| Product Summary | | Label: Ninja Tune | | UPC: 00625978104927 | | Release Date: 10/3/2000 | | Buy.com Sku: 60433925 | | Item#: MSWR2W | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Xen To One Ratio, The - (Steinski's intro) ~ Various Artists |  | | 2. Showtime - Big Dada Sound ~ Various Artists | | | 3. 2 The Left - Dynamic Syncopation ~ Various Artists | | | 4. QMS - T Love (The Process mix) ~ Various Artists | | | 5. 8pt Agenda - The Herbaliser/Latryrx ~ Various Artists | | | 6. Ug - Mr. Scruff ~ Various Artists | | | 7. Memories - Neotropic ~ Various Artists | | | 8. Rhythm & Blues Angus Steakhouse - Cabbageboy ~ Various Artists | | | 9. Saboteur - Amon Tobin (Roots Manuva version) ~ Various Artists | | | 10. Your Revolution - DJ Vadim (new version) ~ Various Artists | | | 11. Nepalese Bliss - Irresistible Force (Jimpster mix, remix) ~ Various Artists | | | 12. Emperor's Main Course In Cantonese - Kid Koala ~ Various Artists | | | 13. Give It Up - Coldcut ~ Various Artists | | | 14. Hip Hop Barrio - Up, Bustle & Out ~ Various Artists | | | 15. Blue Flames - Blackalicious ~ Various Artists | | | 16. Night Night Theme - The Infesticons ~ Various Artists | | | 17. I Hear The Drummer - Luke Vibert ~ Various Artists | | | 18. Ninjah (We Are Ninja) - Frank Chickens/Fink ~ Various Artists | | Disc 2
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Joy Of X, The - (Flexus Intro) ~ Various Artists | | | 2. 10th Victim, The - Clifford Gilberto ~ Various Artists | | | 3. Soul Pride - The Cinematic Orchestra/PC ~ Various Artists | | | 4. Los Locos Cubanos - Up, Bustle & Out (Snowboy mix) ~ Various Artists | | | 5. Down & To The Left - Amon Tobin ~ Various Artists | | | 6. My Life In These Bottles - Loka ~ Various Artists | | | 7. Original Sins - Chris Bowden ~ Various Artists | | | 8. Restless - Clifford Gilberto ~ Various Artists | | | 9. Build A Church With Your Fear - Animals On Wheels ~ Various Artists | | | 10. Ageing Young Rebel, The - DJ Food/Ken Nordine (remix) ~ Various Artists | | | 11. Quicksilver Loom - Flanger ~ Various Artists | | | 12. Big Sea - Funki Porcini ~ Various Artists | | | 13. Arcane - Arc ~ Various Artists | | Disc 3
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Twice The First Time - Saul Williams ~ Various Artists | | | 2. More Beats & Pieces - Coldcut (John McEntire Tortoise mix) ~ Various Artists | | | 3. Dubble (Organ Swell) - Funki Porcini ~ Various Artists | | | 4. No Mind - Happy Campers ~ Various Artists | | | 5. Peace Pt. 1 - DJ Food ~ Various Artists | | | 6. Happy Band - Mr. Scruff ~ Various Artists | | | 7. Drunk Trumpet - Kid Koala ~ Various Artists | | | 8. Non Lateral Hypothesis - DJ Vadim ~ Various Artists | | | 9. Ninja Tune - Hexstatic ~ Various Artists | | | 10. Movements - Roots Manuva ~ Various Artists | | | 11. Tried By 12 - East Flatbush Project (Squarepusher mix) ~ Various Artists | | | 12. Feel'n You & Me - Sukia/DJ Food ~ Various Artists | | | 13. Channel 1 Suite - The Cinematic Orchestra (Fourtet remix) ~ Various Artists | | | 14. Bad Sex - Amon Tobin/Chris Morris ~ Various Artists | | | 15. (untitled) - (hidden track) ~ Various Artists | |
| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Compilation producers include: Steinski, The Process, Andy Carthy. | | Recorded in London England and Havana, Cuba in April 1998. | | Commemorating its tenth anniversary in similar fashion to the festivities at Warp during 1999, Ninja Tune Records celebrated with a three-disc compilation that spotlights not necessarily the greatest, but definitely the most overlooked, moments in the label's history. Founded in 1990 by Coldcut's Jonathan More and Matt Black in response to increasing frustration with major labels, Ninja Tune only earned notice after a few years of mediocre sampladelic records. When the enterprise really exploded in 1995, however, it soon spawned an excellent roster of artists from all sorts of beat-oriented camps: trip-hop (Funki Porcini, Up Bustle & Out), drum'n'bass (Amon Tobin, Animals on Wheels), and hip-hop (DJ Vadim, the Herbaliser, Kid Koala), as well as more ambient techno (Irresistible Force, Neotropic) via the Ntone sub-label. Xen Cuts presents almost 50 tracks spread over three hours, and the focus on previously unreleased (or unavailable on compact disc) material makes for a compilation of many pleasant surprises. Remixers provide many of the highlights, including Jimpster (Irresistible Force's "Nepalese Bliss"), Squarepusher (East Flatbush Project's "Tried by 12"), Roots Manuva (Amon Tobin's "Saboteur"), Fourtet (Cinematic Orchestra's "Channel 1 Suite), and John McEntire (the label classic "More Beats & Pieces" by Coldcut). Anyone seeking an overview that hits every high will be disappointed -- there's barely an original single to be found on this entire collection, despite the preponderance of B-sides -- but Ninja Tune exercised such remarkable quality control during the mid to late '90s that it barely shows. ~ John Bush |
Engineer: Jamie Finch; BBC |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 09/19/2000 | | Original Release Date : 2000 | | Catalog ID : 49 | | Label : Ninja Tune (USA) | | Number of Discs : 3 | | Studio/Live : Mixed | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00625978104927 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (12/7/00, pp.112-4)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...3 discs worth of smoked-out, sample-heavy sounds from [Ninja Tune's] 10-year history....[it] bobs like a bong-water balloon..."Spin (p.134)
- "This anthology showcases Ninja's strengths, like kinetic sample cut-and-pasting and scratchathons..." Spin (2/01, p.108)
- "...Signature weirdness....Trickology; no apology." Q (10/00, p.134)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...The hip-hop-centric CD-1 is the strongest, while CD2 takes a jazzy, atmospheric path and the more erratic CD3 is for devotees only. An intimidating but rewarding listen." Uncut (10/00, p.93)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...Three CDs...each as innovative and unpredictable as the other in terms of genre (hip hop, jazz, electronica and all crevices in between)
..." Mixmag (9/00, p.165)
- 3 out of 5 - "...Contains enough nuggety pleasures to outweigh the colon explorers..." Muzik (10/00, p.82)
- 5 out of 5 - "...Stealth and efficency to the max....this is simply too good to miss..." Vibe (11/00, p.170)
- 3.5 discs out of 5 - "...Displays a commitment to music that refuses to be pigeonholed and expands the vocabulary of hip hop." |
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