Editing Warp Records (section)

=== ''Artificial Intelligence'' and intelligent dance music ===
[[File:Aphex Twin 2.jpg|thumb|[[Richard D. James]] (Aphex Twin) has been described as the most important Warp artist.]]
In 1992, Warp released ''[[Artificial Intelligence (compilation album)|Artificial Intelligence]]'', a compilation of tracks by artists such as [[Aphex Twin]] (under the name Dice Man), [[Autechre]], [[B12 (band)|B12]] (Musicology), [[Plaid (band)|Plaid]], [[The Black Dog (band)|the Black Dog]] (AO) and [[Richie Hawtin]] (Fuse).<ref name="Birke-2007" /> Unlike other electronic music of the time, the music was intended to be listened to at home rather than in clubs.<ref name="Birke-2007" /><ref name="Trask-1993" /> ''[[The Guardian]]'' wrote that it "announced techno as music for the mind as well as the feet".<ref name="Cardew-2017">{{cite news |last=Cardew |first=Ben |date=3 July 2017 |title=Machines of loving grace: how ''Artificial Intelligence'' helped techno grow up |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/03/artificial-intelligence-compilation-album-warp-records-idm-intelligent-dance-music |access-date=13 April 2025 |work=[[The Guardian]] |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

Though Warp proposed the term "electronic listening music", ''Artificial Intelligence'' popularised a genre that instead became known as electronica or [[intelligent dance music]] (IDM).<ref name="Anniss-2019" /><ref name="Cardew-2017" /><ref name="Richardson-2005">{{cite web |last=Richardson |first=Mark |date=25 August 2005 |title=Various Artists: ''Artificial Intelligence'' / ''Artificial Intelligence II'' |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11714-artificial-intelligence-artificial-intelligence-ii/ |access-date=17 April 2025 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] }}</ref> Though the IDM term was criticised as denigrating other forms of dance music, it endured.<ref name="Davies-2018">{{cite web |last=Davies |first=Sam |date=1 August 2018 |title=The IDM List gave intelligent dance music its name and geeky legacy |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/idm-list-25-year-anniversary-warp-hyperreal-2018/ |access-date=18 April 2025 |website=[[Vice (website)|Vice]] }}</ref><ref name="Cardew-2017" /> ''Artificial Intelligence'' is credited for introducing electronic music to rock listeners, particularly in the US,<ref name="Simpson-2009" /> and helped launch the careers of Aphex Twin, Autechre and Hawtin.<ref name="Cardew-2017" />

Warp continued to prioritise albums, with releases by acts including Aphex Twin, Kirk, [[Squarepusher]], [[Seefeel]], the Black Dog, Autechre, Sabres of Paradise and B12.<ref name="Anniss-2019" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Amin |first=Tayyab |date=31 January 2020 |title=Squarepusher: Be Up a Hello review – devilish, danceable return |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jan/31/squarepusher-be-up-a-hello-review-warp-records |access-date=27 April 2025 |work=[[The Guardian]] |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Warp released ''[[Artificial Intelligence II]]'' in 1994, accompanied by an hour-long music video, ''Warp Motion'', created by the Sheffield artist Phil Wolstenholme and released on [[VHS]] and [[LaserDisc]]. ''Resident Advisor'' described the video as "a pioneering attempt to mix music and cutting-edge 3D computer animation".<ref name="Anniss-2019" />[[File:Mira Calix.jpg|thumb|261x261px|The Warp press officer, Chantal Passamonte (pictured in 2016), also released music as [[Mira Calix]].]]''[[The Independent]]'' described Aphex Twin as Warp's most important artist, creating its "creative commercial core", as [[the Smiths]] had done for [[Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade]] and [[Arctic Monkeys]] later did for [[Domino Recording Company|Domino]].<ref name="The Independent" /> Though Aphex Twin also released work through [[Rephlex Records]], Warp released his most successful releases, ''[[Richard D. James Album]]'' (1996) and the singles "[[Come to Daddy (song)|Come to Daddy]]" (1997) and "[[Windowlicker]]" (1999).<ref name="The Independent" />

In 1996, Chantal Passamonte, who also worked as Warp's press officer, became the first female Warp artist with her debut EP, ''Ilanga'', released under the name [[Mira Calix]].<ref name="Anniss-2019" /> Passamonte was critical of the gender imbalance, but said it came from "a lack of women putting themselves forward and a lack of opportunity" rather than hostility at Warp.<ref name="Davies-2018" /> In 1998, Warp signed the electronic duo [[Boards of Canada]], whose debut album, [[Music Has the Right to Children|''Music Has the Right'' ''to Children'']], released that year, became a defining album in British music.<ref name="Birke-2007" />