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Smoothside is delighted to welcome Liam Watson, producer extraordinaire and
owner of Toerag, the unique 4/8 track analogue studio. Toerag opened
in 1991 and moved to its present location in 1998. It has a treasure
trove of vintage amps and is home to an Abbey Road REDD series desk,
one of only 4 commercially available in the world.
Liam is responsible for producing and engineering artists that
include The Datsuns, Razorlight, Supergrass, The Zutons, Dan Sartain
and James Hunter not forgetting ‘Elephant’ the seminal album from
The White Stripes .
Liam has produced and mixed the newly released and brilliantly
reviewed album ‘Dan Sartain Lives’ for Dan Sartain , the
forthcoming album from Bobby Long, the current album for Electric
Wizard, the forthcoming album from The Ettes and tracks for Delta Maid
and Leah Mason.
Previous credits include The White Stripes, High Cornwell and Tame
Impala, Madness and James Hunter.
Daily Telegraph - 12-02-07 - Walls of Sound
ToeRag, Hackney, East London
When the White Stripes were preparing to make their global breakthrough album, they could have chosen to record it anywhere, but they opted to hole up in a comfort-free studio in an impoverished district of London.
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The ensuing two-week sessions yielded one of the decade's most influential hits, Seven Nation Army.
ToeRag's selling point is the vintage analogue equipment hoarded there by engineer Liam Watson since he opened up shop in 1992. Many garage-rock bands have followed the White Stripes' path to Hackney, none quite enjoying the same success.
Key recording: Elephant by the White Stripes
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