That 2nd track is
.Didn't know ese got down like that. Was that before smokers delight? Seems like a lot of early 90s uk producers did that rave sound before they found their groove. Kinda how prodigy were full-on hardcore with the outerspace record.
Yep, both tracks I posted are from '90-'91, Smoker's Delight came out in '95.
NoW has always been on Warp Records, one of their very first acts actually. Warp is probably the single greatest techno/electronic music label in history (and a top 3 label, period). So yeah, definitely on a more house/techno vibe when they started. Also, they used to be a duo in those days, and one of the guys left. Probably had a lot to do with it.
This one's a classic:
Bonus, a wild flip from Autechre that came out like 8 years later: