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Drawing inspiration from various genres including post-punk and experimental music, Adamson's work resonates with fans of bands like *Einstürzende Neubauten*, *Red Snapper*, and *The Young Gods*.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBarry Adamson's contributions to music extend beyond his solo career. His collaborations with other notable musicians such as Nick Cave's project *Grinderman* and his involvement with bands like Magazine demonstrate his versatility and talent. Fans of artists like *Tindersticks*, *Scott Walker*, and even iconic figures like Julian Cope will find themselves drawn to Barry Adamson's captivating compositions.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"oedipus-schmoedipus-1","title":"Oedipus Schmoedipus","description":"\u003cp\u003e'oedipus schmoedipus' is viewed by its creator as the conclusion to an 'unconscious trilogy' of albums that started with 'moss side story' and continued with 'soul murder'. with each album there's been a piece, or a series of pieces, that have led to an idea for the next, opening up another direction. for 'oedipus schmoedipus' adamnson wanted to mix them all up in one big melting pot. certain tracks from 'oedipus schmoedipus' were originally conceived as a soundtrack to a film that was to be directed by adamson, based upon a script he had written. when this project was abandoned, he wrote further compositions and reworked others to form thematically linked, yet separate pieces which comprise 'oedipus schmoedipus'.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mute","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50410021060939,"sku":"285571","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50410021257547,"sku":"1048287","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a568a471-6749-4b75-9e0d-5700dc458665_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726634529"},{"product_id":"love-sick-dick","title":"Love Sick Dick","description":"\u003cp\u003eLove Sick Dick is a new six track special EP from Barry Adamson. Hot on the heels of last year's eclectic album, Know Where To Run, Adamson zeros in on the theme of messed up, crazy unrequited love and lust, a theme that is often hinted at on his other albums but now under scrutiny and focus here as Adamson screws around with and convolutes the blues as he understands them. Sweet Misery, the first single from the EP, hits the troubled character of Adamson's own making directly in the guts until he spills them and from there, just like branches on a tree, the other five tracks lay testimony to the character's powerlessness and his need to keep searching within and find answers to this bizarrely acute situation of all the human conditions. Like a forensic scientist, Adamson revels in discovery, epiphany and the heart's ultimate failing, whether it be in a wrangled out Nina Simone style rant in six-eight time, an electronic emulation of how the fifties might of sounded if synths were around then, or cranked up disco blues where repetition and longing hammer the point home. The record takes the listener through a whole menu of musical delectation, an expected, almost given in Adamson's work, leaving you unlike the character in this hideous analysis, craving more for its own sake, but rather feeling like going back to your favourite eatery with an appetite that simply wants to delight in savouring.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Central Control","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50410986013003,"sku":"1004730","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/94d3eae2-605b-434e-af5d-2b24fbf9365b_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726651086"},{"product_id":"the-negro-inside-me","title":"The Negro Inside Me","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormer magazine bassist adamson has reinvented himself as a hip new type of celluloid hero. any resemblance between the progressive, post-punk jingoism of his previous band is, at best, coincidental. the truth is that you'd hardly recognize him. yet adamson's reincarnation as a rock-imbibed morricone has already produced an impressive, full-bodied catalog of sounds and ideas. 'the negro inside me', the latest soundtrack from the urban jungle of adamson's mind, bristles with urgent dance rhythms, bleating aural sirens, and raymond chandler-esque tech-noir melodies. 'busted' is a seething combination of the best elements of 'peter gunn,' 'secret agent man,' and the james bond themes, disassembled and re-energized into an irresistibly magnetic opulence. while there are certainly many musicians out there involved in creating soundtracks to films from the id, adamson prefers to blend random fragments from the vast oeuvre of movie music - snippets of traditional piano licks, skittering stabs of jazzy percussion - with the more brazen sensibilities of his new-wave roots.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mute","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50411015110987,"sku":"285572","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/329415f6-ac66-438c-acb5-9aca9af96ce6_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726651569"},{"product_id":"the-king-of-nothing-hill","title":"The King Of Nothing Hill","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe King of Nothing Hill seamlessly blends funk, jazz, rock, disco, and '60s French pop while swapping street tales with the listener. It's apparent on tracks like the funk-fueled \"Cinematic Soul,\" the trippy \"Twisted Smile,\" and the intense \"When Darkness Calls\" that Adamson can evoke a variety of feelings in any one of a number of musical styles. He's as convincing when vividly painting a crime scene as when he becomes \"Satisfaction Jackson\" in an attempt to seduce his prey. He occasionally dips into his soundtrack roots on tracks like the murky \"Le Matin des Noire\" and \"The Second Stain,\" but when he does, he maintains the continuity of the album. This variety is what makes The King of Nothing Hill so enjoyable -- it revels in being both fun and furious. Whether he's talking about love or the streets, there's usually a clever hint of irony present. Adamson is blatant when he needs to be, but gets his point across most effectively when using metaphors. The King of Nothing Hill is his first album of all-new material since 1998's As Above, So Below. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mute","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50411052466507,"sku":"153216","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/c1c007cb-24b8-498d-86cb-af38ed65266c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726651970"},{"product_id":"soul-murder","title":"Soul Murder","description":"\u003cp\u003eReleased in 1992, Barry Adamson‘s second Mute Records album proper is also perhaps his darkest, most cinematic to date. Beginning as all stories should with a ‘Preface’, Adamson sets the scene of murder and crime with a sample of a convicted brother detailing his list of crimes and misdemeanours, before Adamson kicks in a short burst of dramatic strings; the track concludes with either a vintage movie sample, or a heavily-aged new one – ‘Sorry to disturb you Mr Adamson.’ The album begins in earnest with a classic Adamson spoken word monologue on ‘Split’, referring to himself as El Deludo, Mr Moss Side Gory and Harry Pendulum, all over a lush jazz backdrop dripping with pianos, brshed cymbals and rousing horns. ‘There’s a light at the end of the tunnel,’ concludes Pendle. ‘When you see it that means that you’re dead.’ ‘The Violation Of Expectation’ is mysterious and beautiful – simple piano clusters over synth chords and a characteristic pallette of juxtaposed sounds. The introduction of a watery, distorted voice humming away to some unrecognisable tune runs a chill through this track that is partially leavened by the isolated sounds of crashing waves that conclude the track. ‘Suspicion’ features some solid Public Enemy-style gritty, industrial hip-hop beats, over which high octave keyboard melodies are layered.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mute","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50411125801291,"sku":"1048108","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/988acccc-e00f-4f88-bf82-b6b9bebb9a28_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726652645"},{"product_id":"the-murky-world-of-barry-adamson","title":"The Murky World Of Barry Adamson","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Murky World of Barry Adamson collects the best of the former Bad Seed's solo recordings. Adamson's moody, filmic songs mix sex and menace with impenetrable cool, especially on \"The Vibes Ain't Nothing But the Vibes\" and \"Something Wicked This Way Comes,\" both from his 1996 album Oedipus Schmoedipus. Along with selected tracks from every album from Moss Side Story to As Above, So Below, The Murky World of Barry Adamson also includes three previously unreleased tracks: \"Walk the Last Mile,\" \"Mitch \u0026amp; Andy,\" and \"Saturn in the Summertime.\" Murky World is a delectable sampler of Adamson's dark musical talents.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mute","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50411127669067,"sku":"1048289","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/72a29a92-5b31-4388-844e-c46084946f87_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726652668"},{"product_id":"up-above-the-city-down-beneath-the-stars-signed-poster-edition","title":"Up Above The City, Down Beneath The Stars (signed poster edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA signed hardback first edition of Barry Adamson's cinematic memoir Up Above the City, Down Beneath the Stars and a specially commissioned full sized film poster for Moss Side Story. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Up Above the City, Down Beneath the Stars, the enigmatic Barry Adamson shines a probing light into his own heart of darkness.This exclusive poster is a specially commissioned film poster for Moss Side Story, Barry Adamson's acclaimed debut album, which was originally released in 1989. Moss Side Story is a concept soundtrack album to a non-existent noir crime film. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Up Above The City, Down Beneath The Stars:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Both clear-eyed and poetic. 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Adamson taught himself to play the bass overnight and joined Magazine, Manchester’s most influential band of the late 70’s.            His establishment as a solo artist came after a three-year stint with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds with the release of his classic first solo album, \u003ci\u003eMoss Side Story\u003c\/i\u003e – the ultimate soundtrack to an “imaginary film” – raising Adamson’s name as a composer of diverse complexity.  Having released nine studio albums, including the 1992 Mercury Music Prize nominated \u003ci\u003eSoul Murder\u003c\/i\u003e, Adamson has continued to tour globally with his talents being in as much demand by new generations of artists, as he was after his first solo release. In 2018 \u003ci\u003eMemento Mori\u003c\/i\u003e was released, a compilation which celebrated 40 years as an artist, with his debut memoir \u003ci\u003eUp Above The City, Down Beneath The Stars\u003c\/i\u003e published in 2021, by Omnibus Press. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA must for fans of all things Cinematic Soul, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, post punk, Massive Attack, Unloved and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barry Adamson Inc","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50417059463499,"sku":"2189383","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50417059299659,"sku":"2189382","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/BAILP1_COVER_cd1809be_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726715261"},{"product_id":"up-above-the-city-down-beneath-the-stars","title":"Up Above the City, Down Beneath the Stars","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Up Above the City, Down Beneath the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, the enigmatic Barry Adamson shines a probing light into his own heart of darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in the black and white world of post-industrial Manchester, Adamson saw music as a chance to turn his world technicolour. 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The concept behind the album emerged when Barry started taking photos during a Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds North American tour, playing with the idea of traversing different states of the human condition and different states across America. 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The record picked up the threads of his previous work and continued to showcase his musical ambidexterity covering noir jazz, sun-drenched pop ballads, fractious funk, heavenly blues and subversive soul.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mute","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50466022392139,"sku":"1162073","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50466022555979,"sku":"1162074","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/6f597b1c-5036-48b2-8e5d-0db6b0cb83a0_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727301239"},{"product_id":"oedipus-schmoedipus","title":"Oedipus Schmoedipus","description":"\u003cp\u003eMute releases a limited edition run of Barry Adamson’s 1996 album, \u003ci\u003eOedipus Schmoedipus,\u003c\/i\u003e featuring collaborations with Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker (‘Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Pelvis’), Nick Cave (‘The Sweetest Embrace’) and Billy Mackenzie (‘Achieved In The Valley Of Dolls’). This record explores the ‘Oedipus Complex’, with Barry describing it as \"... a sexual psychoanalytical journey examining mother and son relationships in a somewhat humorous, yet dark way.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince lending his talents to Magazine and Nick Cave and the Bad Seed, Barry Adamson has released a series of solo albums ranging in different musical genres. Viewed as the finale of an “unconscious trilogy” following ‘Moss Side Story’ and Mercury Prize nominated ‘Soul Murder’, \u003ci\u003eOedipus Schmoedipus\u003c\/i\u003e showcases its composer’s embrace of various styles, moving between ambient electronics, cool jazz and elements of hip-hop. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mute","offers":[{"title":"White | LP","offer_id":50478968275275,"sku":"1157218","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a7db5ce2-5314-4cb0-88ea-cf11a128cd74_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727496381"},{"product_id":"i-will-set-you-free","title":"I Will Set You Free","description":"\u003cp\u003eInitially released in 2012, \u003ci\u003eI Will Set You Free \u003c\/i\u003eamalgamated elements of Barry’s previous work, resulting in an album that is unmistakably Barry Adamson. 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His overwhelming desire to examine cultural shifts and embrace them within the quest to improve oneself that often centres in Adamson’s art is clearly present in \u003ci\u003eI Will Set You Free.\u003c\/i\u003e This subsequently makes it a quintessential Barry Adamson record that fits right in with the back catalogue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mute","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50479329280331,"sku":"347405","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50479330328907,"sku":"347406","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/6f759525-2b65-4c69-93e7-9283c4cde15f_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727507216"},{"product_id":"steal-away-ep","title":"Steal Away EP","description":"\u003cp\u003eBarry Adamson’s \u003ci\u003eSteal Away\u003c\/i\u003e EP released for the first time on vinyl via Mute. 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Each track is used to demonstrate the breadth of musicianship and re-presentation of countless timeless genres, moving in between electronica and jazz with shadowy ambience scattered throughout. Nick Plytas and Adrian Owusu provided their expertise on the organ and slide guitar, with Barry playing almost every other instrument. 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He’s a photographer, filmmaker and writer as well as being a musician and composer and the scorer of a multitude of films. He’s worked with Magazine, Visage, The Birthday Party, Pan Sonic, Grinderman and Depeche Mode. This is a great compilation of just some of the his looooong career. All the ingredients and one of the best chefs going. Atmospheric moods sweep cinematically setting a scene to take you on a journey through cool jazzy nights and cold streets tinged with brassy glinting street lights. An album stuffed with cool cat vocals, crawling drum fills and shuffling dance-beats, swish strings, groovy swirling organs, funky wah wah and plenty of moody jazz.. Groovy swirling organs. Like the the sun played the disco on your face film noir. You’ve been riff-rolled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5uUCTTUk3YY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMemento Mori\u003c\/i\u003e charts Adamson’s career from 1978’s Magazine track, \u003ci\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e (co-written by Adamson, from their debut album \u003ci\u003eReal Life\u003c\/i\u003e); to his work as founding member, alongside Nick Cave, of the Bad Seeds (\u003ci\u003eFrom Her To Eternity\u003c\/i\u003e, co-written by Adamson); through his nine solo albums, from 1988’s \u003ci\u003eMoss Side Story\u003c\/i\u003e to the latest \u003ci\u003eLove Sick Dick\u003c\/i\u003e EPs, bringing everything up to date with a brand new unreleased track, \u003ci\u003eThe Hummingbird\u003c\/i\u003e. Brought up in Manchester’s Moss Side, Adamson learnt to play the bass overnight for Magazine, Manchester’s most influential band of that era. When they disbanded, five albums later in 1981, his singular style was spotted by The Birthday Party, with whom he played several times. His establishment as a solo artist came after a three-year stint with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds with the release of his classic first solo album, \u003ci\u003eMoss Side Story\u003c\/i\u003e - the ultimate soundtrack to an “imaginary film” - which raised Adamson’s name as a composer of diverse complexity; able to tell a story with music, where the images were those supplanted in the minds of the listeners. Adamson has worked with some of the film industry’s most intriguing mavericks including Derek Jarman (\u003ci\u003eThe Last of England\u003c\/i\u003e, 1987), David Lynch (\u003ci\u003eThe Lost Highway\u003c\/i\u003e, 1997), Oliver Stone (\u003ci\u003eNatural Born Killers\u003c\/i\u003e, 1994) and Danny Boyle (\u003ci\u003eThe Beach\u003c\/i\u003e, 2000). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving released nine studio albums, including the 1992 Mercury Music Prize nominated \u003ci\u003eSoul Murder,\u003c\/i\u003e 1996’s Oedipus Schmoedipus, which includes collaborations with Jarvis Cocker, Nick Cave and The Associates’ Billy McKenzie, and his most recent release, \u003ci\u003eKnow Where To Run\u003c\/i\u003e, which was in part inspired by a recent US tour, back playing with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds after 23 years, Adamson’s talents are as much demand by new generations of artists as he was after his first solo release, with collaborations in recent years across a variety of art forms, including an Olivier Award winning ballet performance by Sylvie Guillem and the Ballet Boyz scored by Adamson. It was always a logical progression for Adamson to move behind the camera and once again his brooding film noir style and dark comedy has seen him write, direct and score a number of short films, including \u003ci\u003eThe Swing The Hole and The Lie\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) as well as the recent video for \u003ci\u003eThey Walk Amongst Us\u003c\/i\u003e (2017). 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Across its 22 tracks, Adamson conjures moods that shift from brooding and cinematic to playful and chaotic, echoing the wild programming and cultural rebellion the Scala embodied.\u003cbr\u003eThe film, directed by Jane Giles and Ali Catterall, tells the story of the legendary King’s Cross repertory cinema (1978–1993). 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