― A. Honda, Thursday, 19 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
Ninja Tune circa 2001 = home of a couple of classic artists, like Amon Tobin and DJ Food. Many of the rest weren't able to follow through, sadly. (Roots Manuva seems to be pretty fly, though.)
― Dan Perry, Thursday, 19 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― ethan, Thursday, 19 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― Dave M., Thursday, 19 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 19 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
HOWEVER, a group I neglected to mention that I should have is The Herbaliser! Pure, pure brilliance from every pore! (Haven't heard the most recent, though.)
― Omar, Thursday, 19 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)
― Barnaby (Barnaby), Monday, 2 September 2002 09:11 (twenty-three years ago)
― simon trife (simon_tr), Monday, 2 September 2002 09:40 (twenty-three years ago)
― simon trife (simon_tr), Monday, 2 September 2002 09:44 (twenty-three years ago)
― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 2 September 2002 12:21 (twenty-three years ago)
coming soon: king ghidra!!!
― bob zemko (bob), Monday, 2 September 2002 16:49 (twenty-three years ago)
http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/8948.html
― bill stevens (bscrubbins), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 19:12 (twenty-two years ago)
Tobin & Kid Koala are on tour again. or still. BTW.
― janni (janni), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 19:22 (twenty-two years ago)
― dyson (dyson), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 19:27 (twenty-two years ago)
― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 20:15 (twenty-two years ago)
― dyson (dyson), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 20:43 (twenty-two years ago)
As far as my experience has gone with Ninja Tune, I couldn't say anything less than classic...Herbaliser, Vadim, Food, Antifuckingbalas, Kid the fuck Koala!, Amon jumping jesus on a pogo stick Tobin!?! Probably among the most consistently badass labels I can think of.
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 20:51 (twenty-two years ago)
i think i was also put off by the artists themselves: bearded, pasty Brits that wanted to straddle a needless space between Aphex-style experimentation, and pop-style trip hop.
― paulhw (paulhw), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 20:54 (twenty-two years ago)
― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 21:08 (twenty-two years ago)
― dyson (dyson), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 22:23 (twenty-two years ago)
― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 22:24 (twenty-two years ago)
The NinjaTune sound had its heyday during the whole trip-hop craze...but just because that trend is over doesn't mean the label's a dud, imo. It's producers are top-notch and and seemed more concerned about making good music than about following trends...and their music has a wide appeal, reaching hip hop, house, broken beat, drum n bass, idm, downtempo, funk, jazz, etc fans.
but yeah, Xen cuts was a crappy compilation....and I wasn't ever into Antibalas.
― waxyjax (waxyjax), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 22:38 (twenty-two years ago)
They are classic because I've listened to the second London Funk Allstars album on and off since 1996 (my first Ninja record, fact!) They also have one of the illest label logos in history. And yeah, I was part of their target demographic as a teen except for the part that involved spliffs.
Also classic: Coldcut, DJ Food (the Food records and the first album proper esp.), The Herbaliser (up until the last one, also search the Peanut Butter Wolf mix of 'The Blend'), *Kid Koala (great performer, also has cool mates like P-Love, who he 'battled' with both using 'The Girl Is Mine' and a silly story about both of 'em fancying an opptometrist at school)*Everything DJ Jason did for 'em (LFA, DJ Toolz, Clusterfunk and the first Mad Doctor X record though they apprently pissed him off in the end)*The early Up, Bustle And Out stuff has some great avant-pop, some not-as-wine-bar-as-ya-think moments and some not-too-gimmicky ethnic flavas*Half of Mr Scruff's Keep It Unreal, the odd moment from Funki Porcini, the not too bad Poets Of Rhythm 7" and getting people like Cornelius and Manitoba to do remixes.
Dud: Vadim. The only decent record he ever did was the Isolationist album and I mean that. The last Scruff album except 'Sweetsmoke'. And the current jazz leanings - only Koala, DJ Jason, Coldcut's collab with Bernard Purdie, 'Get A Move On' and Food have been successful with them so far.
In-between: Tobin, the Wagon Christ stuff, some of the latest singles and label signings (Pest - alright, Jaga Jazzist - on the fence, Super Numeri - come onnnnnn) and their compilations, which is where the fluff really comes in.
― Barima (Barima), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 22:50 (twenty-two years ago)
― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 23:13 (twenty-two years ago)
No, it's Luke Vibert's "Get Your Head Down" that does.
― Vic Funk, Tuesday, 10 February 2004 23:25 (twenty-two years ago)
― $, Tuesday, 10 February 2004 23:28 (twenty-two years ago)
― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 10 February 2004 23:29 (twenty-two years ago)
― $, Tuesday, 10 February 2004 23:30 (twenty-two years ago)
― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Thursday, 24 February 2005 07:39 (twenty-one years ago)
― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Thursday, 24 February 2005 07:43 (twenty-one years ago)
― mark e (mark e), Thursday, 24 February 2005 09:06 (twenty-one years ago)
― sleep (sleep), Thursday, 24 February 2005 15:42 (twenty-one years ago)
― mark e (mark e), Thursday, 24 February 2005 16:38 (twenty-one years ago)
Anyway apparently a new TTC album came out last week. Anyone heard it?
Ninja Tune also coming out with new Bug album (more on the "Jah War" tip apparently) and the new Wiley album in May.
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 19:00 (nineteen years ago)
― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 20:20 (nineteen years ago)
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 21:40 (nineteen years ago)
― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 21:42 (nineteen years ago)
― and what (ooo), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 21:44 (nineteen years ago)
― acid waffle house (dubplatestyle), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 21:46 (nineteen years ago)
― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 21:47 (nineteen years ago)
nb i have not heard this album
― and what (ooo), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 21:49 (nineteen years ago)
― and what (ooo), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 21:50 (nineteen years ago)
― acid waffle house (dubplatestyle), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 21:50 (nineteen years ago)
― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 21:50 (nineteen years ago)
― and what (ooo), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 21:52 (nineteen years ago)
― and what (ooo), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 21:53 (nineteen years ago)
cinematic orchestraup, bustle + out
both awesome...
― vahid (vahid), Thursday, 18 January 2007 07:35 (nineteen years ago)
― Telephonething (Telephonething), Thursday, 18 January 2007 07:36 (nineteen years ago)
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Thursday, 18 January 2007 08:12 (nineteen years ago)
I also think the DJ Food Solid Steel mix is excellent, in particular the Mr Scruff "Ug" & DJ Vadim "The Terrorist" blend.
― Neil Stewart (Neil Stewart), Thursday, 18 January 2007 10:21 (nineteen years ago)
― mark e (mark e), Thursday, 18 January 2007 10:29 (nineteen years ago)
― Neil Stewart (Neil Stewart), Thursday, 18 January 2007 10:39 (nineteen years ago)
No.
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 18 January 2007 15:03 (nineteen years ago)
― acid waffle house (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 18 January 2007 15:06 (nineteen years ago)
this sounds great but I can't find out anything about it... sure about the title?
― ledge (ledge), Thursday, 18 January 2007 15:10 (nineteen years ago)
― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Thursday, 18 January 2007 15:17 (nineteen years ago)
― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Thursday, 18 January 2007 15:38 (nineteen years ago)
er, sorry, "recipe for disaster". i get those food puns all mixed up (see what i did there?)
i think what sets a lot of people off ninja tune must be the combination of godawful puns and godawful smugness. the "political" stuff on ninja tune (that coldcut album, for example) is enough to make you vom.
― vahid (vahid), Thursday, 18 January 2007 15:43 (nineteen years ago)
― ledge (ledge), Thursday, 18 January 2007 15:44 (nineteen years ago)
second favourite album of '97 at the time lolz
― vita susicivus (blueski), Thursday, 18 January 2007 15:48 (nineteen years ago)
― vita susicivus (blueski), Thursday, 18 January 2007 15:49 (nineteen years ago)
― and what (ooo), Thursday, 18 January 2007 15:51 (nineteen years ago)
― ledge (ledge), Thursday, 18 January 2007 15:59 (nineteen years ago)
Rly? I love Blockhead but I heard his solo stuff wasn't really happening. I should check that out.
― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 18 January 2007 16:06 (nineteen years ago)
― Bog Pony (superultramarinated), Thursday, 18 January 2007 16:08 (nineteen years ago)
Totally forgot about Up, Bustle & Out! Thanks for the reminder, Vahid. "Emerald Alley" is the fucking incense (not) house jam, stupid hippy stylee, and why don't I have that 12" anymore? Because I am the brain loser and probably needed money for ... ummm ... something. Wanna hear it NOW.
Is this the right place to mention a brief infatuation with Thievery Corporation? "Lebanese Blonde", "Shaolin Satellite", "The Glass Bead Game", "Focus On Sight"... No? Didn't think so.
Oh yeah, and that Let's See What Carmen Can Do EP from Funki Porcini. Goofy shit, but worth hearing at least once. Better than all the fake spy jamez and the "trip hop", fr God's sake.
― verbose, bombastic, self-immolating (Pye Poudre), Thursday, 18 January 2007 16:41 (nineteen years ago)
There is also the thread on Perry Farrell's new album!
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 18 January 2007 16:43 (nineteen years ago)
― and what (ooo), Thursday, 18 January 2007 16:44 (nineteen years ago)
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 18 January 2007 16:48 (nineteen years ago)
― Ghost Bear Junior High Attendance Party (Ghost Bear Junior High Attenda), Thursday, 18 January 2007 16:53 (nineteen years ago)
― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 18 January 2007 16:55 (nineteen years ago)
― andrew m. (andrewmorgan), Thursday, 18 January 2007 17:00 (nineteen years ago)
― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 18 January 2007 17:01 (nineteen years ago)
― verbose, bombastic, self-immolating (Pye Poudre), Thursday, 18 January 2007 17:02 (nineteen years ago)
― acid waffle house (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 18 January 2007 17:02 (nineteen years ago)
― acid waffle house (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 18 January 2007 17:03 (nineteen years ago)
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 18 January 2007 17:10 (nineteen years ago)
― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Thursday, 18 January 2007 17:14 (nineteen years ago)
― verbose, bombastic, self-immolating (Pye Poudre), Thursday, 18 January 2007 17:17 (nineteen years ago)
― acid waffle house (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 18 January 2007 17:18 (nineteen years ago)
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 18 January 2007 17:18 (nineteen years ago)
― deekew (deekew), Thursday, 18 January 2007 20:07 (nineteen years ago)
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 19 January 2007 17:28 (nineteen years ago)
― s1ocki (slutsky), Friday, 19 January 2007 17:46 (nineteen years ago)
It sounds like it could be cool, but that's how they get you!
― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 19 January 2007 17:52 (nineteen years ago)
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 19 January 2007 17:53 (nineteen years ago)
― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 19 January 2007 18:02 (nineteen years ago)
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 19 January 2007 18:05 (nineteen years ago)
stuff i've kept: the old coldcut thing, early amon tobin (everything up to supermodified is kind of amazing), cinematic orchestra (so ridiculously underrated), roots manuva, extra yard and bonobo.
i can't get with vadim, supernumeri or fog but i guess i can see what people like about them.
― m@p (plosive), Friday, 19 January 2007 18:15 (nineteen years ago)
i try not to think about it.
― acid waffle house (dubplatestyle), Friday, 19 January 2007 18:17 (nineteen years ago)
"try not to think about it" is right.
― m@p (plosive), Friday, 19 January 2007 18:23 (nineteen years ago)
― titchyschneider (titchyschneider), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 12:41 (nineteen years ago)
― the Dirt (FunkDirt), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 13:07 (nineteen years ago)
Foley Room sounds interesting.
― MaGoGo (FirstBass), Wednesday, 7 February 2007 16:59 (nineteen years ago)