''Cold Water Music'' is the debut studio album by British musician Aim, released on 11 October 1999 by

Grand Central Records Grand Central Records was an independent record label based in the Northern Quarter (Manchester), Northern Quarter of Manchester, England. It was started in 1995 by DJ Mark Rae (who, along with Steve Christian makes up the duo Rae & Christian) ...

. The album was re-issued in 2007 by

ATIC Records ''ATIC Records'' is an independent record label formed by British musician, DJ and producer, Aim (Andy Turner) and Niko (Nicole Vergel de Dios). They left Grand Central Records in early 2005 and started ATIC Records in June 2006. As there ha ...

Song information

The first track, "Intro", contains a sample from the documentary ''

Hoop Dreams ''Hoop Dreams'' is a 1994 American documentary film directed by Steve James, and produced by Frederick Marx, James, and Peter Gilbert, with Kartemquin Films. It follows the story of two African-American high school students, William Gates a ...

'' (1994) of William Gates, one of the basketball players followed in the film, speaking from his recovery room after surgery. The commentary forms the lyrics to the track. The track "Cold Water Music" contains a sample of "Maureen in the Desert", written by

Carter Burwell Carter Benedict Burwell (born November 18, 1954) is an American film composer. He has consistently collaborated with the Coen brothers, having scored most of their films. Burwell has also scored three of Todd Haynes's films, three of Spike Jonz ...

and taken from the soundtrack to the film ''

Psycho III ''Psycho III'' is a 1986 American slasher film, and the third film in the ''Psycho'' franchise. It stars Anthony Perkins, who also directs the film, reprising the role of Norman Bates. It co-stars Diana Scarwid, Jeff Fahey, and Roberta Maxwell. ...

'' (1986). The extended dialogue in the track "Demonique" was sampled from the

John Carpenter John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American filmmaker, actor, and composer. Although he worked in various film genres, he is most commonly associated with horror, action, and science fiction films of the 1970s and 1980s. He ...

horror films, ''

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'' (1978) and '' Halloween II'' (1981). It features (primarily) the exchanges between the characters of Dr. Sam Loomis (

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) and Sheriff Leigh Brackett (

Charles Cyphers Charles Cyphers (born July 28, 1939) is an American actor who is known in the horror movie community for his work in the films of John Carpenter, especially his role as Sheriff Leigh Brackett in Carpenter's 1978 movie ''Halloween''. He reprised ...

). The track "Ain't Got Time to Waste" is featured on the soundtrack of the European version of the video game ''

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''. The track “Force” includes a sample of Spirit’s “Mr. Skin.”

Track listing

Personnel

Credits for ''Cold Water Music'' adapted from album liner notes. * Aim –

arrangement In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orchestr ...

production Production may refer to: Economics and business * Production (economics) * Production, the act of manufacturing goods * Production, in the outline of industrial organization, the act of making products (goods and services) * Production as a stati ...

scratching Scratching, sometimes referred to as scrubbing, is a DJ and turntablist technique of moving a vinyl record back and forth on a turntable to produce percussive or rhythmic sounds. A crossfader on a DJ mixer may be used to fade between two rec ...

, sleeve

design A design is a plan or specification for the construction of an object or system or for the implementation of an activity or process or the result of that plan or specification in the form of a prototype, product, or process. The verb ''to design'' ...

Additional musicians * A.G. – performance * Q'n'C – performance *

Kate Rogers Kate Rogers is a Canadian singer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Biography Rogers was raised in rural Ontario and studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto for seven years. Her early career as a recording artist included vocals for G ...

– performance * Josef Ward – horns * YZ – performance Production * Mike Ball –

engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ...

(assistant) * Steve Christian – engineering, mixing * Nilesh Patel – mastering Design * Nick Fry – artwork, design * Benge Newman – liner notes * Tony Stone – photography * Phil Turner – photography

Charts

References

{{Authority control 1999 debut albums Aim (musician) albums Grand Central Records albums