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The Hawtin album gets my vote too. Unique release back then. Sabres & 93-94 Aphex close behind.

― blunt, Friday, 4 May 2007 20:19 (nineteen years ago)

Blunt otm :/

― jim, Friday, 4 May 2007 20:20 (nineteen years ago)

CLASSICS

i too want to know if lfam is serious

― deej, Friday, 4 May 2007 20:28 (nineteen years ago)

i am pretty sure these are my keepers.

warp01 . sweet exorcist - cc:ep . 14.01.1991 (=wap13)
warp02 . pioneers of the hypnotic groove . 28.05.1991
warp03 . lfo - frequencies . 22.07.1991 [tommy boy]
warp04 . nightmares on wax - a word of science . 16.09.1991
warp06 . (artificial intelligence) . 06.07.1992
warp07 . polygon window - (surfing on sine waves) . 11.08.1993
warp08 . black dog productions - (bytes) . 08.03.1993
warp14 . speedy j. - ginger . 21.06.1993 [xxxx_xx_xx]
warp17 . autechre - incunabula . [2x12"/cd] 29.11.1993
warp21 . aphex twin - selected ambient works ii . [3x12"/2xcd] 07.03.1994
warp23 . (artificial intelligence ii) . 30.05.1994
warp25 . autechre - amber . [2x12"/cd] 07.11.1994
warp26 . sabres of paradise - haunted dancehall . 28.11.1994
warp27 . speedy j. - g-spot . 27.03.1995
warp28 . seefeel - succour . 20.03.1995
warp30 . aphex twin - i care because you do . [2x12"/cd] 24.04.1995
warp35 . elecktroids - electro world . 29.08.1995
warp36 . nightmares on wax - smokers delight . 25.09.1995 [tvt]
warp38 . autechre - tri repetae . [2x12"/cd] 06.11.1995
warp39 . lfo - advance . 29.01.1996
warp40 . bl-3ch . [mc] 11.12.1995
warp43 . aphex twin - richard d. james album . [12"/cd] 04.11.1996
warp49 . autechre - chiastic slide . [2x12"/cd] 17.02.1997
warp50 . squarepusher - hard normal daddy . [2x12"/cd] 28.04.1997
warp55 . boards of canada - music has the right to children . [10" promo/2x12"/cd] 20.04.1998
warp64 . plone - for beginner piano . [12"/cd] 13.09.1999
warp66 . autechre - lp5 . [2x12"/cd] 13.07.1998
warp67 . warp¹º +1 influences . [4x12"/2xcd] 11.10.1999
warp68 . warp¹º +2 classics 1989-92 . [4x12"/2xcd] 11.10.1999
warp69 . warp¹º +3 remixes . [4x12"/2xcd] 11.10.1999
warp70 . boards of canada - twoism . [lp/cd] 25.11.2002
warp74 . plaid - trainer . [3x12"/2xcd] 10.07.2000
warp83 . prefuse 73 - vocal studies and uprock narratives . [2x"/cd] 11.06.2001 [album sampler]
warp86 . chris clark - clarence park . [cd] 04.2001
warp88 . brothomstates - claro . [2x12"/cd] 17.09.2001
warp90 . the other people place - lifestyles of the laptop café . [2x12"/cd] 03.09.2001
warp92 . aphex twin - drukqs . [4x12"/2xcd] 22.10.2001 [2 track promo cd] [5 track promo cd] [sire]
warp101 . boards of canada - geogaddi . [3x12"/cd/ltd cd] 18.02.2002 [promo 12"]
warp102 . aphex twin - 26 mixes for cash . [2xcd] 03.2003
warp111 . autechre - draft 7.30 . [2x12"/cd] 03.2003
warp128 . autechre - confield . [2x12"/cd] 04.2001
warp180 . autechre - untilted . [2x12"/cd] 04.2005

― tricky, Friday, 4 May 2007 20:28 (nineteen years ago)

but twoism does not belong in this list really.

― tricky, Friday, 4 May 2007 20:31 (nineteen years ago)

I also really love Richard Kirk's Virtual State. I was a huge Cabs fan and liked Sweet Exorcist but was more into what Virtual State had to offer at the time. It's a really beautiful and amazing sounding album.

― dan selzer, Friday, 4 May 2007 20:38 (nineteen years ago)

yeah, i love that record too.

― jed_, Friday, 4 May 2007 20:41 (nineteen years ago)

yup, i missed that one. sweet exorcist is a sentimental fave. obv the singles are way better than the albums.

― tricky, Friday, 4 May 2007 20:41 (nineteen years ago)

my top picks are "time tourist" and "smoker's delight"

warp03 . lfo - frequencies
warp07 . polygon window - (surfing on sine waves)
warp08 . black dog productions - (bytes)
warp21 . aphex twin - selected ambient works ii
warp24 . coco steel and lovebomb - it!
warp26 . sabres of paradise - haunted dancehall
pup1 . black dog productions - spanners
warp31 . sabres of paradise - versus
warp35 . elecktroids - electro world
warp36 . nightmares on wax - smokers delight
warp37 . b12 - timetourist
warp38 . autechre - tri repetae
warp39 . lfo - advance
warp48 . jimi tenor - intervision
warp49 . autechre - chiastic slide
warp52 . broadcast - work and non work
warp55 . boards of canada - music has the right to children
warp62 . squarepusher - budakhan mindphone
warp65 . broadcast - the noise made by people
warp66 . autechre - lp5
warp90 . the other people place - lifestyles of the laptop café
warp101 . boards of canada - geogaddi
warp106 . broadcast - ha ha sound

comps aside (all the comps are A+) (including comps like "trainer" and "future crayon") these are the ones that really rock my world

― moonship journey to baja, Friday, 4 May 2007 20:48 (nineteen years ago)

i was wondering if anyone was going to rep for coco steel.

the first chris clark album is really underrated i think. at least no one ever talks about it. it's very neo aphex twin from a few years earlier, but it's easily just as good just not in the muso way.

― tricky, Friday, 4 May 2007 20:51 (nineteen years ago)

we talked about it alot on ilm when it came out

― chaki, Friday, 4 May 2007 20:55 (nineteen years ago)

chris clark is underrated in general. he came too late. his last EP is amazing.

― cutty, Friday, 4 May 2007 20:57 (nineteen years ago)

not sure about best...but Geogaddi is my overall favorite

― stephen, Friday, 4 May 2007 21:32 (nineteen years ago)

my second choice would be Work and Non Work...love that collection

― stephen, Friday, 4 May 2007 21:33 (nineteen years ago)

A lot of great stuff but Intervision is one of my top 5 favourite records ever.

― admrl, Friday, 4 May 2007 21:41 (nineteen years ago)

I think I'm going to vote for Tri Repetae, but I really mean Tri Repetae++.
Actually, I think I'll go for Clark's Body Riddle, which needs more love than it gets.

― Z S, Friday, 4 May 2007 22:33 (nineteen years ago)

LFO Advance for me. Was a tough one but that's what I went for in the end. I still remember the excitement when that album came out. Good memories.

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Friday, 4 May 2007 22:44 (nineteen years ago)

a couple of tracks on that are up there with the best electronic tracks ever ("tied up"!!) but some of them are sort of snoozy ... same feelings about "sheath" and "frequencies", honestly.

― moonship journey to baja, Friday, 4 May 2007 22:55 (nineteen years ago)

i voted for lp5

― tricky, Friday, 4 May 2007 23:19 (nineteen years ago)

The first Nightmare on Wax is a terrific album, so warm, original and funky and with none of the lazy soul stoner affectations of the later stuff. I have a lot of the other albums from the early years, and they're patchy. Even in those days, Warp was overrated. They rejected Aphex's early material and only signed him later when R&S had put out SAW. LFO put out some great vinyl then seemed to lose it on the first album. Fuse only had one or two tracks, the rest of that record is pretty corny. Honourable mention to Sweet Exorcist, for their early bizarre and creative direction.

― moley, Saturday, 5 May 2007 01:32 (nineteen years ago)

Aw mj2b, I know you want to kill that which yyou once loved; but "Cliffs". GThe end of the bergunnung of pre-tense. = not hating. - Most beautiful

― Noodle Vague, Saturday, 5 May 2007 01:41 (nineteen years ago)

I miss ice=cream sundaes at the seaside. I miss being at the seaside.

― Noodle Vague, Saturday, 5 May 2007 01:43 (nineteen years ago)

I say BOC _"Music Has The Right..." for me, though I love all their stuff. And Richard H. Kirk's stuff, too. And the "Classics:Influences " 2 CD. How was that RHK early recordings compilation Mute put out a few years back? Anyone?

― Capitaine Jay Vee, Saturday, 5 May 2007 01:50 (nineteen years ago)

Blech totally changed my life.

― Mister Craig, Saturday, 5 May 2007 01:53 (nineteen years ago)

I salute his salute to all dem people who say "FUCK YOU"

― Noodle Vague, Saturday, 5 May 2007 01:53 (nineteen years ago)

IT's TRUE I ALWAYS WANTED LOVE TO BE FILLED WITH BREAD

― Noodle Vague, Saturday, 5 May 2007 01:55 (nineteen years ago)

i too want to know if lfam is serious

not really i guess, but i really dislike squarepusher

― lfam, Saturday, 5 May 2007 02:12 (nineteen years ago)

oh bloody hell!

― the next grozart, Saturday, 5 May 2007 02:14 (nineteen years ago)

SOB!

― the next grozart, Saturday, 5 May 2007 02:14 (nineteen years ago)

Oh alright it's Autechre's LP5!!!

― the next grozart, Saturday, 5 May 2007 02:15 (nineteen years ago)

Disliking Squarepusher is the point of Squarepusher. B'DUM DUDDLY DIM DUM BUNK DUM DUM DING DENK A DENK DENK DYUNK

― Noodle Vague, Saturday, 5 May 2007 02:15 (nineteen years ago)

DIDDLYOTM!

― the next grozart, Saturday, 5 May 2007 02:20 (nineteen years ago)

Early Squarepusher live was amazing. Try dancing to THIS you fuckers!

― Mister Craig, Saturday, 5 May 2007 02:23 (nineteen years ago)

i still their reputation and their catalogue are mismatched

― lfam, Saturday, 5 May 2007 02:26 (nineteen years ago)

you never them.

― blunt, Saturday, 5 May 2007 02:49 (nineteen years ago)

on a money

― lfam, Saturday, 5 May 2007 03:02 (nineteen years ago)

lol maximo park

*votes for maximo park*

― electricsound, Saturday, 5 May 2007 03:21 (nineteen years ago)

LPfucking5. Beautiful.

― Turangalila, Saturday, 5 May 2007 06:25 (nineteen years ago)

― am0n, Saturday, 5 May 2007 06:38 (nineteen years ago)

I think SAWII is the only classic of the entire bunch for me.

Try dancing to THIS you fuckers!

LOL annoying cunty attitude.

― braveclub, Saturday, 5 May 2007 08:02 (nineteen years ago)

Cos obviously anyone who wants to *dance* to electronic music is, y'know, stupid or something.

― braveclub, Saturday, 5 May 2007 08:03 (nineteen years ago)

Despite being a twat last night, I are still WARP 4 LIFE, mufferfukkaz.

Todayz 5:

1. Aphex Twin - SAW II
2. Autechre - LP5
3. Prefuse 73 - Vocal Studies
4. Aphex Again - RDJ Ablum
5. 2 Lone Swordsmen - Tiny Reminders

List subject to change during next 10 minutes.

― Noodle Vague, Saturday, 5 May 2007 10:09 (nineteen years ago)

I could've voted for A Word Of Science or Blech, but I picked Stay Down by Two Lone Swordsmen. Where's the love for that record? I love it how it's both trippy and melancholy, like Mouse on Mars on depressants. Though the EP that preceded it (A Bag of Blue Sparks) is maybe even better.

― Tuomas, Saturday, 5 May 2007 11:10 (nineteen years ago)

this blech was better than the CD release (although both are great)

http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?what=R&obid=30565

― jed_, Saturday, 5 May 2007 13:40 (nineteen years ago)

Speaking of Blech, who the hell was DJ Mink? I don't think I've ever heard anything by him except "Hey Hey Can You Relate", which is great.

― Tuomas, Saturday, 5 May 2007 14:02 (nineteen years ago)

Maximo Park are on Warp? Weird.

― chap, Saturday, 5 May 2007 14:10 (nineteen years ago)

yes, all the 'Darkstar' samples - made me love that movie (xpost)

― blueski, Saturday, 5 May 2007 14:11 (nineteen years ago)

i didnt realize people were hating on frequencies. wow. so LFO jumped the shark before the first album?

i am going with haunted dancehall just because i love the vibe created there

― artdamages, Saturday, 5 May 2007 14:49 (nineteen years ago)

looking at the catalogue their post millenial releases are embarrassing for all involved.

― artdamages, Saturday, 5 May 2007 14:50 (nineteen years ago)

RONG

― Noodle Vague, Saturday, 5 May 2007 14:54 (nineteen years ago)

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^^^ absolutely! is the best autechre record (always prefered cichli suite to chiastic slide as well)

― 696, Saturday, 26 May 2007 15:16 (nineteen years ago)

Why isn't EP 7 there?

I'm strangely partial to that, and also to Incunabula

― Hurting 2, Saturday, 26 May 2007 15:44 (nineteen years ago)

nine years pass...

Clark is consistently good

https://soundcloud.com/throttleclark/peak-magnetic

― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Friday, 14 April 2017 05:26 (nine years ago)

I keep forgetting that Maximo Park were on Warp.

― ...so music and chicken have become intertwined (Turrican), Friday, 14 April 2017 17:18 (nine years ago)

I like the "Butterfly Prowler" track on the new Clark album. His tracks can get a bit cluttered/muddled.. there's a lot going on in some of them, but it can be sort of impenetrable or too compressed-sounding.

― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Friday, 14 April 2017 19:27 (nine years ago)

https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/track-by-track/track-by-track-clark-on-death-peak

He's did this track-by-track description, it's worth a gander

― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Friday, 14 April 2017 19:33 (nine years ago)

That's a good description of his tracks ^ Some of them really hit the sweet spot for me, the closest he's come to a fully realized success is "Clark" I think.

― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Friday, 14 April 2017 19:49 (nine years ago)

good description in reference to your post braunld

― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Friday, 14 April 2017 19:50 (nine years ago)

The s/t is pretty solid throughout, been meaning to purchase it but something else always comes up. I read an interview where he talks about the book Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer, and how the album (s/t) is sort of based on/related to it.. anyway, made me pick up the book and it was good, easy/engaging sci fi. Haven't yet delved further into the trilogy, though.

― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Friday, 14 April 2017 20:15 (nine years ago)

https://www.amazon.com/Annihilation-Novel-Southern-Reach-Trilogy/dp/0374104093

i meant to link that

― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Friday, 14 April 2017 20:16 (nine years ago)

Oh nice, i'll have to check that book out. Reading the article that explains his recording process was really interesting. His enthusiasm for explaining the visceral sounds he achieves is v cool. Not sure it always translates to the most enjoyable experience but ymmv

― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Friday, 14 April 2017 21:16 (nine years ago)

Might be near to redo this poll with all the stuff that's come out since then.

― Crazy Eddie & Jesus the Kid (Raymond Cummings), Friday, 14 April 2017 21:28 (nine years ago)

Drukqs is the best Warp Records album, objectively speaking

― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Friday, 14 April 2017 22:46 (nine years ago)

Plone were really good and underrated. Second unreleased album was aces

― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Friday, 14 April 2017 22:48 (nine years ago)

if we can judge an album by the ILM threads it inspires drukqs is a truly dreadful album

― the late great, Friday, 14 April 2017 22:52 (nine years ago)

objectively speaking

― Raul Chamgerlain (Noodle Vague), Friday, 14 April 2017 23:15 (nine years ago)

Surprised at how low the critical stock of Amber was nine years ago.

― Siegbran, Friday, 14 April 2017 23:20 (nine years ago)

i like and love a lot of stuff here.. and there's a bunch of stuff i haven't heard..
these are all especially magical:

the other people place - lifestyles of the laptop café
autechre - tri repetae
aphex twin - i care because you do
jackson & his computer band - smash
b12 - timetourist
boards of canada - twoism

― a but (brimstead), Saturday, 15 April 2017 00:45 (nine years ago)

oh chris clark - clarence park too.

― a but (brimstead), Saturday, 15 April 2017 00:46 (nine years ago)

love this from clark's ceramics is the bomb ep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqHIqX8KB-E

― a but (brimstead), Saturday, 15 April 2017 00:48 (nine years ago)

Drukqs is the best Warp Records album, objectively speaking
― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Friday, April 14, 2017 10:46 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

^ OTM.

― ...so music and chicken have become intertwined (Turrican), Saturday, 15 April 2017 00:55 (nine years ago)

yeah, Amber is great.. (re: Autechre)

the early-mid 00s stuff (Draft + Untilted) is possibly my favorite of theirs. The AE_LIVE material is underrated as well

― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Sunday, 16 April 2017 20:43 (nine years ago)

Quaristice, too. No other Autechre album has so much variety and consistently playable material.. probably top 3-5 for me

― braunld (Lowell N. Behold'n), Sunday, 16 April 2017 20:44 (nine years ago)

my housemate was playing the Plone album just yesterday and if anything it still sounds amazing

― Lennon, Elvis, Hendrix etc (dog latin), Monday, 17 April 2017 00:05 (nine years ago)

DL - Have you heard the second Plone album, it's a really evolved sound, almost reminds me more of pre-Mum at times.

Heard new Clark album this weekend and "Butterfly Prowler" and "Peak Magnetic" are the stand out tracks. His formula seems a bit predictable in that he has way too many ideas lobbed on top of some tracks that are also trying to make you move. Doesn't quite work for me.

― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Monday, 17 April 2017 20:38 (nine years ago)

I kinda forgot that Flying Lotus, Rustie, and Hudson Mohawke are on Warp.

― change display name (Jordan), Monday, 17 April 2017 20:45 (nine years ago)

Feel like Broadcast would place higher if this was re-polled

― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Monday, 17 April 2017 20:46 (nine years ago)

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