Adem

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For the mathematician see José Ádem.

Adem Ilhan is an English musician from South London, who releases music under the name 'Adem' (pronounced AH-dem). His music is sometimes described as being part of the nu-folk movement. He is also the bassist in the post-rock band Fridge, with Kieran Hebden, who is better known as the electronica artist Four Tet.

1 Recording History
2 Discography
- 2.1 Albums
- 2.2 Singles
3 Other work
4 Trivia
5 See also
6 External links

[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 24th, 2006.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Homesongs (29th March 2004)
Love and Other Planets (24th April 2006)

[edit] Singles

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

[edit] Other work

Adem plays the bass and sings on English folk supergroup The Memory Band's 2006 album Apron Strings.
Adem is the founder and organiser of the Homefires Festival, which takes place at the Conway Hall in London, UK.
Adem remixed the track 'Welcome, Ghosts' for a special edition release of Explosions in the Sky's 2007 album All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone.

[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]