1990: "LFO", LFO

Though they would eventually become synonymous with the IDM genre, Warp Records started life in 1989 releasing rave-based club bangers with a slightly more cerebral edge, as noted on "LFO" by the eponymous Leeds duo of the same name. Comprised of Mark Bell and Gez Varley, LFO would go on to even greater fame as remix artists, with Bell also making a name for himself as one of the more sought after producers in the late 90s, when numerous pop and alternative acts got the techno bug and sought veteran DJs and engineers in the genre to assist them in "crossing over".