Hinterland (Aim album)

Hinterland is the second studio album by British musician Aim, released on 26 February 2002 by Grand Central Records.

Hinterland
Studio album by Aim
Released	26 February 2002
Studio	Speed Limit Studios Grand Central Studios (Manchester, England) Unique Studios (New York, New York) Stephen Jones' house
Genre	Hip hop trip hop electronica
Length	60:14
Label	Grand Central
Producer	Aim
Aim chronology
Cold Water Music (1999) Hinterland (2002) Stars on 33 (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Drowned in Sound	9/10[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B[3]
The Guardian	[4]
Muzik	4/5[5]
NME	8/10[6]
Q	[7]
Resident Advisor	5/5[8]

The album spent one week on the UK Albums Chart at number 47.[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	1:15
2.	"The Girl Who Fell Through the Ice" (featuring Kate Rogers)	6:17
3.	"What Do People Do All Day"	5:15
4.	"No Restriction" (featuring Souls of Mischief)	4:05
5.	"Fall Break"	4:45
6.	"Guimar"	4:18
7.	"Good Disease" (featuring Stephen Jones)	4:23
8.	"The Omen" (featuring Diamond D)	4:48
9.	"Linctus"	5:06
10.	"Vipco"	5:30
11.	"A Twilight Zone"	3:19
12.	"From a Seaside Town"	5:59
13.	"Hinterland"	5:14
Total length:		60:14

2007 ATIC Records re-issue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Mag"	4:02
15.	"Peru"	3:54
16.	"Nightlife" (featuring Substantial)	3:59
Total length:		72:09

Personnel

Credits for Hinterland adapted from album liner notes.[10]

Aim – arrangement, production, design Additional musicians Chris Cruiks – drums Diamond D – performance Stephen Jones – performance, recorder Kate Rogers – performance Sneaky – bass, cello Souls of Mischief – performance Phil Turner – bass, guitar Danny Ward – drums Roger Wickham – bandurria, flute

Production Steve Christian – recording Martin Desai – engineering, recording Nilesh Patel – mastering Design Gripper – design Nick Fry – design Management Darren Laws – A&R Mark Rae – A&R

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11]	33
UK Albums (OCC)[9]	47
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[12]	4

References

1. Bush, John. "Hinterland – Aim". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
2. Roberts, Dan (22 November 2002). "Album Review: Aim – Hinterland". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
3. Browne, David (8 March 2002). "Hinterland". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
4. Lynskey, Dorian (22 February 2002). "Aim: Hinterland (Grand Central)". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
5. Moore, Ralph (February 2002). "Aim: Hinterland (Grand Central)". Muzik (81): 62.
6. Naylor, Tony (16 March 2002). "Aim: Hinterland". NME: 29.
7. "Aim: Hinterland". Q (188): 114. March 2002.
8. DJ Robotek (8 April 2002). "Aim – Hinterland". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
9. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
10. Hinterland (liner notes). Aim. Grand Central Records. 2002. GCCD112.CS1 maint: others (link)
11. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
12. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 October 2018.