A Man Called Adam

A Man Called Adam’s Sally Rodgers and Steve jones have been making pioneering electronic music since the late 80s. Exploring and assimilating diverse musical influences but always sounding recognisably themselves, they defy categorisation and yet have produced defining tracks in genres such as Acid Jazz, Balearic House, Ibiza Chill and Nu British House. Respected and admired by their peers and fans alike, they are endlessly curious and never stand still.

Returning to the popular consciousness in 2019 with their acclaimed album Farmarama, they performed live at festivals such as Gilles Peterson’s We Out Here and Kala Festival in Albania. They also commissioned remixes from young talent like Carlos Gualda, Aleksandir and Felipe Gordon as well as established names like Prins Thomas for their popular Farmarama remix series.

Both Rodgers and Jones are now Drs in the fields of electronic music and lyric forms, and regularly present workshops and host panels at institutions and events around the world including IRCAM in Paris, Mobile Futures in Melbourne and Inner City Electronic in Leeds.

In 2020/ 21 they compiled two colossal compilations – Love Forgotten, Oddities and Rarities Parts 1 & 2 – from the hidden corners of their catalogue as well as Special Edition releases of previously vinyl only mixes of some of their classic cuts. That their music appears this year on obscure collections of pioneering Bleep, dancefloor classics and huge mainstream albums like Café Del Mar’s The Evolution of Chill is testament to their enduring appeal and influence.

Praise for Farmarama:

LE VISITEUR 'One of the UK’s most influential electronic acts’

THE RANSOM NOTE 'this magical duo… beautiful, balearic popcraft’

TEST PRESSING ‘clever stuff from Britain’s unsung pop heroes’

MIXMAG ‘As classy as it is authentic’

GILLES PETERSON ‘A brilliant album… Worth the Wait’

LAURENT GARNIER ‘This is super elegant. Love it. As always with A Man Called Adam’

Praise for Love Forgotten, Oddities and Rarities, Pts 1 & 2:

ELECTRONIC SOUND: “If you thought you knew Balearic heroes AMCA, think again. This first collection shines a light on just how varied their output is. Murky, echo-soaked dub.. frisky Afrobeat palpably brimming with joyful energy…”
TEST PRESSING: “There are nods to those hazy Ibizan days via unreleased mixes of some old faves, but they also take in various strains of low-key house, global rhythms, experimental musings, pure ambience, jaunty pop, a few tunes which sidle up against folk-country, and various other sublime odds and ends”

IDJ: “The veteran Balearic duo's latest album is a stunning collection of out-takes and rarities spanning their 30-plus year career… AMCA’s experimental moments, blissed-out Balearic bangers and straight-up dancefloor winners.”

ATTACK MAGAZINE: “A superb collection of rarities, re-edits and rediscoveries from one of UK dance music’s most enduring and creative duos, ‘Long Forgotten Oddities and Rarities Pt.1 delves deep into A Man Called Adam’s extensive thirty-year back catalogue, taking in downtempo gems and dancefloor monsters alike. Class, sophistication and experimentation have always defined AMCA and such is the case here.”