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| Founded | 1991 |
| Founder | Matt Black Jonathan More |
| Genre | Electronic, Abstract Hip-Hop, Nu Jazz, Drum and Bass, Ambient Dance, Instrumental hip hop, Chillout |
| Country of origin | UK |
| Location | London |
| Official website | http://www.ninjatune.net/ |
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. 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 the debut album of Pop Levi (of Super Numeri), with artists to follow in a rock music vein. The first release on the imprint was Pop Levi's single "Blue Honey" in September 2006, which was followed by Pop Levi's first LP The Return To Form Black Magick Party in February 2007.
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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)
- A three-disc version of Xen Cuts was also released (ZENCD 049X) which included Xen Cuts Missed Flipped and Skipped.
- Solesides Greatest Bumps (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)
Solid Steel
Solid Steel is the title of a series of DJ mix CDs, a radio show, weekly podcast and live nightclub events showcasing the talents of a number of Ninja Tune artists.
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
External links
- Official site
- Ping Pong Promotion agency of Ninja Tune in France.
- Latest releases from Ninja Tune
- Ninja Obsession
