The people behind the DJ Food moniker have been slicing up prime cut beats for discriminating music heads since the early 90s — initially putting out five volumes of their groundbreaking Jazz Breaks series. Although originally begun by the men behind Coldcut, DJ Food soon became a loose collective of artists under the Ninja Tune […]


27 Mar
Ninja Tune's tribute to the legendary Dusseldorf quartet

Years ago DJ Food assembled a series of mixtapes all based on the music of Kraftwerk. And while all the mixes were found scattered here and there, DJ Food has finally assembled them all in one place on Soundcloud. Not all the tracks featured on the various mixes contain actual samples of the legendary German […]


31 Jan
Upsetters, Sabbath, Van Halen, Iron Maiden, Howling Wolf & plenty of stoner rock & 70's experimentalism

Seminal Finnish trip hop/downtempo/breakbeat outfit Pepe Deluxé just dropped their fourth longplay, Queen of the Wave, this week. They’ve come a long way since their 1999 debut Super Sound, their electronic output taking a deeper delve into live breaks and organ-led rhythms. To illustrate their influences and direction, Pepe Deluxé — aka Jari Salo and […]


6 Dec
Musical stargazing with Ninja Tune's latest bass beatsmith

There are few, if any, labels that can match the roster of the immaculately curated Ninja Tune Records. One of the newer names in the label’s their stellar bullpen (which includes heavyweights like Cold Cut, DJ Food, Kid Koala, Amon Tobin, The Herbaliser, et al) is Philadelphia’s own Starkey (ak PJ Geissinger), who brings his […]


15 Jun
5 FREE pairs of tix to see Daedulus and NiT GriT at one of LA's most beautiful and secluded super mansions this Friday, June 17

This Friday night Ninja Tune artist, Low End Theory regular and Los Angeles IDM pioneer Daedulus and San Jose dubstep producer NiT GriT (check out his Soundcloud page for a nice taste) will be wobbling the grass dancefloor of the Hummingbird Nest Ranch mansion outside Los Angeles. We went out there for a photoshoot last […]


7 Jun
Ninja Tune's bass virtuoso using digital mapping for upcoming shows

Ever pushing the boundaries of music — both in production and presentation — Amon Adonai Santos de Araújo Tobin, aka Amon Tobin, is taking his next project ISAM to the highest level of live digital execution. The Brazilian producer and electronic music soundsmith has decided to present his latest album with a live experience only […]


15 Sep
Voyeuristic robots and sub-bass Ninja Tune goodness

God I love me some Amon Tobin, especially when the track’s video involves a home-invading voyeuristic robot. Although I’m not sure what took so long to make this new video (released last week), seeing as the track “Esther’s” comes from Tobin’s 2007 album, The Foley Room. But why look a gift horse in the mouth? […]


8 Jul
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of one of the greatest labels on Earth

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 […]