The brainchild of producer @AdrianYounge, Linear Labs is an Los Angeles based label born out of the analog aesthetic of his recording studio.

Joined April 2014
Something About April III - the trilogy is now complete.  Available at linearlabsmusic.com.
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ALA.NI & Adrian Younge's “Lament for Emmett Till” draws from a poem by the journalist, and political activist Claudia Jones reflecting on the racist murder of Emmett Till.  "Proud of Me" is out now. Vinyl available at linearlabsmusic.com.
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Isaac Hayes, Booker T & MGs, Brook Benton Memphis 1969. This clip was originally broadcast in France on April 19, 1969, as 'Le Blues de Memphis', as one of a series of mini-documentaries called 'À l'affiche du monde' often featuring contemporary music from USA, UK and elsewhere.
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Scene from Portishead's "To Kill a Dead Man" (1994),an 11-minute, black and white short film co-written, scored, and starred in by the band.
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A 1950s Orchestra Recording Session.
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"It's all about finding your voice through the tools that you need to really become yourself."  Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad just released a new album today. The Midnight Hour: Lost Tapes is out now.  More info at jazzisdead.com.
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🚨 OUT NOW.  In 2020, Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad were deep in sessions for their second album together as The Midnight Hour. Then the world shut down. The recordings were shelved, and the two pivoted to build the jazz label of their dreams: Jazz Is Dead.
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The Midnight Hour: Lost Tapes JID028 will be released tomorrow. A lost treasure nearly forgotten.  More info at jazzisdead.com.
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There's only one show left! The Cortex 2026 North American tour ends tonight at The Magnolia in #ElCajon. Cortex will be joined by special guest Adrian Younge. Opening DJ sets from Ohmega Watts and Rareform.  Last minute tickets at jazzisdead.com.
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There's only one show left! The Cortex 2026 North American tour ends tonight at The Magnolia in #ElCajon. Cortex will be joined by special guest Adrian Younge. Opening DJ sets from Ohmega Watts and Rareform.  Last minute tickets at jazzisdead.com.
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Smokey Robinson & The Miracles perform "Tears of a Clown" live on the Andy Williams show. Original airdate March 14, 1970.
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"Depois do Amor Music" - Samantha & Adrian Available at linearlabsmusic.com.
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One of Kraftwerk’s first ever television appearances inside ZDF-aspekte-Studio performing "Tanzmusik" in 1973.
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🚨TONIGHT in Los Angeles. Cortex, live at The United Theatre, with special guests Adrian Younge & J. Rocc! Set times: 7:00 PM: Doors + J Rocc 8:00 PM: Adrian Younge 9:00 PM: Cortex Last-minute tickets are available at artdontsleep.com 🎟️
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The World Of Oz recording session in Decca studios, London 1968.  The early years of multi-track recording. While Ampex had built its first 8-track machine for Les Paul in the 1950s, 8-track setups remained rare until the late 1960s. 📽️: 1969 film 'The Same Trade As Mozart'.
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An animation from “The Magnetic Recorder," a 1950s black-and-white film by the State University of Iowa explaining the uses and operation of magnetic tape.
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ALA.NI & Adrian Younge's "Proud of Me" is out now! We hope you all are enjoying the music.  Vinyl available at linearlabsmusic.com.
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“The contrast between ALA.NI’s ethereal pipes and Younge’s cinematic orchestration, stained with melancholy and psychedelia, heighten the album’s emotional inflections...
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...creating a brooding, immersive song cycle reminiscent of Minnie Riperton’s Come To My Garden, with Younge taking arranger/producer Charles Stepney’s role.” - Charles Waring, Mojo
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ALA.NI & Adrian Younge’s “Proud of Me” is out now! Vinyl available at linearlabsmusic.com.
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