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Patrick Adams [1950] |
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Patrick Adams [1950] |
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Patrick Adams more than deserves his place in the Heavy
Vibes Hall of Fame. His cult status is obvious since 1975, when 'Atmosphere Strutt', his
early excursion into heavy synthezied music, with his (then) trademark synth sounds saw
the world.
Before this, he had already produced two albums with Black Ivory, a group which Leroy Burgess used
to front.
From 1974 to 1982 he worked quite frequently with Greg Carmichael, collaborating on successful projects such as Inner Life's 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' and Fonda Rae's 'Touch Me '. During the disco era he formed studio groups like Phreek [Weekend], [Keep On Jumpin'], . . . .
Whereas most people who worked for the dance scene, also
deejayed, Patrick did not. He is a writer/producer/arranger, like for example Vince Montana Jr His
records were remixed by the likes of Larry Levan, Shep Pettibone, Paul Simpson and Francois Kevorkian.
Heavy Vibes crowns Patrick Adams King of the Mini Moog, an instrument that reminds me of
early Lee Perry
tracks.
Patrick Adams reflects on his groove: "It's impossible to say what a rich environment I grew up in musically: Motown was cranking it out every week, Stax was [too], Chicago, Sly Stone...I had every CTI album, and The Beatles, [the group] Chicago, Bacharach/David." "In The Bush" was a hard dance song, but it came from a meticulously crafted album that showed off Adams' serious gift for classical string arranging [which includes the Barry Whiteish "Summer Love," and in the more European but still extremely street "Keep On Jumpin'," covered two times and a worldwide hit twice over in the same six-month stretch of 1996]. "In the best records," Adams says, "every time you hear it, you hear something you didn't hear before. I like layering...I'll put in things [that will] keep you listening forever." Brian Chin
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Year |
| Black Ivory | Don't Turn Around | Today Records | 1970 |
| Cloud One Produced Arranged And Performed By Patrick Adams |
Atmosphere Strutt | P&P Records | 1975 |
| The Universal
Robot Band [Patrick Adams & Greg Carmichael] |
Dance And Shake Your Tambourine | Unknown label | 1976 |
| Patrick
Adams Presents Phreek Vocals : Christine Wiltshire, Donna Magee, Leroy Burgess |
Phreek | Atlantic records | 1978 |
| The Classic Weekend | |||
| Musique Vocals : Jocelyn Brown , Christine Wiltshire Engineered by Bob Blank |
Keep On Jumpin' | Prelude Records | 1979 |
| Push Push In The Bush | |||
| Summer Love | |||
| Musique II | Musique II | Prelude Records | 1979 |
| Love Massage | |||
| Good And Plenty Lover | |||
| Glide | |||
| Number One | |||
| Inner Life featuring Jocelyn Brown | I'm Caught Up [In A One Night Love Affair] | Prelude Records | 1979 |
| Herbie Mann | Super Mann | Atlantic Records | 1979 |
| Venus Dodson | Night Rider | Warner Bros | 1979 |
| Jocelyn Brown | Ain't No Mountain High Enough | Salsoul Records | 1981 |
| Bumblebee Unlimited | Bumblebee Rap | Salsoul Records | 1981 |
| Salsoul Orchestra
featuring Loleatta Holloway Mixed by Shep Pettibone |
Seconds "Of Your Love" | Salsoul Records | 1982 |
| Sine | Happy Is The Only Way | Prelude Records | 1984 |
| Skipworth &
Turner Remixes by Paul Simpson Production by Ron 'have mercy' Kersey |
Won't Get No Better | Warner Bros | 1986 |
| Skipworth & Turner | Thinking About Your love | Island Records | 1986 |
| Fonda Rae | Touch Me (All Night Long) | Unknown label | -.- |
| Salsoul Orchestra Vocalist: Jocelyn Brown, Christine Wiltshire, Venus Dodson |
Christmas Jollies II | Unknown label | -.- |
| Shannon | You Put A Spark In My Life | Atlantic Records | -.- |
| You Blew | |||
| Shannon | Best Known For "Let The Music Play | Unknown label | -.- |
| Eddie Kendricks | Something More | Arista Records | -.- |
| Rainbow Brown | Til You Surrender' (Fonda Rae again | Vanguard records | -.- |
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