RECORDING WEEK 2025: Released in 1997, Colours, the debut album from Adam Fenton – aka Adam F – is an undisputed classic of drum & bass. Combining chopped breaks and synth basslines with jazz-indebted melodies and guest spots from the likes of Tracy Thorn, Grooverider and the late MC Conrad, the album showcased a song-focused, eclectic take on dance music.
“What's good about when you first make music is that it's coming from a very innocent place,” Fenton tells us, when we sit down to discuss that album’s creation. “It's very honest and it's very organic. And that's what the Colours album was about.”
