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A unique recording space in Kentish Town with a great selection of new and vintage gear and a warm, creativity-inspiring atmosphere.

A mix of classic, vintage analogue and modern digital equipment, two different recording spaces and a separate writing room

18/09/2024

~ Belated release post ~ The Glass Frog by synth- jazz proliferator
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We did the initial tracking for this album at Fish Factory studio in June last year with further overdubs and mixing done here at MAP with me -
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The album features an ensemble cast from the London jazz scene inc. .rahman_ Trevor Walker and Art Themen
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Expanded listening is also available in atmos if you happen to have the capabilities
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The title track is a highlight for me - a 12 minute afrobeat odyssey introduced by rainforest sounds I had knocking around on an old cassette in the studio

21/06/2024

Another recent MAP-based release in the form of a CD. The product of many an hour in the studio with me and AKA . Out in the world with help from Avon Terror Corps. Please go check bio for a link

13/06/2024

More release action… big hugs to .perlin on her new album ‘Clay’. Many an hour of joy working on this project. So nice to have it out in the world!
Playing from .ardner .cello
Engineering and production by (me)
Mastering by at

16/05/2024

Had these two lovely people in the other day - .irl tickling the skins (drumming) for a new Material Things record with Stu .isle Stu also did excellent work guiding our old RE 301 Chorus Echo (pictured) into some tasteful dub business …🥁🔊🔥

14/04/2024

Three very productive days with .nige and the lads! 🥁🎸

28/09/2023

The cockpit… ✈️ 🎛🪄🦄

15/06/2023

Cookin’ up something spooky with the very talented
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05/12/2022

A dive into some of our well used rack FX…

Eventide H3000
Versatile and luxurious sounding multi FX from the early 80’s with more patches than is in anyway sensible and featuring everything from functional delays to outrageous bonkers auto ‘whoosh’ sounds.

Lexicon PCM 70
More 80’s goodness. This unit is famed for its lush reverbs but also has some decent delays, chorus and comb filtering effects.

Lexicon PCM 41
Early digital delay, with modulation that can go to real extremes. Has a very unique lo fi flavour that’s pretty damn special.

Moogerfooger MF101 and MF102
Large, amazing sounding (and looking) low pass and ring mod pedals. Functions can be patched to each other and other Moog stuff - eg the LFO from the ring modulator can be patched into the cutoff frequency of the filter, which is preeetty cool!

Roland RE-301 Space Echo
Classic tape delay. This one is quite rare and features delay, chorus and spring reverb. Also makes a killer distortion unit if you drive the input!

ART Mulitiverb LTX (modded)
A really cheap multi fx (it doesn’t have any parameter control!) but with a really cool down sampling modification that allows you manually control the sample rate for some cool bit crushed goodness.

28/11/2022

Congrats .perlin for reaching 3 mil on 🥂 - recorded and mixed at MAP! Currently working on the new album together. It’s sounding prrretty nice, can’t wait for it to be out in the world! 🪄

14/08/2022

.perlin in the studio this afternoon. New single coming in October…

15/06/2022

On the Rhode(s) again! 🎹 🧳 Our MKII ‘73 was born somewhere between 1979-1981 when CBS dropped the ‘Fender’ name and started calling them a MKII. Apart from the name there’s only very subtle differences between MKI and MKII but this one has that luscious, sparkly tone and deep bass people generally associate with this model. It’s an amazing instrument but don’t just take my word for it, come play for yourself!

30/05/2022

The writing room. Discounts available on long terms lets. Get in touch for details.
The room features UAD Apollo interface, Neumann mic, Neve preamp, Focal speakers and natural light! 🌞 🎤 🔊

29/05/2022

MAP on the box 📺 studio and venue were recently used as a filming location for documentary, also a doc on ! 💃🏼 👸🏼
Get in touch if you’re interested in using the space as a filming location 💌

26/05/2022

MAP studio’s two live rooms - we have ties from 2 different sounding spaces, one dead(ish) and one lively(ish), both sound great and both tied to our 36ch ASP 8024 desk and 32 I/O Pro Tools giving a variety of options for recording all sorts of different projects!

25/05/2022

Highlights from the mic locker… 🎙 🎤 engineer’s favourites include UM70, a pair of 1051s, TM1, .berlin U87, 2 Coles 4038s and 3 vintage 421s!

12/05/2022

A photo dump of our fairly extensive keyboard / synth collection. Highlights inc. Fender Rhodes MKII, Yamaha DX7, Crumar Stringman, Roland JX8p and a Hammond (of sorts)

10/03/2022

24/02/2022

MAP Live #004 - Next instalment of the video series feat. Kentish Town’s finest folk-pop force majeure Kawala!

Stay tuned for more artists and performances from the MAP live series, showcasing a variety of young, talented musicians from the MAP community.

Crew:
Director -
Camera 1 -
Camera 2 -
Producer - .nige
Engineer - Duncan Thornley

Address

Map Studio Cafe, 46 Grafton Road
London
NW53DU

Website

http://mapstudiocafe.com/

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MAP Live #005 - A unique and beautifully intimate acoustic performance from Mac Wetha. Wow, where to start with this guy - Mac is a hugely talented producer, songwriter, singer, guitarist and DJ (see @nine8collective and @macwetha but also just a really nice guy! Always a pleasure… Stay tuned for more artists and performances from the MAP live series, showcasing a variety of young, talented musicians from the MAP community. Crew: Director - @elifgonen Camera 1 - @danikm Camera 2 - @thetaylortay Producer - @nasty.nige Engineer - Duncan Thornley #hereforculture #maplive #livefromthestudio #studiovideo #musicvideo #livemusic #recordingstudio #mapstudiocafe #londonrecordingstudio #kentishtown #camden #mac #macwetha #bigmacwetha #indiemusic #grungeisntdead

MAP Live #004 - Next instalment of the video series feat. Kentish Town’s finest folk-pop force majeure Kawala! @kawala Stay tuned for more artists and performances from the MAP live series, showcasing a variety of young, talented musicians from the MAP community. Crew: Director - @elifgonen Camera 1 - @danikm Camera 2 - @thetaylortay Producer - @nasty.nige Engineer - Duncan Thornley #hereforculture #maplive #livefromthestudio #studiovideo #musicvideo #livemusic #recordingstudio #mapstudiocafe #londonrecordingstudios #kentishtownscene #folkmusic #kawala

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MAP Recording Studio is a unique, creative recording studio in Kentish Town, London. We offer high quality recording studio services reasonable rates. Our aim is to provide a comfortable, musician-friendly environment and a warm, creativity-nurturing atmosphere.