All-new Aim remix of 'True To Hip-Hop' taken from the forthcoming album 'Drum Machines & VHS Dreams : The Best of Aim 1996-2006'. Release formats include digital and Limited Edition Picture Disc vinyl. Available to pre-order now from www.aticrecords.com. For more information and press inquiries please contact will@inhousepress.com. For radio inquiries please contact alex@inhousepress.com. Original version appears on the classic Aim debut album 'Cold Water Music'.

Drum Machines & VHS Dreams

Aim - True To Hip-Hop (Remix) feat. AG of D.I.T.C.

Linctus

This mix was recorded in 1993. I worked out the transitions before hitting record but it's one live take on two Technics 1200's and a Tandy Realistic mixer straight to a Maxell chrome C-90.

TRACKLISTING -

1. Cypress Hill - Latin Lingo
2. Blood of Abraham - Stabbed By The Steeple
3. Diamond D feat. Sadat X - You Can't Front (Shit is Real)
4. Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth feat. YG'z  - Death Becomes You
5. Souls of Mischief - Good Feeling
6. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo feat. Large Professor & Freddie Foxxx - Money in the Bank
7. Nas - It Ain't Hard to Tell
8. Lords of the Underground - Lord Jazz Hit Me One Time (Make it Funky) 
9. Common Sense - Soul By The Pound (Thump Mix)
10. Walkin' Large Like Bigfoot - I Play the Talkbox
11. Del Tha Funkee Homosapien - No More Worries
12. Mexakinz - Phonkie Melodia (Remix Instrumental)
13. Kool G. Rap & Polo - Streets of New York
14. Redman - How To Roll A Blunt
15. Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - It's Not A Game
16. Y'All So Stupid - Van Full of Pakistans
17. Terminator X - It All Comes Down To The Money
18. Mesanjarz of Funk - Funk in Da Trunk (Remix)
19. Showbiz & A.G. - Hold Ya Head
20. Black Moon - Buck 'Em Down
21. Del The Funkee Homosapien - Thank Youse
22. Casual - Lose in the End
23. Ed O.G. - Love Comes and Goes
24. Glamco Productions presents Jazzy Grooves Vol. 1 - Blown Away
25. MC Eiht - Streiht Up Menace

Blunted Vol. 2 (1993) - Mixed by Aim (Andy Turner)

True to Hip-Hop (Remix) feat. AG of D.I.T.C.

Underground Crown Holders

Walking Home Through The Park

Fall Break

Cold Water Music

The Force feat. QNC

Aberdeen feat. Niko

Just Passing Through

Loopdreams

iTunes Digital pre-order - http://radi.al/AimQNC
Vinyl & CD pre-order - http://www.aticrecords.com/product/qnc-aim-the-habit-of-a-lifetime-and-how-to-kick-it/

Produced by Aim for Whole Car Productions. Released 09.10.15 on ATIC Records (C)2015  
Press : will@inhousepress.com Radio : alex@inhousepress.com  Label : www.aticrecords.com

A searing statement of intent, 'We Don't Play' is the second release from the forthcoming Aim & QNC long player, 'The Habit of a Lifetime (And How To Kick It)'. Featuring legendary MC's Grand Puba and Sean Price (R.I.P.) alongside Long Island kings Q-Ball and Curt Cazal, the verses are intense and the thick, synth bass beat echoes the 80's horror movie soundtracks Aim collected as a kid. Tune.

"We can attest that he [Sean Price] was the consummate professional. We spoke on the track and he had his part done in no time. Almost effortlessly. Our days at D&D [Records] were nuts as we all ran around but we always took time to chat. His verse on the D&D project II "How it Soundz" with DITC's A.G. was also business as usual. I played him the beat and he laced it in no time. He was quite a character and will be personally and skillfully missed." Curt Cazal, QNC


Pre-order Now!!!

AIM & QNC - 'We Don't Play' feat. Grand Puba and Sean Price

THE LONG-AWAITED VINYL REISSUE OF AIM’S CLASSIC DEBUT ALBUM 'COLD WATER MUSIC'. REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL TAPES. RELEASE FORMATS : VINYL (2X12” 140g ICE-BLUE WAX) / DIGITAL / LIMITED EDITION COMPACT CASSETTE.

BUY DIRECT FROM ATIC RECORDS - https://www.aticrecords.com/product/aim-cold-water-music-2016-re-master/

PRESS RELEASE

When Aim’s Cold Water Music dropped in 1999 on cult Manchester label Grand Central Records, it was an underground sensation. Preceded by a string of well received 12”s and EP’s the album was eagerly anticipated and Aim delivered in a big way, elevating his trademark sound to new heights with a collection of uplifting cinematic soundscapes, dark jazz fuelled breaks and hard hitting hip-hop beats (featuring guest rap legends QNC, AG and YZ). Uniquely, there was a sense of nostalgic sentimentality running through the record and the whole thing was underpinned by a musicality often missing in sample based production.

Pushed on by organic, word-of-mouth promotion and the success of the Aim Live band that sold out Shepherds Bush Empire and smashed Glastonbury’s Jazz World stage in 2007, Cold Water Music went on to shift over 100,000 units and is now seen as a ground-breaking, genre defining UK classic that has inspired legions of bedroom beat-makers.

The original vinyl pressing sold out within weeks of it’s release making it a sought after collectors piece with rocketing Ebay prices for clean copies. After years of fan requests, both ATIC and Aim felt the time was right to finally repress the wax. Says Andy Turner (Aim), “Rather than just repress the original album, we remastered and recut it from scratch using the original DAT master tapes.”

Every now and then an album comes along that both resonates and endures. An album that stays with those first to hear it and one that is discovered and treasured by generations to follow. Seventeen years on from it’s initial release Cold Water Music sounds as fresh, as inventive and as necessary as it ever did.

For more information please contact Nicole@aticrecords.com

Cold Water Music (Remastered)

Intro

The Force

Sail

Sail feat. Kate Rogers

Downstate

Ain't Got Time To Waste

Ain't Got Time To Waste feat. YZ

Fat City (Interlude)

True To Hip Hop

True To Hip Hop feat. AG

Demonique

A Tree, A Rock And A Cloud

A Tree, a Rock and a Cloud

Journey To The End Of The Night

From Here to fame

From Here To Fame feat. YZ

Aim's deep, cinematic re-work of Cold Water Music's closing track featuring New Jersey rap legend YZ. Taken from the 2016 re-issue. Fully remastered from the original tapes and featuring all-new artwork. Release formats include transparent ice-blue vinyl, digital download and limited edition cassette. 
From Here To Fame (Aim Remix) is exclusive to the digital and cassette formats. 

BUY DIRECT FROM ATIC RECORDS - https://www.aticrecords.com/product/aim-cold-water-music-2016-re-master/

PRESS RELEASE 

THE LONG-AWAITED VINYL REISSUE OF AIM’S CLASSIC DEBUT ALBUM 'COLD WATER MUSIC'. REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL TAPES. RELEASE FORMATS : VINYL (2X12” 140g ICE-BLUE WAX) / DIGITAL / LIMITED EDITION COMPACT CASSETTE.

When Aim’s Cold Water Music dropped in 1999 on cult Manchester label Grand Central Records, it was an underground sensation. Preceded by a string of well received 12”s and EP’s the album was eagerly anticipated and Aim delivered in a big way, elevating his trademark sound to new heights with a collection of uplifting cinematic soundscapes, dark jazz fuelled breaks and hard hitting hip-hop beats (featuring guest rap legends QNC, AG and YZ). Uniquely, there was a sense of nostalgic sentimentality running through the record and the whole thing was underpinned by a musicality often missing in sample based production.

Pushed on by organic, word-of-mouth promotion and the success of the Aim Live band that sold out Shepherds Bush Empire and smashed Glastonbury’s Jazz World stage in 2007, Cold Water Music went on to shift over 100,000 units and is now seen as a ground-breaking, genre defining UK classic that has inspired legions of bedroom beat-makers.

The original vinyl pressing sold out within weeks of it’s release making it a sought after collectors piece with rocketing Ebay prices for clean copies. After years of fan requests, both ATIC and Aim felt the time was right to finally repress the wax. Says Andy Turner (Aim), “Rather than just repress the original album, we remastered and recut it from scratch using the original DAT master tapes.”

Every now and then an album comes along that both resonates and endures. An album that stays with those first to hear it and one that is discovered and treasured by generations to follow. Seventeen years on from it’s initial release Cold Water Music sounds as fresh, as inventive and as necessary as it ever did.

For more information please contact Nicole@aticrecords.com

From Here To Fame feat. YZ (Aim Remix)

AIM & QNC - HOW IT ALL GOT STARTED (CURT CAZAL REMIX) EP
Formats : Limited edition 12” C.R.E.A.M. coloured vinyl, cassette & digital
VINYL PRE-ORDER - http://www.aticrecords.com/product/how-it-all-got-started-curt-cazal-remix-ep/
Release date - 24th February 2017 
Catalogue Number - ATIC017 / ATICCS017 / ATIC017DB
ORIGINAL VERSIONS TAKEN FROM THE ALBUM ‘THE HABIT OF A LIFETIME (AND HOW TO KICK IT)’ ATICLP014 

CURT CAZAL INTERVIEW 
http://www.aticrecords.com/grown-man-rap-show-tribute-to-curt-cazal/

Following 2015's ‘album of the year’ The Habit of a Lifetime (And How To Kick It), ATIC Records is proud to present the next instalment in the AIM & QNC saga. The How It All Got Started Curt Cazal Remix EP boasts two instant classic remixes from super-producer Curt Cazal (JVC Force, Strong Island). Also included is the all-new, Aim produced, Lyrical Expert and the all-important, DJ-friendly instrumentals. The EP is presented on delicious C.R.E.A.M. coloured 140g 12" vinyl with sleeve art by ATIC's default design guru AFU.

First up is Curt Cazal's masterful re-working of album highlight 'How It All Got Started.' The Long Island legend pours melodic sample syrup over a thick, boom-bap beat and the result, according to Aim, is "the best track ATIC's ever released. Curt's remix makes me feel like the first time I heard Souls of Mischief's '93 'til Infinity' or Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth's ‘They Reminisce over You,’ it's that good." High praise indeed but timeless and emotive hip-hop anthems like this don't come along too often.

Track two is Curt’s block rockin’ remix of 'Habit...' opener 'We Don't Play’, featuring hip-hop gods Grand Puba and the late, great Sean Price. Bass bin bulging 808’s and synth swooshes, minimal percussion and huge, newly recorded verses from Curt and parter in rhyme, Q-Ball, combine for this certified club banger. 

Aim steps back to the production plate with a juggernaut beat for the third and final track. 'Lyrical Expert’ is a masterful blend of super-tuff drums, a rolling b-line, synth stabs and classic video game samples, all topped off with words of wisdom from the alt-lit king himself, Charles Bukowski. Q-Ball & Curt Cazal go ahead and destroy with some of their strongest, most aggressive bars to date. A real statement of intent, 'Lyrical Expert' shows that this transatlantic tag team isn't done just yet…

For more information please contact nicole@aticrecords.com

Tracklisting -
Side A
1. How It All Got Started (Curt Cazal Remix)
2. We Don’t Play feat Grand Puba & Sean Price ((Curt Cazal Remix)
3. Lyrical Expert
Side B
1. How It All Got Started (Curt Cazal Remix) Instrumental
2. We Don’t Play feat Grand Puba & Sean Price ((Curt Cazal Remix) Instrumental
3. Lyrical Expert Instrumental

AIM & QNC - How It All Got Started (Curt Cazal Remix)

AIM & QNC - WE DON'T PLAY (CURT CAZAL REMIX) FEAT. GRAND PUBA AND SEAN PRICE

AIM & QNC - Lyrical Expert

The year is irrelevant...

Musical pioneers Aim & Mikey D.O.N. join forces as MAIDM and ATIC Records is proud to present the first fruits of this miraculous merger. Served on tasty 10” grape juice vinyl, MAIDM's opening statement boasts two hard hitting hip-hop home-runs, Tun Up Di Heat (Party Banger) and B-Boy Shit.

Tun Up Di Heat (Party Banger) is an earth-quaking, bass-speaker-shaking introduction to how nice they are. A beatific blend of head down hip hop and funky, floor-filling accessibility, Tun Up… embodies MAIDM and it's precision manifesto.

Flip to the flip side for second track B-Boy Shit, a track that eschews concession to commerce and takes no prisoners through minimalistic murk and hyper-aggressive vocals. Long forgotten legends are name-checked, old scores are settled, the dirty break-beat rolls on and hip-hop gains a fresh new anthem.

MAIDM - Imagine the possibilities...

Tun Up Di Heat (Party Banger

10" VINYL - BUY NOW!!!

MAIDM - Tun Up Di Heat (Party Banger)

Tun Up Di Heat (Party Banger)

MAIDM - B-Boy Shit

The legendary Chuck D (Public Enemy) hypes the debut single from MAIDM (aka Aim & Mikey D.O.N.) on his essential 'AndYouDon'tStop' radio show!!! 'Tun Up Di Heat (Party Banger)' is highlighted during the 'Songs That Mean Something' segment via Flatline's hiphopgods.com. Kick back and pick up the track (b/w incendiary banger 'B-Boy Shit') on Limited Edition 'grape juice' vinyl from www.aticrecords.com.

Chuck D's 'AndYouDon'tStop' Radio Show feat. MAIDM Debut

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