My first post hadn't to do anything to diss Warp. It just only as you've
seen and followed Warp from _the beginning_ like me..
The history of Warp can be divided in three phases. The first being the
'purple period'.. Records like LFO and Dextrous by NOW, Clonk etc..
Second period starts with Artificial Intelligence, with B12, BDP etc.
This list should know..
Third period is now and future, in which they try to catch a broader range.
from trip-hop to neo-electro. And to my opinion they want to catch to broad
and don't come up themselves with new artists as before.. Mike P. was
around Mike Ink even longer around.. Things we already know come. They
better concentrate instead of catching everything.
some quotes from a B12 interview (dutch mag):
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Steve: "the explosive grow of the dance scene can be thanked to Warp,
that's true. But Warp is trying to hard to grow further. They publish too
much middle-class albums, the level isn't as high as three years ago. And
I've got the idea it's getting worse. Nowadays they don't mind publishing
an album that isn't good but does sell. In the past they just shouldn't do
that."
Rob: "With LFO and Sweet Exorcist and later on the AI-series Warp stood on
the basis of the present music scene. Such developments arise sponteanous.
The problems come with the follow-up. There did it went wrong with Warp.
Again they tried to start a new hype. Just like last year with electro, it
was a mess. If you ask me the Warp train has stopped after the second AI."
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and honestly I agree with every word myself, it already started with the
releases of Sabres etc..
howdy
~ Adrian Cogger