With just over a week to go before the Warp Records 30th anniversary celebration series 'WXAXRXP Sessions' hits the shelves (and for those who’ve preordered - their doormats with a thud!), the label have released a taster of the music included. A 10 track sampler featuring one track from every session included in the 10 disc box set and 12" series is available to stream now.
Including:
Aphex Twin - Slo Bird Whistle (Peel Session)
The sought-after fan classic available mastered and in high quality for the first time.
Bibio - Lovers’ Carvings (WXAXRXP Session)
Bibio revisits this favourite from his classic breakthrough album Ambivalence Avenue in a bespoke live session recorded especially for the WXAXRXP x NTS broadcast.
Boards of Canada - XYZ (Peel Session)
The long lost track from Boards of Canada’s legendary Peel Session release – now available mastered and in high quality.
Flying Lotus - Golden Axe (Maida Vale Session)
Previously unreleased track featuring a full live band including Thundercat, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and Ravi Coltrane.
Kelly Moran - In Parallel (acoustic)
Taken from the bespoke session recorded for WXAXRXP, the only session which is previously un-broadcast.
LFO - Take Control (Peel Session)
The lead track from the much sought-after unreleased Peel Session, recorded shortly after LFO’s first single appeared on Warp.
Mount Kimbie - You Look Certain (I’m Not So Sure) (WXAXRXP Session)
Mount Kimbie’s expanded live line-up lay down a special version of this standout from their latest album, first broadcast as part of the WXAXRXP x NTS takeover. Features Andrea Balency.
Oneohtrix Point Never - Toys 2 (KCRW Session)
OPN’s Myriad Ensemble show their capabilities in re-interpreting studio material on this take on the favourite from last year’s Age Of album. Features ADR, Kelly Moran and Eli Keszler.
Plaid - Elide (Peel Session)
A live favourite for years, this is released officially for the first time mastered and in high-quality at last.
Seefeel - Vex (Peel Session)
An epic live version of the track from the band’s classic Succour era.
WXAXRXP Sessions features ten specially selected sessions recorded for radio from across the history of the label, from Peel sessions in the very early days right up to the aforementioned WXAXRXP x NTS weekend. These releases present each session in the highest quality, adorned in beautiful packaging designed by Michael Oswell, with photography by Synchrodogs and available as individual vinyl and digital releases through all good record stores and as a limited one-time-pressing box set via Bleep.com from November 15th 2019 (Pre order now).
