Ninja Tune is a London-based independent record label started in 1991 by DJs Matt Black and Jon More, better known as Coldcut.
| Ninja Tune | |
|---|---|
| File:Ninja Tune logo.jpg | |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Founder | Matt Black Jonathan Moore |
| Genre | Electronic |
| Country of origin | UK |
| Location | London |
| Official website | http://www.ninjatune.net/ |
The label has developed a number of DJs, producers, and live acts. Ninja Tune's sister imprints, NTone (RIP) and Big Dada, specialise in experimental electronic music and UK hip hop, respectively. The label holds an important satellite office in Montreal, Quebec, owned and managed by Jeff Waye. They have recently set up a new imprint, Counter Records, whose first release will be the single "Blue Honey" by Pop Levi in September 2006.
Artists
- 9 Lazy 9
- Aesop Rock
- Ammon Contact
- Amon Tobin
- Animals On Wheels
- Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
- Blockhead
- Bonobo
- Chocolate Weasel
- Chris Bowden
- Chris Bowden
- The Cinematic Orchestra
- Clifford Gilberto
- Coldcut
- Daedelus
- Diplo
- DJ Food
- DJ Kentaro
- DJ Vadim
- DK
- DSP
- Fink
- Flanger
- Fog
- Funki Porcini
- The Herbaliser
- Hex
- Hexstatic
- Hint
- Homelife
- The Irresistible Force
- Jaga Jazzist
- Kid Koala
- Loka
- Mixmaster Morris
- Mr. Scruff
- One Self
- Pest
- Rainstick Orchestra
- Roots Manuva
- Sixtoo
- Skalpel
- Spank Rock
- Super Numeri
- Treva Whateva
- Up, Bustle and Out
- Wagon Christ
- Zero db
Ninja Tune Compilations
- The Original Sampler (July 1993, BS001)
- Ninja Cuts Funkjazztical Tricknology (March 1995, ZENCD15)
- Ninja Cuts Flexistentialism (24 March 1996, ZENCD22)
- ColdKrushCuts - Mixed by Coldcut / DJ Food & DJ Krush (February 1997, ZENCD26)
- Ninja Cuts Funkungfusion (28 April 1998, ZENCD33)
- Zentonedada (sampler from Ninja Tune, NTone and Big Dada) (1999, ZENTONEDADA 001)
- Xen Cuts / Xen Cuts Missed Flipped and Skipped (September 2000, ZENCD49, ZENCD49X, ZEN49)
- Solesides Greatest Bumps (31 October, 2000)
- Urban Renewal Program (August 2002, ZENCD72)
- Zentertainment 2002 (August 2002, ZEN2002)
- ZEN CD - A Ninja Tune Retrospective (January 2004, ZENCD85)
- ZEN RMX - A Retrospective of Ninja Tune Remixes (January 2004, ZENCD85R)
- Zentertainment 2004 (March 2004, ZEN2004)
- A three-disc version of Xen Cuts was also released (ZENCD 049X) which included Xen Cuts Missed Flipped and Skipped.
Solid Steel is the title of a series of DJ mix CDs, a radio show and live nightclub events showcasing the talents of a number of Ninja Tune artists. For more information, see the Solid Steel page.
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