Evol presents ADULT. LIVE, Fri 17th June
electro.punk.mutant.funk.garage.trash
Friday 17 JUNE 2005
REVO presents
From The Motor City, Detroit, U.S.A.
ADULT - LIVE
( THRILL JOCKEY / ERSATZ AUDIO )
www.adultperiod.com
www.ersatzaudio.com
KINKY DISCO – LIVE
www.kinkydisco.net
DJS – PLASTIC PENNY – REVO – ENABLE MR PORN
www.clubevol.tk
info & guaranteed entry guest list: clubevol@gmail.com
TICKETS 0870 771 2000 www.ticketweb.co.uk
DOORS 10PM TIL 3AM
DRINKS GROLSCH £2 VODKA REDBULL £1.50
www.liverpool-academy.co.uk
ADULT is Nicola Kuperus and Adam Lee Miller, who also run the 7 year old Ersatz Audio label. A married couple from Detroit, both armed with degrees in the Fine Arts, Kuperus and Miller first began working together in 1997 when Miller's solo project Artificial Material was asked to tour 4 cities in Germany as a promotional tour for a Studio K7 release entitled "CD2000". Miller and Kuperus decided to do the tour together with Kuperus singing on some of Miller's previous solo material, as well as working on a few new songs together for the tour. The tour was a success, as was the collaboration, and the duo decided to work together on new material.
With Kuperus's classical piano training and ear for melody and Miller's computer programming skills and history in beat making, the 2 worked together to make their first "Modern Romantics" 12" under the name Plasma Co. which was released on the German label Electrecord.
Shortly after this release, they changed their name to ADULT (please note the period is part of their name) and released the "Dispassionate Furniture" 12" on Ersatz Audio in 1998. Received with mixed reviews of both extreme love or hate, ADULT knew they were on the right track, and thus were very motivated to continue their unique vision of uncomfortable music.
During this time, ADULT worked hard on their next 12" entitled "Entertainment" (released on Ersatz Audio in 1999), began playing numerous live gigs globally, and began adding their distinct take on music for numerous remixes. While forging a name for themselves in the underground dance community, ADULT was still relatively unknown at this time in the larger music community. It wasn't until their 2000 release, the "New-Phonies ep" on Dutch label Clone Records that ADULT began to reach a larger audience. With a beautiful limited edition picture disc feature photography of Kuperus's and the hit "Hand To Phone" (now licensed to over a dozen compilations and an impressive double 12" remix release featuring remixes from Carl Craig, I-F, Mat 101 and PSS2099), ADULT. rose to a new level of recognition in the international music community.
ADULT quickly followed the "New-Phonies ep" up with their mini lp "Nausea", back on their own label Ersatz Audio. An instant success, packaged in a beautiful full color jacket featuring Kuperus's photography, ADULT was now recognized not only for their infectious sound, but their visually stunning artwork, their growing remix catalog and their now much talked about and highly sought after intense live shows (taking them from San Francisco to Helsinki and most major cities in between).
In late 2000, demand for ADULT's material for a larger audience was growing stronger, and they decided to prepare their first proper full length album "Resuscitation", released on Ersatz Audio in Spring of 2001 (their first CD release since their inception in 1997). "Resuscitation" brought ADULT. to a much larger audience, introducing in many ways ADULT. to the more CD oriented Indie scene in America, and solidifying ADULT. as a serious contribution to many genres, from Detroit Techno to Indie Rock.
In 2002, ADULT released a 1,000 hand-numbered limited edition 7" with fold-out full-color poster feature a new enigmatic image from Kuperus on Ersatz Audio that caused much hysteria with it's immediate sell out. In conjunction, they released the unique "Misinterpreted" release on Ersatz Audio, a telephone-game style remix 12". They followed this up with a compilation they assembled entitled "Misery Loves Company." This release showcased the new harder, dirty sound of Ersatz Audio with music from artists like Magas, Gold Chains, and of course ADULT. themselves.
In 2003, ADULT released their second full length album "Anxiety Always". Still releasing on their own label Ersatz Audio, the album brings forth a harder, more aggressive side of ADULT.
In 2005, ADULT Have just released the D.U.M.E. EP on THRILL JOCKEY rather than their own imprint ERSATZ AUDIO. This record shows that ADULT have continued to push the boundaries of electronic music just as they always have and it will be performed LIVE at the Liverpool Carling Academy on 17 June 2005 as part of ADULT’s European Tour
ADULT. DISCOGRAPHY (SPRING 2003)
ADULT. Discography:
1998 12" "Modern Romantics" Electrecord (under the name Plasma Co.)
1998 12" "Dispassionate Furniture" Ersatz Audio
1999 12" "Entertainment" Ersatz Audio
2000 12" "New-Phonies" Clone Records
2000 12" "Nausea" Ersatz Audio
2001 CD "Resuscitation" Ersatz Audio
2002 12" "Misinterpreted" Ersatz Audio
2002 7" "Limited Edition" Ersatz Audio
2003 CD "Anxiety Always" Ersatz Audio
ADULT. on Compilations
1999 "Airports & Luxury" Electro Juice Vol.2 -Subetage Records
2001 "Nite Life" Tangent 2002: Disco Nouveau ˇGhostly International
2001 "Money" Mission Three: Establishing Electronix Network ˇNature Records
2002 "Paranoid Vision" Misery Loves Company ˇErsatz Audio
Contributing Vocals from Nicola Kuperus
2002 Death in Vegas "Hands Around My Throat" -BMG International
2002 Swayzak "I Dance Alone" ˇStud!o K7
TBA Chicks on Speed "Wordyrappinghood" ChicksonSpeed Records
ADULT. Remix Catalog
1998 D.I.E. "The Man You Never See" ˇClone Records
1999 Ganymed "Music Takes Me Higher" ˇSabotage Communications
1999 Ectomorph "The Haunting" ˇIntuit-Solar
1999 Mat101 "Arcade" ˇNature Records
2000 Kitbuilders "Girls on Stage" ˇVertical Records
2000 Michiko Kusaki "Let's Rock" ˇAngelika Köhlermann
2000 Tuxedomoon "No Tears" ˇGigolo Records
2000 Fischerspooner "Emerge" ˇGigolo Records
2001 Solvent "Flexidisc" ˇSuction Records
2001 K-Rock "Hardedged Industry" ˇBreakin' Records
2001 Solenoid "Narcissistic"ˇHaio Haio Haio Records
2001 Phoenecia "Rhythm Box" ˇSchematic Music Co.
2001 A Number of Names "Shari Vari" ˇPuzzlebox Records
2002 Bobby Conn "Winners" ˇThrill Jockey
2002 Jackass & Mule "1-2-3 Miami" ˇxylpohone jones
2002 Jolly Music "Radio Jolly" -Illustrious Records / Sony
2002 G.D.Luxxe "I'm Always Busy" ˇInterdemsional Transmissions
2002 Bis "Robotic" ˇSpinArt Records
2002 Death in Vegas "Hands Around My Throat" ˇBMG International
2002 Felix Da Housecat "Silver Screen, Shower Scene" ˇCity Rockers / Emperor Norton
T.B.A. The Faint "Agenda Suicide" ˇSaddle Creek
T.B.A. Erase Errata "Marathon" ˇTroubleMan Unlimited
T.B.A. Electronicat "I Wanna Know Now" ˇAngelika Köhlermann
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