[1][2] Described as the "perfect instance of hip hop's contemporary ramifications," [3] Warp 9 was the brainchild of writer-producers Lotti Golden and Richard Scher.

The Guardian's writer Rob Fitzpatrick describes "Light Years Away": "This new track was something else, a brilliantly spare and sparse piece of electro hip-hop, LYA traversed inner and outer space, matching rolling congas with vocoder voices and the hiss and sizzle of cutting edge synth and drum machine technology.

In addition to the vocal versions of Warp 9's records, Golden and Scher, influenced by Jamaican Dancehall music, were committed to providing instrumental and dub mixes of every 12", with stripped down beats and breakdowns.

[8] On May 14, 2014, Rob Fitzpatrick of The Guardian, described producers Lotti Golden and Richard Scher as electro-futurists, "working real emotion and intelligence into the world of experimental hip-hop and electro."

"[5] Warp 9's third single, "Beat Wave" (1983) is best described by David Toop: "Their [Golden and Scher] commitment to a medium generally considered junk food is disarming.