And yet that was what happened 25 years ago this month, in July 1992, with the release of Warp Records’ first Artificial Intelligence compilation. Artificial Intelligence wore its heart on its sleeve: the front cover features an android slumped in an armchair in front of a stereo, with albums from Kraftwerk and Pink Floyd scattered around. The focus on electronic listening music that Artificial Intelligence encouraged may have been unusual but it was not entirely without precedent, even in 1992. You can hear these influences running through Artificial Intelligence. That’s why we put those sleeves on the cover of Artificial Intelligence – to get it into people’s minds that you weren’t supposed to dance to it.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Warped visionaries … Autechre.

Source: The Guardian July 03, 2017 15:11 UTC