Colours Revisited

by Adam F

Overview

Too many drum'n'bass artists rely on obvious cliches, leading critics to dismiss the genre on the whole as repetitive. Like Roni Size before him, Adam F hopes to change all that, adding some intriguing spice to the typical, skittering breakbeats-meet-bottomless basslines sonic stew. Opening with the blaxploitation funk of "73" -- chunky wah-wah guitar, bopping congas, rollicking drumbeats and all -- Adam F makes his desire for diversity clear right from the get-go. Drum'n'bass is merely the template from which he launches his heady sonic excursions, flowing seamlessly from the straightforward jungle of "Metropolis" into the brilliantly accessible soul of "Music in My Mind," which boasts dreamy keyboards and a vocoder melody Midnight Starr would kill for. The rest of the album is similarly diverse, from the ambient atmospheres of "Mother Earth" to the strangely gorgeous pop of "The Tree Knows Everything," which features vocals by Everything But the Girl's Tracey Thorn. For purists, there's also a Grooverider remix of "Dirty Harry" and Size's reworking of "Circles," but Colours offers something to please just about every techno fan. ~ Bret Love

Product Details

Release Date:	02/28/2025
Label:	181 Recordings
UPC:	5051142067999

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Adam F   Primary Artist,Vocals,Keyboards,Percussion,Fender Rhodes,Whistle (Human)
Goldie   Guest Artist,Vocals
MC Conrad   Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Tracey Thorn   Featured Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Jeremy Stacey   Drums
Damon Brown   Trumpet
Nick Cohen   Bass
Dave Ital   Guitar
Peter Shrubshall   Flute,Saxophone
Greg Lester   Guitar
Tim Philbert   Bass
Spry   Percussion

Technical Credits

Modest Mussorgsky   Composer
Bob James   Composer
Ben Watt   Producer
Tim Philbert   Composer,Composer
MC Conrad   Performer
Roni Size   Producer
Adam F   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Adam Fenton   Composer
Tracey Thorn   Performer