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Warp 9

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Warp 9, was a science-fiction-themed electro-funk and hip hop trio, best known for its influential singles "Nunk," "Light Years Away," and "Beat Wave," which ranked among the most iconic groups of the electro hip hop era. [1]

33 relations: Afrofuturism, Arista Records, Billboard (magazine), Boogie (genre), Dance Club Songs, Dancehall, David Toop, Dub music, Electro (music), Funk, Hip hop, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Island Records, It's a Beat Wave, Light Years Away (Warp 9 song), Lotti Golden, MCA Records, Motown, New wave music, New York (state), New York City, Nunk (song), Pastiche, Planet Rock (song), Prism Records, Roland TR-808, Shades of Love (band), Soul music, The Guardian, UK Singles Chart, Unidisc Music, United States, 4th & B'way Records.

Afrofuturism

Afrofuturism is a cultural aesthetic, philosophy of science, and philosophy of history that explores the developing intersection of African/African Diaspora culture with technology.

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Arista Records

Arista Records, Inc. was a major American record label.

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Billboard (magazine)

Billboard (styled as billboard) is an American entertainment media brand owned by the Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group, a division of Eldridge Industries.

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Boogie (genre)

Boogie (sometimes called post-disco) is a rhythm and blues genre of electronic dance music with close ties to the post-disco style, that first emerged in the United States during the late 1970s to mid-1980s.

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Dance Club Songs

The Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly chart published exclusively by Billboard in the United States.

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Dancehall

Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s.

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David Toop

David Toop (born 5 May 1949) is an English musician, author, and professor and chair of audio culture and improvisation at the London College of Communication.

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Dub music

Dub is a genre of music that grew out of reggae in the 1960s, and is commonly considered a subgenre,Dub: soundscapes and shattered songs in Jamaican reggae, p.2 though it has developed to extend beyond the scope of reggae.

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Electro (music)

Electro (or electro-funk).

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Funk

Funk is a music genre that originated in African American communities in the mid-1960s when African American musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of soul music, jazz, and rhythm and blues (R&B).

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Hip hop

Hip hop, or hip-hop, is a subculture and art movement developed in the Bronx in New York City during the late 1970s.

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Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap Songs is a record chart that ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by Billboard.

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Island Records

Island Records is a British-Jamaican record label that operates as a division of Universal Music Group (UMG).

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It's a Beat Wave

It's a Beat Wave is the debut album by American electro group Warp 9.

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Light Years Away (Warp 9 song)

"Light Years Away" is the second single by the hip hop group, Warp 9, released in 1983.

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Lotti Golden

Lotti Golden (born November 27, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, poet and artist.

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MCA Records

MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group (now Universal Music Group), which the label was part of until its dissolution in 2003.

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Motown

Motown is an American record company.

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New wave music

New wave is a genre of rock music popular in the late 1970s and the 1980s with ties to mid-1970s punk rock.

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New York (state)

New York is a state in the northeastern United States.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Nunk (song)

"Nunk" (also known as "Nunk (New Wave Funk)") the first single by the group Warp 9, released on Prism Records in 1982, was written and produced by Lotti Golden and Richard Scher.

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Pastiche

A pastiche is a work of visual art, literature, theatre, or music that imitates the style or character of the work of one or more other artists.

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Planet Rock (song)

"Planet Rock" (also known as 'Don't Stop... Planet Rock') is a 1982 song by Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force.

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Prism Records

Prism Records was an American record label formed in 1978 by Len Fichtelberg (d. November 4, 2010).

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Roland TR-808

The Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer is a drum machine introduced by the Roland Corporation in 1980 and discontinued in 1983.

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Shades of Love (band)

The Shades of Love were an electronic dance studio act consisting Meli'sa Morgan.

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Soul music

Soul music (often referred to simply as soul) is a popular music genre that originated in the African American community in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart (currently entitled Official Singles Chart) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and streaming.

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Unidisc Music

Unidisc Music is one of Canada's largest independent record labels.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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4th & B'way Records

4th & B'way Records (pronounced and spelled out completely as Fourth and Broadway Records in the UK) was a US-based subsidiary of Island Records that specialized in street-oriented music such as hip hop.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warp_9

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