Ninja Tune
Founded	1991
Founder(s)	Matt Black Jonathan More
Genre(s)	Electronic, Abstract Hip-Hop, Nu-Jazz, Drum and Bass, Ambient Dance, Instrumental Hip hop, Chillout
Country of Origin	UK
Location	London
Website	Official site of Ninja Tune

Ninja Tune is a London-based independent record label started in 1991 by DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More, better known as Coldcut, with a strong leaning towards Electronic, abstract hip-hop, instrumental hip hop, Nu-Jazz, drum and bass, and chillout music. Image File history File links http://karma2. ... See also: 1990 in music, other events of 1991, 1992 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // 1991 was the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. ... Matt Black (real name Matthew Cohen) is a Jewish British DJ and one half of Coldcut (along with Jonathan Moore). ... Electronic music is a term for music created using electronic devices. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated to DnB or drum n bass) is a type of electronic dance music also known as jungle. ... Apart from the act of relaxing, chill out can refer to: Chill out (music), a musical style. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... An independent record label is variously described as a record label operating without the funding (or outside the organizations) of the major record labels, and/or a label that subscribes to indie philosophies such as DIY and anti-corporate art. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... Matt Black (real name Matthew Cohen) is a Jewish British DJ and one half of Coldcut (along with Jonathan Moore). ... Coldcut: Jonathan More (left) & Matt Black Coldcut is a duo comprising English DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More. ... Electronic music is a term for music created using electronic devices. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Instrumental hip hop is hip hop music without vocals. ... Drum and bass (commonly abbreviated to DnB or drum n bass) is a type of electronic dance music also known as jungle. ... Apart from the act of relaxing, chill out can refer to: Chill out (music), a musical style. ...

The label has developed a number of DJs, producers, and live acts. Ninja Tune's sister imprints, NTone (now defunct) and Big Dada, specialise in experimental electronic music and hip hop, respectively. The label has a satellite office in Montreal, Quebec, owned and managed by Jeff Waye. In 2006, a new imprint, Counter Records, was set up to release debut album of Pop Levi, with artists to follow in a rock music vein. The first release on the imprint was Pop Levi's "Blue Honey" in September 2006. This will be followed by a second single and an album in January 2007. In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes . ... In the publishing industry, an imprint is a brand name under which a work is published. ... NTone is a sister imprint to the independent record label, Ninja Tune. ... Big Dada is Ninja Tunes Hip Hop imprint. ... Electronic music is a term for music created using electronic devices. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Pop Levi is a male musical artist from Liverpool, UK. In addition to his solo work, he has been a member, along with Snap Ant and Loka of Super Numeri. ...

Artists

9 Lazy 9 is an acid jazz/downtempo group on the Ninja Tune label. ... Amon Tobin performing live. ... Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra is a Bushwick, Brooklyn based afrobeat band that is modelled after Fela Kutis Africa 70 band and Eddie Palmieris Harlem River Drive Orchestra. ... Anthony Tony Simon, better known by his stage name Blockhead, is an American producer and DJ, mainly of Hip hop music. ... Bonobo is Simon Green, British producer, composer, musician and DJ. At 18, he moved to Brighton where he released his debut album Animal Magic at Tru Thoughts label in 2000. ... Si Begg (stage name of Simon Begg), wonky techno DJ and record producer, was born in Leicester in 1972, grew up in Leamington Spa and moved to London in 1991. ... The Cinematic Orchestra is a British-based jazz and electronic outfit, created in the late 1990s by Jason Swinscoe. ... Clifford Gilberto is a recording artist with London record label Ninjatune. ... Coldcut: Jonathan More (left) & Matt Black Coldcut is a duo comprising English DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More. ... Alfred Weisberg-Roberts (also known as Daedelus) is an experimental electronic artist based out of Los Angeles, California. ... According to a voice sample of Kanye West on the mixtape AEIOU Pt. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... DJ Kentaro is a Hip hop DJ from Japan. ... DJ Vadim (aka Vadim Peare) is a prolific DJ from Russia, based in London. ... Darren Knott a. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Fink (band). ... Funki Porcini is musician and DJ, James Bradell, from London, UK. His music is a combination of Downtempo, Breakbeat and Jazz, with elements of Hip Hop, Drum and bass, sampling and time-stretched vocals. ... The Herbaliser is a Jazz / Hip-Hop band formed by Ollie Teeba and Jake Wherry in the early 90s. ... 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: Stuart Warren Hill (left) and Robin Brunson Hexstatic is a UK music duo, consisting of Stuart Warren Hill and Robin Brunson, that specializes in creating quirky audio visual electro. ... Hint is musician Jonathan James, hailing from Sussex in the UK. The music is at the more chilled-out end of the Ninja Tune roster. ... Irresistible Force is the production identity for UK ambient DJ Mixmaster Morris. ... Jaga Jazzist is an experimental jazz band that rose to prominence when the BBC named their fourth album, The Stix (Ninja Tune/Smalltown Supersound), the best jazz album of 2002. ... Eric San (born 1974 in Vancouver, Canada), who records under the name Kid Koala, is a Montreal, Quebec based DJ and turntablist. ... Ambient DJ and underground musician Mixmaster Morris was born in Brighton in 1965 but started his DJ career in 1985 with his Mongolian Hip Hop Show on pirate radio in London. ... Mr. ... The Neotropic ecozone is a terrestrial ecoregion which includes South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. ... Pest is a band on the Ninja Tune independent record label, playing electronic music with tinges of jazz, funk and hip-hop. ... Roots Manuva (born Rodney Smith in Stockwell, South London, 1972) is a rapper. ... Vaughn Robert Squire, aka Sixtoo (formerly CL S.C.A.R.R.) is a hip hop artist originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who now lives in Montreal, Quebec. ... Skalpel are DJs / musicians Marcin Cichy and Igor Pudło from Wrocław in Poland. ... Spank Rock consists of Armarni XXXchange (computer drums), Spankrock (cool disco mc), Chris Rockswell (on the 1s & 2s), Ronnie Darko (cut creator), The Love Peace Project & the LP3 (the secret weapon). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Ty is a British hip-hop artist, best known for his Mercury Music Prize nomination in 2003, with his album Upwards. ... Up, Bustle and Out are musicians and recording artists - DJ D. Ein Fell (also known as Clandestine Ein) and producer-perfomer Rupert Mould (also known as Sêenor Roody) from Bristol, UK. They have released a number of albums and singles on the Ninja Tune independent record label. ... This article is in need of attention. ... John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ... Saul Williams Saul Stacey Williams (February 29, 1972 - ) has been considered a powerful voice of the hip hop generation as a poet, preacher, actor, rapper, singer and musician. ...

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.

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Solid Steel

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. Image File history File links http://www. ... Solid Steel is the name of a series of DJ mix albums issued on Ninja Tune independent record label in the UK. It also applies to the radio station and related live concerts which further showcase the DJing talents of such artists. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... Radio broadcasts have been a popular entertainment since the 1910s, though popularity has declined a little in some countries since television became widespread. ... Clubbing, also known as a disco A nightclub (often shortened to club) is an entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark. ...

See also

• List of record labels
• List of electronic music record labels
• List of independent UK record labels
• Quannum Projects
• List of Quebec record labels

This is a list of record labels. ... A list of notable electronic music record labels: 0–9 *69 Records A Additive Records All Around The World Ambulatore - Oviedo, Spain - Official site Anjunabeats Antiopic - New York City - Official site Ant-Zen Artificial Bliss Recordings - Official site Astralwerks Asthmatic Kitty ATIC Records Audiobulb Records Audio Dregs B Bedrock Records... This is a list of record labels based in the United Kingdom that are independent from the Big four record labels and typically specialize in different forms of indie rock, punk rock, and styles of alternative rock, electronica and hip-hop. ... Quannum Projects is an alternative hip hop collective based in the San Francisco Bay Area. ... This is a list of music labels from Quebec. ...

External links

• Official site
• Ping Pong Promotion agency of Ninja Tune in France.
• Ninja Tune forum
• Latest releases from Ninja Tune