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 also featured on the second 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 third 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.
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.
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Killer ft. Seal
Adamski Lyrics
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To be free
To live your life
The way you wanna be
Will you give
If we cry?
Will we live
Or will we die? (Uh)
Tainted hearts (heart)
Heal with time
Shoot that love
So we can stop the bleedin'
Solitary brother
Is there still a part of you that wants to live?
Solitary sister
Is there still a part of you that wants to give?
Solitary brother
Is there still a part of you that wants to live?
Solitary sister
Is there still a part of you that wants to give?
If we try
And live your life
The way you wanna (yeah)
Solitary brother
(Solitary brother)
(Solitary brother)
(Solitary brother)
(Solitary brother)
Solitary brother
Is there still a part of you that wants to live?
Solitary sister
Is there still a part of you that wants to give?
Solitary brother
Is there still a part of you that wants to live?
Solitary sister
Is there still a part of you that wants to give?
Racism in among future kings can only lead to no good
And besides
All our sons and daughters already know how that feels
Yeah
The love
The lyrics of Adamski's song "Killer" allude to themes of freedom, love, and human connection. The song opens with a plea for freedom and the ability to live life according to one's own desires. The rhetorical question "will you give if we cry?" implies a need for empathy and compassion towards others. The line "tainted hearts heal with time" suggests that despite past hurt and pain, there is hope for healing and moving forward. The impactful phrase "shoot that love so we can stop the bleeding" encourages the expression of love and empathy as a way to heal societal wounds.
The song shifts to address the idea of isolation and the desire for human connection. The repetition of the phrase "solitary brother/sister" highlights the loneliness that some may feel. The repeated questioning of whether there is a part of the solitary person that wants to live and give suggests that despite the feeling of being alone, the desire for human connection and the desire to contribute to society is still present.
The lyrics of "Killer" culminate with a statement about the danger of racism and the need for love to prevail. The line "racism among future kings can only lead to no good" suggests that division and hate can only lead to negative consequences. The song concludes with the affirmation that "all our sons and daughters already know how that feels" implying that future generations must learn from past mistakes and strive to create a society of acceptance, love and unity.
Line by Line Meaning
So if you want
If you desire to be free and live on your own terms
To be free
To live without external control or influence
To live your life
To lead your existence the way you see fit
The way you wanna be
To be the person you envision yourself to be
Will you give
Are you willing to offer something of yourself
If we cry?
If we reach out for help or aid
Will we live
Will we be able to continue and survive
Or will we die? (Uh)
Or will our problems consume us
Tainted hearts (heart)
Damaged, unhealthy hearts
Heal with time
Will eventually recover given enough time
Shoot that love
Emit love and kindness to the world
So we can stop the bleedin'
So we can halt the harm caused by the damage done to people's hearts
Solitary brother
Individual people who feel alone and disconnected from others
Is there still a part of you that wants to live?
Do you still want to go on living?
Solitary sister
Individual people who feel alone and disconnected from others
Is there still a part of you that wants to give?
Do you still want to offer something to the world?
If we try
If we make an effort
And live your life
Lead your existence
The way you wanna (yeah)
In accordance with your goals and desires
Racism in among future kings can only lead to no good
Discrimination and prejudice amongst future leaders will not have positive outcomes
And besides
Moreover, in addition to that
All our sons and daughters already know how that feels
The suffering that discrimination causes is already known to everyone from a young age
Yeah
Affirmation or agreement with previous statement
The love
The positive feeling and care for each other that will bring us together
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Adam Paul Tinley, Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel
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@mararooney646
June 2020...Now I'm 46 years old and when I close my eyes, I feel like I was a teenager.
Then I open my eyes and look in the mirror... My face has gotten older, but the laughter in my eyes, when I hear the music of that time, is the same that I had as a teenager.
I'm too 💯%sure it's YOUR THING!
In our hearts we have ALL remained young ♥.
A lot of love and hugs to all who read this, send you my like-minded, Mara Rooney from Austria 🇦🇹
🤗 😘 🤗 ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ 🤗 😘 🤗
EDIT:
Wow, it's Saturday the 22nd of january 2022 and I am very happy about all your likes and all your kind comments.
It's a pity that I can't talk to each and every one of you personally.
But I would be very happy if you write me here from time to time how you are currently doing, what you are doing and what music you are listening to.
A lot of kisses 😘 and hugs 🤗 for all of you! 😍 😘
Your Mara
@klaxoncow
Real clever on-beat / off-beat switch in this hook.
In the first bar, the bass notes hit with the bass drum. Then it does a little "shuffle" at the end of the bar and then it's alternating bass drum and bass notes in the second bar.
The "shuffle", though, from the on-beat to off-beat is a clever little delay (supported by percussion to help disguise the switch), so you kind of don't notice the switch take place.
The on-beat - on the one - gives you impact. The alternating off-beat gives you forward motion, like it's leading you into the next on-beat... on the one.
This is actually very much a funk-like rhythm, to exploit the off-beat but come back to be "on the one" - but expressed in an electronic style.
That's really "the secret sauce" of this choon, lads.
@garyproffitt5941
He is a genius and very intelligent Adamski and real name Adam Paul Tinley (born 4 December 1967, known professionally as Adamski, as well as Sonny Eriksson, is an English DJ, musician, singer and record producer, prominent at the time of acid house for his tracks "N-R-G" and "Killer", a collaboration with Seal, which was a No. 1 song in the UK in 1990.
Career
Tinley was born in Lymington, Hampshire, England. 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. He persuaded his 5-year-old brother Dominic to sing while he strummed a small guitar, and sent a demo tape to the indie label Fast Product, 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 magazines like Smash Hits and Melody Maker. He performed with his brother Mark Tinley, and Johnny Slut of the band Specimen, as Diskord Datkord. They released their only single in 1988, an electroid cover of "Identity" by punk band X-Ray Spex. It was single of the week in NME.
In March 1989, Adamski was booked for his first solo gig at Le Petit Prince Restaurant in Kentish Town, run by his manager Phil Smith. Lenny D, promoter of nightclub Heaven, happened to be walking past, and was convinced by Smith to book Adamski for an all-dayer at Heaven. He quickly catapulted into the upper echelons of the nascent rave scene. Within a few weeks, Adamski was playing to 8,000 people at Sunrise Festival at Santa Pod Raceway and, after a bidding war, signed to MCA Records, producing the first rave record on MCA called Liveandirect.
He had success with this first release, which was a collection of tracks recorded live at various raves. It contained a short, live version of his first single "N-R-G", 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 "N-R-G" featured a mocked up Lucozade bottle with the word "Lucozade" replaced with "N-R-G".
Adamski toured many clubs with his portable keyboard set up, playing long sets, with an MC, Daddy Chester, and later with Seal. In front of his keyboard was a UK car number plate with the word ADAMSKI on it. Early versions of future singles "Killer" and "Future Love Paradise" were played on some of the Seal dates.
The album, Adamski's Thing, was issued in late 1998 on Trevor Horn's ZTT Records label, recorded at Adrian Sherwood’s On-U Sound studios. The style followed the trend started with his 1992 album Naughty, with guitars, strings, raw vocals and introspective lyrics, but maintaining a rhythmic dance sensibility. Adamski's Thing spawned two singles, "Intravenous Venus" and "One of the People" (a record featuring dance vocalist Gerideau, that got to No. 56 in the UK Singles Chart).
Throughout the late 1990s, Tinley shifted focus to his DJ career. He soon adopted a new moniker, Adam Sky, touring Europe, and making the odd UK appearance such as playing at the electroclash night Nag Nag Nag in London in 2002 – run by his old friend Jonny Slut. As a producer, his songs at that time also included a collaboration with musician Danny Williams. In 2007, he released a remake of The Pop Group's 1979 single "We Are All Prostitutes" with Mark Stewart, which appeared on a number of compilations. His single "ApeX" was released on Kitsuné Music in 2006. In 2009, he began to release more material on Shir Khan's record label.
In 2009, he found his way back to the UK to start his Futurewaltz project, working in the 3/4 time signature. Tinley’s latest alter ego is cyberbilly Sonny Eriksson - a self-styled Teddy Boy fusing rockabilly and psychobilly styles with the hypnotic, strange and electronic sounds of today and beyond.
In 2020, Adamski released Free To Kill Again, featuring 10 new interpretations of "Killer" with guest features by Boy George, Nina Hagen, Adrian Sherwood, Mykki Blanco, Hannah Hu and others. In 2022, Adamski released "Black Butterfly", featuring Robert Owens. The track is a tribute to Mina Smallman's daughters Nicole and Bibaa, with all proceeds donated to the charity Million Women Rise. Remixes by done by Captain Mustache, Leeroy Thornhil (The Prodigy), Mr. C (Superfreq), and Shadow Child. In October 2022, Adamski released "Black Star Acid" on Boys Noize Records.
Timeless masterclass and very intelligent Adam Paul Tinley.
@leemcbride9273
When this was released life was so much better. Raves to go to, people to meet, memories to be made. I'm 50 now and I want to go back and do it all over again. I can't be the only one.
@amanda2781
You are sooooo right
@freddyspizzaboy6754
You're not alone
@wythenshawekid1597
Inm coming...thundetdome first tho🖒🖒
@ChrisLee007
You're not the only one.
@mmaphilosophy
I'm 36 and miss my 20s so much.
I've drank myself into a old man lol
@Kessskah
Best single track of my entire life and I'm now 70. It still ignites me.
@ivanjulian2532
Yes, it's a pretty solid track, isn't it? I was just thinking to myself - "This is where it really started. Look, I get it... Blue Monday came first, but this is the true start point..."
@madjidhamdini8114
70 ? ok where is the problem ^^ you had 20 like me :) i'm 45 and yes like you say : this tune ignite me for sure i remember the first time earin this ...yup my teenage period ! a 1977 boy
Grettings from Belgium :)
@madjidhamdini8114
@@ivanjulian2532 blue monday from new order is great also , like other good song from joy division love till.... ^^