Sarm West Studios

Sarm West Studios is a recording studio based in London.

Role in Gorillaz
In 2004, Gorillaz came to Sarm West Studios to work on their second studio album Demon Days, as seen in the Bananaz documentary. Co-Creator, Damon Albarn, moved to Sarm West Studios after he had started the early work for the album, originally recorded in Studio 13. Damon also came to the studio in 2000, to work on the music for the film "Ordinary Decent Criminal '', but the recording footage for the song "Bank Job" later became a joke in the Gorillaz and Damon Albarn community. The video is known as “Damon Albarn' s click”.

The band also re-recorded 7 songs from Demon Days plus Clint Eastwood for the Demon Detour Sessions during the 22nd and 23rd of May 2005. Some of those were later released as B-side tracks to the band's Phase Two singles, with others remaining exclusive to a promo Live Tracks CD.

History
Jill Sinclair and Trevor Horn, owners of East London's SARM studios, bought Island's Basing Street studios in 1982, renaming them Sarm West Studios to complement their existing East London studio. Horn and Sinclair also established offices at the Basing Street location for ZTT Records and Stiff Record labels, as well as Perfect Songs and Unforgettable Songs publishing companies. In November 1984, Studio 1 at Sarm West was the venue for the recording of "Do They Know It’s Christmas" by the members of Band Aid in support of relief efforts, and in November 2014, the studios were used to record the Band Aid 30 charity single. In 1987, the studio's cathedral organ was recorded for George Michael's album Faith. From 2004 to 2005, Gorillaz recorded their second studio album Demon Days at the studio alongside live tracks for the radio tour sessions. The album was made alongside Danger Mouse and featured many guests artists and groups such as De La Soul, Shaun Ryder and Dennis Hopper. In May 2011, two new studios and music business offices were added. The redesign also included living accommodation, to facilitate a return to the studios’ 1970s policy of long-term bookings. The studios became part of SPZ Group, a holding company belonging to Sinclair and Horn.

Links

 * Demon Days Recording- Bananaz
 * Sarm West Studios Snippet 1
 * Sarm West Studios Snippet 2
 * Damon Albarn's Click - Filmed in Sarm West Studios