ATIC Records - Current Releases

Current Releases

• The first album to be released on ATIC was Aim's own Flight 602, released in the UK on 25 September 2006. It was preceded by the single, "Puget Sound". Unlike his previous albums, Flight 602 featured no guest rappers, and is a more instrumental affair.

• After Grand Central Records' demise, the copyright for Aim's records reverted to Turner's ownership. He re-released his two studio albums Cold Water Music and Hinterland on ATIC in 2007, adding b-sides as extra tracks to each. He also re-released his singles collection Means of Production.

• The label's second new album release was a self-titled double-album from Stephen Jones' project, Death of the Neighbourhood, released in November 2008. Jones had previously worked with Aim, providing vocals for the track "Good Disease" from the album Hinterland.

• In February 2009, the debut album from Gripper was released, A Life Of Consummate Ease. The album features soul-based music from across the alternative spectrum, taking in beats, breaks, hip hop, psych, soul, funk, Latin, electronica, dub and deep house.

• The debut album from Cumbrian band The Witch and the Robot (often shortened in print to TWATr), On Safari was released on 28 September 2009. Unlike the instrumental hip hop of Aim, Gripper and their previous compatriots, TWATr's music is a modern guitar-based take on indie folk, and has been likened to bands such as British Sea Power and Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.

• Crowhead is the new recording name of Christian Wood (aka Woody), who had previously released music on Grand Central Records under the recording name, The Nudge. Wood is a DJ from Salford, Manchester. As The Nudge, he released two 12" singles and released some additional tracks and remixes on Grand Central's compilation albums. As Crowhead, Wood had released 2 singles to date, Best Kept Secret (I Guess) (August 2009) and The Bends EP (September 2009). The debut Crowhead album, Born With Teeth, was recorded in The Nest, his Manchester studio, and features rappers MC Kwasi, Mikey D.O.N. (of Krispy 3) and Rusty Ps, as well as label-mate, Niko.

• A compilation album from the label, entitled Follow the Outline, was released on 25 January 2010. This featured rare and unreleased tracks from the label's artist roster.