Warp, "Artificial Intelligence", the machine/human music debate, etc.

HELLO,

I'm writing up a paper on Warp's "Artificial Intelligence" compilations, the movement away from British rave culture in the early 90s, chill-out music, electronica, "music seeking to provoke thought rather than to nullify it" (love that quote)... that kind of thing

any wattmers out there know of any particular interviews with Steve Beckett or Rob Mitchell around this time, or any articles on this kind of "home-listening" electronic music? I've made a good start on it but I figured you guys always have a shit tonne of helpful information.

cheers pumpkins

I highly recommend getting this book - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Warp-Labels-Unlimited-Rob-Young/dp/1904772323

The first few chapters have exactly what you're looking for (plus it's a great read !)

  On 10/26/2009 at 2:35 PM, mcbpete said:

I highly recommend getting this book - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Warp-Labels-Unlimited-Rob-Young/dp/1904772323

 

The first few chapters have exactly what you're looking for !

haha oops, I should've mentioned that I already have this - it is VERY good, but alot of the sources cited aren't included on any of the journals at my uni

thanks for the quick response though! (on an unrelated note, I couldn't find "Confield" anywhere in theofficial discography at the back of the book weird)

is there an archive somewhere of shit that was said on the old IDM mailing list? that might have some interesting contemporary thoughts on it

  On 10/26/2009 at 3:05 PM, ezkerraldean said:

is there an archive somewhere of shit that was said on the old IDM mailing list? that might have some interesting contemporary thoughts on it

You mean this one: http://music.hyperreal.org/

There look like there's quite a lot there, though for some reason by company firewall is blocking a lot of the links so I can't check....

that link is ok, not very "official". I think I've probably exhausted all possibilities with this one

  On 10/26/2009 at 2:35 PM, mcbpete said:

I highly recommend getting this book - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Warp-Labels-Unlimited-Rob-Young/dp/1904772323

 

The first few chapters have exactly what you're looking for (plus it's a great read !)

i just got this for my coffee table, its fucking awesome.

wasn't the Trance Europe Express comps more influential?

which was first TEX or AI?

  On 10/26/2009 at 11:36 PM, soundwave said:

wasn't the Trance Europe Express comps more influential?

 

which was first TEX or AI?

I'm a warpslut, just needed a green-light to expose my erection