Adamski
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Adam Paul Tinley |
| Also known as | Adam Sky |
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4 December 1967 Lymington, England |
| Genres | Acid house |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Labels | MCA |
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| Website | adamskiofficial |
Adamski (born Adam Paul Tinley, 4 December 1967) is an English record producer, prominent at the time of acid house for his tracks "N-R-G" and "Killer", a collaboration that was the only song by Seal.
Tinley was born in Lymington, Hampshire. As a youngster, influenced by punk rock and John Peel, he formed his first band The Stupid Babies when he was 11 and living in New Forest in England. Persuaded by his 5-year-old brother Dominic, they sent a demo tape to the indie label Fast Product Records, run by The Human League's manager Bob Last. "Everyone thought that was a really precocious and strange thing for an 11 year-old to do," Adamski recalls "but I just thought that's what everybody did". The kiddie-punk tracks were released on a sampler. When alternative BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel started playing their song "Babysitters" the band caused quite a stir, receiving positive write-ups in music mags like "Smash Hits" and "Melody Maker". He performed with his brother Mark Tinley, and Johnny Slut of the band Specimen, as Diskord Datkord. The band was signed to SOHO GIRL Records and released one 12" E.P. The Tinley brothers continued to work together even after the demise of Diskord Datkord. In the late 1980s, Adam Tinley adopted his stage name after the UFO enthusiast, George Adamski.
Adamski was discovered by entrepreneur Phil Smith who ran the "Le Petit Prince" restaurant in London. He introduced Adamski's music to the rave scene and got him a deal with MCA Records, producing the first rave record on MCA called "Liveandirect". The artist enjoyed modest success with this first release, which was a collection of tracks recorded live at various venues in England and Ibiza. 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 word "Lucozade" replaced with "N-R-G".
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