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Younge. The forthcoming album from Linear Labs. Adrian Younge's first instrumental album. His magnum opus. Preorder on Vinyl 🔗 linearlabsmusic.com

Latin Jazz Is Dead A playlist for la gente. A journey through the pulse of the Americas, featuring foundational legends like Ray Barretto, Celia Cruz, Garrett Saracho, Cal Tjader, Hector Lavoé, and more. Now playing on @youtube, @tidal, @applemusic, and @spotify. 🔗 Link in bio

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Linear Labs: The Living, Breathing Organism. Musical instruments weren’t made to be stared at. They were made to be touched, played, & allowed to speak their truth. Don’t let your old six string collect dust. Don’t forget about your old film camera tucked away. Give them life.

Visual Assault. The latest single from the upcoming Linear Labs project, Younge. Featured on BBC Radio 6 with @gillespeterson. Stream Visual Assault and Preorder the vinyl now 🔗 linearlabsmusic.com

“Visual Assault” opens like a confrontation. A tense, syncopated introduction sets an atmosphere of unease, resolving just for a moment before the tension returns — heavier with meaning.

“Visual Assault” Out Now The second single from @adrianyounge’s upcoming Linear Labs album: Younge. Now Streaming Everywhere Preorder Younge on Vinyl. 🔗 linearlabsmusic.com

Visual Assault. The next single from Younge. Tomorrow. “I wanted it to feel like pressure giving way to truth, and then snapping back. Life doesn't resolve cleanly, and neither should the music." @AdrianYounge

Featuring @MrChuckD, Mahershala Ali, @OfficialMeshell, @RaphaelSaadiq, Brian Jackson, @EstelleDarlings, @WayneBrady and more.

Across intimate conversations, Younge sits with Black filmmakers, actors, musicians, and scholars to confront the history of racism, why it still lingers, and what it will take to eradicate it.

Invisible Blackness. An Amazon Original podcast created in tandem with @AdrianYounge’s 2021 @jazzisdeadco project, The American Negro. Listen to Invisible Blackness and stream The American Negro now. 🔗 jazzisdead.com

Portschute. Out Now. The first movement from Younge — @adrianyounge’s first instrumental album. A nod to Portishead. Built with patience and restraint. The beginning of a larger language. Streaming everywhere. 💿 Younge vinyl available for preorder. 🔗 linearlabsmusic.com

Parabéns @samanthaschmutz! An actor, artist, collaborator, and a dear friend. Thank you for your energy, humor, impeccable sound, and boundless heart. Here’s to another year around the sun. Que seja incrível 🤍

“You’re not hearing any plug-ins. You’re not hearing any retakes… you’re hearing exactly what it is.” — @adrianyounge A behind-the-scenes look inside Linear Labs, the preeminent analog studio of Los Angeles. 📽️ Featured on CNET’s So Retro: 'Recording Analog in a Digital World'

"The producer should be a chemist, and they should understand all the ingredients they have to make something special..." A look into Linear Labs and @adrianyounge's creative processes. From Vintage King's "Make Your Mark" (2021)

“Mission” — The Midnight Hour featuring @adrianyounge and @alishaheed. Live at Linear Labs, 2018. 100% analog, recorded straight to tape. 📺 Full video on YouTube 📀 Available on vinyl at linearlabsmusic.com

Something About April. A dark, soulful, cinematic love story — an early cornerstone of @adrianyounge’s sonic universe and the first chapter in a defining trilogy. On vinyl at linearlabsmusic.com.

The Alchemy of Limitation Some sounds are born from restraint. Some records are shaped by mastery. And some ideas endure because the toolkit was small enough to know by heart. 📰 Read the full piece at linearlabsmusic.com 🔗 Subscribe to our newsletter → link in bio