Both of these CD covers were impossibly unrevealing. No track names in the conventional sense — just little numbers and letters all mixed up, modern electronic music’s minimalism crossing over the borders of music. Even finding the groups’ names took some mental exertion. And then you found out the names meant nothing. "Warp Records" was the only telling scribble on either CD.

But that was enough. As soon as you hear the first few tracks from either CD, you won’t have a doubt that they are products of Warp Records – one of the foremost labels in cutting-edge electronic music.

The Other People Place is an instance of Warp’s famed ambient-intellectual sound: a straightforward beat, a spacey melody and soothing, meaningless words. These fit together best in "Eye Contact" (there were track names, but only on the CD itself) and "Sunrays," while some of the other tracks reveal a definite nostalgia for techno sound.

Brothomstates, on the other hand, pushes the limits of experimentation. The latest signing to Warp intertwines alien strings with bleeps, clanking sounds and vibraphone-like touches to form an indescribable slew. Even though the use of technology is ever-present, regular human emotions are still there. Even the track names, like "Mdrmx," fit well with the sound. And, irrationally, it all falls together.