Disc 1
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Dark Lady - DJ Food ~ Various Artists |  |
| 2. Atomic Moog - Coldcut ~ Various Artists | |
| 3. Get Your Snack On - Amon Tobin ~ Various Artists | |
| 4. Pick Up - Bonobo ~ Various Artists | |
| 5. Get A Move On - Mr. Scruff ~ Various Artists | |
| 6. Sweetsmoke - Mr. Scruff ~ Various Artists | |
| 7. Bend Over - Wagon Christ ~ Various Artists | |
| 8. Skanky Panky - Kid Koala ~ Various Artists | |
| 9. Get Your Head Down - Luke Vibert ~ Various Artists | |
| 10. Sordid - Amon Tobin ~ Various Artists | |
| 11. Spiral - DJ Food ~ Various Artists | |
| 12. Auto - Hexstatic ~ Various Artists | |
| 13. Timber - Coldcut ~ Various Artists | |
| 14. Easy Muffin - Amon Tobin ~ Various Artists | |
| 15. Check Fraud - Fog ~ Various Artists | |
| 16. All That You Give - The Cinematic Orchestra ~ Various Artists | |
| 17. Long Road - Funki Porcini (edit) ~ Various Artists | | Disc 2
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. More Beats & Pieces - Coldcut ~ Various Artists | |
| 2. Terrorist - DJ Vadim ~ Various Artists | |
| 3. Fender Bender - Kid Koala ~ Various Artists | |
| 4. Your Revolution - DJ Vadim ~ Various Artists | |
| 5. Mr. Chombee Has The Flaw - The Herbaliser ~ Various Artists | |
| 6. Shrimp - Mr. Scruff ~ Various Artists | |
| 7. Blend, The - The Herbaliser ~ Various Artists | |
| 8. Black Jesus - 9 Lazy 9 ~ Various Artists | |
| 9. Aqui No Ma - Up Bustle & Out ~ Various Artists | |
| 10. Channel 1 Suite - The Cinematic Orchestra ~ Various Artists | |
| 11. Deo - Amon Tobin ~ Various Artists | |
| 12. All Things To All Men - The Cinematic Orchestra ~ Various Artists | |
| 13. Lithuania - Jaga Jazzist ~ Various Artists | |
| 14. Purrfect - Funki Porcini (edit) ~ Various Artists | |
| 15. Something Wicked - The Herbaliser ~ Various Artists | |
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| Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | More a greatest-hits volume than Ninja Tune's previous multi-disc collection (the rarities-heavy Xen Cuts), the double-disc Zen: A Retrospective barely includes any Top 40 hits (the number 37 Coldcut's "More Beats & Pieces" is the highest peak), but if dance music had a Hit Parade, there'd be at least a dozen number ones here. The first disc buttonholes listeners by spinning through some of the downright hookiest tracks in dance history (Amon Tobin's "Get Your Snack On," Coldcut's "Atomic Moog 2000," Mr. Scruff's "Get a Move On," DJ Food's "Dark Lady"). The second disc hardly lets up, beginning with "More Beats & Pieces" -- a digital-turntablist symphony that qualifies as the label's highlight -- but also including career highlights (or close to it) from the Herbaliser ("Mr. Chombee Has the Flaw"), Kid Koala ("Fender Bender"), DJ Vadim ("The Terrorist"), and Cinematic Orchestra ("All That You Give"). It really does feature the best tracks that have ever been out on Ninja Tune -- who knows better than the label itself? -- and doesn't neglect the addition of a great rarity or two, like a non-LP "Get Your Head Down" by Luke Vibert and a non-CD version of "Check Fraud" by Fog. An accompanying remix CD and fully packed DVD make the Zen experience a fitting postcard to itself from the best breaks label in the business. ~ John Bush |
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| Technical Info |
| Release Date : 02/10/2004 | | Original Release Date : 2004 | | Catalog ID : 85 | | Label : Ninja Tune (USA) | | Number of Discs : 2 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00625978108529 |
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