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Warp 10+2 Classics

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This is a most awesome compilation containing so many of the early techno classics that are hard to get on cd, 12", or any other format. All the tracks are so good it;s hard to pick a favorite, but if I had to it would be Testone and Clonk by Sweet Exorcist. Most of the tehcno here is old bleep house, some has some acidic textures, and soem too is just old house techno. If you like this, or like acid house and classic house more you shold check out Waro 10=2 Influences. I cna't stop listenin!

This anthology does two things nicely: first, puts on a single metallic plate a lot of good tracks that are still relevant to contemporary electronic music. And then, it makes available a few songs that are very hard to find, even on tape or in some digital format. Except for Nightmares on Wax, all the other musicians are unavailable this side of the ocean.

This CD is a good remainder of what electronic sounds used to be: simple and intense. Uncluttered by layers of beeps and zaps, each song is about repetition and rythm. Most of the 80s music has aged like lava lamps: a kitch piece of forniture that has been rescued because of its pathetic ugliness. Not so for this music. Its roots are in the detroit sound, but also in the early Pink Floyd, Tangerine Dream and Kraftwerk. This could be dance music, but it really dares to stretch its boundaries.

Warp 10+2 is also a good album, with a twist similar to this one (vintage techno). The third of the series is made of entirely original music, with dense, fast remixes. It's a good counterpoint to the first two albums.

i bought this simply because it had "lfo" by lfo on it and like the other reviews said, good luck finding these tracks anywhere else. "aftermath" is probably my 2nd favorite on this cd. deep bass, simple song structure, spacy synths.... why cant somebody revive the blip?

Well if you there then you would know that these tunes were only played in generally illegal underground house parties, before house music ventured into the world of the nightclub.
Imagine a disused house filled with speakers like totems blaring the sound of a world we had only dreamt of, where all was possible, black and white united under one roof.
No class system just people dancing. no judgements, just house.
Bringing all together as one.
Unheard of at that time.
Respect to the true spirit of House...

Matador does an excellent job here of capturing a specific era of hypnotic, blippy, bleepy house. It took me back to the early west coast rave scene, when the "house is a feeling" motto thoroughly embraced cold, robotic textures and turned them into hot dancefloor anthems. The songs by LFO, Tricky Disco, Nightmares on Wax and Coco Steel make this album well worth its price.