Independent LP Reviews - AIM & Consequence

Remember AIM, aka Cumbrian Andy Turner, of floaty, melancholic hip hop on Grand Central Records fame? Well he's back - sort of - with a compilation, and here's a review of it that ran in the Independent's Information going out supplement on January 2nd.

Various: Follow The Outline
AITC

Andy ‘AIM’ Turner delicate hip-hop, on cult Manchester label Grand Central, soothed many a comedown and hangover in the early noughties, and a decade on as his label’s debut compilation will do the same. Highlights including Aim’s ambling, headnodding beatscapes, Gripper’s lo-fi cosmic disco and accordion house, and Crowhead’s dark, tense dusty rave, perk the spirt and are the antidote to January blues.



Consequence review which will run in The Independent's Information on January 9th is here. This LP is beyond lush as a Wale-ian (someone from Wales) would say.

Consequence: Live For Never
Exit

Canadian producer Consequence is part of a compelling new d&b movement, Autonomic led by D Bridge and Instra:mental. Whereas modern d&b is busy, intense and aggressive, Consequence, deftly arranges subtle effects (clicks, pops, synths) over throbbing bass. Emotion and tension, are as key components to this music as drums and bass, as are its soothing, dreamy and meditational qualities.