Adrian Younge on His Favorite Records, the Mellotron, and Musical Identity

Adrian Younge is an analog polymath. He’s a musician, producer, record store and salon owner, co-founder of Jazz Is Dead, record collector, and proprietor of Linear Labs — a recording studio, film production space, lathe-cutting facility, and record label. Younge took a break to sit down with Discogs to discuss the records that have served as guiding forces in his many endeavors, including Latyrx’s The Album, King Crimson’s Red, and Monk Higgins’ Extra Soul Perceptions. For this edition of the Discogs Listening Room, the following equipment was used: Wrensilva M1 Console and Ortofon 2M Bronze Cartidge. Ortofon 2M Bronze Cartidge: https://ortofon.com/products/2m-bronze Watch the full interview above. Below are the records Adrian Younge shared with us: Latyrx 'Latyrx': https://www.discogs.com/master/32273-Latyrx-The-Album Monk Higgins 'Extra Soul Perception': https://www.discogs.com/master/1401122-Monk-Higgins-Extra-Soul-Perception King Crimson 'Red': https://www.discogs.com/master/463-King-Crimson-Red Sound Alike Orchestra 'Grandes Exitos de Barry White': https://www.discogs.com/release/22331602-Sound-Alike-Orchestra-Grandes-Exitos-de-Barry-White Elis Regina & Antônio Carlos Jobim 'Elis & Tom': https://www.discogs.com/master/96344-Elis-Tom-Elis-Tom Samantha Schmütz & Adrian Younge 'Samantha & Adrian': https://www.discogs.com/master/3944195-Samantha-Adrian-Samantha-Adrian Hosted by Novena Carmel (KCRW 89.9 DJ/Host of "Mornings Become Eclectic") 00:00 Intro 00:50 Adrian's Many Projects 02:38 Adrian's "False Reality" & The Audience In His Head 04:45 The Artform Studio Record Store 07:10 The Evolution Of The Record Store & Collecting 09:34 Latyrx 'Latyrx' 14:30 Monk Higgins 'Extra Soul Perception' 16:50 King Crimson 18:30 The Mellotron, A.I. & Music Technology 21:12 King Crimson 'Red' 22:40 Adrian's Love Of Covers 23:46 Sound Alike Orchestra 'Grandes Exitos de Barry White' 26:49 Elis Regina & Antônio Carlos Jobim 'Elis & Tom' 30:16 Samantha Schmütz & Adrian Younge 'Samantha & Adrian' 31:50 Outro -- Unlock the ultimate record collecting experience: https://www.discogs.com/about/get-started/ SUBSCRIBE: youtube.com/discogs Check us on Social @Discogs: Follow Discogs on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discogs Follow Discogs on X: https://twitter.com/discogs Follow Discogs on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discogs Follow Discogs on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@discogs Follow Discogs on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/discogsofficial.bsky.social #vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity