Thoughts and Prayers is the first vinyl release from our studio in the Cotswolds, and represents a lot of time and effort into creating a record to stand the test of time, as well as to demonstrate the power of our studio, located in a central market town which is the capital of the Cotswolds.

This is the first of several releases of the music of Paul Turney who has been running Sirensound since beginning a contract with the British Library Sound Archive in 2001.

The studio has evolved from an archiving facility to a more broader recording setup, with an acoustically treated room for acoustic recording of drums, voice, percussion and brass.

We record to Pyramix for a stable environment and have diversified into Voice over work and the recording of AudioBooks

please call Paul on 07905938355

The Human Condition is a class vehicle that has brought songs to life that may never have developed without the skill and dedication of all the players and singers.

meet the artists

Daniel Jagusz Holley

Vocals

Wanje Luckie

MC

Wanje Luckie MC of the control tower who spent many hours running the recorder before he got himself in front of the microphone

Tim Cansfield

Guitar

Tim Cansfield, our top flight and extraordinary guitarist, there right from the beginning

Richard Bailey

Drums

The legendary Richard Bailey keeping absolute time on his Sonar kit. This is taken from the first recording session with the late John McKenzie on bass

Winston Blissett

Bass

Dave Ital

Guitarist

Iain Ballamy

Saxophones

The ultra-talented Mr Iain Ballamy taking care of the tenor saxophone lines in Doris and Violet and Another World

Guy Pratt

Guy and Richard first met at the studio where they provided the rhythm to several tracks on Thoughts and Prayers and other tracks on further records in the making.

John came and stayed a few days after a session with Richard on drums and was a pleasure to spend time with. He never got to hear the record completed but was kept up to date as it began to take shape. He played bass and introduced me to Richard Bailey so I have a lot to thank John for

(the late) john michael mckenzie
bass guitar

Paul Turney

Born in Cambridge in Aotearoa New Zealand, Paul has assembled some of the world’s most experienced players to record in the Sirensound Studio in the Cotswolds, England.

Legacy Equipment

Sony 3348HR 48 Ch digital audio recorder

Part of the ‘sound’ of this group comes from the use of legacy equipment no longer used in modern recording like this DASH machine, bought in 2008 through Funky Junk from Plus XXX Studios in Paris

Sirensound recording

sirensound recording

basement situation

With the use of a specially designed acoustic summerhouse at the rear of the property in the Cotswolds we are able to record acoustic instruments, voice, and brass with remarkable accuracy