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| Background information | |
| Genre(s) | Electronica |
| Occupation(s) | Disc jockey, Record producer |
| Label(s) | Marine Parade |
| Associated acts | Freeland |
| Website | http://freeland.fm/ |
Adam Freeland is a UK-based DJ and producer synonymous with breakbeat based electronic music. Like his record label, Marine Parade, he is a resident of Brighton. As a producer, he formed half of Tsunami One with Kevin Beber, and released a solo album as Freeland; as a DJ he operates solo under his own full name.
In 1996, Adam Freeland's Coastal Breaks album heralded the beginning of something new - nu skool breaks. By 1997 Adam had earned the respect of fellow DJs Sasha, Carl Cox and the Chemical Brothers. Since then Adam has released the Tectonics and On Tour mix albums, as well as a FabricLive mix, and groundbreaking Back To Mine. Freeland's debut artist album Now and Them, released in 2003, relied on influences from punk, hip hop, electro, dub, reggae and rock. It featured the hit record 'We Want Your Soul', with his remix of Sarah Vaughan's 'Fever' nominated for a Grammy and his personally requested mix of The Doors 'Hello, I Love You' receiving critical acclaim. He has just completed the latest in the Global Underground Series, which sees his style broaden further to span Drone rock, minimal, Electro punk , but all with a break beat backbone. Freeland describes the album's sound as 'E-drone'. Freeland's track Big Wednesday was used in the sound track of The Animatrix.
In 2008 Freeland contributed the song "KIN" to the Survival International charity album, Songs for Survival.
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Discography
Albums
- 1996 Coastal Breaks - Vol 1
- 1998 Coastal Breaks - Vol 2
- 2000 Tectonics
- 2001 On Tour
- 2003 Now and Them (as Freeland)
- 2004 Fabric Live 16
- 2005 Back to Mine
- 2007 Global Underground 032: Mexico City
Singles
- Tsunami One - Number 43 With Steamed Rice Please
- Tsunami One & BT - Hip Hop Phenomenon
- Freeland & Beber street technique - Down
- Freeland - We Want Your Soul (2003)
- Freeland - Supernatural Thing
- Freeland, Wink & Middleton – Rise Above
- Freeland – Heel n Toe
- Freeland – Mind Killer
- Adam Freeland – Silverlake Pills
- Adam Freeland-Hate-E.P
Remixes
- The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds
- Aquasky - Bodyshock
- Tales From The Hardside - Chemical Breakdown
- Orbital - Nothing Left
- Planet Funk - Chase The Sun
- Infusion - Better World
- Ils - Cherish
- Kayode Olajide - Olufela
- Kelis – Trick Me
- Killa Kela - Secrets
- Kim - Wet N Wild
- K-Swing + Beber - This Is The Sound
- Nirvana – Smells Like Freeland
- The White Stripes - Seven Nation Freeland
- Pressure Drop - Warrior Sound
- Pressure Drop - Your Mine
- Pink - Trouble
- Protocol – She Waits For Me
- Sarah Vaughn – Fever
- B-Movie - Nowhere Girl
- Telemen - In All Nothing
- The Doors – Hello I Love You
- Shiny Toy Guns - You are the one
- Fujiya & Miyagi - Ankle Injuries
- Fluke - Absurd
- Marlena Shaw - California Soul (as FEAR or AREA 05, on the soundtrack to the videogame REZ)
- Marilyn Manson - You And Me And The Devil Makes 3 (Adam Freeland Remix)
- Silversun Pickups- Lazy Eye
Popular culture
One of Adam's singles, Mind Killer, is featured in the 2002/2008 Dreamcast, PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 title, Rez (Known on the Xbox 360 as Rez HD) under the song title of "Fear". The song is featured during the fifth and final stage of the game, known as "Area 05". Often regarded as being the level that makes Rez the cult-classic that it is. The game's remixed version of Mind Killer is also featured on the soundtrack released called "Rez Gamer's Guide To...", also under the title of "Fear".
Freeland has also created many custom tracks exclusively for the video game Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights. The Jagz Kooner remix of "Mind Killer" appeared on the soundtrack for Need for Speed: Underground 2
On the popular video game The Sims 2: Nightlife, three songs (Busy, Arch of the Sims and Makeover) are credited to him.
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