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- Warp_9 abstract "Warp 9, a science fiction themed electro-funk and hip hop trio, best known for their influential singles \"Nunk,\" \"Light Years Away,\" and \"Beat Wave,\" ranks among the most iconic groups of the electro hip hop era. Described as the \"perfect instance of hip hop's contemporary ramifications,\" Warp 9 was the brainchild of writer-producers Lotti Golden and Richard Scher. The duo wrote and recorded under the moniker Warp 9, a production project at the forefront of the electro movement. Warp 9 evolved from a studio concept into a band when Prism Records expressed interest in releasing Nunk as a single. Golden & Scher invited drummer Chuck Wansley and percussionist Boe Brown to perform the male vocals and rhymes. Later, a female vocalist was added to the group; Ada Dyre performed vocals and rhymes for Warp 9's second single, \"Light Years Away.\" The group released two albums, It's a Beat Wave (1983), (Island Records), a street themed testament exploring the topics of science fiction, hip hop and mixing, and Fade In, Fade Out (Motown), (1986), a soul R&B oriented montage. Warp 9's image is best described on the cover of their 12\" single \"Light Years Away,\" with Milton (Boe) Brown (Warp 9's lead singer), Chuck Wansley and session singer Ada Dyer in their trademark sci-fi space suits.The success of Warp 9's first single, \"Nunk,\" created a large following for the band in the New York metropolitan area resulting in a worldwide deal with Island Records, on its 4th & B'way Records label in the UK, and on Prism Records/Island Records in the U.S. Brian Chin of Billboard called \"Nunk\" a \"very skillful pastiche of a whole passel of recent street and fusion sounds, along with a simple rap.\" \"Nunk\" was a watershed for electro music, \"next to 'Planet Rock', heralding the arrival of electro hip hop music.\" The song's title \"Nunk,\" announced the group's musical direction—a fusion of funk and new wave, i.e., NUNK= N-ew wave + f-UNK. Fusing elements from electro-pop, rock, Latin, Afro-Cuban, and hip hop is integral to Warp 9 and to the identity of electro hip hop.On May 14, 2014, Rob Fitzpatrick of UK media outlet the Guardian, described producers Lotti Golden and Richard Scher as electro-futurists, \"working real emotion and intelligence into the world of experimental hip-hop and electro.\" In the piece, Fitzpatrick describes \"Light Years Away\"as a \"cornerstone of early 80's beatbox afrofuturism,\" characterizing the track as \"a brilliantly spare and sparse piece of electro hip-hop traversing inner and outer space, matching rolling congas with vocoder voices and the hiss and sizzle of cutting edge synth and drum machine technology.\"Warp 9's third single, \"Beat Wave\" (1983) is best described by David Toop: \"Their [Golden and Scher] commitment to a medium generally considered junk food is disarming.\" Fitzpatrick continues the analogy: \"The genius of Warp 9 is how they took what was considered a throwaway music and invested it with real emotion and intelligence.\"".
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- Warp_9 genre Boogie_(genre).
- Warp_9 genre Electro_(music).
- Warp_9 hometown New_York.
- Warp_9 hometown New_York_City.
- Warp_9 instrument Roland_TR-808.
- Warp_9 recordLabel 4th_&_Bway_Records.
- Warp_9 recordLabel Arista_Records.
- Warp_9 recordLabel Island_Records.
- Warp_9 recordLabel Motown.
- Warp_9 recordLabel Prism_Records.
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- Warp_9 wikiPageWikiLinkText "Warp 9".
- Warp_9 associatedActs "The Strikers, Strafe".
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- Warp_9 caption "12.0".
- Warp_9 genre Boogie_(genre).
- Warp_9 genre Electro_(music).
- Warp_9 label 4th_&_Bway_Records.
- Warp_9 label Arista_Records.
- Warp_9 label Island_Records.
- Warp_9 label Motown.
- Warp_9 label Prism_Records.
- Warp_9 name "Warp 9".
- Warp_9 notableInstruments Roland_TR-808.
- Warp_9 origin New_York.
- Warp_9 origin New_York_City.
- Warp_9 origin United_States.
- Warp_9 pastMembers "Ada Dyer".
- Warp_9 pastMembers "Carolyn Harding".
- Warp_9 pastMembers "Chuck Wansley".
- Warp_9 pastMembers "Kathrine Joyce".
- Warp_9 pastMembers "Milton Brown".
- Warp_9 producer Lotti_Golden.
- Warp_9 producer "Richard Scher".
- Warp_9 producers "Lotti Golden, Richard Scher".
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- Warp_9 writer Lotti_Golden.
- Warp_9 writer "Richard Scher".
- Warp_9 yearsActive "1982".
- Warp_9 subject Category:American_boogie_musicians.
- Warp_9 subject Category:American_electro_musicians.
- Warp_9 subject Category:American_new_wave_musical_groups.
- Warp_9 subject Category:American_soul_musical_groups.
- Warp_9 subject Category:Arista_Records_artists.
- Warp_9 subject Category:Hip_hop_groups_from_New_York_City.
- Warp_9 subject Category:Island_Records_artists.
- Warp_9 subject Category:Motown_artists.
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