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Warp Records
Founded 1989
Founder Steve Beckett
Rob Mitchell/Robert Gordon
Genre Electronic
IDM
Indie rock
Drum'n'bass
Country of origin England
Location Sheffield (1989-2000), London (2000-)
Official website http://www.warprecords.com/

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Founded by Steve Beckett and the late Rob Mitchell from their experiences working at the FON record store, alongside producer Robert Gordon, the label (whose name was chosen because the original name, 'Warped Records' was difficult to distinguish over the telephone[1]) soon became home to artists who would be highly influential in shaping the future of music.

The first release (WARP1) was by Forgemasters (produced by Robert Gordon), whose limited 500 copy pressing of "Track With No Name" was financed by an Enterprise Allowance grant and distributed in a borrowed car. It set a trend for the early releases both in terms of sound and the use of purple sleeves (designed by The Designers Republic). WikipediaNFCC#10c The follow up was Nightmares on Wax's "Dextrous", which charted, selling 30,000 copies despite a lack of promotion. Nightmares on Wax is DJ and musician George Evelyn (born c 1970 also known as DJ EASE (Experimental Sample Expert from Leeds, UK. This lead to greater commercial success; by its fifth release the label had its first top-twenty chart entry with LFO and their eponymous single, El Ef Oh, which sold 130,000 copies. LFO is an English Techno act on the Warp Records label LFO were pioneers of the bass-heavy techno music of the late 1980s to mid-1990s

The first album released was Sweet Exorcist's C. Richard H Kirk is an English Musician specializing in Electronic music since the 1970s C. E. P. in 1991. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. In the same year Robert Gordon left Warp acrimoniously.

Warp went on to release a series of singles and albums from 1992 under the Artificial Intelligence heading, a series of experimental electronic music releases by artists such as Aphex Twin (as Diceman and later Polygon Window), Autechre, B12, the Black Dog, Richie Hawtin and Alex Paterson (of the Orb). Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Artificial Intelligence is a series of Albums by Warp Records released from 1992 – 1994 to exhibit the capabilities and sounds of Autechre are an English Electronic music group consisting of Rob Brown and Sean Booth both natives of Rochdale, England. B12 are a British electronic music duo consisting of Mike Golding and Steve Rutter The Black Dog was founded by Ken Downie along with Ed Handley and Andy Turner Richard (Richie Hawtin (born June 4 1970, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England) is a English - Canadian Electronic The Orb are an English Electronic music group known for popularising Chill out music in the 1990s and spawning the genre of Ambient house. Initially all the album releases were gatefold sleeves and coloured vinyl, often with striking covers by The Designers Republic or Phil Wolstenholme. WikipediaNFCC#10c A VHS compilation of digitally animated music videos called Motion was released in conjunction with the second Artificial Intelligence compilation, and featured an early work by director David Slade. Computer-generated imagery Computer animation is the art of creating moving images with the use of Computers It is a subfield of Computer graphics A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. David Slade (born September 26[[ 969]] is a British Film director who began his career making Music videos.

Since then the label has evolved, and later artists were a similarly eclectic group, and included the influential DJ Andrew Weatherall (as Sabres of Paradise and later as Two Lone Swordsmen), the live sensation Red Snapper and experimental hip-hop group Antipop Consortium. Andrew Weatherall (born 6 April 1963, Windsor, England) is a DJ, producer, and Remixer. The Sabres of Paradise was an experimental group from the UK, active in the early 1990s whose roots were in the Acid house scene but later produced more The Two Lone Swordsmen are British house DJ and producer Andrew Weatherall and studio engineer Keith Tenniswood Red Snapper are a British instrumental band founded in London in 1993 by Ali Friend ( bass) Richard Thair ( Drums, and David Antipop Consortium are an Alternative hip hop group The group formed in 1997 when Beans, High Priest, M

In 1999 the label released Warp 10: Influences, Classics, Remixes, a compilation spanning six discs, featuring early acid house and techno music that influenced the label and its artists, as well as classic tracks from Warp's back catalog, and new remixes of Warp material. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Warp 10 is a series of Compilation albums issued by Warp Records in 1999 to celebrate the label's tenth anniversary A compilation album is an Album ( Music or Spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple Recording artists, often culled from a variety of Acid house is a sub-genre of House music that emphasizes a repetitive hypnotic and trance -like style with samples or spoken lines usually used rather than sung lyrics Techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s A remix is an alternative version of a song different from the original version The collection celebrated the label's tenth anniversary.

In 2000 the label moved its operation to London along with its physical music and merchandise store Warpmart. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

Co-founder Rob Mitchell passed away in 2001. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.

In January 2004 Warp Records launched an online digital music store, Bleep, notable for being among the few stores to completely avoid all digital rights management features in the downloadable tracks, unlike other music stores such as iTunes and Rhapsody. January 2004: &larr - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August Bleepcom is an Online digital music Retailer offering single track or whole Album DRM -free Mp3 and FLAC Digital rights management ( DRM) is a generic term that refers to Access control technologies used by hardware manufacturers publishers and Copyright holders The iTunes Store is a software-based online Digital media store operated by Apple Inc Rhapsody is an online music service run by RealNetworks. Launched in December 2001 Rhapsody was the first music service to offer streaming on-demand access to nearly

On September 27, 2004 Warp Records released its second music video compilation, named WarpVision, featuring most of the videos produced from 1989 to 2004. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics WarpVision The Videos 1989-2004 is a DVD released by British Record label Warp Records on September 27, 2004 which features Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

2005 saw the release of Warp, the first book in the Labels Unlimited series. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Labels Unlimited is a series of books designed to give an illustrated overview of influential Record labels. Written by Rob Young, the book gives an illustrated history of the label, as well as offering a complete discography. The article is about sound recordings For the Pet Shop Boys album see Discography The Complete Singles Collection. The Warp Records website said the book was “A very beautiful thing and like our very own This Is Your Life". This Is Your Life was a television documentary series hosted by its producer Ralph Edwards.

Notable artists from past and present

Sublabels

A number of sublabels have also been set up by Warp. Mira Calix, real name Chantal Passamonte is an artist signed to Warp Records, specialising in mixing her intimate vocals with jittering beats and experimental electronic textures Antipop Consortium are an Alternative hip hop group The group formed in 1997 when Beans, High Priest, M Autechre are an English Electronic music group consisting of Rob Brown and Sean Booth both natives of Rochdale, England. B12 are a British electronic music duo consisting of Mike Golding and Steve Rutter Battles is a critically acclaimed American Experimental rock band. Beans (aka Mr Ballbeam) hailing from White Plains, a suburb of New York City, is one of the founding members of New York's legendary Antipop The Black Dog was founded by Ken Downie along with Ed Handley and Andy Turner Boards of Canada (BoC are a Scottish Electronic music duo consisting of brothers Michael Sandison (born June 1, 1970) and Marcus Eoin Sandison Born Ruffians are a Canadian Indie rock band originally from the small town of Midland Ontario, located near Georgian Bay. Broadcast are an electronic Music band based in the Kings Heath part of Birmingham, England. Brothomstates (an anagram for " bathroomtests" is the stage name of Lassi Pekka Nikko, a Finnish IDM musician Richard (Richie Hawtin (born June 4 1970, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England) is a English - Canadian Electronic Flying Lotus ( né Steven Ellison is an experimental hip-hop music producer, Disc jockey, and Laptop musician from Winnetka California Gravenhurst is a vehicle for the music of singer-songwriter producer and multi-instrumentalist Nick Talbot who lives in Bristol, England and is currently signed Grizzly Bear is a Brooklyn -based Indie rock band currently on Warp Records. Jamie Lidell (born September 18 1973 in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England) is a musician Jackson and his Computer Band is an Intelligent dance music (IDM artist consisting of Jackson Fourgeaud a Parisian composer Jimi Tenor (born Lahti 1965 as Lassi Lehto) is a Finnish musician History Early life Jimmy Edgar is a Detroit -based electronic music artist signed to Warp Records. Richard H Kirk is an English Musician specializing in Electronic music since the 1970s LFO is an English Techno act on the Warp Records label LFO were pioneers of the bass-heavy techno music of the late 1980s to mid-1990s Luke Vibert is a British recording artist and producer known for his work in many subgenres of Electronica. Maxïmo Park (sometimes spelled Maximo Park) are an English Post-punk revival band signed to Warp Records, who formed in 2000 Mira Calix, real name Chantal Passamonte is an artist signed to Warp Records, specialising in mixing her intimate vocals with jittering beats and experimental electronic textures Nightmares on Wax is DJ and musician George Evelyn (born c 1970 also known as DJ EASE (Experimental Sample Expert from Leeds, UK. Pivot is an instrumental band from Sydney and Perth, Australia on Warp Records History Pivot are a 3 piece band based in Sydney Plaid is a British Electronic music duo comprising Andy Turner and Ed Handley and based out of London. Plone was an Electronic music band from Birmingham, England. The group was created in late 1994 when Mark Cancellara & Mike Johnston started Guillermo Scott Herren is a hip hop and IDM producer and Artist, who has been based out of Atlanta, Barcelona and Red Snapper are a British instrumental band founded in London in 1993 by Ali Friend ( bass) Richard Thair ( Drums, and David Richard Devine is an Atlanta -based electronic musician. He is recognized for producing a layered and heavily processed sound combining influences from Russell Haswell (born 1970 Coventry, UK is a multidisciplinary artist The Sabres of Paradise was an experimental group from the UK, active in the early 1990s whose roots were in the Acid house scene but later produced more Seefeel are a British Alternative rock group primarily active in the early to mid 1990s Speedy J (born Jochem George Paap in 1969, Rotterdam) is a Dutch Techno producer based in the Squarepusher is the performing Pseudonym of Tom Jenkinson, an English Electronic music artist signed to Warp Records. The Two Lone Swordsmen are British house DJ and producer Andrew Weatherall and studio engineer Keith Tenniswood Tyondai Braxton is an American Musician and the son of jazz musician multi-instrumentalist and composer Anthony Braxton. Vincent Gallo (born in Buffalo New York on April 11, 1961) is an American Film Actor and director,

In addition, Warp has set up a film company, Warp Films, as well as digital download store Bleep. Gift Records was a Record label set up by Steve Beckett and Rob Mitchell, the founders of the Intelligent Dance Music label Warp Records Lex Records is an Independent record label founded by Tom Brown in 2001. Arcola is an offshoot of the Record label Warp Records. It was set up in late 2003, and takes its name from the Arcola Theatre, Arcola Street Warp Films, a side project of Warp Records, was set up in 1999 with funding from NESTA. Bleepcom is an Online digital music Retailer offering single track or whole Album DRM -free Mp3 and FLAC

Selected Discography

Artificial Intelligence Series

[2]

Compilations

[3]

References

  1. ^ Young, R: "Warp", Labels Unlimited, 2005, ISBN 978-1904772323
  2. ^ http://www.vinylnet.co.uk/record-label-discographies.asp link
  3. ^ http://www.vinylnet.co.uk/record-label-discographies.asp link

See also

External links

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