Adem (Ottoman Turkish: آدم, Ādem) is a masculine given name common in Turkey but not limited to, its popularity has grown in recent times in Turkey, with names such as Arda and Can.
Adem is a common given name and surname.
Adem may also refer to:
Adem Ilhan (Turkish: Adem İlhan, IPA: [ˈɑːdem ˈilhɑn]; /ˈɑːdɛm ˈɪlhən/) is an English musician of Turkish descent from South London. He is the bass guitarist in the post-rock band Fridge, alongside Kieran Hebden, and is part of the electronic duo Silver Columns with Johnny Lynch. His solo music is released under the name Adem.
Ilhan's debut solo album, Homesongs, appeared on Domino Records in 2004. Mixed by Kieran Hebden, the album found critical acclaim with limited commercial success. The album includes the song "Statued", which featured on the soundtrack of the film Dead Man's Shoes.
A second album, Love and Other Planets, was released on 24 April 2006 to generally favorable reviews.
In May 2008 Ilhan released a collection of cover songs called Takes. The album includes tracks originally written and performed by Yo La Tengo, The Smashing Pumpkins, Björk, dEUS among others.
In 2008 Ilhan along with Jeremy Warmsley & Mystery Jets contributed the song "Grains of Sand" to the Survival International charity album Songs for Survival.
Searching
I wore out my telescope
And I nearly gave up hope of finding anything
Discovery
Was an accidental thing
A reflection slipping in
To the corner of my eye
I saw you
And moon
And hope flooded through me
I just needed proof
I saw you and moon
I had to get closer
For a look
Alone and
A universe away
I was drawn to make my way to where the living are
My eyelids
Filled with hypnogogic shapes
And my body wracked with shakes
I travelled light years
In heart beats
I saw you and moon
Dancing together against dark blue
I saw you and moon
I never felt lonely ‘til I saw you
Been making
Music
With instruments
Of science
Distracted
And happy
And so self
Reliant
Then I saw you and moon
And hope flooded through me
And I chased proof
But I left, I left too soon
‘cause light is a liar
And so are you
I saw you and moon
But the image was older
Than the truth
When I arrived
I found only tombs ‘cause light is a liar
Telling old truths
Having had something to aim for