Warp in the 00's is like Cleopatra or Invisible in the 90's. In the early days of all three of those labels, they put out some really great stuff for the times. It always seems, though, that when a label adds more and more artists to their roster, it's inevitable that the signature "sound" of that label loses focus. Nevermind that over the years the bands themselves will change their sound considerably. Case in point- the new Two Lone Swordsmen rock album. I'm not exactly waiting for Warp to release an "electronic tribute to the Buzzcocks" or anything like that anytime soon, though...
I have to agree with you. I haven't bought a Warp product in years. I guess I'll check out the compilations when they put those out, but I seem to generally expect more hip hop and rockish stuff from Warp these days.
> is it just me or does everything warp put out after
> "ultravisitor" suck ass? they fell off REAL hard. i
> guess great things don't last forever.