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The best (& it's independent) record label in the world... ...has to be Ninja Tune. It was founded by Coldcut after their record label difficulties. It's gone on to become worldwide and to constantly release exciting challenging new music.
Now, after over 10 years, they've finaly done a retrospective. There's a double CD of classics, a double CD of remixes and a double-capacity DVD of videos with goodies added on. If you like hip-hop, jazz, ambient, techno, downbeat, weird shit or all of the above, you should love Ninja. Shout if you love Ninja! Ninja Website - free MP3s...r goodies! "You know, you're the classic example of the inverse ratio between the size of the mouth and the size of the brain" | |
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Am I the only Ninja-lover here? Surely not! Just add a reply even if just to say 'ay'. All the retrospecive stuff is out on January 26th and it is all awesome. I've had the DVD on all evening. You'd be shitting-yourself-crazy not to get it. "You know, you're the classic example of the inverse ratio between the size of the mouth and the size of the brain" | |
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I have some compilation thats like "the shadow years" and its all very sample-based and awesome.
I had no idea that they had any music videos to compile. The visuals must be pretty artsy/good? | |
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CinisterCee said: I have some compilation thats like "the shadow years" and its all very sample-based and awesome.
I had no idea that they had any music videos to compile. The visuals must be pretty artsy/good? Oh yeah. It's mostly recent stuff as a lot of their early videos were a bit  but nearly all 35 videos on it are great. There's also a 15 minute video mash-up by Hexstatic who has also kindly provided a nearly 1hour long audio mix too. You can watch the vids in the pre-arranged order or by random order, chronological order or reverse-chronological order. There's also the album covers option where you get to watch a gallery of all their albums covers whilst a beautifuly remastered version of "Autumn Leaves (Irresitible Force mix)" plays. They've juiced it's sound up for DVD making even this feature very tasty. I bet there's some Easter Eggs too but I'm shite at finding them.[This message was edited Sun Jan 18 17:33:17 PST 2004 by daned] "You know, you're the classic example of the inverse ratio between the size of the mouth and the size of the brain" | |
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Yes Yes Ned!!!
Ninja is THE LABEL! nothing but the solid! for those interested, you should definitly check their site for their 'Solid Steel' radio show. you can listen to many old streams of the mixes on the site. this is a good taster to what the label is about. variety. variety. variety of the highest/funkiest order. i am groovin to the recent Kid Koala album right now. just sick. | |
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hey ned,
is the comp DVD just available in the PAL format? the Cinematic Orchestra's score to 'Man With The Movie Camera' DVD is only PAL...AAGGHHH. "Fascists!" 
hafta get an all region player i guess. >>> Ninja Tune release of the moment: Blockhead (Aesop Rock producer) - 'Insomniacs Olympics' 12" (Ninja's 1st picture disc) <<< | |
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jazzvibrator said: hey ned,
is the comp DVD just available in the PAL format? the Cinematic Orchestra's score to 'Man With The Movie Camera' DVD is only PAL...AAGGHHH. "Fascists!"
hafta get an all region player i guess. >>> Ninja Tune release of the moment: Blockhead (Aesop Rock producer) - 'Insomniacs Olympics' 12" (Ninja's 1st picture disc) <<< Hmmm. I'll try and find out for you. As they're doing a big retrospective, surely they will? Oh, and that Blockhead track is great! So's the video on that DVD! "You know, you're the classic example of the inverse ratio between the size of the mouth and the size of the brain" | |
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Herbaliser... | |
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abierman said: Herbaliser...
Oh yes! Always nice to hear from a fellow Sigur Ros fan "You know, you're the classic example of the inverse ratio between the size of the mouth and the size of the brain" | |
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jazzvibrator said: hey ned,
is the comp DVD just available in the PAL format? the Cinematic Orchestra's score to 'Man With The Movie Camera' DVD is only PAL...AAGGHHH. "Fascists!"
hafta get an all region player i guess. Chill! NTSC DVD of "Zen TV" is out on February 9th. Can't you play PAL? I bought "ONA Alladin Las Vegas" Region 0 NTSC and it was fine. Over here, all TV sets can play NTSC now because of the popularity of multi-region DVD players. Mind you, my telly is over 10 years old and it can still do the old NTSC. Isn't "Man With The Movie Camera" region free or is it region 2 only? "You know, you're the classic example of the inverse ratio between the size of the mouth and the size of the brain" | |
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I have the coldcut/hextatic video, with the Timber track on it! I remember seeing that vid whilst completely stoned at V99, and then for a year I searched the web knowing that the track sponsored greenpeace (or was it friends of the earth?), and EVENTUALLY found the artist/got the vid!  ..... BULLSEYE!  | |
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Taureau said: I have the coldcut/hextatic video, with the Timber track on it! I remember seeing that vid whilst completely stoned at V99, and then for a year I searched the web knowing that the track sponsored greenpeace (or was it friends of the earth?), and EVENTUALLY found the artist/got the vid!
Oh that's on there too. My favourites are probably Amon Tobin "Verbal" & "Four Ton Mantis", The Pointer Sisters "Pinball Number Count (DJ Food re-edit)" and the Mr Scruff videos. DJ Food has re-edited all the Pointer Sisters pinball number counts from Sessame Street into one full length track and the video does the same for the shows freaky pinball animations. Kid Koala also has some wicked vids. "You know, you're the classic example of the inverse ratio between the size of the mouth and the size of the brain" | |
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daned said: Mr Scruff
Is Mr Scruff Ninja? If so, I got that also! GREAT album. ..... BULLSEYE! | |
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Taureau said: daned said: Mr Scruff
Is Mr Scruff Ninja? If so, I got that also! GREAT album. I believe his first album was for Pressue Records (which I think was a label set-up by the late Rob Gretton of Factory Records/Hacienda/24 Hour Party People fame) but I've never seen it on sale. Then Ninja signed him up and released his second album "Keep It Unreal" (featuring "Get A Move On") and last year's follow-up "Trouser Jazz". He's got a new website, check http://www.mrscruff.com "You know, you're the classic example of the inverse ratio between the size of the mouth and the size of the brain" | |
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yeah, you fellow org'rs...
if you have not heard a Ninja release before but it sounds interesting to you, a safe 1st release you may wanna check out is the: Mr. Scruff 'Trouser Jazz' album. Top Notch instrumental jazzfunkdelirium. this should be one album Prince should check out too | |
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Another great independent label is Psychopathic Records in Detroit. Yes, the Insane Clown Posse's label...You can't argue with success--these boys started with nothing and created one of the MOST successful rap labels in the business.
I got MAD CLOWN LOVE for Psychopathic...and I don't who knows. Bitch. | |
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and for you avant-hip-hop heads out here, check Ninja's sub-label, Big Dada.
http://www.bigdada.com they have been chugging along themselves with over 50 releases. some tight BD releases: King Geedorah (MF Doom), cLOUDDEAD, Majesticons (Mike Ladd), Roots Manuva >>> Big Dada banger of the moment: TY - 'Wait A Minute' orig.mix & remix by Dwele (d-troit in the house) <<< | |
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jazzvibrator said: and for you avant-hip-hop heads out here, check Ninja's sub-label, Big Dada.
http://www.bigdada.com they have been chugging along themselves with over 50 releases. some tight BD releases: King Geedorah (MF Doom), cLOUDDEAD, Majesticons (Mike Ladd), Roots Manuva Oh yes, Roots Manuva - a unique MC. The track he did on that last Cinematic Orchestra album "All Things To All Men" is genius Roots Manuva records need buying people "You know, you're the classic example of the inverse ratio between the size of the mouth and the size of the brain" | |
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daned said: Roots Manuva records need buying people
That's why I have both his albums! 
Look out for this name...Sage Francis. | |
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JDINTERACTIVE said: daned said: Roots Manuva records need buying people
That's why I have both his albums!
Look out for this name...Sage Francis. Ohhh. Who's that? Tell me more... "You know, you're the classic example of the inverse ratio between the size of the mouth and the size of the brain" | |
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daned said: JDINTERACTIVE said: daned said: Roots Manuva records need buying people
That's why I have both his albums!
Look out for this name...Sage Francis. Ohhh. Who's that? Tell me more... OHHELLYA! Sage Francis is the mack! he is the MC & 1/2 of the underground legend, Non-Prophets. the new NP album, 'Hope' (lex018) is out now on Warp's hiphop label, Lex. www.lexrecords.com a cool place to start your Sage is his solo record 'Personal Journals' on anticon records. just sick! www.anticon.com he also has self-released the 'Sick Of Waiting' series of 4 CD's, which "bootlegs the bootleggers." more info on that at: www.sagefrancis.net -peace >>> the joint of the moment: Automato - 'Walk Into The Light' (prod. by The DFA) <<< | |
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JDINTERACTIVE said: daned said: Roots Manuva records need buying people
That's why I have both his albums!
Look out for this name...Sage Francis. jd/dane... have you cats heard the Roots Manuva 'Badmeaningood' mix cd? it's slick roll-thru of trax that inspired him. from The Beat 'Mirror In The Bathroom' to Eric B & Rakim - 'Follow The Leader' cant go wrong. also includes Roots own version of 'Yellow Submarine' bizarre? youknowit! | |
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Answer Me MuthaFukkaz!!!
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jazzvibrator said: Answer Me MuthaFukkaz!!!
I got it and you know what it cost me! "You know, you're the classic example of the inverse ratio between the size of the mouth and the size of the brain" | |
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jazzvibrator said: have you cats heard the Roots Manuva 'Badmeaningood' mix cd?
it's slick roll-thru of trax that inspired him. from The Beat 'Mirror In The Bathroom' to Eric B & Rakim - 'Follow The Leader' I've heard that! 
Peanut Butter Wolf's Badmeaningood is what I've been playing lately. Joe Jackson "Steppin' Out" segues into Cold Crush Brothers "Punk Rock Rap". | |
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CinisterCee said: jazzvibrator said: have you cats heard the Roots Manuva 'Badmeaningood' mix cd?
it's slick roll-thru of trax that inspired him. from The Beat 'Mirror In The Bathroom' to Eric B & Rakim - 'Follow The Leader' I've heard that!
Peanut Butter Wolf's Badmeaningood is what I've been playing lately. Joe Jackson "Steppin' Out" segues into Cold Crush Brothers "Punk Rock Rap". yeah..PBWolf...he just brought his StonesThrow circus into Detroit last month! it was a sick sick sick show! Dudley Perkins, Wildchild and PB with an all 7" DJ set. too damn funky!!! | |
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jazzvibrator, have u checked out Charizma & PBwolf "Big Shots"?
I can't stop listening to it! *steers this into a Stones Throw thread* | |
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CinisterCee said: jazzvibrator said: have you cats heard the Roots Manuva 'Badmeaningood' mix cd?
it's slick roll-thru of trax that inspired him. from The Beat 'Mirror In The Bathroom' to Eric B & Rakim - 'Follow The Leader' I've heard that!
Peanut Butter Wolf's Badmeaningood is what I've been playing lately. Joe Jackson "Steppin' Out" segues into Cold Crush Brothers "Punk Rock Rap". A genius mixing moment. And PBW in a Ninja thread is cool, he remixes The Herbaliser 'The Blend', if I remember rightly? "You know, you're the classic example of the inverse ratio between the size of the mouth and the size of the brain" | |
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CinisterCee said: jazzvibrator, have u checked out Charizma & PBwolf "Big Shots"?
I can't stop listening to it! *steers this into a Stones Throw thread* hell yeah!!! just sucks that we had to wait 10+ years to hear it. but it is well worth the wait. | |
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