little noodling while experimenting with various piano miking techniques - this is a pair of U87s close to the strings.
Sax Improv 2 |
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Engineer | Neil Williams |
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Producer | Neil Williams |
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Composer | Tim Garland |
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Recorded | The Limehouse |
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Mixed | The Limehouse |
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Mastered | The Limehouse |
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A little end of session jamming from Tim Garland, one of the UK's and the world's foremost saxophonists.
Trumpet Funk |
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Engineer | Neil Williams |
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Producer | Neil Williams |
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Composer | Gerard Precenser |
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Recorded | The Limehouse |
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Mixed | The Limehouse |
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Mastered | The Limehouse |
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Extracted from a complete recording - the accompaniment parts are flugel horn being played through an auto-wah.
Sax Improv 1 |
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Engineer | Neil Williams |
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Producer | Neil Williams |
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Composer | Tim Garland |
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Recorded | The Limehouse |
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Mixed | The Limehouse |
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Mastered | The Limehouse |
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A little end of session jamming from Tim Garland, one of the UK's and the world's foremost saxophonists.
Torn |
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Engineer | Neil Williams |
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Producer | DobraMind |
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Composer | DobraMind |
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Recorded | The Limehouse |
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Mixed | The Limehouse |
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Mastered | The Limehouse |
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Incredible vocal (extracted from the track) from the singer of this highly original Polish act which mixes rock with 'ethnic' elements.
Persian Jam 1 |
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Engineer | Neil Williams |
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Producer | Neil Williams/Lee Sparey |
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Composer | Lee Sparey |
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Recorded | The Limehouse |
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Mixed | The Limehouse |
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Mastered | The Limehouse |
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A quick jam in between the rather more serious business of recording music for BBC Persian TV.
Persian Jam 2 |
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Artist | ||||||||
Engineer | Neil Williams |
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Producer | Neil Williams/Lee Sparey |
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Composer | Lee Sparey |
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Recorded | The Limehouse |
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Mixed | The Limehouse |
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Mastered | The Limehouse |
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A quick jam in between the rather more serious business of recording music for BBC Persian TV.
Torn |
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Engineer | Neil Williams |
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Producer | DobraMind |
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Composer | DobraMind |
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Recorded | The Limehouse |
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Mixed | The Limehouse |
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Mastered | The Limehouse |
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Percussion part extracted from the track from the percussionist of this highly original Polish act which mixes rock with 'ethnic' elements.
Brandenburg |
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Engineer | James Aparicio |
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Producer | James Aparicio |
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Composer | Demontre |
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Recorded | The Limehouse |
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Mixed | Error Room 1 |
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Mastered | Metropolis |
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Recorded as the debut single of this up and coming band - a highly original sound.
Files
PLAY MP3
Great Pretender |
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Artist | ||||||||
Engineer | James Aparicio |
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Producer | James Aparicio |
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Composer | Phantom |
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Recorded | The Limehouse |
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Mixed | Error Room 1 |
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Mastered | Coefficient Audio |
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Track of the day from Q magazine online and single of the month from Art Rocker magazine.
Files
PLAY MP3
Human Behaviour |
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Artist | ||||||||
Engineer | James Aparicio |
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Producer | Gareth Jones |
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Composer | Bjork |
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Recorded | The Limehouse |
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Mixed | The Crescent |
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Mastered | Masterpiece |
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A great take on Bjork's 'Human Behaviour', produced by Gareth Jones of Depeche Mode fame.
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PLAY MP3
Divisive |
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Artist | ||||||||
Engineer | James Aparicio |
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Producer | Gareth Jones |
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Composer | We Have Band |
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Recorded | The Limehouse |
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Mixed | Strongroom |
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Mastered | The Exchange |
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The drums, percussion and piano for this track were recorded at The Limehouse - rave reviews from Q, NME etc.
Files
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