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The Shelter

A tranquil writing, mixing and recording space in East London.

Built on top of a WW2 bomb shelter (which now houses the machine room and mic collection), The Shelter offers a superb mix environment thanks to its ATC monitoring and a wealth of outboard.

Designed by Kahle Acoustics in collaboration with A-Zero architects, the studio is bathed in natural light. Its live room is comfortably big enough to house drum kit, and includes an excellent upright piano alongside an extensive collection of synths, guitars and other instruments.

Since its completion just over a year ago, the studio has already welcomed a wealth of artists and projects including Jon Hopkins, Palace, Brian Eno, Katie Melua, Maya Youssef, Anna Meredith, Nick Mulvey, David Rowntree (Blur) and Hayden Thorpe.

For more information and bookings, please visit the the Miloco website.

Selected gear

  • ATC SCM45A monitors
  • Shadow Hills Equinox summing mixer
  • Retro Instruments Powerstrip (pair)
  • Chandler Microphone Cassette (pair)
  • UA 6176 (pair)
  • Manley Vox Box
  • Overstayer Modular Channel
  • Dolmetsch Spinet (1960s)
  • Hohner Guitaret (1950s)
  • Binson Echorec
  • Roland Chorus Echo
  • Soma Pulsar24
  • Moog One
  • Korg 770 (1976)
  • Korg MS20 (1979)
  • Roland Paraphonic (1978)

Clients

  • John Grant
  • Beth Orton
  • Nick Mulvey
  • Jon Hopkins
  • Shearwater
  • Katie Melua
  • Anna Meredith
  • James
  • Mystery Jets
  • Sam Amidon
  • Charlie Cunningham
  • Flook
  • Denai Moore
  • Seb Rochford

Photos by Mark Danisik