Since then, the term “young turks” has occasionally been used as a generic term for young provocateurs or upstarts. Pawson says that the label was named after the 1981 Rod Stewart song “Young Turks” and did not initially know that it referred to the group.

The label, formed in 2005, has represented artists like the xx, FKA twigs, and Sampha. In a statement on social media, the label wrote addressing the named change.

“From today, Young Turks will become Young. The name change follows a long period of reflection and I wanted to explain the origins of the Young Turks name and the reasons for the change.

We originally named Young Turks after the Rod Stewart song of the same name. When I first heard the song, it took a week of 2005-era internet searches to find out what it was and even longer to understand its meaning. The name intrigued me, evoking the solidarity of youth. In 2005, it seemed to perfectly sum up what we were: teenagers, wanting and waiting to do something, anything.

However, we were unaware of the deeper history of the term and, specifically, that the Young Turks were a group who carried out the Armenian Genocide from 1915 onwards. Through ongoing conversations and messages that have developed our own knowledge around the subject, it’s become apparent that the name is a source of hurt and confusion for people. We loved the name for what it meant to us, but in retrospect should have listened more carefully to other voices and acted more quickly. We have always tried to affect positive change and knowing what we do now, it’s only right that we change our name.”

In addition, the label’s logo which was formerly an image of a skull wearing a fez has been changed to a simple Y design. The label has also made a donation to the UK Armenian Institute, “in memory of those who were killed and those who survived” the genocide.

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The British DJ (real name Jamie Smith) tested the waters last December by anonymously debuting the track during a live mix for NTS radio (below), and it has since seen heavy rotation in sets from Bicep, Four Tet, and Caribou. Only now has Smith taken credit for producing the song and revealed its title: “Idontknow“. 

Despite a recent guest appearance on the Headie One and Fred again.. track “Smoke“, Smith hasn’t put out any new solo material since his 2015 debut In Colour. While “Idontknow” certainly puts a new spin on the producer’s signature sound, spend a few seconds in its stuttering breakbeats and you’ll feel his debut’s playful energy come flooding right back.

Alongside a short video posted on Instagram yesterday, Smith explained the song had come about by trying to “let go” from frustrations over his writing process. He followed up the statement with these words of encouragement: “Now, we can’t go out to dance and we need an outlet more than ever, I hope you dance to it at home and let go for a moment”.

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I made Idontknow as an outlet for my frustration over not being able to finish any music for a while. I tried to be less precious with my ideas and just let go. I then watched this translate onto the dance floor when I started playing it out last year. Now, we can’t go out to dance and we need an outlet more than ever, I hope you dance to it at home and let go for a moment. You can pre-order the 12″ now, available exclusively from independent record stores. They need our support more than ever. We’ve created a list so you can find out how you can get hold of the record via the link in bio. Special thanks to @dohertyoona. I reached out to Oona (in the blue polo shirt here) to be in my next video. She sent back these clips of her and her friends and a beautiful message that you can read here: https://youtu.be/U2NFjq5-JQM

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Since the new song hasn’t been announced as a part of an album release, it might be a while longer before we see In Colour’s long-anticipated follow-up (though fans of his band The xx might not have to wait so long). 

A 12-inch version of “Idontknow” will be released on 1st May via Young Turks. Stream the song’s official audio via YouTube below: