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Returning after a long-lasting hiatus is no mean feat - how to stay relevant, to plug the gap and come back as strong as where things were left off. A Man Called Adam’s return however, is as emphatic as it is endearing. Sally Rodgers and Steve Jones are back with a brand new album of melodic, emotional, pop-not-pop tracks, bringing fresh layers of feeling, from warmth and passion, to sentimentality and sorrow.

Displaying a wealth of knowledge gained through two lifetimes spent immersed in music, Farmarama showcases a myriad of styles and richness in arrangements. Moving from soulful slow jams to lo-fi disco, Balearic house to dub, post-rock electronica and art-house ambience, there are glistening horizons and windswept beaches conjured up at every turn.

Take to the likes of ‘Mountains & Waterfalls’, ‘Farmarama’ and ‘Michael’ and hear dancefloor, disco tinges that marry live percussion, sultry Rhodes and hearty basslines, oozing emotion. But venture deeper to uncover a pensive, yet equally expressive side to the record through tracks like ‘Higher Powers’ and ‘Top Of The Lake’. Take the later as an example, a neo-classical slice of magical ambience, that wouldn’t be out of place soundtracking sweeping views of shimmering scenery. Or ‘Spots Of Time’, beginning as a frenetic, glitched out piece of electronica, before opening into a brooding breakbeat journey.

Full of vintage warmth, analogue synths and intricate textures, Rodgers, Jones and new collaborator, Paul Smith, combine experimental touches with an undeniable catchiness, balancing electronic elements, with acoustic sparkles. In harmony with this, the contemplative, poetic verses, that considers life as a hi-definition, Westworld-like simulation, a Farmarama, and disco as a way of being, meld and morph a conceptual narrative that tugs on the heartstrings of life.

Farmarama, then, isn’t your archetypal album. It’s an emotionally charged, intelligent and enlightening body of work that’s Balearic to the bone.


DJ Feedback:

GRAEME PARK
Oh my Lord! This is superb! Absolutely superb!

FRANCOIS KERVORKIAN
Very nice, laid-back and endearing.

DANIELLE MOORE/ CRAZY P
This is absolutely beautiful. Gorgeous depth , lush, delicate, strong, mesmerising...stunning musically and vocally. What an inspiration! Love all the tracks -there’s not one I don’t like. Sits perfectly as an album and bubbles and flows perfectly! Stunning. Really is the best thing I’ve heard in YONKS x

HORSE MEAT DISCO/ SEVERINO
Lovely. Huge fan since the 90s.

LEFTO/WWFM
Absolutely down with this!

LAURENT GARNIER/ WWFM /MEUH
Hmmm this is super elegant. Love it. As always with A MAN CALLED ADAM

KENNETH BAGER / MUSIC FOR DREAMS
Love this album - we will as radio support the whole summer with different tracks and we will for sure select one as a powerplay a list several tracks over the next coming months - excellent stuff - and a smashing return to form !

HONEY SOUND SYSTEM/ JASON KENDIG
You can definitely hear the musicianship throughout this album. Each track twist and turns on its own singular journey. Obviously one ear on the dance floor and the other for home grooving or those late night after hours vibes. Mountaind and Waterfalls, Farmarama, and D123 were personal standouts.

JASON BOARDMAN/ AFFICIONADO
Lovely collection of modern sounds with a nod to the past but firmly in the present, nice to hear AMCA can still turn it out with ease. Personally and probably the 4 tracks i would play the most are Ou Pas (That bass line is bugging me - The Final Thing???) Top Of The Lake (Glacial Ambient overload) Tic Toc (Loving the south American vibes on this one) and Michael (Killer Slow(ish) Jam!) for the dancefloor Paul Valery At The Disco is proper cosmic disco, really well arranged with those freaky keys and Mountains and Waterfalls would get my later night attention.

BILL BREWSTER
Can't believe I missed this somehow. Loads of stuff to get your teeth into here, some familiar samples used well (Was That All It Was drums for instance), some lovely early 80s vibes in the area and overall a slightly more ethereal, impressionistic AMCA than previous outings. Like like.

MIKE HUCKABY!!!
Very nice music from him.

NICK THE RECORD
I bloody love it!

RON BASEJAM/ JAMES BARON
This was not what i was expecting in a very good way. love this new grittier sound bravo!

KRISTIAN RAEDLE / INNERVISIONS
Oh yes please!

6TH BORO PROJECT / CRAIG SMITH
Been I while since I've heard any new AMCA material. Liking this LP on 1st few listens, lovely emotive music.

PHIL MISON/ CANTOMA
This sounds great. I’d love to play it!

PETE GOODING
Ah I love Sally and Steve. Great to hear this.

PABLO VALENTINE / MCDE
So nice to hear new music from A Band Called Adam! Really loving what I've heard.

FISH GO DEEP/ GREG DOWLING
Gorgeous lush warm album that will be on repeat in my house , a real rewarding listen top marks from me will feature on our radio show next week, my favourite track so far is spots of time love it.

LERI AHEL / MUTANT DISCO
Great to see A Man Called Adam back. Some great tracks here. Especially love A2 and B3.

ANDY WILSON/ SONICA IBIZA
Been looking forward to this for ages , Sally played a track on my show last year and it sounded fab so can’t wait to get the lp . I’d love a mix from them so I can do a special show if that’s an option , let me know

IGOR MAJORAN/ SONICA IBIZA
Yes, definitely into this what an amazing album.

KARLOS SENSE / SONICA IBIZA
Wow!! Fucking Amazing Album…

BOGDAN TERRAN/ SOLVD MAGAZINE
Sexy disco stuff.

SIMON HARRISON/ BASIC SOUL
It's great to have AMCA back and it ticks all the Balearic boxes but it's the groove on tracks like "2 Ou Pas" and "Farmarama" that make this lp a treat to listen to.

DAVID DUNNE/ RADIO PROGRAMMER
Beautiful and lovely to have them back! happy to play something off it this week on the show!

JAMES FLAVOR/ EPIK
Excellent album.

PETE OAKDEN / 6TH BOROUGH PROJECT
I really like this, it’s a nice album. Heavy sounds x

LOGAN FISHER/ HAULES BAULES
Great to see the return of a band who have played such an important role in many people’s lives. Ou Pas, is my jam, totally infectious and effortless vibes bring the smiles to the dancefloor.

PONTCHARTRAIN / WHISKEY DISCO
What a pleasure of an LP. Truly original and compelling.

SOULPHICTION/ MICHEL BAUMAN
Lovely Project, great Album!...
Would be awesome!

CHRIS TODD/ CRAZY P
Really feeling this, oozing with soul and emotion without saying too much, the loose and almost random sound of the arrangements really work in its favour. Shades of early Moodymann, but defiantly doing its own thing, a great listen!

MARC ROBERTS/ POTATO BEACH CLUB BALI
.The love that has gone into this is palpable.
Always been a little soft spot in my heart for this band and they’ve repaid it in bucket loads with this. Ticks so many boxes for me musically and emotionally expect this to feature in many top 10 albums of 2019 lists. Just 100% magic Absolute bravo! Will be playing this out relentlessly for some time I’m sure.

LEO MAS
Yes, finally the new album by AMCA. Beautiful so complete and emotional
Love It Brava Sally & Steve, congratulations.

JOEL MARTIN/ VELVET SEASON/ HEARTS OF GOLD
Having been a fan of AMCA's classic Balearic beats from way back, I was super happy to be presented with their new album which is simply stunning. For me, the standout is the chunky, dub tinged 'Farmarama'. From the fabulous sultry vocals of Sally Rogers to the subtle use of trumpet and flamenco guitar, this track ticks every box, and I can't wait to hear it this Summer!

ANDY WHITTAKER/ R&S RECORDS
This sounds ace! Like they never went away!

RED RACKEM
Oh such a lovely album will play something on Rinse this week. Such a sheen on it. Shows the years of experience.

PHIL COOPER/ NUNORTHERN SOUL
This is a wonderful collection of music… would love to play at my winter Ibiza residency, La Torre, playing every Sunday currently…So happy to hear Steve and Sally back on production duties, love that pair x

CHRIS GALLOWAY/ SOFT ROCKS/ BRIGHTON FM
As usual for A Man Called Adam, this is lovely, something for everyone on here.

AFTERLIFE/ STEVE MILLER
Good to see the long awaited return of AMCA! Intriguing reflections of the dystopian now. Much airplay guaranteed and I will feature in my March show. 10/10.

KRISTIAN RAEDLE/ INNERVISONS
Excellent album.

PETE HERBERT/ DISCO DEVIANCE
Wow this is amazing, like they had never been away for so long.. Their first original releases were a bit influence for me.. Loving this.

VINYL DREAMS SAN FRANCISCO
WOW! So glad you brought this my way, I really love it. It's super loose in all the best ways. I think my favourites are Ou Pas, Mountains & Waterfalls, Sally's Ladies.....but the whole thing is really lovely.

MARCO / TENSNAKE
wow this is amazing, I want it very bad :)

HORSE MEAT DISCO/ SVERINO PANCETTA
Oh yes please I love it.

MR SHIVER/ SIZE DOESN’T MATTER
What a welcome return from A Man called Adam. Sounding super fresh and very much relevant. This LP is a beauty indeed. Music for all occasions. I know I will be playing this a lot. In summertime even more so. BRAVO!!!

GARETH SOMMERVILLE/ ATHENS OF THE NORTH
I'm a huge AMCA fan and a huge fan of this LP. Fantastic.

IAN BLEVINS/ ESP INSTITUTION
I’m gonna pretend it’s far sunnier when i listen to this. Loving the tracks Farmarama and Paul Valery at the Disco especially

JIM LISTER/ BRIGHTON FM

it's great to have them back, sounding better than ever. future summer anthems!

DANNY OLIVER/ HIGH SOCIETY
A lovely album from a Balearic Goddess. I really hope this album does well as everyone is doing the whole Balearic thing to death at the moment. Farmarama is my pick here.
CHRIS DE BEURRE/ HORSE MEAT DISCO
Absolutely beautiful. Just what I needed on a cold afternoon! Production sounds incredible and the vocals are gorgeous. Will definitely be adding to my lounge sets this summer.

DAVID PICKERING / ONE MILLION SUNSETS
Lovely piece of work , the more downtempo
It all fits in really nicely with the new wonky pop stuff I've been getting into recently
Great to see its getting a vinyl release as well

JEF K
What a bomb!

DJ MAG RADIO/ FRANK MCWEENY
Killer album

CHRIS COCO
This sounds great! Ladies of Electronica is the last track on this week’s Melodica show… That’s my favourite on the album

ANDY SIMMS/ SOFT ROCKS
What a great album been listening all morning. Great return, I don't think I can pick a favourite. Like bumping into an old friend you haven't seen in years. Lovely stuff!

WILLIE GRAF
So happy to see a new album from AMCA! It's hard to come back after so long, I’m sure but they have kept their Balearic feeling and brought it to modern times . Feeling the whole album. Interesting to hear them incorporating samples into their sound. Favourite tunes so far are: Mountains And Waterfalls, Farmarama, Michael and Tic Toc. Great sounds for summer 2019 on the white isle.

JIM ANGEL/ SANCHO PANZA
This little beauty has been on repeat in my kitchen! We think we’ve got them to play at Campo on Sunday afternoon (28th July), mum’s the word for now as we haven’t finalised it but really hope it happens, it’ll be brilliant and of course you’d be most welcome if you fancy it…..

ZIP

GRAEME PARK
Oh my Lord! This is superb! Absolutely superb!

FRANCOIS KERVORKIAN
Very nice, laid-back and endearing.

DANIELLE MOORE/ CRAZY P
This is absolutely beautiful. Gorgeous depth , lush, delicate, strong, mesmerising...stunning musically and vocally. What an inspiration! Love all the tracks -there’s not one I don’t like. Sits perfectly as an album and bubbles and flows perfectly! Stunning. Really is the best thing I’ve heard in YONKS x

HORSE MEAT DISCO/ SEVERINO
Lovely. Huge fan since the 90s.

LEFTO/WWFM
Absolutely down with this!

LAURENT GARNIER/ WWFM /MEUH
Hmmm this is super elegant. Love it. As always with A MAN CALLED ADAM

KENNETH BAGER / MUSIC FOR DREAMS
Love this album - we will as radio support the whole summer with different tracks and we will for sure select one as a powerplay a list several tracks over the next coming months - excellent stuff - and a smashing return to form !

HONEY SOUND SYSTEM/ JASON KENDIG
You can definitely hear the musicianship throughout this album. Each track twist and turns on its own singular journey. Obviously one ear on the dance floor and the other for home grooving or those late night after hours vibes. Mountaind and Waterfalls, Farmarama, and D123 were personal standouts.

JASON BOARDMAN/ AFFICIONADO
Lovely collection of modern sounds with a nod to the past but firmly in the present, nice to hear AMCA can still turn it out with ease. Personally and probably the 4 tracks i would play the most are Ou Pas (That bass line is bugging me - The Final Thing???) Top Of The Lake (Glacial Ambient overload) Tic Toc (Loving the south American vibes on this one) and Michael (Killer Slow(ish) Jam!) for the dancefloor Paul Valery At The Disco is proper cosmic disco, really well arranged with those freaky keys and Mountains and Waterfalls would get my later night attention.

BILL BREWSTER
Can't believe I missed this somehow. Loads of stuff to get your teeth into here, some familiar samples used well (Was That All It Was drums for instance), some lovely early 80s vibes in the area and overall a slightly more ethereal, impressionistic AMCA than previous outings. Like like.

MIKE HUCKABY!!!
Very nice music from him.

NICK THE RECORD
I bloody love it!

RON BASEJAM/ JAMES BARON
This was not what i was expecting in a very good way. love this new grittier sound bravo!

KRISTIAN RAEDLE / INNERVISIONS
Oh yes please!

6TH BORO PROJECT / CRAIG SMITH
Been I while since I've heard any new AMCA material. Liking this LP on 1st few listens, lovely emotive music.

PHIL MISON/ CANTOMA
This sounds great. I’d love to play it!

PETE GOODING
Ah I love Sally and Steve. Great to hear this.

PABLO VALENTINE / MCDE
So nice to hear new music from A Band Called Adam! Really loving what I've heard.

FISH GO DEEP/ GREG DOWLING
Gorgeous lush warm album that will be on repeat in my house , a real rewarding listen top marks from me will feature on our radio show next week, my favourite track so far is spots of time love it.

LERI AHEL / MUTANT DISCO
Great to see A Man Called Adam back. Some great tracks here. Especially love A2 and B3.

ANDY WILSON/ SONICA IBIZA
Been looking forward to this for ages , Sally played a track on my show last year and it sounded fab so can’t wait to get the lp . I’d love a mix from them so I can do a special show if that’s an option , let me know

IGOR MAJORAN/ SONICA IBIZA
Yes, definitely into this what an amazing album.

KARLOS SENSE / SONICA IBIZA
Wow!! Fucking Amazing Album…

BOGDAN TERRAN/ SOLVD MAGAZINE
Sexy disco stuff.

SIMON HARRISON/ BASIC SOUL
It's great to have AMCA back and it ticks all the Balearic boxes but it's the groove on tracks like "2 Ou Pas" and "Farmarama" that make this lp a treat to listen to.

DAVID DUNNE/ RADIO PROGRAMMER
Beautiful and lovely to have them back! happy to play something off it this week on the show!

JAMES FLAVOR/ EPIK
Excellent album.

PETE OAKDEN / 6TH BOROUGH PROJECT
I really like this, it’s a nice album. Heavy sounds x

LOGAN FISHER/ HAULES BAULES
Great to see the return of a band who have played such an important role in many people’s lives. Ou Pas, is my jam, totally infectious and effortless vibes bring the smiles to the dancefloor.

PONTCHARTRAIN / WHISKEY DISCO
What a pleasure of an LP. Truly original and compelling.

SOULPHICTION/ MICHEL BAUMAN
Lovely Project, great Album!...
Would be awesome!

CHRIS TODD/ CRAZY P
Really feeling this, oozing with soul and emotion without saying too much, the loose and almost random sound of the arrangements really work in its favour. Shades of early Moodymann, but defiantly doing its own thing, a great listen!

MARC ROBERTS/ POTATO BEACH CLUB BALI
.The love that has gone into this is palpable.
Always been a little soft spot in my heart for this band and they’ve repaid it in bucket loads with this. Ticks so many boxes for me musically and emotionally expect this to feature in many top 10 albums of 2019 lists. Just 100% magic Absolute bravo! Will be playing this out relentlessly for some time I’m sure.

LEO MAS
Yes, finally the new album by AMCA. Beautiful so complete and emotional
Love It Brava Sally & Steve, congratulations.

JOEL MARTIN/ VELVET SEASON/ HEARTS OF GOLD
Having been a fan of AMCA's classic Balearic beats from way back, I was super happy to be presented with their new album which is simply stunning. For me, the standout is the chunky, dub tinged 'Farmarama'. From the fabulous sultry vocals of Sally Rogers to the subtle use of trumpet and flamenco guitar, this track ticks every box, and I can't wait to hear it this Summer!

ANDY WHITTAKER/ R&S RECORDS
This sounds ace! Like they never went away!

RED RACKEM
Oh such a lovely album will play something on Rinse this week. Such a sheen on it. Shows the years of experience.

PHIL COOPER/ NUNORTHERN SOUL
This is a wonderful collection of music… would love to play at my winter Ibiza residency, La Torre, playing every Sunday currently…So happy to hear Steve and Sally back on production duties, love that pair x

CHRIS GALLOWAY/ SOFT ROCKS/ BRIGHTON FM
As usual for A Man Called Adam, this is lovely, something for everyone on here.

AFTERLIFE/ STEVE MILLER
Good to see the long awaited return of AMCA! Intriguing reflections of the dystopian now. Much airplay guaranteed and I will feature in my March show. 10/10.

KRISTIAN RAEDLE/ INNERVISONS
Excellent album.

PETE HERBERT/ DISCO DEVIANCE
Wow this is amazing, like they had never been away for so long.. Their first original releases were a bit influence for me.. Loving this.

VINYL DREAMS SAN FRANCISCO
WOW! So glad you brought this my way, I really love it. It's super loose in all the best ways. I think my favourites are Ou Pas, Mountains & Waterfalls, Sally's Ladies.....but the whole thing is really lovely.

MARCO / TENSNAKE
wow this is amazing, I want it very bad :)

HORSE MEAT DISCO/ SVERINO PANCETTA
Oh yes please I love it.

MR SHIVER/ SIZE DOESN’T MATTER
What a welcome return from A Man called Adam. Sounding super fresh and very much relevant. This LP is a beauty indeed. Music for all occasions. I know I will be playing this a lot. In summertime even more so. BRAVO!!!

GARETH SOMMERVILLE/ ATHENS OF THE NORTH
I'm a huge AMCA fan and a huge fan of this LP. Fantastic.

IAN BLEVINS/ ESP INSTITUTION
I’m gonna pretend it’s far sunnier when i listen to this. Loving the tracks Farmarama and Paul Valery at the Disco especially

JIM LISTER/ BRIGHTON FM

it's great to have them back, sounding better than ever. future summer anthems!

DANNY OLIVER/ HIGH SOCIETY
A lovely album from a Balearic Goddess. I really hope this album does well as everyone is doing the whole Balearic thing to death at the moment. Farmarama is my pick here.
CHRIS DE BEURRE/ HORSE MEAT DISCO
Absolutely beautiful. Just what I needed on a cold afternoon! Production sounds incredible and the vocals are gorgeous. Will definitely be adding to my lounge sets this summer.

DAVID PICKERING / ONE MILLION SUNSETS
Lovely piece of work , the more downtempo
It all fits in really nicely with the new wonky pop stuff I've been getting into recently
Great to see its getting a vinyl release as well

JEF K
What a bomb!

DJ MAG RADIO/ FRANK MCWEENY
Killer album

CHRIS COCO
This sounds great! Ladies of Electronica is the last track on this week’s Melodica show… That’s my favourite on the album

ANDY SIMMS/ SOFT ROCKS
What a great album been listening all morning. Great return, I don't think I can pick a favourite. Like bumping into an old friend you haven't seen in years. Lovely stuff!

WILLIE GRAF
So happy to see a new album from AMCA! It's hard to come back after so long, I’m sure but they have kept their Balearic feeling and brought it to modern times . Feeling the whole album. Interesting to hear them incorporating samples into their sound. Favourite tunes so far are: Mountains And Waterfalls, Farmarama, Michael and Tic Toc. Great sounds for summer 2019 on the white isle.

JIM ANGEL/ SANCHO PANZA
This little beauty has been on repeat in my kitchen! We think we’ve got them to play at Campo on Sunday afternoon (28th July), mum’s the word for now as we haven’t finalised it but really hope it happens, it’ll be brilliant and of course you’d be most welcome if you fancy it…..