The Studio
The year was 1964 and in a small renovated recording studio within an old milking shed in Chelsea, London, two young men were about to go out on a limb to follow their dream and inadvertently change music forever…
As one of the first indie studios in England, the modest Sound Techniques made a name for itself with a beautiful live sound and its own hand crafted mixing console. In that studio Geoff Frost‘s electronic mastery and head engineer John Wood‘s perfect ear created some of the finest music in the UK; Artists such as Nick Drake, Pink Floyd, Fairport Convention, Vashti Bunyan, The Incredible String Band, John Martyn, John Cale, The Yardbirds and The Who all recorded sessions, enamoured with the studio’s rich sound.
As their reputation grew Frost began crafting his hand-built desks to measure for major studios including Elektra, Trident, De Lane Lea and Sunset Sound; The Sound Techniques influence sparked right at the heart of some of the greatest music ever recorded. From London to Los Angeles, from Jamaica to Paris and back again, these bespoke Sound Techniques consoles captured and created seminal tracks and albums for Hendrix, The Doors, The Beatles, Paul Simon, David Bowie, Elton John, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, The Stooges, T-Rex and Lou Reed; A few names among many.
Now, four decades after the doors closed on the Chelsea studio, a new chapter in the fascinating Sound Techniques story is being written; One which will bring us full circle and help discover, once and for all, just how deep the Sound Techniques secrets go.
These are The Parts You Don’t Hear and this is The Untold Story of Sound Techniques.
The latest …
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Sandy Roberton: A Sound Techniques Veteran Takes Us Way Back
Sandy Roberton has lived his whole working life in the music world. He produced nearly 40 records at Sound Techniques Chelsea, nearly all of which he brought along to The Pig’s…
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Guitar hero Richard Thompson at Sound Techniques
Looking at Richard Thompson‘s discography in the late 60’s to mid 70’s you could assume that he must have lived at Sound Techniques, Chelsea. In fact Richard stated to The Part’s…
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Nick Broome on Sound Techniques at De Lane Lea Studios, Soho
The Part’s You Don’t Hear met recording engineer Nick Broome at his home in the Oxford suburbs where we chatted all things Sound Techniques. Nick was just 15 years old (Yes, this…
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Full House: Fairport Convention’s Simon Nicol at Sound Techniques
Simon Nicol kindly stopped off at The Part’s You Don’t Hear London headquarters to chat about his many accomplishments at Sound Techniques, Chelsea. Simon, guitarist alongside Richard Thompson and founder alongside Ashley Hutchings was just 17…
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Shirley Collins, the Queen of traditional folk at Sound Techniques
The Part’s You Don’t Hear were invited to visit the wonderful Shirley Collins for tea and pastries at her home in Lewes, East Sussex to chat about her fascinating career and recording…
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Ashley Hutchings: Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span and the Albion Country Band
Few people in the world can lay claim to high praise from Bob Dylan, so here we go: Ashley Hutchings is the single most important figure in English folk rock.…
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