There are no words for my love of Ninja Tune. They have put out so many of my favorite records, and filled my life with so much sonic joy, that to try to assemble words to explain my love would only sully our magical relationship. And now they’re celebrating 20 years of awesomeness, and to do so properly they’re releasing a mega box set filled with epic Ninja goodness: 3 hardcover cases in a hardback box, all beautifully made and with foil-blocked text and general marvellousness containing 6 CDs, 6 7” singles, one hardback book and a couple of posters and stickers. It will include new music from Ninja Tune luminaries like Amon Tobin, Roots Manuva, The Cinematic Orchestra, Kid Koala, Mr Scruff, The Bug, King Geedorah, Zomby, Jaga Jazzist, Bonobo,Toddla T, Daedelus, Dorian Concept , Eskmo, Floating Points, Jammer, Two Fingers, Wagon Christ, The Heavy, cLOUDDEAD and many others. And also include new remixes from Switch, Autechre, Benga, Cut Chemist, Modeselektor, Roots Manuva, Diplo, Gold Panda, Mark Pritchard, Amorphous Androgynous, Rustie, Prefuse 73, 808 State, Tunng, Todd Edwards, Scuba, Joe Goddard, King Jammy, The Orb, Tom Middleton, Micachu, Metronomy, Gaslamp Killer, Kronos Quartet, Dan Le Sac, Mala, El-P (and EL-B) and many more.
Case 1 contains 6 CDs of new exclusive music: 4CDs of which will be released as two stand alone compilations (which will include a few recently released favorites as well as a wealth of exclusives) + 2 CDs of music only available in this box set (i.e. not available digitally or anywhere outside the box set).
Case 2 contains: 6 x 7″ singles – all material only available in this box set + an inner pocket with a Ninja family tree poster by Nigel Peake + Sleeve Cover Poster + Ninja Tune XX Sticker Sheet
Case 3 is the exclusive hardback edition of Black Dog Publishing book NINJA TUNE: 20 Years of Beats & Pieces by Stevie Chick (hardback edition only available in this box set)
Adding even more goodness to the stew, each box set has a unique code that qualifies buyers for more free yet high-grade goodies from future releases. Ninja Tune, if you’re listening I will be your eternal slave for a mere whiff of this box set. It’s true — just bring it by The Meadows, let me smell it, and you can take it away and I will still be your minion till the End Days! Pre-order it now for £100 (about $150)
Hit the Jump for full tracklists of this monumental offering…
Tracklists: * = New + Exclusive
CD1
Two Fingers ‘Fools’ *
Roots Manuva ‘Its On’ *
Toddla T ‘Want U Now’ (feat. Miss Dynamite) *
Dorian Concept ‘Her Tears Taste Like Pears’ *
Zomby ‘The Forest’ *
Offshore ‘Jen At The Station’ *
Emika ‘Double Edge’
Dels ‘Eating Clouds’ *
Big Dada Sound ‘Signs’ *
Eric B & Rakim ‘Paid In Full’ (Switch meets Coldcut Remix) *
Andreya Triana ‘Lost Where I Belong’ (Flying Lotus Remix)
The Bug ‘Catch A Fire’ *
Eskmo ‘Cloudlight’ *
Daedelus ‘LA Nocturn’
CD2
Roots Manuva ‘Dub Styles’ (Micachu Remix) *
Diplo ‘Summers Gonna Hurt You’ (Diplo 2010 Remix) *
The Heavy ‘How You Like Me Now’ (Joker mix)
Stateless ‘Ariel’ (Rustie Remix) *
Diplo ‘Newsflash’ (Metronomy Remix) *
PRDCTV ‘Metropolis’ (Dan Le Sac Remix) *
Darksky ‘Leave’ *
The Long Lost ‘Woebegone’ (Flying Lotus’ Like Woe Mix)
Spank Rock ‘Tell It What It Look Like’ (Todd Edwards Remix) *
Shuttle ‘Lion’ *
Poirier ‘Get Crazy’ (Mark Pritchard Remix) *
Jammer ‘One Over Me’ *
Fink ‘This Is The Thing’ (EL-B Remix) *
Amon Tobin ‘Lost & Found’ *
CD3
Lou Rhodes & The Cinematic Orchestra ‘One Good Thing’ (version) *
Bonobo & Speech Debelle ‘Sun Will Rise’ *
Grasscut ‘Blink In The Night’ *
Bonobo & Andreya Triana ‘Wonder When’
Quincy & Xen Cuts Allstars ‘I Hear The Drummer’ (Tunng edit) *
Yppah ‘Never Mess With Sunday’ *
DJ Food (title tbc) *
Jaga Jazzist ‘Endless Galaxy’ *
Cougar ‘$64k Rainbow’ *
Amon Tobin ‘Eight Sum’ *
DJ Vadim ‘Terrorist’ (Gaslamp Computer Killer Remix) *
Roots Manuva ‘Witness’ (Slugabed Remix) *
Andreya Triana ‘A Town Called Obsolete’ (Mala Remix) *
Coldcut ‘Man In A Garage’ (King Jammy Dub) *
Jono McCleery ‘Tomorrow’ (edit)
Floating Points Ensemble ‘Post Suite’ *
CD4
Eskamon ‘Fine Objects’
The Bug ‘Skeng’ (Autechre Remix) *
King Cannibal ‘The Grind & Crawl’ *
Emika ‘Drop The Other’ (Daedelus Remix) *
Amon Tobin ‘Foley Versions’ (Kronos Quartet Interpretation) *
Antipop Consortium ‘Volcano’ (Four Tet Remix)
Mr Scruff ‘Pickled Spider’
Jaga Jazzist ‘Toccata’ (Grasscut Remix) *
The Death Set ‘Impossible’ (Shuttle Remix)
Daedelus ‘Trouble With A Capital D’ *
Roots Manuva ‘Let The Spirit’ (Hot Chip Remix)
Mr Scruff ‘Believe’ *
Bonobo ‘Eyesdown’ (Floating Points Remix)
Shuttle ‘Tunnel’
The following material will only be available (in any format) in the the box set, except where indicated:
CD5
The Cinematic Orchestra (title tbc) *
Coldcut ‘Autumn Leaves’ (2010 Budapest Mix) *
Floating Points Ensemble (no.2 title tbc) (to be released on 12″ single also) *
Jaga Jazzist ‘Synchronise Your Watches’ *
Coldcut ‘True Skool’ (Zomby Remix) *
Bonobo ‘Eyesdown’ (feat Dels) *
Clifford Gilberto ‘Deliver The Weird’ (Dorian Concept Remix) *
The Bug ‘Poison Dart’ (Prefuse 73 Broke Moog Version) *
Fink ‘See It All’ (Scuba Remix) *
Roots Manuva ‘Shake Your Money Maker’ *
cLOUDEAD vs Fat Possum (title tbc) *
The Heavy (title tbc) *
Blockhead ‘Ugly Brown’ *
CD6
Roots Manuva ‘Witness’ (Modeselektor Remix) *
Toddla T ‘Sky Surfing’ (Benga Remix) (to be released on 12″ single also) *
Roots Manuva ‘Join The Dots’ (Cut Chemist Remix) *
Kid Koala ‘3 Bit Blues’ *
Pop Levi ‘Blue Honey’ (Amorphous Androgenous Remix Edit) *
Blockhead ‘The Music Scene’ (EL-P Remix) *
Coldcut & Hexstatic ‘Timber’ (The Orb Remix) *
DJ Kentaro ‘Paid In Full’ *
Coldcut ‘This Island Earth’ (Joe Goddard Remix) *
Qemists ‘Don’t Lose It’ *
DJ Food ‘African Rhythms’ (Tom Middleton Remix) *
DJ Food ‘Dark Lady’ (808 State Remix) *
Herbaliser ‘Something Wicked’ (Roots Manuva Dub) *
6 x 7″ single:
1.
Bogus Order ‘Chillin With My Zen’
Bogus Order ‘Zen Bones’
2.
Mr Scruff ‘Wriggle’ *
Coldcut ‘Boogieman’ (King Jammy Dub) *
3.
King Geedorah ‘Snakecharmer’ (feat. Kurious as Biolante) *
Daedelus ‘Impending Doom’ (Rustie Remix) *
4.
Two Fingers ‘Bad Girl’ (The Bug Dub) *
Spank Rock ‘Sweet Talk’ (Matthew Herbert Remix) *
5.
DJ Vadim ‘Bang it Out’ *
Toddla T ‘Pum Pum’ *
6.
Wagon Christ ‘Sloth Gets Paid’ *
Shuttle ‘Rotten Guts’ (Gold Panda Remix) *
via AltSounds
