Warp Records

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Warp Records is a British independent record label founded in Sheffield in 1989 by Steve Beckett, Robert Mitchell and Robert Gordon. It specialises in electronic, indie rock and experimental music by acts including Aphex Twin, Autechre, Boards of Canada, Squarepusher, Broadcast, Flying Lotus, Battles and Grizzly Bear. Warp began as a record shop in 1987, and released its first record, "Track With No Name" by Gordon's band Forgemasters, in 1989. In the early 1990s, Warp became associated with the UK bleep scene, releasing music by acts such as LFO, Sweet Exorcist and Nightmares on Wax. Rather than releasing singles by short-lived acts, Warp prioritised albums and artist longevity. In 1992, it released Artificial Intelligence, a compilation of tracks by various artists that helped establish intelligent dance music, a genre of electronic music intended for home listening rather than dancing. Gordon left in 1991 and Mitchell died in 2001, leaving Beckett as the head. Warp moved to London in...

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