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artist · a man called adam
release · the jihad (holy war) ep
year · 1996
genre · lo-fi
label · 2kool
catalogue · tktpd 23
date · 26-aug-2003
quality · 192kbps/44,1khz
source · vinyl
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a1 jihad part.1 4:44
a2 jihad part.2 9:53
b omnipresence 12:15
playtime · 00h 26m 52s
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numbered picture disc limited to 1500 copies.
the music is hard to describe: heavy bass loops, dark oriental
piano and strings loops, electronic like sound combined with live
drums, a weird flute and organic sounds. those long tracks take
you to a journey into ambient religious spheres.
from acid-jazz collective to mellow ibizan house masterminds, a
man called adam have pursued much the same fusion of gentle
jazz/house rhythms with classic pop songwriting despite the
progression of stylistic identifiers used to describe their sound.
comprised of sally rodgers and steve jones, the group has not only
courted the middle-aged coffee-table crowd with a sophisticated
sense of pop songcraft, but also kept a close connection to the
dance community, courtesy of their ownership of other records, a
jazz-house label with releases from coco steel & lovebomb, rosie
gaines, and maria naylor. a man called adam's ethereal female
vocals and inspirations from jazz as well as house make for easy
comparisons with everything but the girl, though rodgers and jones
gradually became more pop-slanted during the '90s.
paul daley is a former member and went on to form leftfield.
a man called adam are sally rodgers and steve jones.
flutes and extra keyboards: eddie parker
live drums: mike pickering
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