JUSTIN ADAMS + JULDEH CAMARA trio

"Soul Science" release : 1st OCTOBER 2007
available at <www.irl.org.uk>

A brand new recording and live project from JUSTIN ADAMS
“The Ry Cooder of the UK” Robin Denselow

Justin Adams is one of today’s most creative and interesting guitarists and composers. He has an unmatched knowledge of both blues and African styles which he has been developing for 20 years. He co-wrote The Robert Plant album "Mighty Rearranger", released in 2005 to rave reviews and is also a renowned producer. His work with Saharan desert blues sensations TINARIWEN, whose 1st and 3rd albums he produced, Robert Plant’s Strange Sensations band, and collaborations with Brian Eno, Jah Wobble, LO’JO , as well as musicians from African, Arabic and Irish traditions have created his unique style

He is joined by Juldeh Camara, a Gambian griot and master musician. His blind father received the gift of music from forest spirits who took the use of his eyes in return. Playing the Ritti, a one- stringed fiddle, he participated as a griot in traditional Fula society. He was recorded by Bill Laswell for a CD of traditional Gambian music and it was this CD which Justin Adams had been listening to for years when he received a call from Juldeh.
Juldeh has an unusually keen and open ear, and he in turn had heard Justin's
‘Desert Road’ CD and appreciated the way in which ancient trance-like rhythms had been given a modern vitality, not tidied up and shrink-wrapped but left true to their essential spirit.

Their collaborative album, "Soul Science" envisions a modern world
where ancient spirits are not extinguished by red tape and computers but enlivened by the crackle of rock and roll electricity.

Their live shows will also feature Adams' long time percussionist Salah Dawson Miller, who has played with an extraordinary array of artists including Phillip Glass, The Drifters, Dr. John, 3 Mustaphas 3 and Jah Wobble, and who studied in Algeria, Morocco, Cuba and Brazil.

promo video available for download at www.myspace.com/justinadams
MORE ON JUSTIN ADAMS

Justin Adams co-wrote The Robert Plant album "Mighty Rearranger" released in 2005 to rave reviews. He has played guitar with Robert's band the Strange Sensation around the world, gaining an awesome live reputation. 2007 saw the release of Tinariwen's third album "Aman Iman" which is already established as one of the album of the year, produced by Adams.

His distinctive style came to prominence in 1990 with Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart. Since then he has worked with Sinead O'Connor, Natacha Atlas, Damien Dempsey,and LO'JO, as well as releasing his own "Desert Road" album. He has composed two feature film soundtracks, and was instrumental in setting up the legendary Festival of the Desert. He produced Tinariwen's debut "the Radio Tisdas Sessions", and first collaborated with Robert Plant on 2002's Grammy nominated "Dreamland "album.

Quotes from Robert Plant and The Strange Sensations' 'Mighty Rearranger' album.
"the impressive skills of guitarist Justin Adams dominate most tracks, his intuitive playing is full of eastern promise" CLASH
"a shimmering stew of sounds that's part heavy rock, part heavy Mali, with Justin Adams playing what looks like a giant leaf (a gimbri). " MOJO LIVE REVIEW

Quotes from Justin’s highly critically acclaimed debut solo album ‘Desert Road’.
"a masterpiece" – fROOTS
"…a breathtakingly intense and expressionistic vision" – SONGLINES
".. spidery psyche-out improv acid guitars and layers of entrancing acoustics.." 'Pick of the Month' - GUITAR MAGAZINE
"Desert Road is a classic late night listen"- fROOTS
"..powerful and restless...grainy and haunted" - Q Magazine
"..a moody, evocative blend of Anglo-Arabic blues" – GUARDIAN

Quotes from current press running on Tinariwen’s Aman Iman album:-
"Producer Justin Adams captures Tinariwen in the raw – minimalist collective playing" – UNCUT
"This third album is by some distance the best showcase of their desert blues, thanks, in part to the sonic clarity of producer Justin Adams" – OBSERVER
"As producer, Adams has captured brilliantly Tinariwen's characteristic blend of loping camel-gait rhythms...and desert guitar lines" - INDEPENDENT
"Justin Adams has wisely kept the band sound as live, and exhilarating, as the were in that Bamako rehearsal room" – GUARDIAN

Screen Credits

KIN – film score
eautiful People – film score co-writer
When The Red Wind Blows – film score co-writer
The Kitchen Child – film score writer
Hackney Downs – film Score writer
3 Ways To Go – film score writer
Numerous ID’s & themes for BBC, MTV, Channel 4 and ITV

Both Desert Road and KIN are available to buy from HYPERLINK "http://www.irl.org.uk" www.irl.org.uk