Ninja Tune is a London

London

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-based independent record label

Independent record label

An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...

 started by DJs Matt Black

Matt Black

Matt Black is a British DJ and one half of music duo Coldcut .As a college student, he was a member of a band called The Jazz Insects, whose first single was played by John Peel in his radio show...

 and Jonathan More, better known as Coldcut

Coldcut

Coldcut are an English dance music duo, comprising Matt Black and Jonathan More. Their signature style is electronic dance music, featuring cut up samples of hip hop, breaks, jazz, spoken word and various other types of music, as well as video and multimedia.-1980s:In 1986, computer programmer Matt...

 and managed by Peter Quicke. The label has a strong leaning towards mostly Electronic Music

Electronic music

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. The label caters largely to artists who make Alternative Hip Hop

Alternative hip hop

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, Instrumental music, Nu Jazz

Nu jazz

Nu jazz is an umbrella term coined in the late 1990s to refer to music that blends jazz elements with other musical styles, such as funk, soul, electronic dance music, and free improvisation...

, Drum and Bass

Drum and bass

Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...

, Trip Hop

Trip hop

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 and/or various forms of Downtempo

Downtempo

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 music.

The label has developed a number of DJs, producers

Record producer

A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

, and live acts. It has offices in Montreal and Los Angeles.

History

The label was founded in 1990. In 1994 Matt Black

Matt Black

Matt Black is a British DJ and one half of music duo Coldcut .As a college student, he was a member of a band called The Jazz Insects, whose first single was played by John Peel in his radio show...

's close friend Mixmaster Morris

Mixmaster Morris

Mixmaster Morris is an English ambient DJ and underground musician. Relating specifically to ambient music, Morris stated "It's exactly what you need if you have a busy and stressful life".-Life and career:...

 introduced Matt to Openmind - a DJ & design collective in Camberwell - at the Telepathic Fish chill-out club they were running. Openmind included Kevin Foakes aka Strictly Kev of DJ Food

DJ Food

Originally produced by Coldcut on the Ninja Tune independent record label, the DJ Food project started in 1990 on the premise of providing metaphorical "food for DJs". DJ Food released the Jazz Brakes series, with Jazz Brakes Volume 3 being the most successful...

. After submitting a re-styled company logo he was employed by Ninja Tune in the capacity of overall design consultant.

Pre-dating Ninja Tune is the radio show Solid Steel, which Coldcut set up in 1988. What initially began as a radio show

Radio programming

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 on then pirate Kiss FM

Kiss FM

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 went on to become a weekly podcast

Podcast

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 and also the name of live nightclub

Nightclub

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 events showcasing the talents of a number of Ninja Tune artists. Solid Steel is also the name of a series of DJ mix

DJ mix

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 CDs from the label.

In 2010, Ninja Tune celebrated 20 years of releasing music. A book entitled Ninja Tune: 20 Years of Beats and Pieces was released on 12 August 2010, and an exhibition was held at Black Dog Publishing

Black Dog Publishing

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's Black Dog Space in London showcasing artwork, design and photography from the label's 20 year history. A compilation album was released on 20 September in two formats - a regular version consisting of two 2-disc volumes, and a limited edition (of 3,500 copies), containing 6 CDs, 6 7" vinyl singles, a hardback copy of the book, a poster and additional items.

Artists

• 9 Lazy 9
  9 Lazy 9
  9 Lazy 9 is an Italian-based acid jazz/downtempo group on the Ninja Tune label. The group consists of Keir Fraserello, James Braddell , with Gianluca Petrella playing trombone, Mishael Levron on guitar, Manù Bandettini playing flute and Adriano Tirelli on bassoon.-Albums:* Paradise Blown 9 Lazy 9...
  
    
• Airborn Audio  
• Ammoncontact  
• Amon Tobin
  Amon Tobin
  Amon Adonai Santos de Araújo Tobin , known as Amon Tobin, is a Brazilian musician, composer and producer of electronic music. He is described as a virtuoso sound designer and is considered to be one of the most influential electronic music artists in the world...
  
    
• Andreya Triana
  Andreya Triana
  Andreya Triana is an experimental singer-songwriter, originally from London, and currently based in Brighton. Triana's debut single Lost Where I Belong, taken from the album of the same name, was released on 6 April 2010 on Ninja Tune...
  
  
• Animals on Wheels
  Animals on Wheels
  Animals on Wheels is the stage name of Andrew Coleman, an electronic musician based in Cambridge.Together with Adam Butler he formed Bovinyl, an independent record label, and released his first EP, Baits Bite, in 1996...
  
  
• Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra  
• Apple
• Blockhead
  Blockhead (music)
  Blockhead is an American Hip hop producer based in Manhattan, New York. Aside from his solo efforts released on the Ninja Tune label, he is most associated with producing for Aesop Rock, a rapper for the Definitive Jux independent hip hop label. He has also previously worked with rappers C-Rayz...
  
   
• Bonobo
• The Bug
• Chris Bowden  
• Cabbageboy
• Chocolate Weasel
  Chocolate Weasel
  -Discography:*Spaghettification - Ninja Tune*"Music for Body Lockers" - Ninja Tune...
  
  
• The Cinematic Orchestra
  The Cinematic Orchestra
  The Cinematic Orchestra is a British jazz and electronic outfit, created in 1997 by Jason Swinscoe. The band is signed to Ninja Tune independent record label. In addition to Swinscoe, the band includes PC former DJ Food member on turntables, Luke Flowers , Tom Chant , Nick Ramm , Stuart McCallum ...
  
  
• Clifford Gilberto
  Clifford Gilberto
  Clifford Gilberto, or The Clifford Gilberto Rhythm Combination, is the stage name of Florian Schmitt a recording artist with London based record label Ninja Tune...
  
  
• Coldcut
  Coldcut
  Coldcut are an English dance music duo, comprising Matt Black and Jonathan More. Their signature style is electronic dance music, featuring cut up samples of hip hop, breaks, jazz, spoken word and various other types of music, as well as video and multimedia.-1980s:In 1986, computer programmer Matt...
  
    
  • Bogus Order
  • Euphoreal
  • Gideon
• Cougar
  Cougar (band)
  Cougar is an instrumental post-rock band from Madison, Wisconsin formed in 2003. Formerly on the Madison-based record label Layered Music , Cougar is now signed to London label Ninja Tune...
  
  
• Daedelus
  Daedelus (musician)
  Alfred Darlington is a music producer based in Los Angeles, California. Daedelus pioneered using the Monome in conjunction with Max/MSP for live performances. He is a part of the groups Adventure Time and The Long Lost...
  
    
• The Death Set
  The Death Set
  The Death Set is an art punk music group formed in 2005 in Sydney, Australia. Six months after its inception the band moved to the East Coast of the United States, living in Baltimore, Philadelphia and Brooklyn respectively, where the band found an audience for its style of experimental, cross...
  
    
• DELS
  Dels (musician)
  DELS is a rapper and graphics designer from Ipswich. He is based currently in London and a graduate of Kingston University. Dickins signed a three album deal with the Ninja Tune label Big Dada.-Releases:...
  
  
• DJ Food
  DJ Food
  Originally produced by Coldcut on the Ninja Tune independent record label, the DJ Food project started in 1990 on the premise of providing metaphorical "food for DJs". DJ Food released the Jazz Brakes series, with Jazz Brakes Volume 3 being the most successful...
  
  
• DJ Kentaro
  DJ Kentaro
  DJ Kentaro is a hip hop DJ from Japan. He came 3rd in the Technics DMC World DJ Final in 2001 and won it in 2002 at the age of 20. In doing so, he became one of the first ever Asians to win the DMC World DJ Final, receiving the highest score in DMC history in the process.He was signed to Ninja Tune...
  
    
• DJ Toolz
  Mad Doctor X
  Mad Doctor X is a British DJ.-Blapps Posse:The Blapps! Records label run by Jason Carter, released several records from 1989–1992 that are considered classics in the Baltimore area, as well as in the British rave scene...
  
  
  • Clusterfunk
• DJ Vadim
  DJ Vadim
  DJ Vadim is a prolific DJ and producer, born in Leningrad, USSR , raised in London and currently residing in both New York and Berlin, whose music combines hip hop, soul, reggae and electronica...
  
  
• DK
  Darren Knott
  Darren Knott, also known as DK, is a British disc jockey and record producer on the Ninja Tune independent record label.DK began working for Ninja Tune, performing remixes of Coldcut's track "Timber" ....
  
  
• Dorian Concept
  Dorian Concept
  Dorian Concept is a Austrian electronic jazz/funk/hip-hop producer. He uses a MicroKORG keyboard and he is also a member of the Austrian funk band Jacob's Salty and Bamboozling Ladder.-Discography:Album...
  
    

• The Dragons
  The Dragons (band)
  The Dragons was a rock band based in San Diego, California, that released six CDs between 1991 and 2005. The band was notably fronted by singer/guitarist Mario Escovedo, whose musical family also includes Alejandro Escovedo, Pete Escovedo, Javier Escovedo , Coke Escovedo, Paris Escovedo and Sheila E...
  
  
• Dwight Trible
• Dynamic Syncopation  
  • DSP
• East Flatbush Project
  East Flatbush Project
  East Flatbush Project is the alias of Brooklyn producer Spencer Bellamy aka Spencer 4 Hire. He has released six singles to date, the most famous of which is Tried By 12. Each single was released on his record label, 10/30 Uproar Records. The East Flatbush Project has released an EP in July 2008...
  
    
• Emika
  Emika
  Ema Jolly, best known as Emika, is a British-born female electronic musician of Czech origin currently residing in Berlin. Her self-titled debut album was released in October 2011 via Ninja Tune and received generally good reviews.-Biography:...
  
  
• Eskmo
• Fink
  Fink (music)
  Fink, AKA Fin Greenall, is an English singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer and DJ from St. Ives, currently based in Brighton. Since 2006, the name Fink has also referred to the recording and touring trio fronted by Greenall himself, completed by Guy Whittaker and Tim Thornton . Fink is signed...
  
    
• Flanger
  Flanger (music)
  The Flanger project was founded in 1997 by Uwe Schmidt and Bernd Friedmann , who have both been active in the music business since the early 1990s. The two musicians met up to program their first album Templates at Mira Musica, Santiago de Chile in 1997...
  
  
• Fog
  Fog (band)
  Fog is a band fronted by Andrew Broder, which includes members Mark Erickson and Tim Glenn. For most of their existence, material released by Fog had been produced largely by Broder alone, combining both traditionally performed instruments and turntable-derived samples, until the switch to a...
  
    
• Floating Points  
• Funki Porcini
  Funki Porcini
  Funki Porcini is musician and film maker, James Braddell, from England.His music is a combination of Downtempo, Breakbeat and Jazz with elements of Hip hop, Drum and bass, sampling and time-stretched vocals...
  
    
• Ghislain Poirier
  Ghislain Poirier
  Poirier is a DJ/producer from Montreal who is signed to the Ninja Tune record label. He has, however, also worked with other labels such as Chocolate Industries, Rebondir, Shockout, Musique Large, Intr_version and 12k. His work mainly consists of original instrumental mixes and mixes featuring...
  
    
  • Poirier
• Grasscut
• The Heavy
  The Heavy (band)
  The Heavy are an indie rock band who claim to be from Noid, England, allegedly a small hamlet near Bath. However, no such place appears to exist.-History:...
  
    
• The Herbaliser
  The Herbaliser
  The Herbaliser is a jazz rap band formed by Jake Wherry and Ollie Teeba London, England during the early 1990s. Although currently signed to !K7 Records, they were one of the best-known acts from the Ninja Tune independent record label...
  
    
• Hex
  Hex (VJ group)
  Hex, or Hex Media, were a London-based multimedia group founded in the early 1990s by artist Robert Pepperell, coder Miles Visman and the DJs Coldcut...
  
    
• Hexstatic
  Hexstatic
  Hexstatic is a UK music duo, consisting of Stuart Warren Hill and Robin Brunson, that specializes in creating "quirky audio visual electro." Formed in 1997 after Hill and Brunson met while producing visuals at the Channel Five launch party, they decided to take over for the original members of the...
  
  
• Hint
• Homelife
• Igor Boxx  
• Illuminati of Hedfunk
• The Irresistible Force
  Mixmaster Morris
  Mixmaster Morris is an English ambient DJ and underground musician. Relating specifically to ambient music, Morris stated "It's exactly what you need if you have a busy and stressful life".-Life and career:...
  
    
• Jade
• Jaga Jazzist
  Jaga Jazzist
  Jaga Jazzist is an experimental jazz band from Norway that rose to prominence when the BBC named their first album, A Livingroom Hush , the best jazz album of 2002. The core of the band are brothers and main songwriters Lars and Martin Horntveth...
  
    
• Juice Aleem
  Juice Aleem
  -Biography:After putting years of energy into the Birmingham Hip Hop scene, Juice's "Ghetto Grammer" Freestyle rap sessions started featuring such other future stars as Ty, Skinnyman and MPHO. In 1996 Will Ashon starts up his new Ninja Tune backed label Big Dada and plans a roster of performers...
  
    
• Kid Koala
  Kid Koala
  Eric San , who records under the name Kid Koala, is a Canadian DJ, turntablist, musician and an author of graphic novels. He is signed to the British record label Ninja Tune, is a member of alternative hip hop supergroup Deltron 3030, and The Slew with Dynamite D and former members of the...
  
    
• King Cannibal
• Loka
• London Funk Allstars
  Mad Doctor X
  Mad Doctor X is a British DJ.-Blapps Posse:The Blapps! Records label run by Jason Carter, released several records from 1989–1992 that are considered classics in the Baltimore area, as well as in the British rave scene...
  
  

• The Long Lost
  The Long Lost
  The Long Lost is a collaboration between musician Alfred Darlington, also known as Daedelus, and his wife Laura Darlington. They dated in high school after initially meeting as members of their high school orchestra, as well as partners in the ballroom dance club. After a few years apart, they...
  
  
• Lorn
  Lorn
  Lorn may refer to:* John Lorn McDougall , Ontario businessman and political figure* John Lorn McDougall, Sr. , businessman and political figure in Canada West* Lorn, New South Wales, Australia...
  
  
• Max & Harvey
• Mr. Scruff
  Mr. Scruff
  Mr. Scruff is the recording name of Andy Carthy , a British DJ and artist. He lives in Stockport, Greater Manchester, and studied fine art at the Psalter Lane campus of Sheffield Hallam University...
  
    
• Neotropic
  Riz Maslen
  Riz Maslen is an English electronic music artist. During the mid 90's she worked with 4hero and Future Sound of London. After playing keyboards for The Beloved, she took out a loan, built a home studio and created her first albums there. In 1995 she signed as Neotropic under Ntone and soon after as...
  
  
• Nonplace Urban Field
• NW1 & Born 2 B
• One Self
  DJ Vadim
  DJ Vadim is a prolific DJ and producer, born in Leningrad, USSR , raised in London and currently residing in both New York and Berlin, whose music combines hip hop, soul, reggae and electronica...
  
  
• Pest
  Pest (music)
  Pest are a band on the Ninja Tune independent record label, playing electronic music with tinges of jazz, funk and hip-hop. The band consists of Matt Chandler , Benjamin Mallott , Thomas Marriott and Wayne Urquhart ....
  
  
• Please
• Producers for Bob
• The Qemists
  The Qemists
  -Mix albums:-Singles:*React - *Summer Son - *Iron Shirt / Let There Be Light - *Stompbox - *Dem Na Like Me - *Lost Weekend - *On The Run - *Drop Audio - *S.W.A.G...
  
  
• Raffertie
  Raffertie
  Benjamin Stefanski , better known by his stage name Raffertie is a composer and producer based in London, UK. He is currently signed to Ninja Tune and also runs the record label.-Career:...
  
  
• Rainstick Orchestra  
• Roots Manuva
  Roots Manuva
  Rodney Hylton Smith , better known by his stage name Roots Manuva, is a British rapper from Stockwell, South London. He is currently signed to Big Dada.-Biography:...
  
    
• Shuttle
  Shuttle
  The original meaning of the word shuttle is the device used in weaving to carry the weft. By reference to the continual to-and-fro motion associated with that, the term was then applied in transportation and then in other spheres...
  
  
• Sixtoo
  Sixtoo
  Sixtoo was the main project of a Canadian hip hop DJ, MC and producer Vaughn Robert Squire between 1996-2007. He has since retired the Sixtoo name pursuing other directions in electronic music, with a large genre shift from experimental hip hop to deeper club sounds of various temposSquire rose to...
  
    
• Skalpel
  Skalpel
  Skalpel are nu jazz DJs and musicians, Marcin Cichy and Igor Pudło, from Wrocław in Poland. Their musical style is a distinctive blend of hip hop beats, laced with samples lifted from the rich seam of Polish jazz records of the 1960s and 1970s.-History:...
  
    
• Slugabed  
• Spank Rock
  Spank Rock
  Spank Rock is an American hip-hop group consisting of rapper Naeem Juwan and producer Alex Epton . Their style is generally described as a mix of underground alternative rap and electro and rock.- Biography :...
  
  
• Stateless
  Stateless (band)
  Stateless are an English electronic alternative rock band, founded in 2002 and based in Leeds. The group comprises Chris James , kidkanevil , Justin Percival and David Levin .Stateless earned a recording contract with Sony Music and released their first single "Down Here" in 2004...
  
    
• Steinski and Mass Media  
• Super Numeri
  Super Numeri
  Super Numeri are an experimental instrumental group based in Liverpool and signed to the Ninja Tune label. The band was created by Pop Levi, Snap Ant and Karl Webb, who have recruited several other musicians in their recordings and live performances...
  
    
• The Poets of Rhythm
• T Love
• Toddla T
  Toddla T
  Toddla T is the stage name of Thomas Mackenzie Bell – a DJ, record producer, re-mixer and composer from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.- Biography :Toddla T, born 22 February 1985, was raised in Sheffield where he attended King Edward VII School...
  
    
• Treva Whateva
• Ulanbator  
• Up, Bustle and Out
  Up, Bustle and Out
  Up, Bustle and Out are musicians and recording artists - DJ D. "Ein" Fell and producer-performer Rupert Mould from Bristol, Senor Cuffy , Dave Cridge UK...
  
  
• Wagon Christ
• Yppah
  Yppah
  Yppah is an electronic/rock band consisting primarily of Joe Corrales Jr., and is currently signed to Ninja Tune records. He resides in Long Beach, California.-Eighty One:Corrales announced that his upcoming album, entitled 'Eighty One', is complete...
  
  
• Zero db
  Zero db
  Zero-db are a duo Chris Vogado and Neil Combstock who produce trip hop, jazz and fusion music. They are signed to a record contract with Ninja Tune associated with artists like Mr Scruff and the Herbaliser. They began producing together in 2000, releasing their first EP Come Party...
  
  

Ntone

Ninja Tune's first sister imprint

Imprint

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 was Ntone

NTone

NTone is a sister imprint to the independent record label, Ninja Tune. The imprint is based in London, United Kingdom and specialises in experimental electronic music...

, a label specialising in experimental electronic music

Electronic music

Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...

. The label released records from 1994 to 2001 before closing. Artists on the roster included Animals on Wheels

Animals on Wheels

Animals on Wheels is the stage name of Andrew Coleman, an electronic musician based in Cambridge.Together with Adam Butler he formed Bovinyl, an independent record label, and released his first EP, Baits Bite, in 1996...

, Cabbageboy, Hexstatic

Hexstatic

Hexstatic is a UK music duo, consisting of Stuart Warren Hill and Robin Brunson, that specializes in creating "quirky audio visual electro." Formed in 1997 after Hill and Brunson met while producing visuals at the Channel Five launch party, they decided to take over for the original members of the...

 and Neotropic

Riz Maslen

Riz Maslen is an English electronic music artist. During the mid 90's she worked with 4hero and Future Sound of London. After playing keyboards for The Beloved, she took out a loan, built a home studio and created her first albums there. In 1995 she signed as Neotropic under Ntone and soon after as...

.

Big Dada

Experimental hip-hop label Big Dada

Big Dada

Big Dada Recordings is the Hip Hop imprint of London-based independent record label, Ninja Tune. It is best known for being the home of prominent British hip hop artist Roots Manuva. It was started by reputed hip hop journalist Will Ashon in February 1997...

 was set up by Will Ashon in 1997. It is the home of acts such as cLOUDDEAD

CLOUDDEAD

Clouddead was a musical group consisting of the experimental hip hop musicians Doseone , Why? , and Odd Nosdam . Generally Drucker and Wolf provide the group's vocals while Madson produces the music...

, Juice Aleem

Juice Aleem

-Biography:After putting years of energy into the Birmingham Hip Hop scene, Juice's "Ghetto Grammer" Freestyle rap sessions started featuring such other future stars as Ty, Skinnyman and MPHO. In 1996 Will Ashon starts up his new Ninja Tune backed label Big Dada and plans a roster of performers...

, Roots Manuva

Roots Manuva

Rodney Hylton Smith , better known by his stage name Roots Manuva, is a British rapper from Stockwell, South London. He is currently signed to Big Dada.-Biography:...

, DELS

Dels (musician)

DELS is a rapper and graphics designer from Ipswich. He is based currently in London and a graduate of Kingston University. Dickins signed a three album deal with the Ninja Tune label Big Dada.-Releases:...

, Wiley

Wiley

Wiley may refer to:* Wiley, Colorado, a U.S. town* Wiley-Kaserne, a district of the city of Neu-Ulm, Germany* Wiley College, a college in Texas founded by Isaac Wiley* Wiley Rein LLP, a U.S. Law Firm...

 and Spank Rock

Spank Rock

Spank Rock is an American hip-hop group consisting of rapper Naeem Juwan and producer Alex Epton . Their style is generally described as a mix of underground alternative rap and electro and rock.- Biography :...

.

Counter Records

In 2006, Counter Records was set up to release the music by artists following a more rock music vein. The label's first release was (Super Numeri

Super Numeri

Super Numeri are an experimental instrumental group based in Liverpool and signed to the Ninja Tune label. The band was created by Pop Levi, Snap Ant and Karl Webb, who have recruited several other musicians in their recordings and live performances...

 member) Pop Levi's single "Blue Honey" in September 2006, and was followed by Pop Levi's debut album The Return To Form Black Magick Party in February 2007. Subsequent artists to have releases on the label include Ape School

Ape School

Ape School is the moniker of Michael Johnson, a Philadelphia based musician. Johnson cut his musical teeth as a former member of Holopaw and Lilys, and collaborated with Daedelus on his album "Love To Make Music To". In 2008, JesusWarhol Records released a digital 2-album set of Johnson's he...

, Cougar

Cougar (band)

Cougar is an instrumental post-rock band from Madison, Wisconsin formed in 2003. Formerly on the Madison-based record label Layered Music , Cougar is now signed to London label Ninja Tune...

, cross-genre punk rockers The Death Set

The Death Set

The Death Set is an art punk music group formed in 2005 in Sydney, Australia. Six months after its inception the band moved to the East Coast of the United States, living in Baltimore, Philadelphia and Brooklyn respectively, where the band found an audience for its style of experimental, cross...

 and The Heavy

The Heavy (band)

The Heavy are an indie rock band who claim to be from Noid, England, allegedly a small hamlet near Bath. However, no such place appears to exist.-History:...

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Ninja Tuna

In 2008 Mr. Scruff

Mr. Scruff

Mr. Scruff is the recording name of Andy Carthy , a British DJ and artist. He lives in Stockport, Greater Manchester, and studied fine art at the Psalter Lane campus of Sheffield Hallam University...

 launched his own new sub-label, Ninja Tuna. The first release was Donkey Ride, a collaboration with Quantic, released in May 2008. This was followed by his 4th studio album, also entitled Ninja Tuna

Ninja Tuna

Ninja Tuna is an album by Mr. Scruff. It was released on a newly created record label, also titled Ninja Tuna, a collaboration between Scruff and the record label Ninja Tune.-Track listing:# "Test the Sound"...

, and several further 12" singles to date.

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
  Coldcut
  Coldcut are an English dance music duo, comprising Matt Black and Jonathan More. Their signature style is electronic dance music, featuring cut up samples of hip hop, breaks, jazz, spoken word and various other types of music, as well as video and multimedia.-1980s:In 1986, computer programmer Matt...
  
   / DJ Food
  DJ Food
  Originally produced by Coldcut on the Ninja Tune independent record label, the DJ Food project started in 1990 on the premise of providing metaphorical "food for DJs". DJ Food released the Jazz Brakes series, with Jazz Brakes Volume 3 being the most successful...
  
   & DJ Krush
  DJ Krush
  , better known as DJ Krush, is a producer and DJ. He is known for his atmospheric instrumental production which incorporates sound elements from nature and extensive use of jazz and soul samples.-Biography:...
  
  (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
  Xen Cuts is a compilation album released by Ninja Tune independent record label on their tenth anniversary. The album was released in a four piece vinyl recording , as two disc CD and as a three disc CD versions, with the third disc "Xen Cuts Missed Flipped and Skipped" also released separately...
  
   / Xen Cuts Missed Flipped and Skipped (September 2000, ZENCD49, ZENCD49X, ZEN49)

A three-disc version of Xen Cuts was also released (ZENCD 049X) which included Xen Cuts Missed Flipped and Skipped.

• Solesides Greatest Bumps
  Solesides Greatest Bumps
  Solesides Greatest Bumps is a compilation album produced, mixed and otherwised created by a fairly wide group of DJs and artists. It was released October 31, 2000 by Quannum Projects, on the Ninja Tune independent record label.-Track listing:...
  
  (31 October 2000)
• Urban Renewal Program (August 2002, ZENCD72)
• Zentertainment 2002 (August 2002, ZEN2002)
• ZENtvDVD - Video Retrospective (2003, DVD containing 2 hours of Ninja Tune videos, ZENDV85)
• 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)
• Zentertainment 2006 (July 2006, ZENCD2006)
• You Don't Know: Ninja Cuts (March 2008)
• Ninja Tune XX Vols 1 & 2 (September 2010)

Former Employees

• Alastair Nicholson
  Son Records
  Son Records was set up in 1998 by Alastair Nicholson , to provide an outlet for hip-hop coming out the UK, whether by established names or more often than not, up and coming talent...
  
   - Head of Legal Affairs
• J. Swinscoe
  The Cinematic Orchestra
  The Cinematic Orchestra is a British jazz and electronic outfit, created in 1997 by Jason Swinscoe. The band is signed to Ninja Tune independent record label. In addition to Swinscoe, the band includes PC former DJ Food member on turntables, Luke Flowers , Tom Chant , Nick Ramm , Stuart McCallum ...
  
   - Head of Export Sales

External links

• Official site
• Ninja Obsession
• Ping Pong Promotion agency of Ninja Tune in France.
• Ninja Tune Feature in Rip It Up Magazine
• Mafiagato's Ninja Obsession
• The Complete Digital Discography
• Discography at Rolldabeats.com
• Discography & Review at Djouls.com (Fr)
• Reviews by BBC
• Funki Porcini Interview at Freedom to Create 2010 (Phegon Blog)

See also

• List of record labels
• List of electronic music record labels
• List of independent UK record labels