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OUT MAY 7th PRE -ORDER NOW !!

The second single from Niko's upcoming new album is out May 7th 2012! 'You're So Boring' is an energetic indie-pop stomper with tuff beats, squelchy synths, layers of live instrumentation and aggressive lo-fi vocals. The track was recorded and produced by Andy Kingslow (Mr Scruff, Rastamouse) at Zombie Studios in Manchester, and mixed by Andy Turner (Aim) and Gripper at his Barrow-in-Furness based East Beach Studios. Coming hot on the heels of hip-hop bounce-athon 'The Daddy Remix' feat QNC, 'You're So Boring' will be available to download from 7th March.

'YOU"RE SO BORING' IS OUT MAY 7th but you can PRE-ORDER it now and get it at the stroke of midnight!

The long awaited return of Barrow's ultimate ground breaking, floor shaking, club night!!!
Main Room - Gripper & Andy T (Aim)
Back Room - Mikey D.O.N., Andy Madhatter & Funkmaster Moon.
Live PA from Niko (ATIC Records)
Hosted by MC Kwasi

Yummy - 20th Anniversary Reunion
Date : 5th May 2012
Venue : Sanctuary (Old Cons Club) - Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness
Tax - £5.00
8pm - 3am

On Saturday 4th April 1992, Eddysons Basement opened it's doors for the first night of Yummy.

Created and hosted by DJ's Gripper and Andy T, Yummy was underground in every sense of the word - a direct reaction to the burgeoning trend for bigger, flasher, corporatised club nights, a trend that was engulfing the house and dance music scene, watering it down for commercial consumption.
Yummy went back to basics and nailed it - intimate basement venue, electric atmosphere, the right crowd, insane sound-system, the best DJs and an uncompromising music policy. It was the perfect musical storm and the stuff of clubbing legend.
The music was deep, groove-laden, funky and intense - a mixture of New York house and garage, funky and progressive UK club grooves and tuff breakbeat hardcore - the true underground sound for the true heads.

The Yummy faithful partied HARD every Saturday night through the summer of '92 before burning out giddy and exhausted as winter took hold. Yummy rose again in '93 and again hit the heights of clubbing perfection before bowing out for good. It felt like the end of an era.
Driven by like minded DJ's and promoters and fuelled by a clued-up, buzzed-up community with a passion for underground dance music, Yummy was the last blast of Barrow's original, life-changing, life-affirming underground club scene.

Now, 20 years later, YUMMY is back…

The original DJ's, the original tunes and the original no-compromise ethos.

Upstairs in the main room Gripper and Andy T will be dropping YUMMY anthems, breakbeat hardcore, and classic house. Downstairs, Room 2 boasts a DJ combination of epic proportions - extra special guests Mikey D.O.N. (Krispy 3) and the original YUMMY 'chill out' room pairing of Manchester soul authority Andy 'Madhatter' Holmes and Barrow's very own 45 king, Funkmaster Moon.

And as if the heavyweight DJ line up weren't enough, Niko will be performing a live PA previewing selected tracks from her forthcoming new album 'Hate & Love'.

YUMMY - bringing back the good-time groove... again.

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It's definitely hotting up...

Bank Holiday Sunday May 6th sees the return of Keep On The Grass at Barrow's Park Bandstand. Featuring the DJ talents of Andy Turner (Aim), Gripper, Ad Bickerdike, Kid Cagoule and Peter Kay, and set in the beautiful Park gardens, KOTG is a sun-soaked celebration of music and life itself! Pack a picnic, grab a few beers, relax on the freshly mown grass and let the sweet summer sound of soul, disco, funk, breaks, beats, jazz and hip-hop wash your worries away. As an extra special incentive this comes the day after what is shaping up to be more of an event that a gig, the long-awaited return of Barrow's legendary club night YUMMY!!! Can't think of a finer recovery position...

As ever it's free and all are welcome.

Please note - if it ain't sunny it ain't on - sign up to our Facebook group for regular updates and thanks for the support.

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The Daddy Remix VIDEO!! From Niko's up-coming new album 'Hate & Love'. Featuring NYC's Q-Ball & Curt Cazal (QNC), produced by Aim, Gripper and Curt Cazal. Directed by Brian Quist. Filmed & Edited in New York City by Think/Feel. OUT NOW! Dowload direct from the ATIC Records shop and all good digital shops.

Aim is DJ'ing at a couple of BIG parties this spring. The first is the return of Keep On The Grass on Easter Sunday where he'll be spinning as ever with Gripper and the Movement Crew - Ad Bickerdike, Kid Cagoule and Peter Kay. The venue is Barrow's Park Bandstand and it's glorious surrounds, it runs from 12 noon till the early evening and the soundtrack will be the usual blend of soul, funk, disco, breaks, beats and hip-hop. Best of all it's free and all are welcome. Please note, this is an open air show and if it ain't sunny it ain't on! Check out the event on Facebook .

Niko's second album 'Hate & Love' is set for release this summer on ATIC Records. Four years in the making, the Aim produced set will be preceded by the first single 'The Daddy Remix'. The song appeared originally on Gripper's 2006 album 'A Life Of Consummate Ease' and feeling that the vocal's full potential hadn't been realised Aim and Gripper set about re-building it from the ground up with samples from dusty old jazz LP's. Aim took it back to the lab to mix and produce, Niko re-recorded the vocals adding new harmony sections and QNC did their thing, the result being a golden-era flavoured hip-hop classic. Produced and mixed by Aim at his Speed Limit Studios, 'The Daddy Remix' is the perfect prelude to 'Hate & Love' and will be available to download from 12th March. Download now!

Only a handfull of these ultra rare Aim 'Birchwood EP' CDs rescued from the vaults today! Featuring the tracks 'Birchwood', 'Corliss Avenue North', 'Before...' feat QNC, 'Northwest' feat. Niko (Gripper Remix). Available now while stocks last from the ATIC SHOP ! 

This month, CHOICE CUTS has secured an interview with one of its favourite artists - Andy Turner, aka Aim… even though, as he explains, he’s ready to put that particular moniker to bed. I remember listening to his first album, 1999’s Cold Water Music, a couple of years after its release and being completely mesmerised by it. It was as if everything I dug about music had been compiled and compressed into 12 tracks, an album tailored exclusively to my taste. It fit like a glove, and I was hooked, and what was a hobby become a passion, and what was a passion became an obsession.... To Read the Interview Please visit CHOICE CUTS!

ATIC Records and Movement present - Keep On The Grass 6 
August Bank Holiday Sunday 2011
Barrow Park Bandstand

On August 28th you're cordially invited to this year's final Keep On The Grass party, featuring the area's finest DJ's - Aim, Gripper, Ad Bickerdike, Kid Cagoule and Peter Kay. For KOTG #6 we're going head-to-head, digging deep for one last summer throwdown. Get set for an inspired mix of rare NYC disco 12"s, classic US house and garage, golden-era hip-hop, synth-pop masters, funk breaks & beats, rock & roll and sweet summer soul!
Thanks to everyone who's come down, chilled out, vibed off the tunes and helped make this years parties such a buzz, we've loved every minute. And thanks also to the Park Ranger and crew for looking after us and for creating and maintaining such a beautiful place to play music. Barrow Park Bandstand, 12 noon till late, Bank Holiday Sunday August 28th. See you there??

Keep On The Grass
life, love, and DOPE MUSIC!!!
 

Sunday 31st August, Barrow Park Bandstand. 12 noon till 6pm.
Sun-kissed soul, scratchy funk, golden-era hip-hop, dope disco, classic
house, breaks and beats...

First up, thanks to everyone who turned out for last months KOTG. What a day! We reckon it was the best one yet - perfect weather, amazing music and a sweeet vibe. We're doing two more parties this year before we curl up and hibernate for the winter, and this is the first of those so stick it in your diary - 31st July 2011. DJ's for the day will be -

AIM :  ATIC Records founder and producer of stone-cold classic albums Cold Water Music, Hinterland, Means Of Production and Flight 602, Aim (Andy Turner) has been DJ'ing for 20+ years. He's currently holed up in the studio putting the finishing touches to Niko's 'Hate & Love' LP, due for release on ATIC this autumn.

GRIPPER :  In the late 80's Gripper had a vision. To bring the sound of the NYC underground to our little corpse of a town. A masterstroke, and his legendary Invasion / Megablast parties (put on with his then partner-in-crime Sai-man Li)  changed lives and layed the foundations for all that followed. Respect.

MOVEMENT - one of the towns most successful and long running DJ collectives, Movement is DJ's Ad Bickerdike, Kid Cagoule and Peter Kay.  Over the last decade they've been responsible for a string of beat-driven, underground knees-up's and they have lots of good records.

FUNKMASTER MOON :  Barrow's own 45 King returns to the Bandstand with his unique blend of all things soulful. Lie back, catch some rays and feel the funk...

So there it is. The ORIGINAL party-starters and the ORIGINAL open-air groove-a-thon! We've been blessed with warm sun and beautiful clear blue skies at this year's Keep On The Grass parties so fingers crossed for another scorcher and remember to check Facebook for updates... As ever there's NO TAX and all are welcome!