After a plague-enforced absence from the live scene, David Wright returns with regular guest Carys in the first of a series of live concerts that will be streamed worldwide on Youtube. The evening will commence with a short opening set featuring Carys performing her unique style of folk rock music. […]
It is with regret that AD Music officially announces it will no longer be involved in E-Scape festivals. This means that the 2019 E-Scape festival was the last. We feel that the on-going pandemic and financial outlay for the event make it too much of a risk. Of course, […]
At this point I was recording on my own label, FX music, with distribution via Dave Shoesmith and C&D Compact Disc services in Dundee. By some strange quirk of fate it was by this route that David Wright and I first met. Dave was also being distributed by C&D, was […]
Okay… so I could play a keyboard, or more precisely a piano (and not to any advanced stage of accomplishment. I got totally pissed off with scales and practice at the ripe old age of fourteen! But I had no idea that those basic (and struggled with) skills were going […]
1996 AD Music will re-launch itself at its festival in Derby. New releases. Witchcraft releases its beautiful and gothic album, ‘As I Hide’. It subsequently becomes one of the most critically acclaimed albums on AD Music. Bekki Williams releases her classically influenced ‘Elysian Fields’. It will become an instant classic […]
1995 The first of, probably, the two most important and defining years in the history of AD Music! New releases. Robert Fox releases his first album on the label. ‘A Gathering of Spirits’ is another typical journey style offering, based on his time in Canada. Its epic content prompts one […]
Album 1: Outside the Dream Syndicate – Tony Conrad and Faust (Caroline 1972) Outside the dream syndicate is a collaboration between a US artist, Tony Conrad, and a Krautrock band. It’s a classic piece of drone music led by Conrad’s violin. The album offers just two tracks. Track 1: From […]
Artist page and bio updated today. One of the more prolific artists on AD Music in recent years is Steve Orchard. His relaxed and meditative style has proved to be very popular.
1988 AD Music was established in 1988 by brothers Andrew and David Wright, hence “AD Music”. Both had a keen interest in music, working on Atari computers, a few keyboards and limited technical expertise. Music was fun then and younger brother Andrew went on to become a chartered Surveyor, despite […]
We are pleased to announce an ongoing series of articles, posts and blogs about the world of electronic music. These will posted daily and written by musicians, fans and other collaborators. As part of this we plan to present a complete history of AD Music and include commentary on all […]
