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Warp 9
Origin: New York City, U.S. (studio project) · Active Years: 1982-1986
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1 album / credit record(s) · Electro-Funk/Electro
Warp 9 was a sci-fi-themed electro-funk studio project conceived in New York City by writer-producers Lotti Golden and Richard Scher, who had just scored a 1982 dance hit with 'I Specialize in Love' (Sharon Brown) when Golden's production royalties funded her transition into producing her own material. With co-producer John 'Jellybean' Benitez, Golden and Scher built afrofuturist electro classics like 'Nunk' (1982) and 'Light Years Away' (1983) around early drum machines and Casio synthesizers, then assembled a rotating cast of session vocalists and musicians (including Chuck Wansley and bassist Doug Wimbish) to perform them. Their debut LP It's a Beat Wave (1983, Prism/Island's 4th & Broadway) is regarded as a landmark of the genre; a 1986 move to Motown for Fade In, Fade Out pushed the group toward a smoother soul/R&B sound before the project wound down.
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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.
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