Ninja Tune
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Ninja Tune is an independent record label that is based in London, England (with a satellite office on Montreal for U.S/Canada business), created in 1990 by the duo known as Coldcut. Coldcut were pioneers of the emerging hip-hop/electro scene in the eighties. Inspired by a visit to Japan, Matt Black & Jonathon More (Coldcut) primarily created Ninja Tune to act as a vehicle by which they could release music of a more underground nature, free from the restraints placed on artists by major labels (the same restraints that were put on them via their brief stints with Arista and Big Life).
The first releases were heralded by the music press and aficionados simultaneously. The first four volumes of ‘DJ Food - Jazz Brakes’, produced by Coldcut, were comprised of instrumental hip-hop cuts, subsequently giving birth to the genre called ‘trip-hop’, and seen as indispensable tools for DJs.
The label achieved a level of notoriety quickly, due to its funky style and commitment to eclecticism. Key in the labels success was the constantly growing roster of very different sounding artists.
With the musical and multi-media innovation of Black and More, the studio know-how and musical expertise of all the artists, the graphic vision of Openmind, and the sound business practices of the label managers and employees, Ninja Tune has grown into a label that prides itself on producing quality music while serving its artists in a way that no major label would.
The first releases were heralded by the music press and aficionados simultaneously. The first four volumes of ‘DJ Food - Jazz Brakes’, produced by Coldcut, were comprised of instrumental hip-hop cuts, subsequently giving birth to the genre called ‘trip-hop’, and seen as indispensable tools for DJs.
The label achieved a level of notoriety quickly, due to its funky style and commitment to eclecticism. Key in the labels success was the constantly growing roster of very different sounding artists.
With the musical and multi-media innovation of Black and More, the studio know-how and musical expertise of all the artists, the graphic vision of Openmind, and the sound business practices of the label managers and employees, Ninja Tune has grown into a label that prides itself on producing quality music while serving its artists in a way that no major label would.
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CambioJoe wrote:
Rad label, how am i JUST NOW learning about all this stuff!? I've been sheltered i guess by the mass media.
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boucyfirebal wrote:
best label! kid koala
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asmodeus88 wrote:
"Best label ever along with Warp and Planet Mu! " Me too!!!
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OuroborosOne wrote:
お疲れ様でございます。いつもお世話になっております
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muserock7997 wrote:
Best label ever along with Warp and Planet Mu!
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TheShadowstorm wrote:
ftw
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join new Hexstatic group! http://www.lastfm.pl/group/Hexstatic
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madziarudzielec wrote:
Yaaahh! bring it on! :)
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winxton wrote:
U make my life better ninja tune!
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LYKAON-RECORDS wrote:
KEEP UP THE GOOD STUFF U ARE WELCOME!
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Lietvyris wrote:
Love it!
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ganjarolla wrote:
your label kicks! tnx 2 all the artists that came to Mostar! <3
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kemalius wrote:
nice place here.we are ninjasssssss.:§
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wielmoznypan wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/Cmy
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HI, LISTEN OUR MUSIC AND TELL US WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT. FREE DOWNLOAD SONGS http://www.lastfm.es/music/rebery
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BurntFingers wrote:
too good.
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OPoeta2100 wrote:
HIPHOP WWW.MYSPACE.COM/CRNIOPRETO PEACE
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drg1987 wrote:
Check our music on www.last.fm/music/DA+BASS+FACTOR hope u all like the stuff
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kimberllee wrote:
mad love for ninjatune.
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- Lars_ollo wrote about Ninja Tune in "Wow Stina!" - Extended Playlist 050109 - www.2ser.com 107.3FM. yesterday morning
- dfdhy connected Ninja Tune to the group rapping. Tuesday evening
- Lars_ollo wrote about Ninja Tune in "Holy Holy Holy" - Interstitial Special - Extended Playlist 291208 - www.2ser.com…. 8 days ago
- liftmuziek wrote about Ninja Tune in Headphone Commute's Best of 2008. 13 days ago
- liftmuziek wrote about Ninja Tune in a deleted journal. 13 days ago
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