Adem K

Adem K
Background information
Birth name	Adem Kerimofski (Originally Qerimi)
Born	(1975-01-10) 10 January 1975 Mount Lawley, Western Australia
Origin	Perth, Australia
Genres	Rock
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, drums, percussion, keyboards, synthesizer
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Spunk, Half A Cow, Gun Fever, Love is My Velocity, Igloo Records
Associated acts	Turnstyle, The Community Chest, The Burton Cool Suit

Adem K (born Adem Kerimofski or Adem Qerimi, 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 announced a new album Happy Factories to be 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 has trickled short clips from the album on their Facebook page over the last few months.

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. Absent from live performance for some time, the band is currently recording a follow up release and planning a return to the stage.

2017–present

Kerimofski has completed 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. Turnstyle are recording a follow up album to 2015's Time Equals Function with Kerimofski again handling production duties. In early 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 early 2018 he contributed guitar, keyboards and backing vocals to an obscure project called King Cornelius & The Silverbacks. Kerimofski has recently engineered for other artists including country music group Petticoat Junkyard in 2017 and in 2018 recorded a 1970s-style synth pop album for Western Australian artist Em Burrows. He continues to perform and record with The Community Chest.

Personal life

Kerimofski married Dee in 2004 and they have a child. The Kerimofski family live in Bassendean, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

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. 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

References

External links

• Adem K's Community Chest
• Profile at National Library of Australia
• Love Is My Velocity - Adem K