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A Man Called Adam — Yachts
Album: Weekend in Ibiza
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7.1

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Total ratings: 2784









Released: 1999
Length: 6:03
Plays (last 30 days): 2
(Instrumental)
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 mvdzign wrote:

Not sure if anybody mentioned or noticed this in previous comments but the intro voice sounds a lot like John Noble from Denethor (LOTR)/Walter Bishop (Fringe) fame.



I was curious, so I went down this rabbit hole. It's from the end of the previous song on the album, (Life In The Rain by Quantic) which fades into this song. It's a sample of Ken Nordine from the piece "Lemming". And apparently "word jazz" is a thing.
Yeah, Baby ~ makes me want a tall Dark and Stormy!
Not sure if anybody mentioned or noticed this in previous comments but the intro voice sounds a lot like John Noble from Denethor (LOTR)/Walter Bishop (Fringe) fame.
 sheafitz wrote:
As apparently has the bird at her feet



 Proclivities wrote:

Maybe there are some people who can't dance to this...or anything,
but the young woman pictured below has found the rhythm:
victorian dancer


Yeah, Baby!
 lily34 wrote:


me too, or the one with the gals shimmying on the beach!

i could listen to this on repeat all day.

Same here!   EXCELLENT TUNE!!  Thanx RP!  
 MJdub wrote:

All composers are programmers. In the early days, methods of programming (notation) were primitive, and so were the results. 
With modern technology, composers can get machines to play their programs instead of only people, which provides all sorts of benefits. 
Some people don't like the way some machines play, but every day we're getting better machines and better programming methods.


Very well stated!
All composers are programmers. In the early days, methods of programming (notation) were primitive, and so were the results. 
With modern technology, composers can get machines to play their programs instead of only people, which provides all sorts of benefits. 
Some people don't like the way some machines play, but every day we're getting better machines and better programming methods.
TOTALLY COOL!!  Thanx RP!   
 Dj_Yonke wrote:


they've got it!
A 7 just because of Pro's girl with rhythm.
I ❤️ this so much!
Shades of Yello
 mvdzign wrote:

Is that John Noble's voice I hear in the intro?


I think it's Ken Nordine.
 Cookie wrote:


I come looking for this GIF every time I hear this song. 


me too, or the one with the gals shimmying on the beach!

i could listen to this on repeat all day.
Thailand 🇹🇭 🤷🏻‍♂️ 🇪🇸 Ibiza. 😉
This sounds like something that might have played on the soundtrack for the movie version of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. with Henry Cavill, Alicia Vikander, & Armie Hammer.
 Proclivities wrote:

Maybe there are some people who can't dance to this...or anything,
but the young woman pictured below has found the rhythm:
victorian dancer


I come looking for this GIF every time I hear this song. 
So smoooooth, smoother than mercury on glass, and well cool. Swing those hips! 8 from the gyrating Nottingham jury.
Just thank you RP! As always.
 stunix wrote:

In these shoes?



I don't think so
Copy, paste, copy, paste, copy & paste music.
Is that John Noble's voice I hear in the intro?
 quesarah wrote:

Horribly distorted highs. Those cymbals are like icepicks in the ear.




Turn it down.
Horribly distorted highs. Those cymbals are like icepicks in the ear.
Yatch drinks for everybody!
 kamodt wrote:

This sounds a lot like something from Stéphane Pompougnac on his Hôtel Costes series.







That's because it is  . . . apologies if I just missed the point, but I really like the vibe emitting from this track, and had to dig a a fair amount to find a copy of the track to buy; your ID will assist any other searchers. pxd
Random and foot-tappingly addictive. Thanks guys (Edit - Random in my limited musical world...)
 Proclivities wrote:

Maybe there are some people who can't dance to this...or anything,
but the young woman pictured below has found the rhythm:
victorian dancer


I think I'm going to bump my rating up +1 to 8 just because of this gif
 quesarah wrote:
Can't listen to this, the distorted cymbal crash drives me off. Poor digitization/clipping?
 
grr - ty now i hear it too :/
This sounds a lot like something from Stéphane Pompougnac on his Hôtel Costes series.




Can't listen to this, the distorted cymbal crash drives me off. Poor digitization/clipping?
every time i hear this i smile and reach for the volume
 Edweirdo wrote:


Amazing the crap you can create with a computer and call it an opinion.
 
Hey, come on now. People who don't like something have just as valid a right to post as the 30th person to post some version of "this is great!" No need to go low here.
 dublanica wrote:
Amazing the crap you can create with a computer and call it music.
 

Amazing the crap you can create with a computer and call it an opinion.
according to my search Streaming Included with Prime
MP3 $17.95
Audio CD ----

random question - does your laptop/desktop have a cd player?
 cuatrot wrote:

Now, $902.  
 
youtube it

 dublanica wrote:
Amazing the crap you can create with a computer and call it music.
 
I disagree, watch the PBS documentary "Soundbreaking". The rise of technology has allowed a lot more people to access music creation in non-traditional ways.  Go to YouTube and check out Mike Love "Permanent Holiday" or watch Zoe Keating "Escape Artist" and see how they both use looping to create a complicated  new sound.  It's a hybrid of tech and traditional sit down musical creation.

This track, which is completely artificially created, is the logical extension of technology in music. It has a nice latin jazz inspiration and is easy on the ears and toe tapping. I may not seek it out on a day to day basis, but it is paving the way for further creativity.

Cheers!
Amazing the crap you can create with a computer and call it music.
 Hmm-mm. So smoooooth. Swish those hips. I could just do with a break in Ibiza now. 8 from the blissed-out Nottingham jury :o)
Holy Cow!  Amazon wants $700 fr this on CD if and when it's available!  Wowie Zowie!
 Centabor wrote:
so fun, thank you! 
 Ahnyer_Keester wrote:
Good ole Ken Nordine! What a great voice. You know he did a spoken word CD called Colors. Crimson is a great song. You might consider including him in the mix some time Bill!
 
Word Jazz - Ken was amazing.
 mgtom wrote:
I dig it. Kinda kookie, man.

Anybody remember "Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb"?
Perhaps it's better not to... ;-)

Tony in NJ
W.A.S.T.E.


 

 Centabor wrote:


So locomotively Latin?
 

This sounds like the Brazilian Jazz from the 50's. Not quite "Summer Samba" from Walter Wanderly, but still quite good !!!
"Oh, you can kiss me on a Monday;
A Monday, a Monday is very, very good!
Or you can kiss me on a Tuesday;
A Tuesday, a Tuesday, in fact I wish you would."


... and 20 years old!
"Fee", by Phish, would be good with this.
 Proclivities wrote:

Maybe there are some people who can't dance to this...or anything.
but the young woman pictured below has found the rhythm:
victorian dancer
 

so good awesome
I really like this song, for about 3 minutes.  Then...not so much
Listen RP in April... boring.
I chuckle a bit thinking about the bassoonist counting all those rests and then the occasional big moment dotted eight note blow.
This song always makes me wanna go "cha-cha-cha"......
The vocal mix is a little low.{#Shhh}
 javelipix wrote:
Lovely. For a while. Was thinking 8 but.... 

Is it fading out yet? No?

 
{#Clap}
Lovely. For a while. Was thinking 8 but.... 

Is it fading out yet? No?
 TerryS wrote:

There I stood, a long-stemmed glass in my hand propped against the pulpit of a yacht in St Tropez at the turn of the Century, listening to this very track, imagining some loose limbed Bond blonde leaning on my arm, when my brother in law asked whether I wasn't neglecting my wife.

Walter Mitty dreams crashing around my feet, I returned to the true love of my life. Never left. And it's no longer Feb 14th.



 
A post of coolness — deserves a bump.
 
   Proclivities wrote:

Maybe there are some people who can't dance to this...or anything.
but the young woman pictured below has found the rhythm:
victorian dancer

 

So locomotively Latin?
 Bleyfusz wrote:

As if it wasn't danceable.

 
Maybe there are some people who can't dance to this...or anything,
but the young woman pictured below has found the rhythm:
victorian dancer
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/77/96/49/779649f1d4b9bd395361dfd24baebdf9.jpg
I'd recognize Medeski, Martin, and Wood anywhere...except it's not them. Still has kind of a cool '60s cocktail party vibe.
 rgabriel wrote:
Excuse me... but under the words "Ibiza" and "summer" I can imagine a big dance party... not such a boring tune... :-(

 
Try listening to this at Café del Mar - Sant Antoni Capmany - or at Cala d'es Comte. It acquires another dimension :-)
Same group?

The Yachting Type

I think not.
 FrankRizzo wrote:

Kirsty MacColl - In These Shoes? Great tune.

 
Whatever happened to that song? I haven't heard it in a long time!
 FrankRizzo wrote:

Kirsty MacColl - In These Shoes? Great tune.

 
haha yessssssss!!!!!!
 stunix wrote:
In these shoes?

 
Kirsty MacColl - In These Shoes? Great tune.
In these shoes?
Yuck
 rgabriel wrote:
Excuse me... but under the words "Ibiza" and "summer" I can imagine a big dance party... not such a boring tune... :-(

 
As if it was'nt danceable.

There I stood, a long-stemmed glass in my hand propped against the pulpit of a yacht in St Tropez at the turn of the Century, listening to this very track, imagining some loose limbed Bond blonde leaning on my arm, when my brother in law asked whether I wasn't neglecting my wife.

Walter Mitty dreams crashing around my feet, I returned to the true love of my life. Never left. And it's no longer Feb 14th.


Swanky 60's inspired pool party
 rgabriel wrote:
Excuse me... but under the words "Ibiza" and "summer" I can imagine a big dance party... not such a boring tune... :-(

 
Agree!
Excuse me... but under the words "Ibiza" and "summer" I can imagine a big dance party... not such a boring tune... :-(
yes yes blissfully chilled in a sun splashed cosmic motion..{#Cheers}
Good ole Ken Nordine! What a great voice. You know he did a spoken word CD called Colors. Crimson is a great song. You might consider including him in the mix some time Bill!
 skipperadam wrote:
I'm Skipper Adam and I have Yachts!

 
they have medicine for that
my poor aging hips cannot keep up. not for the first time. arriba.
 msymmes wrote:
I am tempted to give this a 9 {#Dancingbanana} 

  
sunybuny wrote:

{#Yes}

 
Absolutely.  Brilliant, for some reason.
Sort of expect to hear "now wait a minute."
The tiki bar is open.
 msymmes wrote:
I am tempted to give this a 9 {#Dancingbanana} 

 
{#Yes}
Boring
I'm Skipper Adam and I have Yachts!
I am tempted to give this a 9 {#Dancingbanana} 

I dig it. Kinda kookie, man.


 railroadwail wrote:
This is why I listen to RP

 
I got excited to hear this song on RP just now, as it's a favorite of mine, but then I realized that RP is where I heard the song in the first place!
Or a man called Adam Yauch?
 
 
May he rest in peace.

 oldslabsides wrote:
this would be cool if it were about 45 minutes shorter.
 

L.M.A.O. {#Lol}
One of the most perfect cocktail hour songs. Second only to "Tangerine Speedo."

Hilton Head Island loves this song. 
...that´s adam... :
This post apparently contained an image that was dragged into the post editor. Sorry, but any text contained in the post after this point has been lost.

Makes me want to belly dance.  Huh?  {#Rolleyes}


Love
 Darkmatter wrote:

Seconded! But I do wonder who or what they are shooting at?

Someone way down below suggested the people on the cover were shooting at illegal immigrants at the Texan border, but I hope that is not the case.  

 
New cover art added: so much for that spirited discussion.  Still a good tune, however.
Which reminds me, time to go catch some more white Springs to marinade.
this would be cool if it were about 45 minutes shorter.
This is why I listen to RP
There was a short clip of this song featured on this past Monday's episode of House!  yeah — love this track
I was listening to RP, and holy shit, a showing of Ocean's 11 broke out!
See 'im momma?, yep defiantly looks like an Atheist to me. Quick afore he gits!
A Man Called Adam (also abbreviated AMCA) are British artists. They consist of Sally Rodgers and Steve Jones. I love the sound even though that was not really what the ocean ever sounded like for the 10 + months we played on the Pacific. I would have gladly traded 3-11 ocean Tsunami for this album though! As far as i can tell, they only released 2 albums & 2 compilation albums.  

The Apple (Big Life, 1991)
Duende (Other Records, 1998)

A Man Called Adam: Collected Works Volume One (2010, Other Records)
A Man Called Adam: Collected Works Volume Two (2010, Other Records)

I hope they can find it in their hearts to give us a few more great albums! Let them know that you agree with me if you want too! =)

Their web site is:
   https://www.amancalledadam.com/
Could be mountain folk in the Southern Appalachians.  We're constantly preparing for a Zombie Apocalypse, Commie Invasion, Yankee Second Coming, or just plain unpleasant tourists — and we like latin boogie jazz.
 AvoidingWork wrote:

Not to worry, nothing on the Texas border has that much elevation or greenery.

Perhaps Montana... 
 

I would say its more likely somewhere in the South! 
 Darkmatter wrote:

Seconded! But I do wonder who or what they are shooting at?

Someone way down below suggested the people on the cover were shooting at illegal immigrants at the Texan border, but I hope that is not the case.  
 
Not to worry, nothing on the Texas border has that much elevation or greenery.

Perhaps Montana... 

Music to marinade white Spring salmon by........
 estprophet22 wrote:
These guys do the Archer theme music?
 Nope, that's Scott Sims.

A good foot-tappin'-seat-dancer!
These guys do the Archer theme music?
/ linden wrote:
{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}
 
{#Cool}

 sailorgirl wrote:
Very Austin Powers-ish, baby
 
With a bit of PeeWee Herman.

{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}

I have no explanation for why I really like this song, but I do...I just do. Vin Scelsa would definitely play this.

Most of you summed it up for me already!


Darkmatter wrote:
...Someone way down below suggested the people on the cover were shooting at illegal immigrants at the Texan border, but I hope that is not the case.
It started with Ann taking a bet that she could knock down a can on the first shot, but by the time the tale got to Sweden...

The shots mostly come from the other direction, Darkmatter. Cool little techno/chill/nostalgia/lounge piece.



Very Austin Powers-ish, baby

Very Kruder & Dorfmeister-ish.. I like it !