Warp Records and the 'Artificial Intelligence' Era (1989–1994)

1. Warp Records founded in Sheffield

   Jan 1, 1989Labels: Warp Records, Steve Beckett, Sheffield

   • Warp Wiki

2. First Warp release: Forgemasters “Track With No Name”

   Jan 1, 1989Labels: Forgemasters, Warp Records

   • Warp Wiki
   • Forgemasters Wiki

3. Sweet Exorcist release “Testone,” shaping bleep techno

   Jan 1, 1990Labels: Sweet Exorcist, Warp Records

   • Sweet Exorcist Wiki

4. LFO’s breakthrough single “LFO” reaches wide audiences

   May 1, 1990Labels: LFO, Warp Records

   • Insomniac

5. Nightmares on Wax issues “Aftermath” as bleep expands

   Oct 8, 1990Labels: Nightmares on, Warp Records

   • Aftermath Bandcamp

6. LFO album *Frequencies* marks shift toward LP statements

   Jul 22, 1991Labels: LFO, Frequencies

   • Frequencies Wiki

7. Warp launches *Artificial Intelligence* compilation

   Jul 6, 1992Labels: Artificial Intelligence, Warp Records

   • AI Wiki
   • Guardian

8. Polygon Window’s *Surfing on Sine Waves* expands the series

   Jan 11, 1993Labels: Polygon Window, Aphex Twin

   • Surfing Wiki

9. The Black Dog Productions releases *Bytes* on Warp

   Mar 8, 1993Labels: Black Dog, Bytes

   • Bytes Wiki

10. B12’s *Electro-Soma* strengthens “home listening” techno

    Mar 29, 1993Labels: B12, Electro-Soma

    • Electro Soma Wiki

11. Speedy J’s *Ginger* highlights Warp’s international reach

    Jun 21, 1993Labels: Speedy J, Ginger

    • Ginger Wiki

12. Autechre’s *Incunabula* arrives as the series nears completion

    Nov 29, 1993Labels: Autechre, Incunabula

    • Incunabula Wiki

13. *Artificial Intelligence II* closes the original series

    May 30, 1994Labels: Artificial Intelligence, Warp Records

    • AI II Wiki