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London, United Kingdom (2004 – present)

Adem is the solo project of Fridge bassist, London-based Adem Ilhan. Adem specialises in downbeat acoustic songwriting, utilising his knowledge of post-rock from his time in seminal band Fridge to give his folk-ish songs interesting and unexpected idiosyncrasies.

Adem admits to never having sung before 2002, though when his debut album Homesongs was released in 2004 (by Domino Recording Co.) it received widespread critical acclaim as much for his voice as for the tales he tells and his way with melody.

A second album, Love And Other Planets, was released on April 24, 2006 to generally favorable reviews.

In May 2008, Adem released his third album Takes, a collection of 12 cover songs which have influenced the artist from 1991 to 2001, some dating back to his youth. The album includes tracks originally written and performed by Yo La Tengo, The Smashing Pumpkins, Björk, dEUS among others.

Official site: www.adem.tv

Adem is also a thrash band which was born in 1985 in Kyyiv, Ukraine. The band consists of 4 men:
Igor Shilin - Guitars, Vocals
Vadim Vyrvalsky - Guitars
Victor Loukianov - Bass
Simon Rymar - Drums
They have 3 full-length albums:
Time of Madnness (1988)
Golgotha (1989)
Fight Without Rules (1996)

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folk, singer-songwriter, indie, acoustic, indie pop
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tdi17 wrote:
last month

'bout time he got a million plays

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ithinkx wrote:
last month

Adem's Explosions In The Sky remix featured on the Hallowe'en edition of the ithinkx Podcast: http://ithinkxblog.blogspot.com/

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x35JOW337 wrote:
August 2009

I know that Takes is a cover album, but....man, its fantastic.

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CartncurT wrote:
July 2009

Wake me With kisses Like butterflies.

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WodkaLover wrote:
July 2009

Wrong.. Adem = Code of the Streets = NZ Killer = aka Terror.

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andy_malone wrote:
July 2009

homesongs is complete bliss

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tensionhead84 wrote:
June 2009

"Definitely one of the most criminally unheard musicians." seconded.

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tjd9 wrote:
April 2009

Well, he won't be underheard for much longer as Friday Night Lights used one of his songs last night. I'd never listened to him before. He sounds pretty good. I think a trip to the 'ol record store is called for.

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KidVector wrote:
March 2009

No tracks on last.fm? Get on in Domino!

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x35JOW337 wrote:
March 2009

Definitely one of the most criminally unheard musicians

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musicalgoose wrote:
March 2009

Vashti Bunyan: From Here To Before Preview Screening 6.15pm, Showroom Cinema 29th April 2009 Sheffield http://www.last.fm/event/979290 with insights from Adem

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dan__abnormal wrote:
February 2009

love his music!

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hotterthanjuly wrote:
January 2009

"Crashlander" is jaw-droppingly beautiful.

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roberawards wrote:
January 2009

Adem got one nomination for this year's Rober Awards Music Poll. To Vote: http://roberawards.com/?p=1595 Thanks for your help

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oceanbutnone wrote:
January 2009

absolutely attractive..

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brusivalo wrote:
January 2009

awesome. his songs are so beautiful.

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ytu_electric wrote:
December 2008

HEY ADAMIM. I HAVE LIKED YOUR LIFE STYLE IN YOUR PHOTOS. CONGRULATIONS

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josomething wrote:
November 2008

one of the sweetest live performances i've ever seen.

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soundlessspace wrote:
November 2008

So they finally have Takes up here, but no artwork eh? Let's get rolling on that.

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singingtobefree wrote:
October 2008

yeh takes is a great album Loro is easily my fave

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