# Forgemasters — Every Record We Rank

Forgemasters appears 3 times in our Bleep Techno, The Eighties, and Warp lists, placing as high as No. 2. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 3
- **Appears on:** Bleep Techno, The Eighties, and Warp
- **Year:** 1989
- **Highest placing:** No. 2 in Bleep Techno
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/forgemasters/

## Appears on

### [Track With No Name](https://waxonia.com/track/forgemasters--track-with-no-name/)

*1989 · Warp · No. 2 in [Bleep Techno](https://waxonia.com/genre/bleep-techno/)*

Warp's first release, funded by an enterprise grant, named after a Sheffield steelworks. The label that later signed Aphex Twin and Boards of Canada starts exactly here.

Also on: [The Eighties](https://waxonia.com/theme/the-eighties/), [Warp](https://waxonia.com/theme/warp/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Forgemasters%20Track%20With%20No%20Name) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ys9e2m0LTs)

### [Track With No Name](https://waxonia.com/track/forgemasters--track-with-no-name/)

*1989 · Warp · Picked by [The Eighties](https://waxonia.com/theme/the-eighties/)*

Funded by an enterprise grant, named after a steelworks, released by a Sheffield record shop. The decade ends with a public body accidentally paying for the first Warp single, which is as good a summary of the whole argument as exists.

Also on: [Bleep Techno](https://waxonia.com/genre/bleep-techno/), [Warp](https://waxonia.com/theme/warp/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Forgemasters%20Track%20With%20No%20Name) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ys9e2m0LTs)

### [Track With No Name](https://waxonia.com/track/forgemasters--track-with-no-name/)

*1989 · Warp · Picked by [Warp](https://waxonia.com/theme/warp/)*

Catalogue number one, funded by a government enterprise grant, made by people who worked in the shop. Everything else here exists because this sold well enough locally to pay for the next one.

Also on: [Bleep Techno](https://waxonia.com/genre/bleep-techno/), [The Eighties](https://waxonia.com/theme/the-eighties/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Forgemasters%20Track%20With%20No%20Name) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ys9e2m0LTs)

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