Adem Ilhan

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Adem
Background information
Birth name Adem Ilhan
Origin South London, England
Genre(s) Folktronica, Indie folk, Post-rock
Instrument(s) Vocals, bass guitar
Website www.adem.tv

Adem Ilhan is a Turkish-English musician from South London, who releases music under the name Adem (pronounced /ˈɑːdəm/). His music is sometimes described as being part of the nu-folk movement. He is also the bass guitarist in the post-rock band Fridge, alongside Kieran Hebden.

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[edit] Recording history

Adem's debut solo album, Homesongs, appeared on Domino Records in 2004. Mixed by Hebden, the album found critical acclaim with limited commercial success. The album includes the song "Statued", which featured on the soundtrack of the film Dead Man's Shoes.

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

Adem has recently finished work on his third album Takes, a collection of cover songs which have influenced the artist over the years, 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.

In 2008 Adem along with (Jeremy Warmsley & Mystery Jets) contributed the song "Grains of Sand" to the Survival International charity album Songs for Survival.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Singles

  • "These Are Your Friends" (17 May 2004) (CD/10")
  • "Ringing in My Ear" (13 September 2004) (CD/7")
  • "Waves" (19 June 2006) - ONLY as a free download on iTunes 'Free Single of The Week'
  • "Launch Yourself" (2007) (CD/7") UK #157

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[edit] Trivia

  • Ilhan attended the University of Warwick, UK.
  • In December 2006, Adem played a free concert in Barrhead Community Library, commenting "I love libraries. [...] The existence of public libraries is one of my favourite achievements of human kind." [1]
  • Sang cover of Johnny Cash's "I Walk the Line" for a 2006 Levi's "Slim Straight" Jeans commercial. [2]

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