A memorable snapshot of an era which many longtime Warp aficionados think of fondly as representing the very pinnacle of the label’s musical prowess, and for anyone wishing to delve further into Warp’s back catalog, a handy list of every WAP (singles and EPs with catalog numbers from 1 to 99) and WARP (albums with catalog numbers from 1 to 55) release up to that time was included inside the compilation’s CD booklet.
Tag: Wax Trax!
Music Mondays 005 :: Cabaret Voltaire and the birth of techno
With a brief look at some notables along the road, Chang Terhune’s Music Mondays aims to shed light on both new and old(er) music over a wide spectrum of sound (and vision). This week: Cabaret Voltaire.
The KLF :: Chill Out (Wax Trax! / KLF Communications)
The album captures the dizzying sensation of a thirty-hour automobile trip as experienced in that peculiar sensory zone that exists between sleep and brainless absorption of random stimuli.
Autechre :: Tri Repetae (Warp)
On Tri Repetae they found the magic formula to organize noise into pleasant tones that fill the entire spectrum of sound. Groundbreaking in its simple […]
Meat Beat Manifesto :: Storm The Studio (Sweatbox / Wax Trax!)
From the way Jack Dangers chose multiple versions of the same song to the unexpected blasts of pure unadulterated distortion, to the chugging beats 10 years ahead of their time.