�When Andy Turner started collecting drum related rarities from the Fat City shop in Manchester, it was only a matter of time before the conversation switched to their use as a production tool. A week later a tape filled with infectious loops with incredible arrangements was put into the hands of the then single label employee. Astonished that the demos had been conceived and executed on a second hand Amiga with free software from the front of a computer magazine, it was immediately apparent that there was a hunger to get things done.

So how did Aim get from those worn out tapes to the now classic �Cold Water Music� and soon to be essential �Hinterland�?
Spending 36 hours looking for the exact sample to complete a tune, Spending days arranging four bars when most people would be looking for the easy way out; Hunting breaks on foot and over the internet; Accessing the music of his fathers jazz drumming as well as his own past as a drummer in legendary barrow bands; Most of all, however, Aim has an incredible ear for melody and timing which makes the drums tell a complete story - a skill so many contemporary producers fail to exercise.

A keen ear for the right rapper and a demon song writing ability has seen Aim make a real difference in modern British music - showing that vision and skill can be fully appreciated in a market place that is filled with plastic."

Grand Central
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