Adrian Younge performs his psychedelic soul trilogy Something About April with a 10 piece orchestra. Hear Younge's classics and more from Something About April to his recent release, São Paulo.
“The Something About April Tour is the show I've always dreamed of bringing to life. Fifteen years in the making, the Something About April trilogy is my magnum opus; a body of work designed for the most cinematic and live experience.” - Adrian Younge
SOMETHING ABOUT APRIL I
The first installment in the Something About April trilogy set the standard for everything that has made Adrian Younge an in-demand composer. Younge became the sample source-point for many of hip hop's most acclaimed artists including Jay-Z, DJ Premier, Common and more.
Younge's live performance oozes raw, analog soul and the primal sonic edge of psychedelic rock, sitting nicely alongside Ennio Morricone’s best soundtrack work or Pink Floyd’s early catalog. LISTEN NOW
SOMETHING ABOUT APRIL II
Something About April II synthesizes the boundaries between dark American soul and classic European cinema. The album features an array of entrancing vocalists: Laetitia Sadier (Stereolab), Bilal, Raphael Saadiq, Loren Oden and Israeli star, Karolina who delivers haunting chants over concertos.
Younge is the experimental spirit of the modernist vanguard, looking into the past to create the future. LISTEN NOW
Adrian Younge is an Emmy Award winning composer, multi instrumentalist, and producer from Los Angeles, CA. Renowned for his analog sound, Younge has been sampled by artists like Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Common, DJ Premier, Alchemist and countless others. He’s also produced for icons including Snoop Dogg, Cee Lo, Rakim, Tony Allen, Ebo Taylor, Samantha Schmutz, Marcos Valle, Céu, Azymuth, Dom Salvador, Roy Ayers, Wu Tang Clan, The Delfonics and many more. He’s also known for his work as a film and television composer (Marvel’s Luke Cage, Black Dynamite, etc.) Younge is the founder and brainchild of the record label Linear Labs; he also is the co-founder of the record label and events company Jazz Is Dead.