Vinyl Record

Adrian Younge - Something About April II Instrumentals

Adrian Younge - Something About April II Instrumentals on LP vinyl. A 2016 Soul / Funk record available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel, Ireland.

LP · 2016

Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.

Buyer notes: 2016 LP, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection vinyl shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel or ship within Ireland for EUR 5.50.

Something About April II Instrumentals is Adrian Younge's psychedelic-soul language with the vocal spotlight removed, exposing the strange machinery of the compositions. The full Something About April II album expanded his world of dark American soul, European film colour and rare-instrument obsession; the instrumental edition lets pieces such as Sittin' By The Radio, Winter Is Here, Sandrine, Step Beyond, Memories of War, Sea Motet, Psalms, Magic Music, Ready To Love, La Ballade, April Sonata, Hands of God and Hear My Love function like miniature score cues. Younge's signature is everywhere: harpsichord-like bite, fuzzy bass, chamber strings, eerie organ, analog tape atmosphere and arrangements that feel discovered from a lost film reel. Without singers, the record becomes less like a song album and more like a producer-composer notebook opened wide.

The album matters because it shows how much of Younge's appeal lives in arrangement, tone and instrumental narrative. It gives beat-makers, soul collectors and film-score listeners direct access to the compositional skeleton of one of his key Linear Labs-era works.

For collectors, this is the instrumental companion to Something About April II and a strong Adrian Younge production record in its own right. It belongs with psychedelic soul, library-inspired music and modern analog studio albums where texture and composition carry equal weight.

Dark psychedelic soul instrumentals with harpsichord colour, fuzz bass, strings, minor-key drama, dusty drums, cinematic organ and analog studio texture.

Recommended for: Adrian Younge collectors; Beat-makers and sample-minded listeners; Fans of psychedelic soul instrumentals; Collectors of Linear Labs releases.

Is this the same as Something About April II? It is the instrumental version, presenting the album's compositions without the lead vocal performances. When was Something About April II Instrumentals released? The instrumental album was released in 2016, shortly after the main Something About April II album. What should listeners expect sonically? Expect dark psychedelic soul, analog drums, strings, vintage keyboards and cinematic arrangements shaped by Younge's Linear Labs aesthetic.