Various (Boards of Canada, Autechre, Broadcast etc.)

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4...according to our Ant on Fri 06 Nov, 2009.

Now for some stuff that Warp probably deemed unworthy of release at the time but are trying to convince us its some sort of hidden treasure... Lets see what 'Unheard' has to offer... It kicks off the Boards of Canada's 'Seven Forty Seven' which is actually a sweet track. I cant imagine any BOC fan rejecting this as useless twoddle. Plaid do their sugary playful melody routine nicely on 'Dett' and I must say I'm rather enjoying it. It actually feels refreshing revisiting this sound while every man and his dog is churning out droney gear. Autechre 'Oval Moon (IBC mix)' sounds really VERY early with it's clear warmth and fairly straightforward drum programming. If you hark for the era before they chopped everything into a million pieces and rearranged it then take a hit of this as it even has some acid action! Lush Artificial Intelligence era stuff. The Elecktroids tune is really unlike any of their other recordings. Its a bit of a squelcher and more straight up floor techno than electro. I reckon this one would make more sense in the mix. Its pretty short though and I think its probably been selected just to have some previously unreleased James Stinson stuff see the light of day which is no bad thing. I could go on but you'd get bored and so would I... More tunes from Clark, Flying Lotus, Broadcast, Seefeel and Nightmares On Wax who have some PROPER oldskool tracks on here. I have little interest in what Warp are up to these days, but let's not forget their history... None of these are classics but it's cool to hear some unreleased stuff that the older gang were creating back in the day.

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An eleven track collection of secret treasures rediscovered from the Warp vaults. Unreleased songs
by Boards Of Canada, Autechre, Broadcast, Plaid, Nightmares On Wax, Flying Lotus and many more.

These songs dating from right across Warp’s 20 year history have never been released
digitally, only previously appearing on vinyl recently as part of the £100 ‘Warp20
(Box Set)’. Warp have been inundated with requests from fans for a digital release
and here it is, re-sequenced especially for this format.

The unheard and rare pieces include Boards Of Canada’s near-mythical ‘Seven
Forty Seven’, the first music Mike and Marcus have let out since 2006’s ‘Trans
Canada Highway’.

Also included is pre-‘Incunabula’ era Autechre, Broadcast (a cover of Nico’s
‘Sixty Forty’, performed for a John Peel session) and Nightmares On Wax (DJ
E.A.S.E. and Boy Wonder productions from the time of ‘Dextrous’) and
Elecktroids, amongst others.

‘Warp20 (Unheard)’ is the final music release of Warp’s birthday year, following
‘Warp20 (Chosen)’, ‘Warp20 (Recreated)’ and the ‘Warp20 (Box Set)’.
· Warp20 (London), an all-night live party at The Coronet, takes place on 5th
December, with Battles, Broadcast in a rare live performance, Plaid (new live ‘classics’
show) and many more to be announced, including Warp Films events.

Album package includes brand new images and art direction by YES and photographs
by Dan Holdsworth.

Tracklisting:

Boards Of Canada ‘Seven Forty Seven’
Plaid ‘Dett’
Autechre ‘Oval Moon (IBC mx)’
Elecktroids ‘Elecktroids Bonus Circuit’
Clark ‘Rattlesnake’
Plaid ‘Sam Lac Run’
Nightmares On Wax ‘Mega Donutz Dub’
Nightmares On Wax ‘Biofeedback Dub’
Flying Lotus ‘Tronix’
Broadcast ‘Sixty Forty’
Seefeel ‘As Link’