Originally designed in 1976, the recently refurbished studios are situated on the south coast in a large residential studio complex. Echo Zoo continues the legacy of what was one of the UK's music scene's best kept secrets. Artists who have recorded in these rooms include : Sir Paul McCartney, JTQ, Chris Difford, Karl Hyde & Rick Smith (Underworld) M (Pop Muzik), Toploader, Steve Osborne (Happy Mo
ndays, U2, New Order) and Paul Jones. Already the first artists, labels and producers across the Electric Zoo threshold include: Ed Harcourt, Luke Sital-Singh, Duke Special, Holy Esque, Iain Archer, Soft Swells, Nordic Giants, Hudson Taylor, Jon Schumann (Mew, Kent), Joseph Washbourn, James Bay, Foreign Slippers, Polydor & Parlophone.