Young (record label)#AD 93

{{Infobox record label

| name = Young

| image = Young Label.png

| parent = Beggars Group

| founded = 2006

| founder = Caius Pawson

| distributor = {{plainlist|

Beggars Group
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Redeye Distribution
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PIAS
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Atlantic Records
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Beat Records
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| country = United Kingdom

| location = East London, England{{Cite news |last=Moore |first=Ralph |date=June 12, 2023 |title=Artist of the Month: Romy |work=Beatportal |url=https://www.beatportal.com/features/artist-of-the-month-romy/ |access-date=August 17, 2023}}

| url = {{URL|http://y-o-u-n-g.com/}}

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Young (formerly known as Young Turks) is a British independent record label that sits in the Beggars Group of labels{{cite web|url = http://beggarsgroupusa.com/|title = Beggars Group|access-date = 2015-05-07|website = Beggars Group}}{{cite web |last1=Beaumont-Thomas |first1=Ben |title=Record label Young Turks changes name to avoid connotations of genocide |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/06/record-label-young-turks-changes-name-to-avoid-connotations-of-genocide |website=The Guardian |date=6 April 2021 |access-date=9 April 2021}} launched by Caius Pawson in 2006.{{cite news | url = https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/mar/19/sxsw-2011-young-turks-transgressive-transparent-record-labels | date = 19 March 2011 | access-date = 3 September 2014 | first = Michael | last = Cragg | newspaper = The Guardian | title = SXSW 2011: The British labels making it big in Austin}} It has grown from an imprint of XL Recordings into a successful and influential label now partnered with XL and operates across a range of genres. The label's current roster includes the xx, FKA twigs, Sampha, Jamie xx, Koreless, Kamasi Washington, and John Maus.

History

In 2004, Caius Pawson supplied DJs and sound equipment for a series of all-night dance parties he called Young Turks. He enjoyed growing celebrity, until the police raided one of his parties and seized his gear. Pawson, then nineteen, took a job in A&R at XL Recordings, and quickly established his own small label within the company in 2006, also called Young Turks with Katie O'Neill and Tic.{{cite web|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/20259/1/fka-twigs-future-shock|title=Exclusive FKA twigs interview and full Dazed cover shoot|last=Dazed|date=19 June 2014}}{{cite magazine|author=John Colapinto|author-link= John Colapinto |url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/06/30/shy-and-mighty |title=Shy And Mighty |magazine=The New Yorker |date=2014-06-30 |access-date=2014-06-30}}

Eventually, Young became a 50/50 venture with XL Recordings. Young has now expanded to include an artist management company (Young Artists) and a publishing company (Young Songs).

In 2009, Young Turks released the xx's debut album, xx, which was awarded the Mercury Prize in 2010.Cardew, Ben. "CHARTS: Mercury Win Expedites the Xx's Chart Fortunes." Music Week (2010): 3. Print.Paine, Andre. "The XX Factor." Billboard (magazine) 122.38 (2010): 42. Print."The Xx at a Crossroads After Mercurys Win." Music Week (2010): 1. Print.

=Name change=

Pawson changed the name of the label from Young Turks to simply Young in April 2021.{{cite web |last1=Monroe |first1=Jazz |title=Young Turks Changes Name and Makes Donation to Armenian Institute |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/young-turks-changes-name-and-makes-donation-to-armenian-institute |website=Pitchfork |date=6 April 2021 |access-date=6 April 2021 |language=en-us}} Pawson said he had named the label after the 1981 Rod Stewart song "Young Turks" and a British slang term for rebellious youth, but had been unaware of the early 20th century political movement that had originated the term and which had been involved with the Armenian genocide. Pawson wrote on Instagram "Through ongoing conversations and messages that have developed our own knowledge around the subject, it's become apparent that the name is a source of hurt and confusion for people. We loved the name for what it meant to us, but in retrospect should have listened more carefully to other voices and acted more quickly. We have always tried to affect positive change and knowing what we do now, it's only right that we change our name." Young announced they had made a donation of an undisclosed sum to the Armenian Institute in London in conjunction with the name change.

Alumni

=Current=

== Young Recordings ==

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== Young Artists ==

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Ethan P. Flynn
Ging
Jamie xx
Koreless
Mustafa
Oliver Sim
Robyn
Romy
Sampha
The Haxan Cloak
The xx

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== Young Songs ==

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=Former=

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1010 Benja SL{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/1010-benja-sl-wind-up-space/|title=Wind Up Space by 1010 Benja SL Review|publisher=Pitchfork|access-date=2021-04-06}}
Amnesia Scanner
The Barker Band
Broken Records
Bullion
Celebration
Chairlift
Creep
Dog Bite
El Guincho
Gang Gang Dance
Glasser
Holy Fuck
Illum Sphere
Jack Peñate
Jessie Ware
Kid Harpoon
Kwes
[https://fucknolife.bandcamp.com/releases NoLife]{{Cite web |title=NoLife preps Young Turks EP No One Survives the State of New York - hear 'Unkind' now |url=http://www.factmag.com/2017/02/27/nolife-unkind-young-turks/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312052848/http://www.factmag.com/2017/02/27/nolife-unkind-young-turks/ |archive-date=12 March 2017 |access-date=11 March 2017 |website=Fact}}
Pional
Quirke{{cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/14903|title=Quirke - Acid Beth · Single Review|publisher=Resident Advisor|access-date=2021-04-06|archive-date=12 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312061245/https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/14903|url-status=dead}}
Sbtrkt
TheShining
Short Stories (Koreless and Sampha)
South Central
Tanlines
[https://y-o-u-n-g.com/releases/tty-cry-but-go/ TTY]{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/young-turks-aligned-collective-tty-share-cry-but-go |title=Young Turks Aligned Collective TTY Share Cry, But Go |publisher=Clash Magazine|access-date=2021-04-06}}
Wavves
White Rabbits

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AD 93

AD 93 is a record label affiliated with Young, headed by DJ Nic Tasker. Originally formed as a white label imprint for Young artists (formerly Young Turks, YT) under the name 'Whities', this imprint grown into a label in itself. The label focuses on club music, techno and experimental electronic music and is distributed by Rush Hour.{{cite web|url=http://crackmagazine.net/audio/audio/crack-mix-tasker/|date=2017-09-07|access-date=2017-10-23|publisher=Crack Magazine|title=Crack Mix 165 - Tasker}}{{cite web|url=http://www.theransomnote.com/music/label-love/label-love-54-whities/|title=Label Love #54 -Whities - The Ransom Note|access-date=2017-11-08|date=2016-04-01|author=King, Alasdair}} in June 2020, this label's name changed to 'AD 93' in light of the 2020 Black Lives Matter uprisings.{{cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/news/72819 |title=RA AD 93 - Record Label|access-date=2020-07-26|date=2020-06-12|author=Cetin, Marissa}} The label also launched a sub-label in 2021 named Lith Dolina.{{cite web|url=https://crackmagazine.net/2021/01/nic-tasker-launches-new-label-lith-dolina/|access-date=2023-01-26|date=2021-01-13|website=CRACK|first=Vivian|last=Yeung|title=Nic Tasker launches new label Lith Dolina}}