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Birth name | Adem Kerimofski |
Born | Mount Lawley, Western Australia | 10 January 1975
Origin | Perth, Australia |
Genres | Rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, Screen Arts Production Coordinator |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, drums, percussion, keyboards, synthesizer |
Years active | 1995–present |
Labels | Spunk, Half A Cow, Gun Fever, Love is My Velocity, Igloo Records |
Adem K (born Adem Kerimofski, 10 January 1975) is an Australian independent rock musician and songwriter.[1] As a founding member of the group Turnstyle,[2] Kerimofski is credited with helping to revive Casio and toy keyboard integration in rock music in the late 1990s and early 2000s in Australia.
Turnstyle
Kerimofski's first band Turnstyle achieved a degree of success in 1999 with the single "Spray Water on the Stereo", reaching No. 16 on the ARIA Singles Charts. The band formed in 1995 and went on an 8-year hiatus in 2002. Reforming first in 2010 and again in 2013, the band has permanently reunited and after releasing the album Time Equals Function in 2015 (produced by Kerimofski), have played several shows and released a follow up Happy Factories, released on December 1, 2018. When asked about the new release in a conversation with The West Australian, Kerimofski described it as "going to be oddball in parts but a bit more contemporary in sound”. The band trickled short clips from the album on their Facebook page leading up to the album's release.
Mitey Ko
Kerimofski joined the duo of poet/activist Alan Boyd and WASO cellist/author Kevin Gillam in 2000 as a percussionist and keyboard player. In 2002, the band's music was the featured musical component of the independent film Teesh and Trude starring Peter Phelps and Susie Porter. Mitey Ko released 4 albums, all featuring Kerimofski.
The Burton Cool Suit
A band Kerimofski once described as "a mix of indie rock and 60s garage rock", existed between 2003 and 2007. At the behest of some band members Kerimofski abandoned much of his past influences for the band's first release instead taking a more retro approach. The Burton Cool Suit supported Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks on their 2005 Australian tour as well as a varied list of other supports including The Buzzcocks, Idlewild and Youthgroup.The band's second album reintroduced some of Kerimofski's earlier influences by which time he had effectively annulled the band. The song 'SQ' was nominated for a WAM Song of the Year award in 2007. In July 2016 The Burton Cool Suit albums were digitally re-released by revered Australian independent record label Half A Cow. To commemorate the release the band performed two shows in October 2016.
The Community Chest
After releasing a well received solo album in 2010, Kerimofski formed the Community Chest featuring close friends, his wife and Turnstyle producer Laurie Sinagra, winner of numerous West Australian Music Industry Awards. Originally formed to perform Adem's solo material, the band forged their own identity and eventually recorded a debut album entirely DIY, which was released in July 2013 on vinyl format. The band released an EP "Make Your Decision Now And Live With It Forever" in October 2015 which further explored Kerimofski's interest in drones, repetition and rural futurism. Self-produced, the EP was mastered by Stereolab producer Paul Tipler in London. The band is currently working on a follow-up and a return to live shows in 2019.
2017–present
In early-2018, Kerimofski released an EP with ex-Lemonheads member and Half a Cow founder Nic Dalton on a project known as The Hotpoints, heavily influenced by Brian Eno and Turkish psychedelia. The EP was preceded by a 7"single in 2017. In November 2017, Kerimofski supported Laetitia Sadier, former vocalist for Stereolab on her Australian tour as a solo artist, interpreting selections from his discography using guitar loops and live Casio. In September 2017 he contributed guitar, keyboards and backing vocals to the debut album of King Cornelius & The Silverbacks, a 60s-style rock group featuring members of The Burton Cool Suit. He toured Germany and Spain in October and November 2018 with the group. In 2017 Kerimofski engineered for other artists including country music group Petticoat Junkyard and a 1970s-style synth pop album for Western Australian artist Em Burrows.
Personal life
Kerimofski married in 2004 and has a child. The Kerimofski family live in Bassendean, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Adjunct to his home is The Future Ranch, a small studio complex he uses exclusively for recording and rehearsals.
Equipment
Kerimofski predominantly uses Fender guitars, namely Japanese Jazzmasters and Jaguars and a pre-CBS 1965 Duo-Sonic II that he gifted to his wife in 2013. Kerimofski has been seen occasionally playing a 1967 Gibson SG Melody Maker since 2012. Live dates throughout 2015 and 2016 have seen him using a Guild S-100 reissue. After using a Fender 2 x 12 Deville amplifier for many years, in 2009 he switched to a Fender Deluxe '65 reissue, running it through a mid 70s Fender Bassman cabinet. At the beginning of 2018 he returned to using a larger amp, a Fender Twin Reverb. In keyboards, Kerimofski has remained loyal to Casio's MT series, notably the MT65, MT40 and MT45. Adem also owns a collection of Synthesizers including various Roland models, a Korg MS20, and numerous monophonic Moog synths.
Selected Discography
with Turnstyle
- Turnstyle (1995) Cassette
- Itcheekneesonchee (1997) Cassette
- Seasides (1997) CD
- "Spray Water On The Stereo" (1999) CD single AUS No. 16
- Turnstyle Country (1999) CD
- Purple Crown (1999) CD single
- "Portamento" (1999) CD single
- "I'm A Bus" (2000) CD single
- "Geek Party" (2000) CD
- "Turnstyle Corporation" (2001) CD
- "Sad Rambo" (2002) CD, Limited to 100 copies
- "Colour Me In" (2013) CD, Limited to 50 copies
- "Colour Me In Vol 2" (2014) CD, Limited to 50 copies
- "Time Equals Function" (2015) CD, Digital
- "Happy Factories" (2018) CD, Cassette, Digital
with Mitey Ko
- "2thresQ" (2000) CD
- "5% Famous" (2001) CD
- "Incidental Guerillas" (2003) CD
- "Devastated, Frustrated" (2008) CD
with The Burton Cool Suit
- "The Burton Cool Suit" (2005) CD
- You Can't Fight City Hall (2007) CD
Solo
- The Community Chest (2010) CD
with The Community Chest
- Top Of The Hour (2013) Vinyl LP
- Make Your Decision Now And Live With It Forever (2015) CD EP
with Nic Dalton
- "Crosswires/Gotcha!", The Hotpoints/Modern Bombers (2017) Split 7" Single
- "Perth Mint", The Hotpoints (2018) CD EP/ Digital
Other Releases
- "The Town We Loved In", Showbag (2003) CD (as lead guitarist)
- "Death Of Robot", Airport City Shuffle (2007) CD (as sound engineer)
- "Self-Titled", OkiOki (Recorded 2007, Released 2015) Digital (as sound engineer)
- "Welcome To The Growth Zone", When the Sky Fell (2009) CD (essentially a duo formed with his wife)
- “Choose The Sentinel Blooze”, 6s & 7s (2010) CD (as co-sound engineer,percussion and synthesiser)
- "Boy's Night", Spod (band) (2017) single (as backing vocalist)
- "Self-titled EP", Petticoat Junkyard (2017) CD (as sound engineer and drummer)
- "Invisible Seams", Em Burrows (2018) Vinyl, Digital (as sound engineer)
- "Swinging Simian Sounds", King Cornelius and The Silverbacks (2018) Vinyl, CD, Digital (as guitarist and keyboardist)
References
- ^ http://www.sunsetmag.com.au/sound/2016.aspx[permanent dead link] "Off His Chest" Sunset Events Online Magazine
- ^ http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-ma-NAMO~1431 "Turnstyle" National Library of Australia