Young Turks (record label)

Young Turks is a British independent record label owned by Beggars Group,[1] launched by Caius Pawson in 2006.[2] 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.[2] The label's current roster includes The xx, FKA twigs, Sampha, Jamie xx, Koreless and Kamasi Washington.

For other uses, see Young Turks (disambiguation).

Young Turks
Parent companyBeggars Group
Founded2006
FounderCaius Pawson
Katie O'Neill
Tic
Distributor(s)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
LocationLondon, England
Official websitetheyoungturks.co.uk

As well as releasing records, Young Turks throws parties,[3] 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.[2] 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.[4][5][2]

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.[6][7][8]

Current artists

Catalogue artists

Whities artists

Whities is a record label affiliated with Young Turks, headed by DJ Nic Tasker. Originally formed as a white label imprint for Young Turks artists, Whities has grown into a label in itself. The label focuses on club music, techno and experimental electronic music and is distributed by Rush Hour.[13][14]

  • Anunaku
  • Avalon Emerson
  • Bambounou
  • Bullion
  • Coby Sey
  • Giant Swan
  • Jaures
  • Jules Venturini
  • Kowton
  • Lanark Artefax
  • Leif
  • Minor Science
  • MxMS
  • Nathan Micay
  • Overmono
  • Quirke
  • Rupert Clervaux
  • Reckonwrong
  • SMX
  • Terron
  • Tasker
  • Tessela

Discography

Selected releases
  • YT001: Jack Penate – Second, Minute or Hour (2006)
  • YT002: Barker Band – Heart Like Mine / Boy Got Killed In Town (2007)
  • YT003: South Central – Castle Of Heroes (2007)
  • YT004: White Rabbits – The Plot (2007)
  • YT005: Gang Gang Dance – RAWWAR (2007)
  • YT006: Holy Fuck – LP (2007)
  • YT007: Kid Harpoon – The First EP (2007)
  • YT009: Kid Harpoon – The Second EP (2008)
  • YT010: Holy Fuck – Lovely Allen (2008)
  • YT012: Broken Records – If The News Makes You Sad, Don't Watch It (2008)
  • YT013: El Guincho – Alegranza (2008)
  • YT014: El Guincho – Palmitos Park (2008)
  • YT018: Holy Fuck / Celebration – Feel The Fly / Frenchy's (2008)
  • YT019: Holy Fuck / Foals – Balloons / Super Inuit (2008)
  • YT020: Tanlines – New Flowers (2008)
  • YT021: Jack Penate – Tonight's Today (2009)
  • YT022: Wavves – So Bored (2009)
  • YT023: The xx – Crystalised (2009)
  • YT026: El Guincho – Antillas (2009)
  • YT026MAD: El Guincho – Antillas (Young Turks vs Mad Decent) (2009)
  • YT027: El Guincho – Kalise (2009)
  • YT027MAD: El Guincho – Kalise (Young Turks vs Mad Decent) (2009)
  • YT028: Kid Harpoon – Stealing Cars (2009)
  • YT029: Kid Harpoon – Once (2009)
  • YT031: The xx – Basic Space (2009)
  • YT031TW: The xx – Basic Space (Jamie xx Space Bass Remix) (2009)
  • YT031: The xx – xx (2009)
  • YT033: Holy Fuck – Latin (2010)
  • YT034: Kid Harpoon – Back From Beyond (2009)
  • YT035: The xx – Islands (2009)
  • YT036: The xx – Basic Space Remixes (2009)
  • YT036: SBTRKT – Soundboy Shift (2010)
  • YT037: Glasser – Tremel (2010)
  • YT039: Sampha – Sundanza (2010)
  • YT042: Dog Bite – Machino Machino (2010)
  • YT043: SBTRKT – Step In Shadows (2010)
  • YT044: El Guincho – Piratas De Sudamerica (2010)
  • YT045: Kwes – No Need To Run (2010)
  • YT046: Bullion – You Drive Me To Plastic (2011)
  • YT047: El Guincho – Pop Negro (2010)
  • YT048: Holy Fuck – Red Lights (2010)
  • YT049: Bullion – Magic Was Ruler (2011)
  • YT051: Dog Bite – Gold Rings Last (2010)
  • YT053: CREEP – Days (2011)
  • XLYT552T: Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie xx – NY Is Killing Me (2011)
  • YT055: Jessie Ware & Sampha – Valentine (2011)
  • YT056: John Talabot – Families (2011)
  • YT057: SBTRKT ft. Sampha – Living Like I Do (2011)
  • YT060: SBTRKT – SBTRKT (2011)
  • YT065: THESHINING – Hey You! (2012)
  • YT072: Chairlift – Something (2012)
  • YT077: Jamie xx / Radiohead – Bloom Rework Pt. 3 (2012)
  • YT078: SBTRKT ft. Sampha – Hold On (2012)
  • YT079: El Guincho – Novias (2012)
  • YT080: The xx – Coexist (2012)
  • YT082: Short Stories (Koreless & Sampha) – On The Way / Let It Go (2013)
  • YT083: Illum Sphere – Birthday / H808ER (2012)
  • YT086: The xx – Chained (2012)
  • YT087: Sampha – Dual (2013)
  • YT088: Koreless – Yügen (2013)
  • YT090T: The xx – Jamie xx Edits (2013)
  • YT092: SBTRKT – Live (2013)
  • YT093: The xx – Pearson Sound, John Talabot & Pional Remixes (2013)
  • YT095: The xx – Innervisions Remixes (2013)
  • YT098: FKA twigs – EP2 (2013)
  • YT099: The xx – Hivern Remixes (2013)
  • YT101: Pional – Invisible / Amenaza (2013)
  • YT104: – The xx – xx 7" Boxset (2013)
  • YT105: – The xx – Coexist 7" Boxset (2013)
  • YT108: Jamie xx – Girl / Sleep Sound (2014)
  • YT109: Sampha – Too Much / Happens (2014)
  • YT110: Quirke – Acid Beth (2014)
  • YT110DS2: Quirke – Acid Beth (Lizzie Mix) (2014)
  • YT111: FKA x inc. – FKA x inc. (2014)
  • YT112: SBTRKT – Transitions I, II, III (2014)
  • YT122: FKA twigs – EP1 (2015)
  • YT121: Jamie xx – All Under One Roof Raving (2014)
  • YT123: FKA twigs – Two Weeks / Pendulum (2014)
  • YT118: FKA twigs – LP1 (2014)
  • YT120: SBTRKT – Wonder Where We Land (2014)
  • YT122: Jamie xx – In Colour (2015)
  • YTWL135: Unknown Artist – White Label (2015)
  • YT136: Jamie xx, Four Tet, Koreless and John Talabot – Continuum (2015)
  • YT138: Jamie xx – In Colour Preview (2015)
  • YT139: Jamie xx – Gosh (2015)
  • YT140: Koreless – TT / Love (2015)
  • YT122: Jamie xx – Loud Places (Remixes) (2015)
  • YTWL135: Unknown artist - White Label (2015)
  • YT141: FKA twigs – M3LL155X (2015)
  • YT147: Jamie xx – I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times) (2015)
  • YT148: Jamie xx – Loud Places (Herbert Remix) (2015)
  • YT149: Jamie xx – Loud Places (John Talabot Remix) (2015)
  • YT151: Amnesia Scanner – AS (2016)
  • YT152: Jamie xx × Four Tet – SeeSaw (2015)
  • YT153: FKA twigs – Good To Love (2016)
  • YT154: SBTRKT – Transitions (2016)
  • YT156: Sampha – Timmy's Prayer (2016)
  • YT158: Sampha – Process (2017)
  • YT160: NOLIFE – YOU WON'T SURVIVE THE STATE OF NEW YORK (2017)
  • YT161: The xx – I See You (2017)
  • YT163: Sampha – Blood On Me (2016)
  • YT164: The xx – On Hold (2016)
  • YT170: Kamasi Washington – Truth (2017)
  • YT171: Kamasi Washington – Harmony of Difference (2017)
  • YT176: Kamasi Washington – Heaven and Earth (2018)
  • YT177CDJP: The xx – Remixes (2019)
  • YT177: TTY – Cry, but Go (2019)
  • YT191: FKA twigs – MAGDALENE (2019)
  • YT193: FKA twigs – cellophane (2019)
  • YT200: FKA twigs – holy terrain (feat. Future) (2019)
  • YT207: FKA twigs – home with you (2019)
  • YT213: Jamie xx – Idontknow (2020)

See also

References
  1. "Beggars Group". Beggars Group. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  2. Cragg, Michael (19 March 2011). "SXSW 2011: The British labels making it big in Austin". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  3. "The xx, Grimes, Four Tet, Chairlift, John Talabot to Play Young Turks' New Year's Eve Party in Mexico", Pitchfork Media. Accessed 3 September 2014.
  4. Dazed (19 June 2014). "Exclusive FKA twigs interview and full Dazed cover shoot".
  5. John Colapinto (30 June 2014). "Shy And MIghty". The New Yorker. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  6. Cardew, Ben. "CHARTS: Mercury Win Expedites the Xx's Chart Fortunes." Music Week (2010): 3. Print.
  7. Paine, Andre. "The XX Factor." Billboard (magazine) 122.38 (2010): 42. Print.
  8. "The Xx at a Crossroads After Mercurys Win." Music Week (2010): 1. Print.
  9. Ryan Dombal (12 March 2018). ""Wind Up Space" by 1010 Benja SL Review". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  11. "TTY – Cry, But Go". Soundsoftheuniverse.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  13. "Crack Mix 165 - Tasker". Crack Magazine. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  14. King, Alasdair (1 April 2016). "Label Love #54 -Whities - The Ransom Note". Retrieved 8 November 2017.
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