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Author
Rob Young
Paperback
192 pages
190 colour ills
27.0 x 22.0 cm
10.5 x 8.0 in
ISBN10: 1 904772 32 3
ISBN13: 978 1 904772 32 3
Praise for Warp
"This diligent inspection of the kinks and digressions in the Warp story reveals more of the underwiring of electronica than ever before."
The Wire
“This is one of the best label biographies we’ve ever read… The text is intelligently written, while just as crucial is the sleek modern design – which is Warp in a nutshell really.”
International DJ Magazine
"This book comes highly recommended (and not just for ex-ravers) and is an essential addition to any music lovers bookshelf."
Grafik
Warp Labels Unlimited
Warp is the first in a series of illustrated volumes under the title Labels Unlimited, surveying record labels whose innovative practices have stamped their identity on musical styles and shaken up the recording industry.
Since its foundation in 1989, Warp Records has become a synonym for futuristic adventures in sound and vision, from ‘intelligent’ techno to progressive hip-hop and adventurous rock. Warp tells the story of how a small Sheffield dance label grew to foster an international range of artists. including Aphex Twin, Autechre, Boards Of Canada, Broadcast, Vincent Gallo, LFO, Nightmares On Wax, Plaid, Prefuse 73, Squarepusher, Jimi Tenor and Tortoise, eventually adding film production to its list of credits with Chris Cunningham, Chris Morris, and Shane Meadows.
Coinciding with the rise of the internet as well as radical new music and multimedia technologies during the 1990s, which placed artistic control directly in the hands of musicians, Warp’s worldwide success had much to do with its unique relationship to its artists and a determination to remain independent and in control of its own destiny. Warp features interviews, unseen photos, documents, press releases and artefacts from the label’s lifespan as well as an essay on Warp’s artwork by Adrian Shaughnessy and a complete discography 1989-2005.
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