The first installment in the Something About April trilogy set the standard for everything that has made Adrian Younge an in-demand composer. Younge became the sample source-point for many of hip hop's most acclaimed artists including Jay-Z, DJ Premier, Common and more.
Something About April II synthesizes the boundaries between dark American soul and classic European cinema. The album features an array of entrancing vocalists: Laetitia Sadier (Stereolab), Bilal, Raphael Saadiq, Loren Oden and Israeli star, Karolina who delivers haunting chants over concertos.
Younge is the experimental spirit of the modernist vanguard, looking into the past to create the future.
"Something About April III is the album I wanted to make when I created the first album in 2011. However, I didn’t have the musical knowhow and experience to create the sound that was buried deep in my soul. Essentially, SAA III is the album that has taken me fifteen years to uncover and fully realize. From a cratediggers’ perspective, it’s the album I’ve been diggin’ for in the deepest crates of my soul. A lost album I finally found. I hope this LP resonates with you as much as it has for me.”
- Adrian Younge
The first installment in the Something About April trilogy set the standard for everything that has made Adrian Younge an in-demand composer. Younge became the sample source-point for many of hip hop's most acclaimed artists including Jay-Z, DJ Premier, Common and more.
Something About April II synthesizes the boundaries between dark American soul and classic European cinema. The album features an array of entrancing vocalists: Laetitia Sadier (Stereolab), Bilal, Raphael Saadiq, Loren Oden and Israeli star, Karolina who delivers haunting chants over concertos.
Younge is the experimental spirit of the modernist vanguard, looking into the past to create the future.
"Something About April III is the album I wanted to make when I created the first album in 2011. However, I didn’t have the musical knowhow and experience to create the sound that was buried deep in my soul. Essentially, SAA III is the album that has taken me fifteen years to uncover and fully realize. From a cratediggers’ perspective, it’s the album I’ve been diggin’ for in the deepest crates of my soul. A lost album I finally found. I hope this LP resonates with you as much as it has for me.”
- Adrian Younge
