On the solstice we came together.

On the summer solstice 2019 the extended Warp family came together with online radio station NTS to celebrate the label’s 30th anniversary. With over 100 hours of original music programming, the weekend-long communion featured mixes, documentaries, live performances, film and sessions from the whole Warp roster including Boards of Canada, Aphex Twin, Brian Eno, Flying Lotus, Danny Brown, Autechre and Kelela, plus a handful special guests including Death Grips and Ryuichi Sakamoto. Over the weekend, hundreds of thousands of music fans tuned in share in the celebration with the label, artists and each other via chat rooms, forums, social media and IRL playbacks in record shops, cafes and bars around the world.

Now, as the summer draws to a close, Warp continue the radio theme with the announcement of a special set of releases. 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. In the age of immediate, unelected, often low-quality rips of anything that is broadcast, these releases present each session in the highest quality, adorned in beautiful packaging designed by Michael Oswell, with photography by Synchrodogs.

The sessions include:

Aphex Twin Peel Session 2 TX: 10/04/95
One of only two radio sessions Aphex Twin has ever recorded. This Peel Session comprised of all original material at the time. Presented as a complete session and on vinyl for the first time.

Bibio WXAXRXP Session TX: 21/06/2019
Bibio revisits three tracks from his classic breakthrough album Ambivalence Avenue and one track from 2016's A Mineral Love in a stripped-back acoustic style. This bespoke session was recorded especially for the WXAXRXP x NTS broadcast.

Boards of Canada Peel Session TX: 21/07/98
Boards of Canada’s one and only radio session presented for the first time in its complete form, with the inclusion of the previous broadcast-only track XYZ (Listen now).

Flying Lotus Presents INFINITY “Infinitum” - Maida Vale Session TX: 19/08/10
A classic live session from around the breakthrough Cosmogramma album, featuring a full live band including Thundercat, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and Ravi Coltrane. The session features otherwise unheard track Golden Axe.

Kelly Moran WXAXRXP Session TX: 22/06/2019
A bespoke session recorded for WXAXRXP, the only session which is previously un-broadcast.

LFO Peel Session TX: 20/10/90
Much sought after Peel Session recorded shortly after LFO had released their first single on Warp and featuring otherwise unheard tracks.

Mount Kimbie WXAXRXP Session TX: 21/06/2019
The expanded live line-up of Mount Kimbie demonstrating how their material has evolved on the road in this bespoke session first broadcast as part of the WXAXRXP x NTS takeover. Features a guest appearance from Mica Levi.

Oneohtrix Point Never KCRW Session TX: 23/10/18
OPN’s Myriad Ensemble show their capabilities in re-interpreting studio material in these 4 tracks picked from a KCRW session recorded. Features ADR, Kelly Moran and Eli Keszler.

Plaid Peel Session 2 TX: 08/05/99
One of several Peel Sessions recorded by Plaid. This one from their Rest Proof Clockwork album era features all unique material including live favourite Elide.

Seefeel Peel Session TX: 27/05/94
A live band session from their Succour album period, including Rough For Radio and Phazemaze which never appeared on any other release.


Specs:
A hinged lid box covered and lined in 150gsm Magno Gloss printed 5 colour offset and finished with a gloss lamination and special spot varnishes.
Contains:
- 10 x 12” vinyl in full colour printed inner sleeve, 5 colour 3mm spine outer sleeve with spot gloss varnish
- A set of 8 prints of WXAXRXP images by Synchrodogs. 4 colour offset printed on 300gsm LumiSilk, housed in a Print Folder. 1 colour offset printed on 300gsm Maestro® Print uncoated. Printed areas over blocked with a clear foil.
- A set of 10 Stickers. 2 colour offset printed on self-adhesive stock. Finished with a gloss lamination and die cut to shape with radius corners. With an 8pp concertina folded Sticker Instruction Guide. 1 colour offset printed on 80gsm Maestro® Print. The Stickers and Sticker Instruction Guide are placed in an unprinted folder.

Tracklisting

Aphex Twin - Peel Session 2
A1. Slo Bird Whistle
A2. Radiator (Original Mix)
B1. p-string
B2. Pancake Lizard

Bibio - WXAXRXP Session
A1. Haikuesque
A2. Petals
B1. All the Flowers
B2. Lovers Carvings

Boards Of Canada - Peel Session
A1. Aquarius (Version 3)
A2. Happy Cycling
B1. Olson (Version 3)
B2. XYZ

Flying Lotus - Presents INFINITY “Infinitum” - Maida Vale Session
A1. MmmHmm
A2. Golden Axe
B1. Tea Leaf Dancers
B2. Drips

Kelly Moran - WXAXRXP Session
A1. In Parallel (acoustic)
A2. Helix 2 (TransAcoustic)
B1. Interlude 1
B2. Love Birds (acoustic)
B3. Radian (TransAcoustic)

LFO - Peel Session
A1. Take Control
A2. To The Limit
B1. Rob’s Nightmare
B2. Lost World

Mount Kimbie - WXAXRXP Session
01. You Look Certain (I’m Not So Sure) (feat. Andrea Balency)
02. Delta
03. Marilyn (feat. Micachu)
04. Made To Stray

Oneohtrix Point Never - KCRW Session
A1. Love In The Time Of Lexapro
A2. RayCats
B1. Toys 2
B2. Chrome Country

Plaid - Peel Session 2
A1. Housework
A2. Kiterider
B1. Elide
B2. Lazybeams

Seefeel - Peel Session
A1. Rough For Radio
A2. Starethrough
B1. Vex
B2. Phazemaze