Adani & Wolf
What the hell is wrong with Adani & Wolf? Couldn't they decide which tracks they wanted to use and how the artwork of their new album 'Supersteam' should look like? Why on earth did they ask the visitors of their website and the audience of five special 'Supersteam Sessions' at infamous Supperclub to help? Simply because Rob Gaasterland (Adani) and Daniël Testas (Wolf) have a very special bond with their fans - people with taste, boys and girls that love to dance and are not afraid to experiment. Because you highly value their input you involve them with what you do. On the title song, the audience of one of these sessions even sang along. This was recorded, made it onto the album and therefore are now credited in the booklet. Secondly because it's not unusual for producers of dance music to test their tracks in an actual club first. Locking yourself up in a sweaty room filled with equipment will only give you a studio-tan. When you decide to get out there, give your thoughts and ideas the opportunity to run free they have the chance to develop into something better. And last but not least because most of the Adani & Wolf fans are very pretty. And as you can imagine, after spending months in a studio you can do with some eye candy too! You can say that Dutch producers Adani & Wolf practically wrote the manual of 'how to record a great album'. 'True specialists with years of experience' still isn't an accurate enough description for a duo that was making jazz-dance in a time that Amy Winehouse was still wearing nappies. With Project 2000 they mixed Balkan beats with hip-hop and African vocals. Nobody could categorize their music but it rocked the crowds of many festivals. The 'loungejazzdance' albums they recorded with saxophone player Praful were so popular in the U.S. that this sympathetic musician can now only walk the streets wearing big sunglasses. You remember the previous Adani & Wolf records, don't you? The one they recorded with Neobe for instance? And what about the albums they produced for top jazz musicians like Hans Dulfer, Saskia Laroo and New Cool Collective? Naturally Praful and Neobe are not to be missed on 'Supersteam'. Other guests include Howard Sie, Afra Mussawisade and Berenice van Leer -daughter of the genius behind the band Focus, Thijs van Leer and leading lady of the Wicked Jazz Sounds Band. Speaking of leading ladies; diva Mieke 'Giga' Stemerdink aka Lamiga is putting in her weight too and what a fantastic voice she has! 'Supersteam' is an album to dance, or simply hang to. An album that manages to impress because of the many 'genuine pop songs'. When you think of it, 'Supersteam' is the album on which everything Adani & Wolf have done over the past years perfectly comes together. 'Research everything but only keep what is good!' could be Adani & Wolf's motto! Adani & Wolf are Roberto Adani and Daniel Wolf, the producers behind the indie success story of Praful's 'One Day Deep' album and the latest album of Praful 'Pyramid in your backyard'. The duo came together in the late 90s to launch Project 2000, an award-winning drum & bass-crossover band whose music was used on TV and films in the UK and US and since then perfected and widened their sound in the studio. On their self-titled album Adani & Wolf, delve deep into the heritage of South European and Latin American music: Playful yet soulful grooves with Brazilian lyrics, Spanish guitars, uptempo Bossa swirls and 'suspens themes'. An atmosphere that reminds the listener of those romantic late 60s black & white French and Italian movies. The album features legendary guitarist Ernest Ranglin who played with Bob Marley and St Germain. The voice and tenor sax of Praful himself, and the beautiful voices of British female singer Billie Godfrey (Sting, Mister Hermano) and dutch Diva's Neobe, Moira Monsoon and Miss Bunty. From the jazzy beats of "Daylight" to the ambient-ish "Sensing Some Kind Of Presence," to the funky beats of "Yesterday's Shadow," and the warm keyboards of "Onto The Light," Adani & Wolf is full of lilting melodies accompanied by voices that cut straight to the soul. "Unconditional" is the trio album of singer Neobe The twelve track album is the next addition to what is shaping up as an oeuvre, including their own sound, style and flavour. Unconditional defies traditional categerization, since its not strictly vocal nor strictly instrumental. Neobes vocals adorn six out of twelve tracks, the rest is instrumental. Praful (saxophone/flute) joins in on Voyage and Nuts, while Kalin Veliov lends a helping hand in the percussion department. All other instruments are courtesy of Adani & Wolf. In 2007 a collaboration began with Monte La Rue, the Belgian DJ/producer who has been nicknamed the Lounge King of the Lowlands. Monte La Rue asked Adani&Wolf to produce together with him, his new album. named “End of the Rainbow”. They finished working on this beautiful and deep record in February 2008.
