I literally can find no biographical information about these guys. That said, they sound like a logical extension of The Jonzun Crew, whose "Lost in Space" was a record I found on the street one day, took home for the sake of taking someone's trash into my house and eventually listened to, albeit for sinister ironic purposes...because, a song called "Electro Boogie Encounter" can only be enjoyed in such a fashion, right? Initially, sure, but, like most things that start out that way, it inevitably merges into "I actually kind of like this" territory. Listen for yourself here:
Warp 9 are sort of one of those forgettable post Parliament/Funkadelic, early 80's Herbie Hancock meets Sugar Hill Records kind of groups, probably more likely to be heard as a sample on a Beastie Boys album than on its own. Yet, for all of its generic framing (and what an awful cover) there are some pretty damn solid jams on here, with "Light Years Away" and "Nunk (New Wave Funk)" closer to something you'd hear on an Arthur Russell or ESG album than you would from Parliament. Perp it:
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