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08 Feb 2010

 

 

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Pioneering record and film label Warp have been celebrating their twentieth birthday this year with Warp20, a series of multi-format events encompassing music, film and art taking place around the world as well as new music releases.

London's Warp20 event takes place on 5th December with an all-night live and club event at London's Coronet Theatre.

NYC heroes Battles headline, premiering brand new material for their first London show since selling out the Astoria 18 months ago. Broadcast play a rare live show, performing as a duo combining electronics and vocals for a live soundtrack to the Ghost Box film Winter Sun Wavelengths, plus pieces from recent mini-album 'Witch Cults...' and songs from the forthcoming album proper.

Warp legends Plaid unveil a specially-prepared live 'classics' show featuring their best-loved material tweaked and mixed for the dancefloor. Flying Lotus flies in especially from LA for his first London appearance since June's Brainfeeder event.

Each (London) ticket purchase includes a CD copy of '2010', a full-format collectable album of tracks from Warp artists for the new year, including Flying Lotus, Rustie, The Hundred In The Hands, Hudson Mohawke, De Tropix, Nice Nice, Bibio, Gonjasufi and more.

Tickets are available online from Bleep now, plus physical tickets are available to buy instore at Rough Trade East (Brick Lane) and Phonica (Soho) in London. http://bleep.com/

Warp Films are currently putting the finishing touches to their Warp20 (London) event on 4th December - screenings, installations and a late night party in a brand-new East London warehouse space. Tickets will be available separately. Expect a mixture of past and present feature films, music videos and artwork.

 

Warp and web / mobile TV service Babelgum are also bringing you a series of films from these spectacular events, each streaming in broadcast quality at www.babelgum.com/WARP20

The latest showpiece of this series, Warp20 NYC, is now live!  Filmed at Warp20 (New York) on 4/5th September of this year, this new, specially-commissioned thirty-minute film encompasses live performances from Warp artists like Jamie Lidell, Born Ruffians, !!!, Hudson Mohawke, Pivot, Clark, The Hundred In The Hands, Flying Lotus and Battles as well as interview footage and animated surprises.

 

 


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