Album dossier / 1983
It's a Beat Wave
Warp 9 · Electro-Funk/Electro
Studio group Warp 9's debut LP, produced and written by Lotti Golden and Richard Scher with mix work from Jellybean Benitez, fused early electro breakbeats with Afrofuturist themes across club staples like 'Nunk (New Wave Funk)' and 'Light Years Away,' placing it alongside Cybotron and Twilight 22 in electro's foundational run.
Record facts
- Label
- Prism Records
- Producer
- Lotti Golden, Richard Scher, John "Jellybean" Benitez
- Chart peak
- N/A
- Notable tracks
- ★ Nunk (New Wave Funk)
- ★ Light Years Away
- ★ Master Of The Mix
Artist & discography
Complete 1980s Studio Discography
2 studio albums released from 1980–1989 by Warp 9. Archived records link directly to full dossiers; remaining releases are queued for harvesting. MusicBrainz source.
Complete track listing · 6 tracks
- Beat Wave
- Master Of The Mix
- Nunk (New Wave Funk)
- Light Years Away
- Light Years Away (Dub Version)
- No Man Is An Island
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_A_Beat_Wave, discogs.com/master/82806-Warp-9-Its-A-Beat-Wave · track listing: https://www.discogs.com/release/917242-Warp-9-Beat-Wave · cover art: coverartarchive.org
Last enriched: 2026-09-02