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Warp Records turned 25 this year.
To celebrate this occasion, Bleep has selected a track from each year, presenting you a 25 Years of Warp sampler, illustrating the strength and diversity in their catalogue, and how it has evolved to the present day.
In addition: to round off 2014, we are offering 20% off all Warp CD and digital albums from 2014.
Track With No Name
Forgemasters
Warp10+2 Classics 89-92
5:09
Buy
Still sounding as thrillingly forbidding now as it did on its first release, this 5 minute excursion of unlit techno from Sheffield signposted the genesis of Warp Records.
LFO (Leeds Warehouse Mix)
LFO
Frequencies
3:27
Buy
This eponymous first offering was the splintered acidic soundtrack to LFO’s rise from the Northern underground into unequivocal dance trailblazers.
Trick Jack
Sweet Exorcist
Clonk's Coming
6:58
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As part of Warp’s first foray in to the realm of the long-player, Trick Jack is an irresistible influx of Sheffield’s bleep-laden club scene of the early 90s.
Basscadet
Autechre
Incunabula
5:23
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With it’s unforgiving, rattling crescendo and contorted vocal refrain, Basscadet marked Autechre out as an electronic duo looking to defy both convention and genre.
Spangle
Seefeel
Starethrough EP
7:21
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Existing at the interchange between shoegaze fuzz and what was seen at the time as ambient IDM, Spangle showcased Warp’s first guitar based signings and brought their sprawling brilliance to the masses.
Nights Introlude
Nightmares On Wax
Smokers Delight
4:40
Buy
By sampling Quincy Jones’ Summer In The City, Nightmares On Wax created a moonlit meander with trip hop sentiments and smooth, jazz infused syncopations.
Void/Comm
B12
Time Tourist
5:49
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Through the creation of a dystopian universe where interpersonal contact and human intellect is void, B12 brought forward their cinematic techno magnum opus.
Headspin
Plaid
Not For Threes
5:34
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Since their inception, Plaid have always been embodiments of Warp’s left-of-centre vision. This carefully calculated exercise in polyrhythmic production and spacey melodies is a perfect example why.
Aquarius
Boards of Canada
Music Has The Right To Children
5:58
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Justifying the undying cult discipleship that Boards Of Canada have- Aquarius is a winding, eerie offering which manages to deploy vocal samples from Sesame Street which create nostalgia and trepidation in equal measure.
Windowlicker
Aphex Twin
Windowlicker
6:08
Buy
Fans have already voted for Windowlicker as the most popular cut on Warp’s shelves. It is certainly no surprise that the glitchy surrealism that beguiled listeners in 1999 still reverberates today. A golden hour for the cryptic symphonist.
Come On Let's Go
Broadcast
Come On Let's Go
3:17
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At the turn of the new millennia, the unwinding melody of Come On Let’s Go arrived with a streak of all-too-calm unease and all the sentiments of a band of proud outsiders.
Let Me Be Me
The Other People Place
Lifestyles Of The Laptop Café
7:46
Buy
A wonderfully timeless heart-felt rendition of Drexciyan electro with a longing for acceptance from the elusive Detroit producer, a diamond of both Warp and James Stinson's back catalogue.
Do You Know Squarepusher
Squarepusher
Do You Know Squarepusher
5:05
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Having originally surfaced as an untitled single in 2001, this disintegrated workout of 2 step beat patterns and ethereal vocals soon became a call to arms for those who didn’t know to reacquaint themselves with the genre-melding maestro.
Slow Spines
Clark
Empty The Bones Of You
3:38
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With nods to his distinctive brand of guttering IDM, Slow Spines sees Clark in his more delicate mood as a glassy beat patters along the intricate synth line before the track steadily inverts.
I Wanna Be Your STD
Jimmy Edgar
Bounce, Make, Model
5:06
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With it’s late night, ultraviolet glimmer and silky futuristic production, Jimmy Edgar’s 2004 floor filler still stands tall as a prime example of stripped down club-centric glow.
A Little Bit More
Jamie Lidell
Multiply
3:06
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Lidell’s affinity for ear worm melodies and inimitable vocals excels itself on A Little Bit More, an effortlessly soulful cookout anthem fuelled by an unforgettable baritone refrain.
Colorado
Grizzly Bear
Yellow House
6:14
Buy
As is the same with all of Grizzly Bear’s output, Colorado is remarkably rich in atmosphere and brimming with ambition. It capped off Grizzly Bear’s stunning second full length in a cinematic and stirring fashion.
Atlas
Battles
Mirrored
7:07
Buy
Rulebooks for hit singles were torn up and forgotten about when Atlas dropped. It’s extraterrestrial chorus and unforgivingly pounding beat made for one of the most distinctive singles in Warp’s catalogue.
Dirtbox
Harmonic 313
Dirtbox
4:31
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The turbulent bass line and hip-hop orientated beat of Dirtbox plays perfectly off of the brighter sharper shots of synth. The track further cements Mark Pritchard’s status as one of dance music’s true chameleons.
Polkadot Blues
Hudson Mohawke
Polyfolk Dance
2:59
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Before the cosigns from the likes of Drake and Kanye, Hudson Mohawke was excelling with this overexcited brand of avant-garde rap beats. Just as cluttered as it is clean, Polkadot Blues is a polyphonic victory.
Emerald and Lime
Brian Eno & Jon Hopkins & Leo Abrahams
Small Craft On A Milk Sea
3:02
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Through this collaboration with Jon Hopkins and Leo Abrahams, Eno was able to unveil one of his most poignantly simplistic compositions. An emotive arrangement executed faultlessly.
Hover Traps
Rustie
Glass Swords
3:00
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Hover Traps embodies the bullheaded confidence that Rustie brought to dance music with Glass Swords. With pogoing synth riffs and shamelessly overt melodies, this is the sound of finding your feet and losing your inhibitions all at once.
Goooo
TNGHT (Hudson Mohawke x Lunice)
TNGHT
3:21
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Aside from carrying one of the most detectable hooks in modern dance history, Goooo is a landmark in the explosion of US rap production on to dance floors all over the globe.
Zebra
Oneohtrix Point Never
R Plus Seven
6:44
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From the staccato spaciousness of the opening motif, Zebra collects Oneohtrix’s far-reaching influences and gives them room to breathe before compressing them further. Testament to Lopatin’s affinity for the careful arrangement of sound.
Never Catch Me (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
Flying Lotus
You're Dead!
3:54
Buy
This track sounds like a victory lap and a swan song all at once. Kendrick’s caramel flow jives above the idiosyncratic production of FlyLo for a collaboration that manages to sound - aptly - one step ahead of you.
