Philip Sherburne wrote:
quoted 3 lines What was your first Warp record, and how'd you get turned on?>
> What was your first Warp record, and how'd you get turned on?
>
Usually I don't fall for a "me too"-posting. I have to make an exception
here since Warp Records has been such a big part of my electronic music
collection (and career as a DJ).
The first Warp Records release I bought was LFO's ``Frequencies'' on
vinyl when it first came out about ten years ago. It has stayed in my all
time favourite list from ever since. I was quite active in the Amiga scene
at the time, and LFO's ``LFO'' was on some group's music disc. I just had
to get the record. Previously, I had experienced acid house in Ibiza first
hand in 1989, so I was already hooked on new beat and acid (to which I had
progressed from Laserdance, YMO, Koto, Kraftwerk and Jarre). Getting more
into the bleepy Sheffield sound was just a logical step forward. I was an
avid follower of Warp up until WAP70 or so, after that the catalogue
became a bit too heterogenous for my taste (isn't it weird, being a Finn
myself, that I don't much care for Jimi Tenor?). I have almost
instinctively collected each and every Autechre release there is, all on
vinyl and most release on CD as well (the curse of the DJ: you'll love
playing the vinyl but hate it at home since you'll have to flip sides -
so you buy both formats). During the past years I've passed many releases
(mainly because I've got too many labels I'm following like slave), though
I still actively support Warp by ordering their releases from WarpMart.
The graphic design of Warp sleeves has always been probably the best
I've ever seen. TDR's style has always appealed to my tastes (being
somewhat of a graphic design dilettante myself). All in all, Warp
Records have always known how to create a package that really, really
tickles my waddle. Case in point - Brothomstates' ``Claro''. What a
stunning cover (I won't even start on the music, I still can't verbalise
some of the tracks - Lassi's work is just awesome).
One thing I'd like to see again are Warp Records record bags. The one
that I have is starting to fall apart after some seven years of use. And
yes, I have the slipmats (silver foil logo), the t-shirts (reflective logo
on navy blue and charcoal gray, black puff logo on black and maroon
long-sleeve), the promotional cards, stickers, and whatnot. I'm wearing
the navy blue right now. So yes, you might say that Warp Records has been
quite an influence (though for sure not the only one).
I thank Warp for enriching my life for the past decade.
Cheers,
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