Lyrically, the group discusses a wide range of topics including urban life as hustlers, existential introspection, and extraterrestrial life. Several songs feature the duo’s first attempts at producing music by themselves. The record features outer space-inspired production sounds, with OutKast and producers Organized Noize incorporating elements of dub, reggae, and gospel into the compositions. OutKast recorded ATLiens in sessions at several Atlanta studios-Bosstown Recording Studios, Doppler Recording Studios, PatchWerk Recording Studio, Purple Dragon Studios, and Studio LaCoCo-as well as Chung King Recording Studio and Sound On Sound Recording in New York City. The duo wanted to improve on their 1994 debut album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik and gain respect for the growing Southern Hip Hop scene. Release date: August 27, 1996.ĪTLiens is the second studio album by OutKast, released on August 27, 1996, by LaFace Records.
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