Flat Holm island turns recording studio for Listing Ships An island in the Bristol Channel will become a recording studio for the day for a nautical-themed band. The Listing Ships will sail to Flat Holm and record All Aboard The MS Stockholm at a Victorian barracks on the island. The Oxford-based band will be the only people on Flat Holm, which is five miles (8km) from Cardiff Bay. Bass player Stuart Fowkes spoke to Peter Johnson on BBC Radio Wales.