Aim - Cold Water Music
Label:
Catalog#:
GC CD 105
Format:
CD, Album
Country:
UK
Released:
11 Oct 1999
Genre:
Electronic,
Hip Hop
Style:
Downtempo,
Trip Hop
Tracklist
| 1 | Intro | 0:55 | X | |
| 2 | Cold Water Music | 5:44 | X | |
| 3 | The Force | 4:05 | X | |
| Featuring - QNC | ||||
| 4 | Sail | 5:14 | X | |
| Featuring - Kate Rogers | ||||
| 5 | Downstate | 4:14 | X | |
| 6 | Ain't Got Time To Waste | 4:08 | X | |
| Featuring - YZ | ||||
| 7 | Fat City (Interlude) | 0:38 | X | |
| 8 | True To Hip Hop | 4:28 | X | |
| Featuring - AG | ||||
| 9 | Demonique | 5:18 | X | |
| 10 | A Tree, A Rock And A Cloud | 4:17 | X | |
| 11 | Journey To The End Of The Night | 5:27 | X | |
| 12 | From Here To Fame | 5:29 | X | |
| Featuring - YZ | ||||
Credits
Artwork By [Artwork & Design] -
Nick Fry
Engineer [Assistant] - Mike Ball
Engineer, Mixed By - Steve Christian
Horns - Josef* (tracks: 6, 10)
Mastered By - Nilesh Patel
Photography - Phil Turner , Tony Stone
Producer, Arranged By, Written-By - Andy Turner (2)
Scratches, Artwork By [Sleeve By] - Aim
Engineer [Assistant] - Mike Ball
Engineer, Mixed By - Steve Christian
Horns - Josef* (tracks: 6, 10)
Mastered By - Nilesh Patel
Photography - Phil Turner , Tony Stone
Producer, Arranged By, Written-By - Andy Turner (2)
Scratches, Artwork By [Sleeve By] - Aim
Notes
Also available as a reissue with two bonus tracks on Atic Records.
Recorded at Grand Central Studios, Manchester.
Mastered at Exchange.
"Cold Water Music" contains a sample of "Maureen In The Desert" taken from the soundtrack to "Psycho III" written by Carter Burwell.
"Sail" contains a sample of "Swamp" by Maynard Ferguson, written by Eric Gale.
Also contains a sample of "It Hurts So Good" performed by Millie Jackson, written by P. Mitchell.
"The Force" contains a sample of "Mr Skin" by Spirit, written by J. Ferguson.
"Ain't Got Time To Waste" contains a sample of "Humpty Dumpty" as performed by Placebo.
(P)+(C) Grand Central Records Ltd.
Recorded at Grand Central Studios, Manchester.
Mastered at Exchange.
"Cold Water Music" contains a sample of "Maureen In The Desert" taken from the soundtrack to "Psycho III" written by Carter Burwell.
"Sail" contains a sample of "Swamp" by Maynard Ferguson, written by Eric Gale.
Also contains a sample of "It Hurts So Good" performed by Millie Jackson, written by P. Mitchell.
"The Force" contains a sample of "Mr Skin" by Spirit, written by J. Ferguson.
"Ain't Got Time To Waste" contains a sample of "Humpty Dumpty" as performed by Placebo.
(P)+(C) Grand Central Records Ltd.
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Reviews & Discussion
This has to be one if my favourite downtempo releases! Normally I don't like when the music gets to much hip hop related, but with this record everything just feel right! The highlights are Cold Water Music (of course), Downstate, Demonique (This track has some great choral vocals and sampling!), Journey To The End Of Night and From Here To Fame. Thanks, Aim!
When I call an album a classic, I mean it -- and Cold Water Music is a classic. The beats are solid and funky and the samples fit so seamlessly with the song. "Demonique," for instance, takes vocal snippets from Halloween and makes the song truly creepy. Other tracks have a haunting beauty that's grounded by the beats: "Cold Water Music," "Downstate," and "A Tree, A Rock and a Cloud." And on "Sail," Kate Rogers' gorgeously melancholy vocals send chills down my spine.