In 2009, Warp Records celebrate 20 years of pioneering the hypnotic groove. In that time they have gone from bleeps to soul, ambient to rock, but their interest in breaking new sounds has never abated. Here are some of their classic releases.
Selected Ambient Works Volume II
Aphex Twin
07 Mar '94
Hangable Auto Bulb
AFX
03 Oct '05
Hard Normal Daddy
Squarepusher
28 Apr '97
Big Loada
Squarepusher
21 Jul '97
Tri Repetae
Autechre
06 Nov '95
Music Has The Right To Children
Boards of Canada
20 Apr '98
Frequencies
LFO
22 Jul '91
Clonk's Coming
Sweet Exorcist
14 Jan '91
A Word Of Science
Nightmares On Wax
16 Sep '91
Azimuth
Kenny Larkin
08 Feb '94
The Journey Home
Drexciya
13 Feb '95
Elektroworld
Elecktroids
29 Aug '95
Color Strip
Jimmy Edgar
20 Feb '06
Smash
Jackson and His Computer Band
19 Sep '05
Los Angeles
Flying Lotus
09 Jul '08
Vocal Studies and Uprock Narratives
Prefuse 73
11 Jun '01
Blood, Looms & Blooms
Leila
07 Jul '08
Saint Dymphna
Gang Gang Dance
20 Oct '08
Mokhov
(Posted Jan 7 2009, 17:06)
Great to see Squarepusher's Big Loada here. "Journey to Reedham" and "Massif" are proper drum and bass classics.
Also, very nice graphic. I love the circuitry in the head. No surprise considering you designed some record covers here :)
Over the years, I’ve been privileged to design record sleeves for artists ranging from Model 500 to Harmonic 313. Not all are available at PMS, but here’s a selection.
Lies
Heartbreak
Label: Lex Records
Released: 28 Sep '08
Taking inspiration from the film posters of Dario Argento, I was asked to design this at the last minute but I’m pleased with how it turned out.
Dirtbox
Harmonic 313
Label: Warp Records
Released: 24 Nov '08
This was inspired by a display screen on one of the earliest supercomputers, made by the Control Data Corporation.
Ultravisitor
Squarepusher
Label: Warp Records
Released: 08 Mar '04
The photography here was by Eva Vermandel, and I kept the design simple and restrained to make it look more like a “serious” album.
Drukqs
Aphex Twin
Label: Warp Records
Released: 22 Oct '01
This turned out to be a big project for me as this was released in several formats, but real design credit should go to Richard D James.