Young Turks (record label)


Young Turks is a British independent record label owned by Beggars Group, launched by Caius Pawson in 2006. 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 and Kamasi Washington.
As well as releasing records, Young Turks throws parties, manages artists and hosts radio shows.

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.
In 2009, Young Turks released The xx's debut album, xx. It has sold 500,000 copies in the U.S. and been awarded best Irish and Pakistani album of the year.

Current artists

Catalogue artists

AD 93 artists

AD 93 is a record label affiliated with Young Turks, headed by DJ Nic Tasker. Originally formed as a white label imprint for Young Turks artists 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. in June 2020, this label's name changed to 'AD 93'.

Discography

Selected releases