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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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> WARP RECORDS AND CAROLINE DISTRIBUTION JOIN FORCES
>
> Groundbreaking UK electronic label Warp Records has
> entered into an
> Exclusive Distribution agreement for the United
> States with Caroline
> Distribution. Warp is home to artists such as Aphex
> Twin, Nightmares On
> Wax, Boards Of Canada, Plaid, Autechre,
> Squarepusher, Broadcast, Two Lone
> Swordsmen, and numerous others. Since 1989, Warp has
> licensed its artists
> to domestic labels including Sire, TVT, Tommy Boy,
> Nothing, and most
> recently Matador, but has never had its own North
> American presence.
>
> That will change with the opening of an office in
> New York and
> distribution via Caroline, already the leading
> distributor of
> left-leaning electronic music in the U.S. ?We have
> always tried to have
> great artists, a strong label identity and high
> quality control but in
> the past have had to content ourselves with being
> released by other
> labels in the U.S. While most of our licencees have
> been excellent our
> ultimate goal has always been to release our own
> records over here and
> with our deal with Caroline this ambition has
> finally been fulfilled.
> Caroline are the perfect partners for us with an
> unrivaled track record
> in this field and will be a vital part of our
> attempt to forge closer
> links with our fans in the U.S.? (Warp) Says
> Caroline Director of
> Purchasing Michael Bull, ?We are delighted and
> honored to have Warp on
> board. They are the standard by which all other
> forward-thinking
> electronic labels are judged, and we are looking
> forward to helping them
> establish their own distinct identity in the U.S.?
>
> Warp?s first releases via Caroline will be Plaid?s
> Trainer and Two Lone
> Swordsmen?s Tiny Reminders on October 31st , and
> Jamie Lidell?s (of
> Superconductor) Muddlin Gear on November 28th . New
> albums by Autechre
> and Boards of Canada are due early in the new year.
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