Adamski Mocks Too Hip Electroclash Haters

Electro producers desperately distancing themselves from electroclash are sad fashion victims, rave pioneer Adamski told Skrufff this week, adding that he's personally been re-invigorated by the new genre.

Nowadays known as Adam Sky, the London born producer topped worldwide pop charts in 1991, with his seminal rave anthem Killer (featuring the vocals of the then unknown Seal). Becoming rapidly disillusioned with the music business, Adamski moved to Italy then Spain, disappearing from public view for much of the last decade. Recently however, he's collaborated with the likes of Boy George and New York electro stars Crossover and has also just delivered a fantastic rockabilly-electro version of Miss Kittin & the Hacker's Stock Exchange (coming out on Gigolo Records.)

"I've missed hearing good lyricists and that kind of creativity in club music for years," said Adam.

"I know some people are too 'hip' to use the word electroclash, but whoever came up with the term, whether it was DJ Hell or Larry Tee, did an amazing job."

"I don't think anyone could have thought of a better term to summarize the kind of music I've liked all my life."

In fact, New Yorker Larry Tee was the man who invented the term for a compilation CD and electro festival he was promoting 2 years ago, which featured bands including Chicks On Speed, Adult and Fischerspooner.

"I looked on google and if you entered electroclash on the search engine there were zero returns," Larry told Skrufff.

"That's one of the reasons we chose it, though actually Cindy of Fischerspooner helped me decide on the specific term."
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