Posts tagged NinjaTune
Best Box Sets of 2010
The illustrious box set offers music lovers a slice of music history that far outshines a run-of-the-mill LP or flimsy CD. Here Spinner picks the best of 2010. ... Read More »
Kid Koala Spins Into the Future With 'Space Cadet' Book, New Slew LP
Ninja Tune Turntablist and illustrator Kid Koala is, as the saying goes, a study in contrasts. He ... Read More »
Ninja Tune Records Turns 20: An Oral History of a Legendary Label
Ninja Tune's 'Beats 'n' Pieces' aesthetic, which colours virtually every artist on the 20-year-old British label, began when founders Matt Black and Jon More burst onto the international scene as Coldcut with their 1987 remix of Eric B and Rakim's 'Paid in Full.' The result was an abstract hip-hop landmark that augmented its slinky beats with movie samples, sound effects and cross-cultural flourishes, such as Israeli folk singer Ofra Haza's operatic vocals ... Read More »
Toddla T Preps Second Album, Celebrates Ninja Tune 20th Anniversary
Twenty-five is a bit long in the tooth to be described as a "Toddla," but Tom "Toddla T" Bell shows no sign of curbing the manic energy that's made him one of the UK's most in-demand DJs. The proud resident of Sheffield has been keeping up his torrid pace both in clubs and in the studio as he readies his much-anticipated second album, and first for venerable UK indie electronic label Ninja Tune. ... Read More »
Roots Manuva's New Album 'Duppy Writer' Re-Versions His Old Songs
Big Dada Quite an odd character, this Roots Manuva. Long celebrated as one of the quintessential ... Read More »
