Richard Youngs, the enigmatic Glaswegian multi-instrumentalist, crafts hypnotic soundworlds from guitar, shakuhachi, theremin, and even a motorway bridge, blending minimalist folk, avant-garde electronics, and raw psych incantations.
Since his 1990 debut Advent, he's forged a vast, shape-shifting…
29 roots·9 legacies
Roots trace the artists and scenes that shaped Richard Youngs; legacies follow the artists carrying those ideas forward. The names below are the most-mentioned direct connections in the graph.
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Jandek, Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., Bill Callahan, Robert Wyatt + 25 more
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6 releases·2025-2026
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2026