Name: Electro-Soma I and 2 Anthology
Brand: B12

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

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warpcd9r

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Discs

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Double CD in a 6 panel digipak with 32 page booklet.

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2017-08-25

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

0801061800925

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2 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Genre GB

Electronic

Label GB

Warp

Electro-Soma I and 2 anthology 2CD set with all the tracks from the 2 vinyl volumes in 1 double-disc set. Electro-Soma 2 - a companion volume compiled by B12 of other early B12 Records track of same vintage, deep cuts, rarities- on vinyl for the first time. One of Warp’s original signees B12 reissue their cult classic Electro-Soma. Originally released in the early 90’s, a key era for hugely influential electronic music. With its gleaming surfaces, supple rhythms and utopian strings, B12’s Electro-Soma is among the most distinctive albums of this time. B12 went from anonymous figures on the fringe of the dance scene to emblems of techno and IDM. The duo were also involved in the Artificial Intelligence series from which this was the fourth edition, other releases included Aphex Twin (under the Polygon Window guise), The Black Dog and Autechre. Electro-Soma was a compilation hand picked by Warp founder Rob Mitchell from the tracks he loved on early B12 Records 12"s, with a few pieces made specifically for the album including ambient opening theme Soundtrack of Space. Originally inspired by punk, pirate radio, East London soca parties and above all Detroit techno, the B12 sound has inspired generations of electronic artists and the tracks are still played out at underground clubs around the world. All tracks on the reissues have been remastered from original sources and the packages include track-by-track annotation, a new essay about the early years of B12 by Ben Murphy, plus archival photos, flyers and other memorabilia from the period.

Electro-Soma I and 2 Anthology

Music GB