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Use dmy dates|date=April 2011Infobox musical artist | name = Barry Adamson| image = BarryAdamson.jpg| caption = Barry Adamson at Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona , Spain, 1 June 2007| image_size =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1958|6|11|df=y| background = solo_singer| alias =| origin = Moss Side , Manchester , England| genre = Alternative rock Post-punk Electronica Post-rock Acid jazz / Soul jazz Rock noir / Spy music Lounge music Film score / Soundtrack s| years_active = 1977–present| label = Central Control International, Mute Records|Mute | associated_acts = Magazine (band)|Magazine , Buzzcocks , Visage , Pete Shelley , The Birthday Party (band)|The Birthday Party , Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds , Pan Sonic | occupation =| website = http://www.barryadamson.com www.barryadamson.com| notable_instruments = Rickenbacker bass, Ovation Magnum bass Barry Adamson (born 11 June 1958, Moss Side , Manchester )Unterberger, Richie "Allmusic|class=artist|id=p3505/biography|pure_url=yes Barry Adamson Biography", Allmusic , Macrovision Corporation http://www.barryadamson.com/centralcontrol/cc1000.html Barry Adamson was born and bred in Moss Side, Manchester on 11 June 1958 is a British rock musician who has worked with rock band (music)|bands such as Magazine (band)|Magazine , Visage , The Birthday Party (band)|The Birthday Party , Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds , and the electronic musicians Pan sonic . Adamson has also remixed Grinderman , The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and Depeche Mode . For the latter band created the seven-minute opus " Useless (song)|Useless (Escape From Wherever: Pts. 1 & 2)" remix for the latter band in 1997. He has also worked on the soundtrack for David Lynch 's Lost Highway (soundtrack)|Lost Highway , and released numerous solo sound recording and reproduction|recordings .
Biography
Early life
He read comic books from an early age. In school he absorbed himself in art, music and film, writing his first song, "Brain Pain", at the age of 10. His musical influences were diverse, ranging from Alice Cooper to Motown to David Bowie .
Career
Adamson left school and shifted into graphic design attending Stockport Art CollegeBracewell, Michael (1997) " http://www.frieze.com/issue/article/the_mancunian_candidate/ The Mancunian Candidate", Frieze Magazine , Issue 32, Jan–Feb 1997 but quit shortly after, favouring to venture into the exploding punk rock scene of the late 1970s. He joined ex- Buzzcocks singer Howard Devoto 's band Magazine, playing bass guitar, scoring one record chart|chart single, "Shot by Both Sides"; in late 1977, he also joined Buzzcocks, as a short-time replacement of Garth Smith . He played on all of Magazine's albums, and contributed to Devoto's solo album and his next band, Luxuria . He also contributed to the studio-based band Visage , playing on the ensemble's first two albums, Visage (album)|Visage and The Anvil (album)|The Anvil .
After Magazine broke up, Adamson worked with another ex-Buzzcock, Pete Shelley , before joining Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. He appeared on four of that band's albums: From Her to Eternity , The Firstborn Is Dead , Kicking Against the Pricks and Your Funeral, My Trial . After his stint in the band, he went solo, releasing an Extended play|EP , The Man with the Golden Arm in 1988, and his first solo album, Moss Side Story , the following year, the soundtrack to a non-existent film noir .Larkin, Colin (ed.) (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Indie & New Wave , Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0231-3 The album incorporated newscasts and sampled sound effects and featured guest musicians Marcia Schofield (of The Fall (band)|The Fall ), Diamanda Galas , and former colleagues from the Bad Seeds. Adamson's second solo album was the soundtrack to a real film this time – Carl Colpaert's Delusion (film)|Delusion , and he would go on to provide soundtracks for several other films.
Adamson's third album, Soul Murder , was shortlisted for the Mercury Music Prize in 1992. http://www.nationwidemercurys.com/ Mercury prize website
His solo work is influenced by John Barry (composer)|John Barry , Elmer Bernstein and Ennio Morricone . Later works have included jazz , electronica , Soul music|soul , funk , and Dub music|dub styles.
In 1996, Adamson contributed to the AIDS benefit album, Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip , produced by the Red Hot Organization . His own album that year, Oedipus Schmoedipus , reached #51 in the UK Albums Chart .cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 15
In 2002, Adamson left his long-term label, Mute Records , and started his own 'production home', Central Control International. In 2006, he released Stranger on the Sofa , first for his Central Control International imprint, to critical acclaim. Back To The Cat , his second album for the record label|label , was released in March 2008.
In 2007 it was announced that Magazine would reform for concerts in 2008. Adamson took part in the same band line up that recorded Secondhand Daylight , with the exception of the late John McGeoch , who was replaced by Apollo 440 member Noko . However, Adamson has since withdrawn from the reunion and new recordings.
On 27 August 2010, Adamson released "Rag and Bone", as a digital download and as a 12& nbsp;inch vinyl record. He then released his latest studio album "I Will Set You Free" on Jan 30 2012. http://www.amazon.co.uk/I-Will-Set-You-Free/dp/B006BKGMVY/ref=mb_oe_a Amazon.co.uk
Soundtracks
His "Refugee Song" was included in Derek Jarman 's The Last of England (film)|The Last of England . Adamson also contributed soundtrack material to Gas Food Lodging , David Lynch's Lost Highway (film)|Lost Highway and Oliver Stone 's Natural Born Killers . Back to the Cat 's opening track, "The Beaten Side of Town", was featured in the hit video game , Alan Wake .
Instruments
In the earliest Real Life Magazine videos, Adamson played a Rickenbacker JG, (although possibly a 4001 or 4003 model) and in Secondhand Daylight , a Gibson EB-3. However, his primary bass during Magazine was an Ovation Magnum 2. For the 2008 Magazine concerts, he alternated between the Ovation, a Fender Artist and a Fender Jaguar Bass .
Discography
Albums
Year
Title
2012
I Will Set You Free
2008
Back To The Cat
2006
Stranger on the Sofa
2002
King of Nothing Hill
1999
The Murky World of Barry Adamson (compilation)
1998
As Above, So Below
1996
Oedipus Schmoedipus
1993
The Negro Inside Me
1992
Soul Murder
1988
Moss Side Story
EPs
Year
Title
1998
''Can't Get Loose
1996
Achieved In The Valley Of The Dolls
1995
The Big Bamboozle
1995
Movieology
1992
Cinema Is King
1989
Taming of the Shrewd
Singles
Year
Title
2010
"Rag and Bone" (http:/ / barryadamson.bandcamp.com 12" and download)
http://shotbybothsides.com/magazine.htm shotbybothsides.com – Unofficial Magazine Site
http://members.cox.net/_meddle/adamson/ Unofficial Adamson Site
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0011473/ Barry Adamson at IMDB
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp? pid=3928& aid=772147 Review of Stranger on the Sofa
http://yourfleshmag.com/music/interview-with-barry-adamson/ January 2007 Interview
http://comfortcomes.com/? page=reviews& id=2268 Back To The Cat Review
BuzzcocksMagazine (band)Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Persondata | NAME =Adamson, Barry | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =11 June 1958 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Adamson, Barry Category:1958 births Category:Buzzcocks members Category:English bass guitarists Category:English film score composers Category:English rock musicians Category:Living people Category:Magazine (band) members Category:Musicians from Manchester Category:Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds members Category:People from Moss Side Category:Mute Records artists
