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Planted in a soil of self

About Me

Flymo Folk purveyor Adam Leonard was discovered in the Manchester Ship Canal by an Eskimo, aged 25. He enjoys Columbo and likes to play the mandolin at parties looking not unlike John Peel miming Maggie May. His non award-winning album 'How Music Sounds' was released by Real Wood in 2003, and followed up with the internationally ignored 'How Real Is Real?' mini-album and 'The Message Tapes' EP in 2004.
2005 saw the release of the Exciting Sandwich 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' remake and a Robyn Hitchcock spoof-song project with Gareth Davies. The rarities collection 'Leonardism' came along the 2007 platform like a warm train you thought you'd missed on a freezing wet morning.
Adam is currently working on new material for his next almost-solo album 'Nature Recordings' which features a number of lovely special guests. He continues to redefine the word exhaustion with his punishing live schedule. i.e. Nothing planned unless the money's big.
Latest Release
LEONARDISM (RW021)
Tracks
1. Napoleon
2. Not Alan Rickman
3. Robot Escape Bid
4. By Dawn's Early Light
5. Pass Through Groves
6. Attack Of The Pod People
7. UFO Over Bidston
8. Dwarf Rumor Denied
9. Ringtones From The Coffins
10. The Difference Between
11. The Message Tapes
12. He Found Her Hand
13. My Love

"Charming, ramshackle album that whirls and fidgets round the muddy pastoral fields of middle England; here, a little Robyn Hitchcock, there some Syd Barrett whimsy and Swell Maps pout ... even the odd sarcastic E. Smith colloquialism. Nice."
- Everett True, Plan B Magazine

"Syd Barrett meets The Fall ... Ominous folk"
- Piccadilly Records

"There are all sorts of contradictions on this CD, but every track has a particular kind of magic ... totally compelling material"
- Manchestermusic.co.uk


UK
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Ireland/Europe
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US/Rest of world
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For non-Paypal orders or other enquiries email
orders AT edensengine DOT co DOT uk

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/15/2005
Band Website: edensengine.co.uk
Influences: 1. The Weather
2. British Cities
3. English Cathedrals
4. Heiroglyphics and the Alphabet
5. England and France
6. Radio Amplification
7. Book
8. Photographs

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Robyn Hitchcock
Roy Harper
Gareth Davies
Bob Dylan
Brian Aldiss
'Five Leaves Left'
Leonard Cohen
Choc Ices
'Gorilla'
Lou Reed
Werner Von Braun
John Lennon
'Too Drunk To Fuck'
Roger Keith Barrett
Keith Barrett
Columbo
Nick Drake
'The Straight Story'
Merriman Weir
Scott Walker
'Irreversible Neural Damage'
Playmobil
'Terror Twilight'
Luke Haines
'Song From The Bottom Of A Well'
Neil Young
'The Oliver Twist Manifesto'
PG Six
'All You Need Is Cash'
Barry Chuckle
The Fall
'Queen Victoria'
RP Campbell
Kurt Vonnegut
'Tubular Bells'
Animal Hospital
'Strange Tongues'
Richard Thompson
'Hedwig And The Angry Inch'
Graham Fellows
'Classical Gas'
Patrick McGoohan
Lee Mavers
The Wedding Present
'Boy Child'
Magnetic Fields
Viv Stanshall
Skittles
'2001: A Space Odyssey'
Mini Ritz
Steve Ashley & Ragged Robin
Ron Grainer
'A Passion Play'
'Look Around You'
The Stairs
Al Stewart
John Cooper Clarke
Neil Armstrong
'Stormcock'
Michael Nyman
Pork Pies
Davey Graham
'I Often Dream Of Trains'
Sounds Like: "Awesome"
Matt 'MV' Valentine

"Charming, ramshackle album that whirls and fidgets round the muddy pastoral fields of middle England; here, a little Robyn Hitchcock, there some Syd Barrett whimsy and Swell Maps pout... even the odd sarcastic E. Smith colloquialism. Nice."
Everett True, Plan B Magazine

"The Message Tapes are played out on an acoustic guitar, but with Leonard’s slightly distant vocal. Containing an off the wall sample and his dry, infectious picks, this is just totally compelling material. A very clever and intriguing collection".
Manchester Music

"Music For A Slow Motion Film sees Adam sitting on a rock on the sea shore playing a mandolin while the wind whips his gravelled voice into a swirling echo".
'Careless Talk Costs Lives' Magazine

"Spooky and effect-laden, like George Harrison trying to write his own version of Space Oddity. A round of applause please for Mr. Adam Leonard".
PLAYLOUDER "A Drakeish air and an English drift".
fROOTS Magazine"Leonard can't resist throwing something in every now and again to keep you on your guard... it all works brilliantly".
manchestermusic.co.uk"Adam Leonard claims to have been found in the Manchester Ship Canal by an eskimo when he was 25. I can only assume that someone must have mistaken his music for the wailing of a couple of alley cats and tried to drown him by tying him in a bag and throwing him in. Full marks for the nice packaging though".
Whisperin' & Hollerin'

Also sounds like:
Robyn Hitchcock, Tubular Bells, Buzzcocks, Roy Harper, Lou Reed, The La's, John Lennon, Syd Barrett, Beck, Nick Drake, Graham Coxon, Richard Thompson, George Harrison, David Bowie, Pavement, The Fall, Kevin Ayers, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Dead Kennedys, Scott Walker, Neil Young, Graham Fellows, The Wedding Present, Steve Ashley, Al Stewart, Michael Nyman, Rhydian.

Adam Leonard also appears on The Great Pop Supplement's It Happened On A Day EP

Record Label: Real Wood
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Adam Leonard and P.G. Six track on new 10"

'It Happened On A Day' EP (Great Pop Supplement, GPS23)1. Tunng 'Peanuts'2. Woodcraft Folk 'Them There Eyes'3. The Laughing Windows 'Bialowieza'4. Shady Bard 'What's Behind The Door?'5. Adam Leonard &...
Posted by Real Wood Records on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 03:13:00 PST

Everett True likes Leonardism

Music journalist legend Everett True has reviewed Leonardism in the latest (March 07) issue of Plan B Magazine. He says:...
Posted by Real Wood Records on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 03:22:00 PST

'Leonardism' is out today - 12th Feb.

Adam's Leonardism is released today. It's available online here (for PayPal payments  scroll down the main page), or via mail order (email us with your location and we'll get back to you with a cheap...
Posted by Real Wood Records on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 02:37:00 PST