Warp Records
See: !!! (chk chk chk) release new video for UR Paranoid
Art/Dance/Punk scenesters (delete as appropriate) !!! have released new music UR Paranoid and Off the Grid, and predictably it’s gluey, throbbing electro goodness, full of chanted verses, tinny high hats and a vibe that pulls you inside out over the dancefloor. The band have released a statement with it, saying “Who doesn’t feel paranoid or …
Album Review : Flying Lotus’ ‘Flamagra’
Steven Ellison, aka Flying Lotus, has been on an upward swing from the moment he arrived in 2006 with his debut 1983. Falling comfortably into the shoes of producers like Madlib and J Dilla, with also element of psych, hip hop, trip hop, and jazz, each Flying Lotus record ups the one that came before. …
Album Review : Oneohtrix Point Never’s ‘Age Of’
Daniel Lopatin’s musical worlds are labyrinthine to say the least. A Oneohtrix Point Never record is like some vast, crystalline museum where you bask in the beauty of art, ancient objects, and philosophies that you don’t quite understand but they entrance you nonetheless. Lopatin curates walks through his psyche with each successive record; each one …
News: Autechre to release NTS Radio Residency on Vinyl/CD
Legendary IDM/Techno duo Autechre have revealed a physical release of their NTS Radio residency which airs through April, and features new and original music. Available via Warp Records in Complete Box Sets (12LP and 8CD), Individual Sessions (3LP) and High-Quality Download options. Preorders include instant, high quality downloads directly following the shows airing. Sessions 2-4 …
Music News : Oneohtrix Point Never Announce New Album ‘Age Of’, Out June 1st
Daniel Lopatin has been on one hell of a creative streak the last 2 1/2 years. First he released the groundbreaking Oneohtrix Point Never record Garden Of Delete, which to my ears was a next level album. That record took everything he’d culminated and built since his debut with Betrayed in the Octagon in 2007 …
Track: Kwes – Midori
Lewisham producer Kwes, best known for his production work with the likes of Bobby Womack, NAO, Solange, and Loyle Carner, plus he mixed label mate Kelela’s debut album ‘Take Me Apart’, is back with an EP of his own after five years. Titled Songs for Midi, and it’s an ode to his two year old …
Playlist: Rare gems from the Warp Records Catalogue 1989-1994
The story of Warp is now a thing of legend. Born out in Sheffield’s FON record shop by store workers Steve Beckett and the late Rob Mitchell, alongside record producer Robert Gordon. Originally named Warped, it was shortened when the trio discovered it was difficult to distinguish over the phone. Like any new label, they …
News: Lonelady reveals Manchester Installation
LONELADY PRESENTS: Scrub Transmissions / TRANSMISSION COMMENCES 18TH FEBRUARY Warp’s LoneLady can now announce a temporary installation project, in which she has embedded an mp3 device into a patch of wasteground in a location on the outskirts of Manchester. A rumination on the built environment, a discreet intervention. This edition takes place in Miles Platting, …
See: Mark Pritchard releases new video for Come Let Us (feat. Gregory Whitehead)
Mark Pritchard has been releasing music under different guises for nearly 3 decades (Global Communication, Reload, Africa Hitech, Harmonic 313, Harmonic 33, to name a few) but reverted to his real name for 2016’s critically acclaimed ‘Under the Sun’. He’s returning this spring with ‘The Four Worlds’, an eight track collection, in the same musical …
News: Lorenzo Senni & Francesco Fantini – The Challenge original soundtrack as artbook/Vinyl 2nd March via Warp
Warp wunderkind Lorenzo Senni can now announce details of the vinyl release of the original soundtrack for short film The Challenge. The release exposes Lorenzo Senni as a musical chameleon – blending the sound into the body of the film, making the music a collaborative character rather than an accompaniment. The producer may be best …