RIP Patrick Adams

[forclosure]

words come out that Patrick Adams died all the disco heads report to the floor now

 

[bunnnnnn]

 

[forclosure]

 

[IdleRich]

Gonna be strutting in the atmosphere tonight I guess....

 

[Leo]

ashamed to say I've always meant to explore his work but never have. looking forward to being schooled by this thread.

 

[william_kent]

Eric B & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul ( Dub )

the hidden hand behind the mixing desk

 

[padraig (u.s.)]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[william_kent]

Deborah Taylor - Too Sad To Tell

production & arrangement on this great psychedelic funk soul gem from 1972

 

[padraig (u.s.)]

probably the single greatest disco producer of them all

 

[pattycakes]

RIP to a disco GOAT

Him and Leeroy Burgess are responsible for soooooo many classics



Edit: couldn't find a credit for him on this so he may not have played a direct role, but his influence is there plus all the usual Adams collaborators, so it stays.

 

[pattycakes]

I don't usually get too down on the celeb deaths, but this one stings!

 

[padraig (u.s.)]

(somehow) obscure, impossibly good b-side off one of the first Prelude 12"s

early inception of the laidback Adams sound (which I'd call his trademark, tho he did uptempo bangers aplenty as well)

endless loop of swelling strings, with a ripping guitar solo toward the end just for kicks

 

[padraig (u.s.)]

the original sleaze insect theme tune, before Bumblebee

post-Bernie Worrell et al swooning seasick synths instead of swelling strings, a similar but more sensuous vibe

 

[padraig (u.s.)]

stone cold classic, on the short list of post-disco tunes pointing to house

*accidentally put up the Phreek version (which is good) first, but this is the true killer

 

[padraig (u.s.)]

another stone cold classic, massive Garage tune

 

[padraig (u.s.)]

my favorite of his early disco soul tunes, I think

 

[padraig (u.s.)]

obligatory

 

[padraig (u.s.)]

another post-disco Garage type banger

 

[pattycakes]

A great interview



Mucho science and disco history dropped

 

[padraig (u.s.)]

you can definitely hear him reusing his ideas sometimes

which is no surprise considering how insanely prolific he was from 1976-83 or so

i.e. this is kind of a test run for all the later seasick synths sleaze and bumbleebee stuff

a true synth genius btw