For other persons named
Adamski, see Adamski (disambiguation).
Adamski (born Adam Tinley, 4 December
1967, in the New
Forest, England)
is an English
dance
music producer, prominent at the time of acid house
for his tracks "N-R-G" and "Killer" (a collaboration with Seal).
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Contents
- 1 Career
- 2 Album
discography
- 3 Reference
- 4 External
links
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Career
Adamski
enjoyed modest success with his first release, "Live and Direct" which was a
collection of tracks recorded live at a small venue in Kentish
Town, London.
It contained a short, live version of his first single, "NRG", as well as "I dream of you", which appeared on
a free 4 track 7" vinyl single given away with the music
paper, Record Mirror in 1989.
The cover of the single, NRG, featured a mocked up Lucozade
bottle with the 'lucozade' words replaced with 'N-R-G'. This was a nod
to the acid
house culture where at raves alcohol wasn't consumed and bottled water
and soft drinks were preferred.
Adamski toured many clubs with his portable keyboard set up,
playing short sets, with an MC,
Daddy Chester, and
later on Seal.
In front of his keyboard was a yellow car number plate, with the words
'ADAMSKI' on it. Early versions of future singles "Killer"
and "Future Love Paradise" were
played on some of the Seal dates, one date of particular note was at Cambridge Corn Exchange, in
early 1990, when Seal leapt on to a smaller, lower catwalk stage,
the coins in his pockets all spilled out, showering some of the front
row literally with cash.
"Killer" crossed over into the
mainstream music charts, becoming a massive worldwide hit.
It is featured on the album,
Doctor Adamski's Musical Pharmacy, with follow-up
hits such "The Space Jungle" (which was Adamski singing Elvis'
"All
Shook Up" to a dance backing) and "Flashback Jack".
According to Adam Sky's MySpace page, Tinley
made his first record aged eleven, in 1979, as
part of the kinderpunk group "The Stupid Babies". Their song "Babysitter" was
released on Fast Product Records, and played on the John Peel BBC
Radio 1 show.
In the late 1980s,
Tinley adopted his stage name after the UFO enthusiast,
George
Adamski.
At the time of Adamski's signature song, "Killer", he worked
with his brother, programmer and sound
engineer, Mark
Tinley. Pop
music artist George Michael later
successfully married "Killer"'s bass line, to the melody of The
Temptations' "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone",
on a live
album featuring the surviving members of Queen.
Adamski's second album was Naughty. It
featured a collaboration with Nina Hagen on "Get Your Body!" and plenty
of club
tunes,
expanding from the artist's acid house roots into the pop and rock
genres. Commercially, however, this album was not a big success.
Adamski's third album was issued in late 1998
on the ZTT
Records label,
famous for producing acts such as Frankie Goes to Hollywood
and Art
of Noise. Its title was Adamski's Thing
and the style followed the trend started with Naughty,
with lots of guitars,
strings, raw vocals and
introspective lyrics,
but maintaining a rhythmic dance sensibility. The album spawned two
singles, "Intravenous Venus" and "One Of the People".
In 2000, Tinley released his last single
as Adamski, "In the City". The song charted in Italy, but did
little business elsewhere. In the early 2000s,
Adam Tinley decided to assume a new identity: he is now producing as Adam Sky. [1]
As Adam Sky, his most recent album includes songs by the musician, Danny Williams.
He currently lives in Spain with his daughters, Bluebell Williams Tinley and
Ariella Tinley. Adamski has recently set up his own label (Prostitute
Records). His single, ApeX, was released on Kitsuné
Music in 2006.
Recently, Adamski/Sky has been working very closely with VJ Ladypat, and the London based rapper, Niyi.
Album discography
- Liveandirect (1989)
- Doctor Adamski's Musical Pharmacy (1990)
- Naughty (1992)
- Adamski's Thing (1998)
Reference
- Guinness Book
of British Hit Singles - 16th Edition - ISBN
0-85112-190-X
External links
